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Grab your beverage of choice, get comfortable, and read this newsletter.
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Gartner Updates Server Platform Rankings
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Analysts at Gartner have put out an updated application server evaluation model that any prospective server buyer should take a gander at. Back in January, I went through the prior Gartner server comparison and lamented that Gartner had not yet added Linux systems to the comparison. With the latest model, a Linux is ranked next to big SMP boxes like the iSeries. READ MORE >
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Red Hat Launches Open Source Architecture, Enterprise Linux 3
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Commercial Linux distributor Red Hat is giving a sneak preview of its upcoming Linux implementations for enterprise servers and workstations. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is expected to start shipping within the next few weeks, and the company says that it is rejiggering the way it builds Linux server operating systems to make them better fit the way customers are actually using Linux. READ MORE >
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How to Get a $4,000 Tape Exemption on Model 800s
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
A little more than a month ago, IBM released an announcement letter that looked like a $4,000 price increase on certain iSeries Model 800 servers. At the time, I said that this price increase seemed to be the result of a misunderstanding, and that customers should fight it. Here's how you do it. READ MORE >
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Admin Alert: 5 Things to Do Before Adding iSeries Disk Capacity
by Joe Hertvik
All computer systems need lots of disk storage, and OS/400 is no different. But before you contact a reseller after your disk capacity breaks the 90 percent barrier, here are five procedures you can run to reclaim lost storage. While you may not be able to avoid a disk upgrade altogether, these tips may help you put it off for a while by restoring hard drive space you thought was gone forever. READ MORE >
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Shaking IT Up: Who the Heck Signs Up for Management?
by Kevin Vandever
Why did you get into IT? Maybe you took a programming class in college and liked it so much that you changed your major. Or maybe you knew before you even went to college that you wanted to twiddle bits for a living. Whatever the case, I doubt any of you got into this IT racket so you could swim in red tape, go to infinite meetings, or become a glorified babysitter, but that's what happens to many of the best programmers. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
IBM Cuts Memory Prices on Model 810 and 820 Servers . . . Oracle Wants a Few Good Volunteers to Create a Developer's Release of Its Database for the iSeries . . . Motorola to Spin Out Its PowerPC Business, Can of Worms Waiting to be Opened . . . Operating System Pie Stays About the Same for 2002 . . . Intel Cranks Clock on Xeon DPs . . . Microsoft Sued over Windows Security, Class Action Might Be in the Works . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
Readers respond to "As I See It: The Disappearing Grown-Up," by Victor Rozek . . .
READ MORE >
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Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Kevin Vandever,
Shannon O'Donnell, Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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