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Security Still Top Concern, IBM i Marketplace Study Says

February 1, 2023 Alex Woodie

Security continues to be the number one concern of IBM i shops surveyed for the annual IBM i Marketplace Study conducted by Fortra. Application modernization surged ahead from last year’s finish to make the race for number one interesting, while HA/DR and IBM i skills rounded out the top four concerns.

Fortra (formerly HelpSystems) formally released its 2023 IBM i Marketplace Study last week, making it the ninth straight year that the company has released the study. This year’s study, which you can access here, is based on surveys taken last year by about 300 individuals from the IBM …
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Big Blue Decrees Its 2023 IBM Champions

January 30, 2023 Alex Woodie

IBM this year celebrates a bumper crop of IBM Champions, those technology experts who also display “extraordinary advocacy” for IBM products. In total, there are 839 IBM Champions hailing from 60 countries around the world, while in our little neck of the IT wood, there are about 90 members from the global IBM i community who gained the honor.

IBM launched the IBM Champions program in 2008 as a way to honor IBM customers and business partners who not only are subject matter experts but who also are active in the community. Today, there are 11 categories for the IBM …
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2023 IBM i Predictions, Part 3

January 25, 2023 Alex Woodie

Security. Cloud. AI. The IBM i installed base moves with the general IT tide, which makes these hot topics for all. But what about specific IBM i things, like the availability of IBM i jobs and the difficulty in finding a good RPG developer? These are topics we are tackling in our third – and final – round of 2023 predictions.

Bob Langieri, the IBM i recruiter who owns Excel Technical Services, has his pulse on the IBM i job situation, particularly in his Southern California region. 2023 looks to be a mixed bag, job-wise, he says.

“In the …
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Join The 2023 IBM i Marketplace Survey Webinar Tomorrow

January 25, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Last fall, many of you took part in the 9^th annual IBM i Marketplace Survey that is done by Fortra, formerly known as HelpSystems. And on Thursday, January 26, Fortra will host the webinar covering its results at 10 a.m. Eastern. A whole bunch of us will be on hand to present historical trends and analysis on those results.

You can sign up for the webinar at this link, which is free and which will last for an hour.

Among the many topics that will be covered are:
- Power10 adoption and future plans
- How organizations continue to
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2023 IBM i Predictions, Part 2

January 23, 2023 Alex Woodie

Two thousand twenty-three is shaping up to be a transition year of sorts in the IBM i community, with midrange Power10 servers hitting the market, IBM i 7.3 (finally) meeting its end, and an economic recession looming. We tapped our network of IBM i prognosticators to help fill in the particulars with part two in this annual series.

There’s been a security awakening in the IBM i community, and Robin Tatam, director of security technologies with Fortra (formerly HelpSystems), sees that translating into greater security controls as threats to the IBM i proliferate in 2023.

“The IBM i community is …
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Participate In The 2023 IBM i Marketplace Survey Discussion

January 23, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

It is late January, that means it is time for a discussion about the results of the 9^th annual IBM i Marketplace Survey. The survey is performed by Fortra, formerly known as HelpSystems, and the webinar talking about the results of the survey will be held on January 26 at 10 AM Eastern.

You can sign up for the webinar at this link, which is free and which will last for an hour. Among the many topics that will be covered are:
- Power10 adoption and future plans
- How organizations continue to support remote workforces
- The trend towards
…
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2023 IBM i Predictions, Part 1

January 16, 2023 Alex Woodie

What will happen in the IBM i world in 2023? Your guess is as good as ours, which is why we have corralled some of the most respected names in the industry to gaze into their crystal balls and give their prognostication for the year to come.

Donnie MacColl, the senior director of technical support and GDPR data protection officer at Fortra (formerly HelpSystems), kicks off this year’s batch of predictions with an expectation of more automation, thanks to a lack of skilled employees.

“Automated operations will accelerate along with migration to the cloud,” MacColl tells us. “Automation is key …
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Tune In To The 2023 IBM i Marketplace Survey Webinar

January 16, 2023 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Last fall, many of you took part in the 9^th annual IBM i Marketplace Survey that is done by Fortra, formerly known as HelpSystems. And on January 26, Fortra will host the webinar at 10 a.m. Eastern time that will unveil the results of the survey and present historical trends and analysis by a collection of experts.

You can sign up for the webinar at this link, which is free and which will last for an hour.

Among the many topics that will be covered are:
- Power10 adoption and future plans
- How organizations continue to support remote
…
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IBM Welcomes COMMON Advisory Councils to Rochester

December 7, 2022 Alex Woodie

One of the hallmarks of a good company is listening to customers. A company may not do everything that its customers wish, but it must show that it’s listening to maintain the relationship. This dynamic was in play during an IBM i meeting that took place last month in Rochester, Minnesota, between IBM and the advisory councils for both COMMON North America and COMMON Europe.

The three-day meeting that took place November 14 through 16 involved a handful of members from the COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) as well as the COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC). Both advisory councils had …
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How HelpSystems Became Fortra

November 9, 2022 Alex Woodie

HelpSystems, a longtime provider of utilities for IBM i servers and their predecessors, has been on the security warpath of late, using private equity funding to acquire dozens of security software and services firms. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota, company officially completed its pivot to security last week by changing its name to Fortra.

HelpSystems started life back in 1982 when it was founded by Dick Jacobson, who created the first Robot/38 product. Over the years, the company (then called “Help/Systems”) would expand its well-respected suite of general-purpose Robot utilities, such as job scheduling, backup and recovery, and system monitoring, for …
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