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COMMON Set for First Annual Conference in Three Years

May 18, 2022 Alex Woodie

Don’t look now, but COMMON is about to hold its first annual conference in three years. Starting on Monday in New Orleans, POWERUp 2022 will be the biggest gathering of the IBM i community since the pandemic started more than two years ago. There is still time to register for the conference, which will feature a raft of presentations on the newly released IBM i version 7.5.

COMMON’s annual conference scheduled for the New Orleans Marriott next week is shaping up to be a good one. More than 100 speakers are scheduled to present more than 300 sessions on …
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API Operations Management for Safe, Powerful, and High Performance APIs

May 18, 2022 Daniel Magid

Now that API enablement for IBM i applications has become mainstream, IBM i users are starting to ask questions around how best to manage API operations. To get the most out of your APIs and to provide your API users with the very best experience, you must:
- Ensure your APIs are up, running and providing rapid responses.
- Protect your APIs from attacks, misuse and faulty calls coming from API end users.
- Have a strategy for creating, deploying and maintaining your APIs over time.
In other words, you need to make sure that your APIs deliver the same reliability, security, performance …
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What’s New in IBM i Services and Networking

May 18, 2022 Alex Woodie

As expected, IBM delivered a slew of new IBM i services with the delivery of IBM i 7.5 last week, giving IBM i professionals handle new methods for working with various components of the platform. The new releases of the operating system also brings a number of enhancements in the networking stack, which are notable for several reasons.

The past several new releases and Technology Refreshes (TRs) have brought new IBM i services, which are SQL-based alternatives to traditional ways of accessing things on the platform like IBM i objects, system information, and other components. At this point, IBM has …
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Four Hundred Monitor, May 18

May 18, 2022 Jenny Thomas

This week we find IBM’s chairman and chief executive officer Arvind Krishna making the press rounds on multiple topics and he remains optimistic about the future. It’s nice to see him taking an active role in the tech community and you can find links to all Krishna’s had to say of late in our Top Stories section below. We’re also looking forward to brining you the latest in our very own IBM i ecosystem from the floor at COMMON, which begins next week. IT Jungle’s Alex Woodie will be our boots on the ground, so be on the lookout for …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 24, Number 20

May 18, 2022 Doug Bidwell

It was busy last week in the world of PTFs, but this week it is pretty quiet, excepting a few things. Which is good, because maybe you are not quite yet caught up anyway, right? It has been a long four years since we have new machines to play with, and we’re looking forward to getting our hands on IBM i 7.5 and, more importantly, seeing what kind of machines and deals that IBM will be making with the Power10 machines in July.

Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level since we last published, with …
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COMMON Set for First Annual Conference in Three Years

API Operations Management for Safe, Powerful, and High Performance APIs

What’s New in IBM i Services and Networking

Four Hundred Monitor, May 18

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 24, Number 20

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