In my last article I wrote about the hoops we had to jump through to get the DB2 for i Node-RED adapter installed. In this article, we will be taking a look at how we use that adapter and also how we can run IBM i commands from within our Node-RED flows.  All very useful.…

I know I said in my last article that was the end of my little project on the Raspberry Pi with Machine Learning talking to the IBM i.  Well since my last piece I have found how to correct a couple of the moans I had with Node-RED on the IBM i. My last article…

When working in the IT business we all appreciate it if we are being helped by the operating system. For that purpose in the New Navigator for I IBM created the SQL button. Should we all start to use the name Navigator for i or keep it short, like I do, and use the term…

In order to step up to a higher level of security, I suggested a customer to start using encryption on File Shares on IBM i. Currently for IBM i SMBv3 with encryption, is the highest level you can go to. For more details I suggest you have a look at this article: smbv3-support-in-ibm-i-7-4. Since we…

In this follow on from my last PowerWire article on ActiveMQ, we will be using a Raspberry Pi, with Machine Learning, to take photos of birds feeding in our garden. This part of the series will focus on the ML segment to take a photograph and let machine learning decide what is in it.  After…

Because sometimes I get the most interesting challenges to play with! On a dark and stormy night, or if we want to be precise a grey and miserable afternoon… I have a partition with about 4000 QPDZDTALOG spool files dating back over a number of years. For those not familiar, this print file is generated…

The sayings are “practice what you preach” or the more down to earth expression “eat you own dogfood”. Eating your own dog food is a phrase that refers to the internal use of a company’s own products or services in its day-to-day operations. So over the years I have been advising customers to purchase a…

I’ve got a little home project that I’ve been looking at for a while.  In this article, I’ll prepare our IBM i for that project. It will involve some IoT devices sending data to the IBM i. To receive that information the IBM i, will be using the Open Source package ActiveMQ. What is ActiveMQ?…

In June, IBM announced the replacement for the popular 1, 2 and 4 socket Power servers which make up the mainstay of the Power installed base.   If you missed it, Northdoor have covered the highlights in performance, security and scalability in our latest blog.  With significant CPW improvement per core – such as 2.8X…

Part of the announcement of IBM i 7.5 was a change in what is entitled as part of the base operating system with IBM i. If you want a complete list of the Price Change(s): Price Decrease on Selected IBM i Sofware Products please have a look at the spreadsheet which is available for download…