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Where Are You Listening?
BySecurity is hard to ignore these days and for good reason. So, adding TLS to all IBM i applications is a logical step to take. For sure there are the…
Python DB2 for i Access
ByIntroduction In my previous article, I wrote about how to access a SQLite database and output the SQL resultset in a neat table. If you need a recap, my previous…
30 Years of Db2 on IBM i
ByAugust 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Db2 on IBM i and its predecessor platforms – iSeries & AS/400. Those of you who follow the platform closely might think that…
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A screen a story – IBM i 7.5 – Set Subsystem Routing
May the third IBM i 7.5 was announced, if you follow the IBM i news, this announcement was hard to miss. Normally it does take a while before every IBM…
LFTP on IBM i
If you know all about the TCP/IP utility FTP, you will feel right at home with this nifty utility. If you are fed up with all the virus’s in the…
PowerWire.eu talk to i-UG’s chairman Mike Ryan about their upcoming annual conference
Hello Mike. As the official representative of COMMON Europe in the U.K, i- UG has always listened to the current needs of its members to ensure they get great content…
ByDot Files on IBM i
For those who have been following my bite size BASH tutorial on You Tube, I thought it about time I wrote an article about a very useful BASH utility that’s…
A screen a story – SQL Performance – a Table Scan
In today’s world it is impossible to limit yourself to the green screen when we are talking about IBM i performance and SQL performance in particular. For some shops the…
Being Cyber-safe is easier than you think
I’m sure you have all heard about the situation in Ukraine, one consequence that we need you to be aware of is the increased risk of cyber-attacks on UK businesses. There are…
ByTech Tips – Maximum Number of Object owned by a User Profile
By Paul Tinker – Covenco I had a customer send out the “Bat Signal” late on a Sunday night, their application had completely stopping working but when it came to…
ByRant for better security on IBM i
This rant is intended as a wakeup call to companies and ITSecurity experts.I have 25 years of experience in Security on IBM i and all too often my observation of the poor implementation of…
Probably the best Interactive Debugger on the IBM i
Get Started Open up ‘IBM i Client Access’, make sure you have entered the correct system, then choose ‘Database – Run SQL Scripts’. Now select ‘Run – System Debugger’. If…
ByHow to find the right IBM i printer configuration
You might think that we live in a world of standards and that any printer would be able to work out of the box with any server. Well sadly, you…
A screen a story – A Better way to Retire the Heritage Navigator for i
Let me cut right to the chase, if you have read or have not the article of last month titled: “A screen a story – Retire the Heritage Navigator for…
How Can You Update Your UAK Key without an HMC?
I was working at a customer last week when I noticed the system attention light was illuminated on their Power 9 Server. Looking at WRKPRB (work with problems) log, the…
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