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Winning The Platform War With IBM i

June 13, 2018 Alex Woodie

How much influence does the selection of a computer system have on a given company’s success? What about the success of all the companies that use that platform? Those are tough question, to be sure, and probably ones that graduate students could ponder on their way to getting an MBA. But according to IBM i Chief Architect Steve Will, who has a first-row seat to the platform wars, the proof of IBM i’s success is in the pudding.

If you’re like most IBM i professionals, you get a little defensive when plans are made to migrate off the platform. You …
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What HelpSystems Is Up To Now

June 13, 2018 Alex Woodie

Thanks to a slew of acquisitions, HelpSystems has become one the largest independent software vendors in the IBM i marketplace, with tools spanning operations, security, backup, high availability, forms management, and capacity planning. A company representative recent sat down with IT Jungle at the recent COMMON PowerUp conference to talk about what’s new.

HelpSystems didn’t have a single major product launch at the COMMON conference in San Antonio, Texas, two weeks ago. Instead the company used the event to showcase multiple enhancements, and to talk about future products — such as a security information and event management (SIEM) solution and …
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What Cloud Providers Must Do To Attract IBM i

June 13, 2018 Lief Morin

The cloud is a compelling platform for almost every business. It’s real, and it’s here to stay. There are many reasons cloud consumption models are attractive, starting with the big four: predictable payments and cost savings, consistency of service, almost unlimited elasticity and access to advanced services and personnel. These are the benefits that cloud service providers have emphasized most as clients try to understand how cloud services might work best in their enterprise.

The real benefits of the cloud, however, go far beyond these three things. As the cloud matures and service providers’ offerings blur into each other, they …
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Four Hundred Monitor, June 13

June 13, 2018 Dan Burger

Our summer publishing schedule has prevented us from catching you up on what’s been going on around the IBM i ecosystem of late, but we always have our eye on the community for you. As you will note in our Top Stories below, Big Blue has been especially busy in many different tech arenas and around the globe.

Top Stories From Outside The Jungle

(The Motley Fool) CEO Ginni Rometty declares IBM’s new AI Supercomputer one of Big Blue’s greatest achievements as Summit makes its debut.

(ZDNet) The clouds are rolling in as IBM creates 18 new “availability zones” in …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 23

June 13, 2018 Doug Bidwell

Here we are, back in the Wednesday issue of The Four Hundred where we belong, with the latest updates to the comings and goings of PTF patches for the IBM i platform.

There is a new flight recorder for troubleshooting optical problems – OPT devices, including RDX attached – for IBM i 7.2 and 7.1. Check this link out if you are running any of these. It is a handy thing to know about.

When ordering Cumulative PTF group(s), the DB and HIPER PTFs are included if the order is for your current release. If it is for a release …
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Winning The Platform War With IBM i

What HelpSystems Is Up To Now

What Cloud Providers Must Do To Attract IBM i

Four Hundred Monitor, June 13

Top Stories From Outside The Jungle

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 23

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