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IBM Grants Amnesty On Software Maintenance After License Charges

April 20, 2020 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Ask and ye shall receive. Last week, we were asking for Big Blue to wake up and provide a stimulus package for its Power Systems business in general and its IBM i business in particular. And one of the things we asked for – an amnesty canceling so-called after license charges for Software Maintenance for IBM i and AIX platforms was actually quietly announced to business partners – unexpectedly at that – on April 13, the same day our essay ran and three days after we wrote it.

We think this is a coincidence, not causation. And it’s a …
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Database Enhancements Galore In Technology Refresh

April 20, 2020 Alex Woodie

Db2 for i is the beating heart of the IBM i server. There’s no doubt about that. So when IBM delivers the next set of Technology Refreshes (TRs) for IBM i 7.3 and 7.4 next month, you can bet that they’ll be loaded with new and improved features to keep the database humming.

To get up to speed with the database-related enhancements in IBM i 7.4 TR2 and IBM i 7.3 TR8, IT Jungle caught up to Scott Forstie, a senior technical staff member at IBM’s lab in Rochester, Minnesota, and the database architect for Db2 for i.

There’s …
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Guru: A Simple, Effective Way To Compare Data Using SQL

April 20, 2020 Ted Holt

One thing I have learned over the years is that no matter how much technology changes, people always ask the same questions like: “Why does the computer say we have 50 widgets when we only have 45?” and “Can you tell me who changed the due date of order number 12345?” and “How do sales of widgets this year compare to the same time last year?” It is the last of these that I wish to address today.

Comparing data is a very common activity. Everybody compares data: sales people, production people, purchasing people, and of course management people. This …
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COVID-19 Response: Manta Cuts Training Prices, Offers Freebies

April 20, 2020 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Everybody is doing their part to try to cushion the blow of the coronavirus outbreak and also to stay in business themselves. It’s a delicate balance, and one that we are all trying to manage.

Manta Technologies, which has been providing IBM i training for nearly the past three decades and online training for other platforms for more than four decades now, is doing its part. For nearly 20 years now, Manta’s library of more than 130 IBM i courses has been available online, and people all over the world use it to brush up on existing skills and …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 22, Number 16

April 20, 2020 Doug Bidwell

Hello good people of IBM i Land. Just a reminder: The Technology Refreshes for IBM i 7.3 and IBM i 7.4 are not going to be available until the middle of May, so the IBM i PTF Guide will not reflect the changes that are coming until then – even though they have been announced. However, the TR link in the Guide will provide insight into the info on the web about the upcoming TRs. So check it out.

Also: Resaves are announced but not available yet. See TR link in Guide. And IBM i Access Client Solutions V1.1.8.4, …
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IBM Grants Amnesty On Software Maintenance After License Charges

Database Enhancements Galore In Technology Refresh

Guru: A Simple, Effective Way To Compare Data Using SQL

COVID-19 Response: Manta Cuts Training Prices, Offers Freebies

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 22, Number 16

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