TFH Volume: 33 Issue: 68 Archives

IBM, TIBCO Remain Mum on Db2 Web Query Future

November 1, 2023 Alex Woodie

While Db2 Web Query users are left hanging in the wind without any official way forward to protect their investments in the product, IBM and TIBCO have yet to make any public announcements about how to support these IBM i customers moving forward.

IBM shocked the midrange last month when it announced the sudden end of life of Db2 Web Query, the IBM i-based analytics tool that was largely based on an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) version of the WebFOCUS product originally developed by Information Builders and now owned by TIBCO.

The October 10 announcement – the same day …
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Skytap and Precisely in Azure HA Hookup

November 1, 2023 Alex Woodie

Skytap customers running on IBM i servers in Microsoft Azure data centers can now utilize MIMIX high availability software from Precisely (formerly Vision Solutions) as a result of a partnership the two vendors unveiled this month. Customers also get access to consumption-based pricing in the Azure Marketplace as a result of the new deal.

While Azure and all public clouds are predominantly composed of standard Intel servers, Skytap has developed a specialty of integrating non-standard computing environments, like IBM i, with public cloud infrastructure.

The Seattle, Washington-based company has an agreement with Microsoft to manage IBM Power servers running IBM …
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Spooky New Security Vulns Lurking on IBM i

November 1, 2023 Alex Woodie

Halloween has come and gone, but the scares will stick around for a while for IBM i administrators, who have been given more than a dozen fixes by IBM to address some pretty serious security vulnerabilities recently revealed in the heart of the operating system, including in spooky old friends Java and OpenSSL.

On October 27, IBM issued a security bulletin for two CVEs, including CVE-2023-40685 and CVE-2023-40686, which describe two separate but related security flaws in the Management Central component of IBM i Navigator in IBM i versions 7.2 through 7.5.

The first privilege escalation vulnerability, CVE-2023-40685, could …
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Four Hundred Monitor, November 1

November 1, 2023 Jenny Thomas

There is so much happening in our world today that as startling as it is that we have already reached November, it might be a good thing to see this calendar rollover and have a new year to begin again. For now, we’ll focus on our little piece of the world, which also has a lot if different things happen as we try to keep up with the advancements in AI, quantum computing, and, of course, Power Systems. So let’s kick it off with some good news from our fearless leader (and editor in chief) TPM as he takes a …
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Last Chance To Be A Part Of The IBM i Marketplace Survey

November 1, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Soon, Forta will close out its annual IBM i Marketplace Survey, so now is your last chance to participate and help us all better understand what is going on in the IBM i on Power Systems community.

The IBM i Marketplace Survey and its accompanying report and the webinar that goes over the results of the survey, which are both presented each February, are an invaluable resource for the IBM i community. This is particularly so since IDC, Gartner, Forrester, and the other IT market researchers and consultancies have long since stopped tracking Power Systems in any kind of detail …
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IBM, TIBCO Remain Mum on Db2 Web Query Future

Skytap and Precisely in Azure HA Hookup

Spooky New Security Vulns Lurking on IBM i

Four Hundred Monitor, November 1

Last Chance To Be A Part Of The IBM i Marketplace Survey

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