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IBM Extends Dynamic Capacity Pricing Scheme To Its Cloud

February 24, 2021 Alex Woodie

What if you could buy computer processing credits from a systems vendor and use the credits to run workloads on your on-premise server or in the vendor’s cloud? Better yet, what if the vendor was IBM and the workloads were IBM i applications? Because that is essentially the hybrid computing pricing structure that IBM unveiled yesterday as part of its latest Power Systems announcements.

The new hybrid pricing option is an extension of the so-called Dynamic Capacity pricing scheme that IBM unveiled through its Power Private Cloud offering, which IBM launched in May 2020. As part of that offering, …
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Here’s What You Should Do About The IBM i Skills Shortage

February 24, 2021 Jason Hardy

A shrinking IBM i talent pool has been a major concern for years.

Back in 2015, dwindling access to IBM i professionals was blamed by IBM’s own top brass on revenue shortfalls. A system that had been around for nearly three decades, it was only a matter of time until the veterans left for greener pastures. The problem was, and continues to be, that fewer young professionals have been eager to master the same set of skills.

According to the latest data, not only is the IBM talent shortage getting worse by the year – it’s aggravating a set of …
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Matillion Founder Recounts Midrange Roots

February 24, 2021 Alex Woodie

In the mad rush to build data warehouses in the cloud, there’s one group that’s doing surprisingly well: ETL tool providers. Despite the sophistication of today’s AI and analytic endeavors, ETL tools are a critical link in the chain to the cloud. And one of the up-and-coming vendors in this space is Matillion, which last week raised $100 million in venture capital.

Matillion was founded in 2011 to help companies build cloud data warehouses. The Anglo-American firm developed expertise in taking companies’ corporate data from on-premise systems and building data warehouse on emerging cloud systems, such as Amazon Web Services’ …
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Four Hundred Monitor, February 24

February 24, 2021 Jenny Thomas

Seeking feedback isn’t always a joyous task. With feedback can come criticism, which can lead to hurt feelings. But it can also point us in new directions that lead to better services and products and result in improvements that might not have been part of the original plan. These are just some of the reasons we encourage all of you to use your voice when it comes to the IBM i to help make positive gains for our whole ecosystem. One of the easiest ways to be heard is to take surveys and help companies who are seeking feedback. You’ll …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 8

February 24, 2021 Doug Bidwell

Welcome to this week’s edition of the IBM i PTF Guide. Right off the bat, there are SMTP recommended fixes for IBM i 7.4, IBM i 7.3, and IBM i 7.2. Use recommended fixes link in the guide for your appropriate release.

Otherwise, there ain’t much going on. Which is often a good thing.

Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:

PTF Groups 7.4:
- MGTools
PTF Groups 7.3:
- MGTools
PTF Groups 7.2:
- MGTools
PTF Groups 7.1:
- Nothing here, as often happens.
New (or Updated) Links for this week:
- Optical: IBM i Removable Media: Optical
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IBM Extends Dynamic Capacity Pricing Scheme To Its Cloud

Here’s What You Should Do About The IBM i Skills Shortage

Matillion Founder Recounts Midrange Roots

Four Hundred Monitor, February 24

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 8

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