Top OS/400 Stories from Around the Web

(IT Jungle) IBM has a Power play opportunity that has nothing to do with Red Wings or Penguins or Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals Friday night. If quad-core modules with Power 6+ processors were ready for action, Big Blue could steal the thunder from Intel's quad-core Xeons and AMD's six-core Opterons that are making X64 boxes look like performance champions. Did I say "has an opportunity?" I meant "had an opportunity." Power Systems will be waiting for Power7 before it makes any noise. READ MORE >

(IT Jungle) ERP alone won't buy you happiness. Companies are turning to applications outside the ERP software packages to get the functionality they want, according to the annual report by Aberdeen Research that will be released at the end of the month. READ MORE >

(IT Jungle) It's becoming apparent that a lot of things in this world aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Companies moving from paper-based processes to electronic content management are the first to agree. Operational efficiencies, which translate into cost savings, are being realized. And then there's all that environmental goodness packed into each byte. READ MORE >

(Mid-Deranged.Com) Casting aside its nearly non-existent marketing efforts for its midrange computer that users call the AS/400 and IBM calls the i, Big Blue has made its boldest move in maybe a decade by introducing technology to make it more competitive with PC Windows servers. Rumor has it that IBM has at least one other technological trick up its sleeve. READ MORE >

(TechNewsWorld) How do companies approach application modernization? According to Aberdeen Research, they invest in third-party adapters and tool kits, in training employees, and in testing procedures for legacy integration. READ MORE >

Vendor Announcements, Promotions, and Deals

(IT Jungle) Time is finally on your side. But it's only true if you are familiar with online analytical processing (OLAP) and Essbase--a multidimensional database management system produced by Oracle. Time is one of the most essential--and challenging--elements in the multidimensional data cubes that are being used for business intelligence analysis of large data marts or data warehouses. READ MORE >

(IT Jungle) Some of you old timers remember when JD Edwards ERP software ran on nothing but the IBM AS/400. As a third-party software vendor, JDE had the largest installed base of AS/400 users of any ISV. As such, it was an ecosystem of its own and JDE business partners that served only JDE shops. One of those JDE-AS/400 vendors is spreading its wings to include all IBM i users. If you are thinking about disaster recovery planning, you'll want to add them to your list of people to talk with. READ MORE >

(IT Jungle) While we're on the subject of backing up and storing data, here's a new appliance-based product/service that protects customer data by storing de-duplicated and encrypted copies of backups off-site. And, according to the vendor, it costs about the same as a tape-based backup system. Not only does it handle IBM i, it also backs up Windows, Unix, and Linux servers. READ MORE >

(IT Jungle) Back when Frank was a pup, all the job scheduling was done on the AS/400 because no jobs were running on other platforms in IBM midrange shops. But now it's a multiplatform world in the midrange and jobs are running on Windows, AIX, Linux, and others. Wouldn't it be sweet if all the job scheduling could be done from one console? You can probably guess what's coming if you click this link. READ MORE >

(IT Jungle) Meeting regulatory compliance mandates has more than a few organizations repeatedly jumping through hoops and paying good money for the privilege. Monitoring security events and taking action when necessary should be easy and affordable. It it's neither of those, the answer may be to get into compliance by outsourcing. READ MORE >

Redbooks, White Papers, and Other OS/400 Resources

(S4i) The benefits associated with document automation and the functionality, flexibility, and security available to an organization implementing IBM System i-based electronic document management software is covered in this report that uses S4i's product to illustrate its points. READ MORE >

(Skyview Partners) Many companies are saddled with manual security compliance tasks that have personnel tied up with work that could be automated. In this video, security expert Carol Woodbury explains how security software can bring costs related to manual labor under control. READ MORE >

(SafeData) This report examines backup and recovery options available for the IBM iSeries platform and the value of virtualized recovery. It compares the benefits of virtualized recovery to traditional solutions for protecting the IBM iSeries and it discusses the cost differentiators as well as the risk and challenges of traditional methods. READ MORE >

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

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June 10 -- Webinar - Monitoring and controlling *ALLOBJ users will be discussed during this online session hosted by PowerTech System i security experts. This presentation examines the management of people who have absolute power on your system along with access to all your business data and includes information on regulatory compliance and best practices. It begins at 8 a.m. PDT. LEARN MORE >

June 10 -- Webinar - The benefits of an IBM i disaster recovery plan that is delivered as a managed service will be discussed in this online session presented by WTS, a hosted services provider with years of System i experience. Topics on the agenda include backup and recovery assessments, disaster recovery procedures, and semi-annual recovery tests. The presentation begins at 11:30 a.m. EDT. LEARN MORE >

June 10 -- Webinar - Modernizing and extending COBOL applications using Java technology will be the focus of this online session presented by Mike Born and Alfredo Iglesias, who will use a real world example to illustrate the points that favored a recent implementation using software from Veryant. The one-hour event begins at 9 a.m. PDT. LEARN MORE >

June 11 -- Kent, Washington - The Pacific Midrange Systems Association meeting features a session on IBM Systems Director 6.1, a platform management foundation that streamlines the way physical and virtual systems are managed across a multi-system environment. Guest speaker is Mark Ruberry, an IBM senior technical sales specialist. The meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. and will be held at the CenterPoint Corporate Park located at 20809 72nd Avenue South, Suite 120. LEARN MORE >

June 16 -- Costa Mesa, California - An incremental approach to application modernization involving ILE, PHP, AJAX, and SQL will be presented by guest speaker Dan Hogan at the monthly meeting of the OCEAN User Group of Southern California. Hogan will explain the struggles and successes his company experienced while updating skills and modernizing applications using Web-based programming techniques. Tips and tricks, as well as mistakes, will be revealed. The meeting takes place between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the IBM-FileNet offices located at 3545 Harbor Boulevard. LEARN MORE >

June 16 -- Webinar - Getting maximum performance from IBM's DB2 Web Query reports will be discussed during this online session that highlights performance tips that can benefit business intelligence applications. It begins at 11 a.m. EDT. LEARN MORE >

June 16 -- Irving, Texas - IBM's Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) combines managed backups with systematic retrieval of lost or damaged data. Kendall Kinnear, senior systems architect at KS2 Technologies, will review the benefits of BRMS and provide examples of setting up simple backup and media management plans. Also on the agenda is the advantage provided by a tape library in conjunction with BRMS. The monthly meeting of the Metro Midrange Systems Association, a user group for the Dallas and Fort Worth metro areas, begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 and Kinnear's presentation at 6:45. MMSA meetings are held at the Radisson Hotel DFW South. LEARN MORE >

June 16 -- Nashville, Tennessee - This meeting of the Tennessee IBM Mid-Range User Group will feature a presentation on IBM Systems Director with Active Energy Manager. Guest speaker will be Jimmy Simerly, a Power Systems technical sales representative. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt located at 2613 West End Avenue. It begins at 22:30 a.m. LEARN MORE >

June 16 -- Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois - Social networking skills and content related to the IBM I is on the agenda for the monthly meeting of the OMNI user group. Guest speakers from the Fox Valley Computer Professionals group will be discussing the value of networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. LEARN MORE >

June 17 -- Seekonk, Massachusetts - Enterprise PHP on the IBM i will be the featured topic at the monthly meeting of the New England Midrange Users Group. Guest speaker Alan Seiden will cover topics such as displaying DB2 data on the Web, using data from an existing RPG application, and using the Zend Framework to develop enterprise solutions. Seiden is a senior developer and technical lead at Strategic Business Systems, a Zend/IBM partner in northern New Jersey. The NEMUG meeting is held at the Ramada Inn and begins at 5:15 p.m. LEARN MORE >

June 17 -- Webinar - Lowering desktop infrastructure costs through hosted/thin client implementation is the topic of this online session presented by IBM's Steven McKinney and 10ZiG's Robert Hammond. Topics of discussion include shared services, desktop virtualization, enhanced security, simplified management, and energy efficiency. The session begins at 1 p.m. EDT. LEARN MORE >