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Cloud Storage Services Make their Way to the i OS Midrange
by Alex Woodie
A pair of new cloud storage services that work with i OS data were announced last week by Kisco Information Systems and IBM. Kisco's new offering, called i2S3, is tailor made for System i environments, and utilizes Amazon's S3 storage cloud offering to store i OS backups. Meanwhile, IBM's new offering, called the Smart Business Storage Cloud, supports a variety of file systems, and would require System i shops to have implemented an XIV disk array. READ MORE >
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MKS Adds Test Management to ALM Suite
by Alex Woodie
IT organizations that use MKS' application lifecycle management (ALM) software can now count on the vendor to handle one more aspect of their day-to-day business: test case management. With the recent releases of MKS Integrity 2009, the Waterloo, Ontario, company has delivered a framework that makes software testing--including setting test criteria and storing test results--just another part of an overall ALM strategy. READ MORE >
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Gartner Ranks the Managed File Transfer Products
by Alex Woodie
Organizations looking to buy and implement a managed file transfer (MFT) product to drive better security and governance of file transfer activities may want to consult the recent Gartner report on the product category. In its September Magic Quadrant, the analyst group sliced and diced nearly four dozen vendors and their MFT offerings. As expected, the vendors that Gartner considers leaders, including Axway and Proginet, touted their place in the rankings. READ MORE >
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Vision Analyzes i OS Server Health with Free iSCORE Tool
by Alex Woodie
A pair of free tools unveiled by Vision Solutions last week will help i OS and AIX customers maximize the performance and uptime of their critical Power Systems-based information systems. The tools, called iSCORE and the Availability ROI Tool (ART), will be discussed in a Webinar this Thursday that features former IBM chief scientist Frank Soltis, who now works as a consultant to Vision Solutions. READ MORE >
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LANSA Integrates with Oracle for Supply Chain Interoperability
by Dan Burger
Supply-chain managers live in a snake pit. They try to synchronize data so trading partners have current information in their systems, but they forever wrestling with data quality and data classification issues that result in errors, inefficiencies, and sometimes regulatory compliance issues. Those working in this environment are familiar with the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) and its standards that make data synchronization a reality. That makes GDSN certification a big deal, especially in companies that have multi-platform systems based around Oracle software or the IBM AS/400. READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
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Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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