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Meet The Next Gen Of IBMers Helping To Build IBM i

June 16, 2025 Alex Woodie

The graying of the IBM i installed base is a topic that deserves attention, as every platform must find a way to reinvent itself if it wants to survive. IBM executives have been vocal about the need for IBM i customers to hire younger people. Well, it looks like Big Blue is taking its own advice, judging from the new crop of developers working in the Rochester and Toronto labs, and beyond.

It’s hard to believe that Liam Allan has been working on the IBM i platform for nearly a decade. Allan, who started working on IBM i when he …
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Looks Like IBM Is Building A Linux-Like PASE For IBM i After All

June 16, 2025 Timothy Prickett Morgan

It is pleasing, indeed, whenever you think of something that would be useful for a particular platform and then you find out that the company is working on it. This is indeed what I thought of when we reviewed the IBM i – A Strategic Preview For 2025 And Beyond session hosted by IBM i chief technology officer Steve Will at the recent POWERUp 2025 conference in Anaheim, California. I was not able to attend the event, but my co-editor, Alex Woodie, was able to, and hence we were quite pleased to see that Big Blue is apparently working on …
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Will Independent IBM i Clouds Survive PowerVS?

June 16, 2025 Alex Woodie

IBM currently competes with a slew of independent IBM i clouds with its Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) offering. But as IBM’s PowerVS grows bigger and more capable, there is still a question: Can the independent IBM i clouds survive?

Clouds have been around in one form or another for as long as the IBM midrange server has existed. Whether it’s termed co-location, a computer bureau, an application service provider (ASP), a managed service provider (MSP), or the cloud, people have been running IBM gear on behalf of other people for a very, very long time.

Since the online bookseller Amazon …
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Now, IBM Is Jacking Up Hardware Maintenance Prices

June 16, 2025 Timothy Prickett Morgan

The first stirrings of hardware maintenance price increases that will affect IBM Power Systems shops have hit, starting in China for Power8 and Power9 machines and for Storage Expert Care support everywhere around the world except in Japan.

To be quite honest, when we read the hardware maintenance price increase in announcement letter AD25-1195, we did not at first see that it was restricted to the People’s Republic Of China and assumed that it was for the United States and quite possibly for the entire planet. But, alas and good for everyone outside of China, the 10 percent price …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 24

June 16, 2025 Doug Bidwell

The AS/400, under its many names, turns 37 this coming weekend, and let’s all raise a glass and celebrate this venerable and still relevant platform. Or, perhaps a cup of coffee or tea, depending on your mood.

In the meantime, before you toast the IBM i, you have two security vulnerabilities to be aware of. First, there is Security Bulletin: This Power System update is being released to address CVE-2024-13176, which you can find out more about here. This affects the BMC’s HTTPS and SSH interfaces. The affected products and versions are as follows:
- OPENBMC: FW1060.00 – FW1060.30
- OPENBMC:
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Meet The Next Gen Of IBMers Helping To Build IBM i

Looks Like IBM Is Building A Linux-Like PASE For IBM i After All

Will Independent IBM i Clouds Survive PowerVS?

Now, IBM Is Jacking Up Hardware Maintenance Prices

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 24

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