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  • What Will the Next 35 Years of IBM i Hardware Bring?

    July 26, 2023 Alex Woodie

    Will IBM move beyond 64-bit memory addressing for the IBM i platform? What about the potential for quantum processors in the next three-and-a-half decades? These were some of the ideas floated by retired IBM Chief Architect Frank Soltis during the recent celebration of IBM i’s 35th birthday.

    One of the reasons the IBM i platform is still kicking 35 years after the launch of the AS/400 back in the summer of 1988 is its capability to incorporate new hardware without throwing all the software developed for it into disarray. There are limits to this adaptability, of course, but it’s …

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  • Programmers.io Unveils Impact Analysis Tool for IBM i

    July 26, 2023 Alex Woodie

    Programmers.io, one of the largest IT services and software development firm specializing on IBM i, last month unveiled a new impact analysis tool for IBM i that it claims will help customers get a better understanding of their applications as they prepare for modernization.

    Programmers.io is a Fort Worth, Texas, IT services firm that began working on the IBM i platform about a decade ago. Since then, it has built a considerable business around the platform, which accounts for nearly half of its 600 engineers. Many of these professionals are based in India, where the company recruits engineers to become …

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  • Infor Marketplace Offers Solutions for IBM i

    July 26, 2023 Alex Woodie

    Infor, which is the biggest ERP vendor for IBM i, didn’t forget about the IBM i when it updated its Infor Marketplace recently. In fact, the software market features a range of solutions that can run on IBM i and work with Infor ERP solutions running on IBM i, the software company says.

    Infor originally launched the Infor Marketplace in January 2022 with the goal of streamlining the process of searching for and obtaining software that augments operations for its 65,000 customers. Third-party solutions available at the launch included Avalara’s tax automation software and talent management software from Visual …

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  • Four Hundred Monitor, July 26

    July 26, 2023 Jenny Thomas

    The heat wave has finally hit the western parts of the U.S. after a relatively mild June, and the temps have been extreme. The temperature is not the only thing that is rising, though. In the computing world, the cost of a data breach has also reached record highs, according to IBM’s recent Cost of a Data Breach report. Interestingly, the report, the link to which you can find in our Top Stories section below, also found that despite the rising cost, companies are still reluctant to invest in cybersecurity. Read on for more about cybersecurity and the other ” …

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  • Power Expert Care Tweaked With Add-On, Fixed Price Services

    July 26, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

    In the wake of the Kyndryl spinout last year, Big Blue has been tweaking and repackaging the services it offers through what used to be called Lab Services and what is now known as Technology Expert Labs, offered through its Technology Services division.

    The Power Expert Care services, which are designed to offer supplemental support for customers using IBM i, AIX, or Linux on Power Systems, there are two tiers, Advanced and Premium. (You would think there would be a Standard or Basic tier, but there isn’t. Maybe there will be some day. . . . ) This week, IBM …

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