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IBM i Development Is Getting A Fresche Start With Some Ground-Breaking Subscriptions

November 27, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Cash flows into and out of a business, and capital expenditures are always interrupting those flows. They are yanked out of the revenue streams and depreciated over long periods of time, meant to reflect the value these expenditures deliver. In most cases in the IBM midrange, the machines sit around longer than the depreciation schedule the accountants use, and that is perceived as a kind of free money when it is really a kind of mounting technical debt as machinery and the software that runs upon it fall behind both technically and economically.

Eventually, the technical debt bill always comes …
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CloudSAFE And Focal Point Solutions Group Combine Services, Unify Brands

November 27, 2023 Doug McMaster

IT solutions providers Focal Point Solutions Group and CloudSAFE are unifying under the CloudSAFE brand. Both providers have a history of delivering outstanding IT services, so joining forces follows a natural progression for both organizations.

“This unification represents a transformative step forward not just for us, but for our customers. By merging Focal Point’s specialized expertise in IBM technologies with CloudSAFE’s comprehensive IT service offerings, we are uniquely positioned to meet and exceed our customers’ evolving IT needs,” says Ron Venzin, chief executive officer at CloudSAFE.

Creating A Comprehensive Service Provider

Focal Point’s specialization in IBM technologies, including IBM i, …
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Guru: Partitioning Result Sets Using SQL

November 27, 2023 Mike Larsen

While working on a project recently, I needed to retrieve attributes of an item. While that sounds like a simple task, there was a twist. While reviewing the contents of the item master table, I noticed there could be multiple rows for the same item and each row was active and valid from a business perspective.

I won’t get into the business end of it, but my goal was to return the most recent iteration of the item for further processing in the program. After doing some research and trying some potential solutions, I came across the SQL partition by …
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As I See It: Elusive Connections

November 27, 2023 Victor Rozek

Between the ages of 2 and 6, I formed a deep attachment to a small stuffed bear. I played with it, talked to it, and slept with it. It was my constant companion and before I moved on in my development, I had loved much of its fur off.

America, according to mental health experts, is experiencing a loneliness epidemic. On a planet straining with the weight of 8 billion people, it seems that an uncanny number lack meaningful connection. A problem not likely to be solved by embracing stuffed animals.

In a study commissioned by healthcare/insurance giant Cigna, “more …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 47

November 27, 2023 Doug Bidwell

Happy Belated Thanksgiving, welcome back to work, and pass the turkey and cranberry sauce leftovers if you don’t mind.

Speaking of leftovers, there are some new patches for IBM i 7.2, which were updated on November 14. You can check out SF99719 720 Group HIPER – level 237 at this link and SF99718 720 Group Security – level 126 at that link.

There is also a security vulnerability you need to be aware of, specifically Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK affect IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty due to the October 2023 …
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IBM i Development Is Getting A Fresche Start With Some Ground-Breaking Subscriptions

CloudSAFE And Focal Point Solutions Group Combine Services, Unify Brands

Creating A Comprehensive Service Provider

Guru: Partitioning Result Sets Using SQL

As I See It: Elusive Connections

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 47

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