• Four Hundred Monitor, February 11

  February 11, 2019 Jenny Thomas

  The cloud is booming for IBM, which has recently said it has closed $3 billion in cloud deals already this year. The latest deal is covered in the first Top Story below, and Big Blue has got to be big happy to see the its cloud investments paying off. IBM also had more news on the AI front, revealing plans for a new AI research hub in New York. Now is a good time for you to start thinking about investing in yourself. There are plenty of good opportunities listed in our Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings section …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, February 6

  February 6, 2019 Jenny Thomas

  AI. AI. AI. That is not the chorus of a new song, but the sound of the IT tech news this week. But it isn’t just our industry that is hyper focused on artificial intelligence. If you watched the Superbowl this past Sunday, perhaps you noticed the trend of commercials featuring robots and AI nods, including spots from TurboTax, Michelob Ultra, and Amazon’s Alexa. While entertaining, it is also demonstrates how pervasive AI has become in everyday life. Since there’s no escaping AI, at least we can learn from what others are doing as your company tackles how to best …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, January 28

  January 28, 2019 Jenny Thomas

  This week we are seeing a lot of news on the cloud and blockchain technologies. It is no coincidence that IBM is firmly rooted in both of these areas, and Big Blue is starting to see rewards from the seeds it has been planting and tending so carefully. While the IBM i doesn’t always weigh prominently in these conversations, good news for IBM is good news for our ecosystem, too. We also got to take a look at IBM’s final earnings report from last year and their expectations for the year ahead. Overall, the future looks bright . . . …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, January 23

  January 23, 2019 Jenny Thomas

  While most of us are still transitioning into the New Year, according to Ginni Rometty, IBM’s CEO, Big Blue is already a company of the future. After heavily investing in the future in the recent past, Rometty says it is now time for consistent performance. You can watch her entire discussion about what’s to come for IBM and tech in general in 2019 at the first link below. Here in the Jungle, the New Year brought new life to some old tech tips in the most recent of Four Hundred Guru Classic. Find the link to the latest issue …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, January 14

  January 14, 2019 Jenny Thomas

  With 2018 firmly behind us, we are already looking into the future to guess what we might look ahead to in the months ahead. Our very own Editor-In-Chief Tim Prickett Morgan will be leading this charge when he joins a panel of experts, including IBMers Alison Butterill and Ian Jarman, to dissect the results of the 2019 IBM i marketplace survey. Tune in to this webinar to hear (instead of read) what Tim thinks is next for our little ecosystem. You can find the link in the “Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings” section below.

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• Four Hundred Monitor, January 7

  January 7, 2019 Jenny Thomas

  The New Year is underway here in the Jungle. As much as we all appreciated (and needed) some downtime to reflect on last year and recharge for the months ahead, we are just as happy to be back delivering the news to our community. It turns out not everyone in the IBM i ecosystem has been on hiatus, as we see many informative webinars coming up this month and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty on deck to deliver the keynote at CES this week. We have a small favor to ask before you start digging back in to projects at work. …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, December 12

  December 12, 2018 Jenny Thomas

  This issue is officially our last of 2018. The end of a year is a time for reflection for many, and also a time for lists. Lists of the people who and things that stood out during the past 12 months. For the IT Jungle team, our year was defined by the loss our beloved Dan Burger. The three of us left behind remember him every day, and it would be remiss not to mention him here. Dan’s voice is missed not just in Monitor and The Four Hundred, but in our community. So as we recap this …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, November 28

  November 28, 2018 Jenny Thomas

  We often talk about the future of the IBM i and the need to draw new talent into our ecosystem. The Girls Who Code foundation recognizes the jobs created in America today require new skills and is looking to help open the door to opportunities for women in the tech community. One such girl growing up in a rural small town is profiled in a short YouTube video. You can find the link in our Redbooks, White Papers, Blogs, and Other Resources section below. And, as always, you can find links to news from the past week in the links …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, November 14

  November 14, 2018 Jenny Thomas

  I learned a valuable lesson this week: never stick your hand in the middle of a dog fight. Now, that may seem like common sense, but sometimes in that moment of panic when you’re trying to figure out what to do, you do something dumb. But it got me thinking about the efforts of our community who look to help each other out whether it be through a free webinar, a virtual training, or a product so our readers will know exactly what to do – or not to do — if disaster strikes. IT Jungle also plays a vital …

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• Four Hundred Monitor, November 7

  November 7, 2018 Jenny Thomas

  We may have gained an hour over the weekend, but I am definitely not feeling like I am getting ahead. However, since November is the month to remind us to be thankful for the many positive things happening in our life, I figure this is also a good time to remember why we are grateful for our IBM i ecosystem. Not only has it sustained us these many years, but it seems there is always more to look forward to. Our Calendar below shows there is plenty of activity yet to go this year, and COMMON is already putting out …

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