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Low-End IBM i P05 And P10 Tiers Go Subscription-Only Pricing First

September 11, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

We were away for our annual summer hiatus relating to the Labor Day holiday in America when Big Blue decided, as we anticipated in mid-August, that it would begin the shift to all-subscription pricing for the IBM i operating system, the integrated Db2 for i relational database, and the related IBM i Licensed Program Products (LPPs) that have been commonly used by Power Systems customers all through the OS/400, i5/OS, and IBM i generations.

Back in February, subscription pricing for the IBM i operating system and its integrated Db2 for i relational database was made available under subscription …
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Thoroughly Modern: Top Things To Stop IBM i Hacks

September 11, 2023 Alan Hamm

As an IBM i security specialist, I work with organizations to strengthen their security position, uncover vulnerabilities, and implement automated solutions that help quickly detect internal and external threats. I’ve seen just how malicious and disruptive data theft can be and the lengths to which cyber criminals will go to hack your system and steal your data. While IBM i is known for its strong security measures, there are still vulnerabilities that need to be addressed and older practices that need to be updated. In fact, many IBM i servers are left dangerously exposed due to improper configurations and lack …
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Guru: Procedure Driven RPG With Linear-Main Programs

September 11, 2023 Gregory Simmons

A number of years ago, I started migrating away from writing subroutines and started writing procedures instead. Yes, quite often, this was simply because it was “new and shiny” and served no real benefit from their subroutine counterpart. However, as the language and I evolved, I found that my method of approaching every project was what I call procedure driven RPG.

Let’s have a look at a simple RPG program. In this little program, to give it a purpose, I’m going to have a little fun with math and demonstrate the Fibonacci sequence:
```
1	**Free

2	Dcl-s i    Uns(3) Inz(3);
```
…
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IBM i Fall 2023 Event Calendar Shaping Up

September 11, 2023 Alex Woodie

The next variant of the coronavirus might try to stage a viral comeback, but that’s not stopping IBM i professionals from packing their bags and gearing up for a busy fall conference season, which starts this week with the IBM TechXchange in Vegas.

IBM TechXchange is a major conference that offers hundreds of sessions for developers, data scientists, IT architects, operations professionals, and infrastructure architects, among other personas. The event, which takes place September 11 -14 at the MGM Grand resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, is expected to draw more than 5,000 attendees for educational and training sessions on AI, …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 35

September 11, 2023 Doug Bidwell

We have been on hiatus for a few weeks, and there is a lot of stuff to catch up on. There are a slew of security vulnerabilities and a whole bunch of PTFs for the current releases of IBM i that you need to deal with. Let’s start with the security issues.

First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime for IBM i are vulnerable to denial of service, availability, integrity, and confidentiality impacts due to multiple vulnerabilities, which you can find out more about at this link. Here are the PTFs for this vulnerability: …
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Low-End IBM i P05 And P10 Tiers Go Subscription-Only Pricing First

Thoroughly Modern: Top Things To Stop IBM i Hacks

Guru: Procedure Driven RPG With Linear-Main Programs

IBM i Fall 2023 Event Calendar Shaping Up

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 35

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