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New “High Priority” DDM Vulnerability Affects IBM i

July 10, 2023 Alex Woodie

Unauthenticated users can remotely run CL or PASE commands on IBM i as a result of a newly discovered vulnerability in the operating system’s Distributed Data Management (DDM) architecture. IBM issued a patch for the flaw, which it classified as moderate. However, the Hungary-based ethical hacking group that discovered the flaw, Silent Signal, recommends treating it as a high priority.

IBM disclosed the DDM security flaw and availability of program temporary fixes (PTFs) for IBM i version 7.2 through 7.5 via a security bulletin on June 30. The flaw was assigned CVE-2023-30990 by the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, and given …
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Thoroughly Modern: Remote Managed Services Fill In For Retiring And Overburdened IT Staff

July 10, 2023 Raymond Hammell

If you manage an IT department, you’ve likely received that dreaded 2am phone call, or you’ve had to hire someone to replace a retiring IBM i systems administrator. And, if you’re like most IBM i professionals, you probably wish you had more time to focus on strategic activities (or take a vacation!) instead of worrying about day-to-day systems maintenance.

Managing IBM i environments requires a specific set of skills that can be hard to come by, leaving IT departments struggling to keep up with growing infrastructure, data volumes and business demands. Tedious maintenance and repetitive tasks add to the burden …
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Guru: Object Usage Statistics

July 10, 2023 Bob Cozzi

A long time ago in a system far, far away, IBM added the Date Last Used to the Object Description for all objects on the system. The term “last used” means different things to different object types; for *FILE objects it means the file was opened or its description was changed, for *PGM objects it means the program was called, for other objects it generally means what you might think it means (viewed, retrieved/read, updated, etc.) The only exceptions are Device Descriptions which get updated when a *DEVD changes from “Vary On Pending” to some other status.

The Date Last …
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Big Blue Offers Cheaper Standard Shipping For IBM i Systems

July 10, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Since the dawn of time, one kind of shipping and handling was bundled into the price of AS/400 and successor systems. But that has just changed. Now, Big Blue is offering two tiers of shipping and handling for machinery it ships to customers, including Power Systems servers and current in its IBM Storage lineup of tape, disk, and flash products – and it is giving the customers a choice on how they want things shipped and therefore what price they will pay.

This change was inevitable, and frankly, given the high costs of shipping anything these days, it is amazing …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 27

July 10, 2023 Doug Bidwell

It has been a quiet week with the Independence Day holiday, excepting the security vulnerability we report on elsewhere in this issue of The Four Hundred.

We did want to point out that IBM’s TechXchange 2023 conference is coming up, and you should think about attending. This is a must-attend event for technologists using IBM products and solutions. It offers over a thousand technical breakout sessions, hands-on experiences, product demonstrations, instructor-led labs, and certifications tailored to your interests and learning style. The agenda is jam-packed, which you can see here.

Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by …
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New “High Priority” DDM Vulnerability Affects IBM i

Thoroughly Modern: Remote Managed Services Fill In For Retiring And Overburdened IT Staff

Guru: Object Usage Statistics

Big Blue Offers Cheaper Standard Shipping For IBM i Systems

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 27

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