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Webinar: Planning a Successful IBM i 7.6 Upgrade
16 October | 4 P.M. BST
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From prerequisites to post-installation requirements, this session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to complete your upgrade correctly.
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Storwize CLI masterclass: executing multiple commands
In earlier articles, we’ve become familiar with running one-off CLI commands or sequences of commands. Quite often, though, it is useful to be able to execute a set of CLI…
ByMobile IBM i apps redefine Caprabo’s operations
A major Spanish supermarket chain is mobilising its IBM i-driven back office with the help of ASNA. If you’ve ever been to the Catalonia or Navarra regions, the chances are…
ByIBM i sites change 3 trucks’ worth of data per day
How much data is the average IBM i site changing on a daily basis? And what would it look like in the real world? Those are the questions posed by…
Power8 thrashes Xeon in financial workload tests
Power8 processors pack over twice the punch of their x86 counterparts when it comes to running financial applications. Those were the findings presented by IBM to the benchmarking organisation STAC…
SuperVessel launch shows OpenPower’s promise
IBM’s announcement this month of SuperVessel, a free cloud for OpenPower research, was significant for a number of reasons. Firstly, it was made at the OpenPower Foundation Summit, held the…
Letter from i-UG
In the first article of a new regular series, Colin Spofford, treasurer of i-UG, reports on the UK midrange user group’s latest activities. On May 19, i-UG, the UK’s major…
Tutorial: using wizards with RPG and Rational Developer for i
I’m going to run through some of the shortcuts/wizards we can employ with RPG using Rational Developer for i (RDi). Nowadays, it is all about productivity. Gone are the days…
ByHelpSystems adds SkyView to security line-up
IBM i solutions giant HelpSystems has acquired midrange security specialist SkyView Partners. SkyView is the fourth IBM i-focused security firm HelpSystems has bought in recent years. The Minnesota-based company took…
Using the Storwize CLI: processing data using arrays
In my previous article, I showed you how to use WHILE READ and the FOR loop to process multiple items in the Storwize CLI. To refresh your memory, this is…
New IBM i products round-up
This month’s new products roll-call includes two new offerings from France and one from Switzerland. South Paris-based SystemObjects Corporation has launched Push4Servers, a new utility that sends mobile device notifications,…
The end of IBM i Access for Windows
It has been known as many things over the years: PC Support, Personal Communications, Client Access, iSeries Access. Now its latest name, IBM i Access for Windows, would seem to…
ByIBM i security survey: be afraid, very afraid…
There’s only one conclusion that one can reach after reading PowerTech’s latest security survey: IBM i people just aren’t scared enough. The midrange security specialist has been issuing the results…