Steve Pitcher
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Power10 Upgrade Considerations You Need to be Aware Of
October 4, 2023 Steve Pitcher
It has been over a year since Power10 servers have been available from IBM. After many conversations, configurations, proposals, installations, and project debriefs, I wanted to use this article as a point of reflection on some of the nuances around Power10 and the End of Service dates for IBM i 7.3 and Power8 hardware.
Let’s just jump right into it because we are all busy.
First: A hardware change is most often used to facilitate the upgrade path to a newer version of the IBM i operating system.
The Power8 servers top out at supporting IBM i 7.4. They’re …
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Groundhog Day For Malware
May 11, 2022 Steve Pitcher
Say it with me: IBM i is NOT immune to malware.
A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece called The Real Effects of Malware on IBM i. I thought it laid out a pretty fun, yet frighteningly serious, story of having an argument with a gentleman on Facebook regarding what’s IBM i fact vs fiction regarding malware and how myself and my iTech Solutions colleague Nathan Williams proved it out with some homemade malware and hosed a test system in the process. It really just says everything it needs to.
So a few weeks ago I’m on …
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