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Modernizing IBM i Apps with Microservices

November 7, 2018 Alex Woodie

Application modernization means different things to different people. For some, it could be turning a 5250 screen into a Web or mobile interface, or replacing database access with SQL. But for others in the IBM i community, including the vendor OpenLegacy, modernization refers to exposing existing business logic as APIs through a microservices architecture.

Microservices refers to a software development technique whereby applications are broken down into multiple self-contained components and served via APIs in a loosely coupled but coordinated manner. The main advantage of this approach is each microservice is built independently of others, which can boost productivity and …
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Cloud Cover

November 7, 2018 Victor Rozek

(Sponsored Content) Imagine for a moment that you’re on a floundering ship, surrounded by angry water. You look around for a lifeboat only to discover they are stored below deck, in the vessel rather than hanging off the side where they might actually prove useful.

But that effectively describes an equally chancy IT practice: conducting system-monitoring activities from within the system. When the digital waters rise, the value of a monitoring method vulnerable to a variety of server and facility mishaps greatly diminishes. Once disaster strikes, there is ample irony but scant comfort in restarting monitoring operations after …
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iSphere Upgrade Bolsters RDi Even More

November 7, 2018 Alex Woodie

When it comes to IBM i programming tools from IBM, Rational Developer for IBM i (RDi) is the integrated development environment at the top of many professionals’ wish lists. However, the IDE’s functionality is lacking a few departments, which provides an opportunity for innovation in the community, as IBM originally envisioned. One of the projects that’s been running with the ball is the popular iSphere project, which recently unveiled a new release.

iSphere is a free plug-in for RDi and WDSC that was first released by Frank Hildebrandt of Task Force IT-Consulting back in 2013. The original idea behind the …
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Four Hundred Monitor, November 7

November 7, 2018 Jenny Thomas

We may have gained an hour over the weekend, but I am definitely not feeling like I am getting ahead. However, since November is the month to remind us to be thankful for the many positive things happening in our life, I figure this is also a good time to remember why we are grateful for our IBM i ecosystem. Not only has it sustained us these many years, but it seems there is always more to look forward to. Our Calendar below shows there is plenty of activity yet to go this year, and COMMON is already putting out …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 44

November 7, 2018 Doug Bidwell

Hello fellow residents of IBM i Land. In this week’s edition of the IBM i PTF Guide, there are new HIPER PTFs for all releases – that’s IBM i 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 – and there is a new Security group for IBM i 7.3. It is rather sparse this week, and we suspect it will kick up next week. So enjoy the relatively easy week of IBM i patching.

At a glance defective PTFs: There are no new defectives this week (11/01), looking good so far!
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Defective PTF rundown (The last defective for each release):

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Modernizing IBM i Apps with Microservices

Cloud Cover

iSphere Upgrade Bolsters RDi Even More

Four Hundred Monitor, November 7

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 44

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