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Nagios Solidifies Role in IBM i Monitoring

December 4, 2019 Alex Woodie

IBM i shops that are looking for monitoring solutions would do well to add Nagios to their short list. The open source software has been embraced by IBM i shops, and thanks to a new SQL connector added by IBM with the latest technology refreshes and plans for monitoring the HMC, Nagios connectivity to IBM i is on the upswing.

Nagios Core is a free, open source software project that’s been adopted by thousands of customers around the world to monitor servers, storage, software, services, networking gear, and anything else that can be connected to the network. The software is …
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HelpSystems Bolsters Data Loss Prevention with Clearswift Buy

December 4, 2019 Alex Woodie

HelpSystems completed the first acquisition of the Kate Bolseth era this week with the purchase of Clearswift, a UK-based provider of data loss prevention (DLP) solutions. The software will play nicely with HelpSystems’ existing managed file transfer (MFT) offerings for IBM i and other platforms, according to new CEO Bolseth, who indicates that more and bigger acquisitions are on the horizon.

Clearswift develops what it calls adaptive DLP, or A-DLP, technology that can automatically stop sensitive data from leaving the digital bounds of a company. When installed on a network gateway, the software will analyze the content of the documents …
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Samba Patch Caps Busy Year for IBM i Security

December 4, 2019 Alex Woodie

IBM last week patched a moderately severe security flaw in IBM i’s Samba implementation that could enable hackers to access data they really shouldn’t be able to access. The disclosure caps a rather busy second half of the year for security patches on IBM i that saw 26 emergency PTFs and Yum updates for Node.js, Python, the Apache HTTP Server, OpenSSL, ISC Bind, IBM Navigator, and even Db2 Mirror for IBM i.

On November 26, IBM issued this security bulletin to let people know about the new flaw in the Samba client. The flaw could allow a hacker to not …
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Four Hundred Monitor, December 4

December 4, 2019 Jenny Thomas

The year may be winding down, but before you log off for the holidays, there is plenty of action happening around the IBM i community. This week, IT Jungle’s own Timothy Prickett Morgan will be participating in a webinar to talk about all things cloud as they relate to the IBM i platform. You can find out how to listen in below in our Redbooks, White Papers, Blogs, and Other Resources section below. Then next week, Pete Massiello is hosting a webinar to take a look back at the IBM i in 2019. There’s more information on that event in …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 48

December 4, 2019 Doug Bidwell

This is important: If you are running IBM i 7.3, the Db2 for IBM i Group SF99703, Level 16, dated November 13 is defective. Do not install this group. Instead, install Level 17, which was made available on November 25. If you are not able to do that, contact IBM for assistance. Our understanding is that critical PTFs were not included in Level 16 update for the Db2 group, and the resulting issue is that both the A and B side will lock up and require a SLIP install to repair. You want to avoid that.

Also, there is updated …
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Nagios Solidifies Role in IBM i Monitoring

HelpSystems Bolsters Data Loss Prevention with Clearswift Buy

Samba Patch Caps Busy Year for IBM i Security

Four Hundred Monitor, December 4

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 48

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