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How Polverini Enables End-to-End Testing on IBM i

August 5, 2024 Alex Woodie

Testing is one of the most time-consuming and least glamorous parts of software development. But doing it well is important, as the July 19 CrowdStrike outage so potently reminded us. When it comes to ensuring that IBM i programs are thoroughly tested, a relatively new end-to-end testing solution from Polverini & Partners can potentially take some of the drudgery and error out of the process.

Polverini & Partners recently announced ReplicTest, a new product aimed at automating all aspects of the software testing process on IBM i, including unit testing, acceptance testing, regressing testing, security testing, integration testing, and stress …
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Thoroughly Modern: Proactive Solutions To Enhance IBM i Cloud Security

August 5, 2024 Lief Morin

IBM i systems are known for their reliability and robust security features, like object-level security, comprehensive auditing, and advanced encryption. Although most cloud journeys start out in search of economic efficiencies, enhanced security quickly becomes the primary reason why IBM i organizations choose to migrate to the cloud. So, it’s crucial to identify and remediate IBM i cloud security challenges early (and often) to realize the benefits of improved security operations for your IBM i environment in the cloud.

A Cloud Computing Recap

Before we dive into specific security issues, let’s quickly recap what cloud computing is. Essentially, cloud computing …
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Power Systems Continues Its Slight Upward Trend

August 5, 2024 Timothy Prickett Morgan

There is an old saying: No news is good news, and with a slew of medical issues in our family right now, we get that. But what is also true is that good news is good news, and when it comes to the Power Systems business this is – happily surprisingly – precisely what is happening.

The overall IBM business is doing alright as well, which is also good for Big Blue and for the customers that depend upon its systems to do their mission critical computing.

In the quarter ended in June, Big Blue’s sales were up a smidgen, …
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As I See It: Sainthood

August 5, 2024 Victor Rozek

I’ve been pondering sainthood lately. Not my own, just to be clear, but rather the concept and qualifications for such a venerable designation. The most notable modern-day example would doubtless be Mother Teresa who, after a lifetime of service and sacrifice, was canonized in 2016.

The Catholic Church holds the franchise for saintly designations with over 10,000, many of whom were martyred for their faith. But it was the newest entrant who caught my attention. His name is Carlo Acutis, and he died in 2006 of acute leukemia at the tender age of 15. I have to admit he beat …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 29

August 5, 2024 Doug Bidwell

We know that you were just getting comfortable with a relatively easy summer, CrowdStrike crash excepted if you are one of its customers, and so we have a few security vulnerabilities and PTF patches you need to cope with this week.

First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM HTTP Server (powered by Apache) for IBM i is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks [CVE-2023-38709, CVE-2024-24795], which you can find out more about at this link. The fixes for this issue, by IBM i release, are as follows:
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IBM i Release	5770-DG1	PTF Number
7.5			SJ01350
			SJ01401	
7.4			SJ01349
			SJ01400
7.3			
```
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How Polverini Enables End-to-End Testing on IBM i

Thoroughly Modern: Proactive Solutions To Enhance IBM i Cloud Security

A Cloud Computing Recap

Power Systems Continues Its Slight Upward Trend

As I See It: Sainthood

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 29

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