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Shield Debuts Nagios Monitoring Solution for IBM i

December 1, 2021 Alex Woodie

Shield Advanced Solutions last week rolled out a new system monitoring solution based on open-source Nagios technology that gives customers quick insight into the state of their IBM i server. Dubbed AAG, for At A Glance, the product currently monitor 65 IBM i parameters, and can be used with existing Nagios deployments running on Linux or deployed in a standalone manner with an included Linux runtime.

Nagios is a free open-source software project that provides monitoring and alerting for servers, networking devices, applications, and other IT gear. The software was originally developed in 2002 to monitor Linux systems, and over …
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IBM Encourages IAS and IWS Users to Move to Java 8

December 1, 2021 Alex Woodie

IBM is now encouraging IBM i customers to move to Java 8 for their Integrated Web Application Server (IAS) and Integrated Web Services (IWS) environments. While the IAS and IWS environments can still run on older versions of Java, they are not fully supported by IBM, the company announced last month.

IAS is a lightweight Java application server for IBM i that serves as a foundation for developing and running Java Server Pages (JSP) and Java servlet-based applications. It is based on WebSphere Application Server Liberty, the slimmed down and open version of the traditional IBM WebSphere environment. It has …
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HelpSystems Buys Another DLP Firm

December 1, 2021 Alex Woodie

HelpSystems’ buying spree of security firms continued in late October when it acquired Digital Guardian, a provider of cloud-based data loss prevention (DLP) solutions. It’s the second DLP-related acquisition that HelpSystems has made in the past 24 months, and while it doesn’t appear to support IBM i directly, it will undoubtedly be sold into HelpSystems’ large IBM i customer base.

Digital Guardian’s flagship product, the DG Data Protection Platform, is designed to prevent data from wandering off into the hands of insiders and external threats. The software, which runs on AWS, uses a combination of agents and sensors …
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Four Hundred Monitor, December 1

December 1, 2021 Jenny Thomas

The finish line is in sight for 2022 as we enter December. Hopefully you have successfully navigated all of the challenges that 2021 has brought and looking forward for the chance to restart in the New Year. As we get rolling again after the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., we catch up on IBM news post Kyndryl, and we found a few fun items for you to read as well. If you’re looking to do something charitable in the season of giving, the COMMON Education Foundation is seeking donations to help the next generation of IT pros. Find out more …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 47

December 1, 2021 Doug Bidwell

We hope you enjoyed a few days off over the Thanksgiving holiday if you’re here in the U.S., but we never sleep here in IBM i PTF Land and it’s time to get back to business. If you haven’t been keeping up on your PTFs, now is a good time to get caught up. Don’t let it lapse into the New Year, we promise you’ll feel better when it is done. This week, there is not too much to worry about, just a few HIPERs you should review. Read on to get the latest, and be sure to utilize the …
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Shield Debuts Nagios Monitoring Solution for IBM i

IBM Encourages IAS and IWS Users to Move to Java 8

HelpSystems Buys Another DLP Firm

Four Hundred Monitor, December 1

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 47

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