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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 20

    June 3, 2024 Doug Bidwell

    Here is something you need to be aware of: IBM i APAR and PTF records have migrated to Known Issues records and Fix Information records to be consistent with other IBM patching systems for other platforms and software. So read up on it at this link here.

    And, as often happens, we also have three new security vulnerabilities to cope with.

    First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-22354), which you can find out more about here. Here are the …

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  • IBM Developing AI Coding Assistant for IBM i

    May 22, 2024 Alex Woodie

    During his keynote presentation at the POWERUp 2024 conference Monday, IBM i CTO Steve Will announced that IBM is actively exploring ways to incorporate generative AI into the IBM i platform. The most promising of three individual but related projects is a plan to build a large language model (LLM)-powered coding assistant for IBM i that will initially provide three functions to support RPG development, with more expected in the future.

    The genesis of the coding assisting project for RPG, which doesn’t have a name yet, can be traced to last year’s launch of watsonx Code Assistant for Z, which …

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  • Spring 2024 IBM i Technology Refresh Unveiled by IBM

    May 8, 2024 Alex Woodie

    IBM today took the wraps off the latest Technology Refresh for the IBM i platform. When IBM i 7.5 TR4 and 7.4 TR10 ship on June 14, customers will find enhancements such as Merlin version 2, new features in Navigator and ACS, security improvements, a couple of RPG enhancements, HA and DR enhancements, and a host of new SQL-based database services, among other capabilities.

    In addition to new features, which we’ll get to in a second, the launch of IBM i 7.5 TR4 and 7.4 TR10 is important for an unexpected reason: It will mark the beginning of IBM’s transition …

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  • April Showers Bring May IBM i Security Vulnerabilities

    May 8, 2024 Alex Woodie

    IBM has patched more than a dozen security flaws in IBM i and related products this spring, including serious flaws in the operating system proper and the compilers, and a critical vulnerability in Administrative Runtime Expert that landed a nearly perfect CVSS Base score.

    In the interest of time, let’s cover the security vulnerabilities in descending order of severity. That means we’re starting with the worst and then moving on to the slightly less worse.

    ARE Flaw

    The flaw reported in the Administration Runtime Expert for i (ARE), which IBM launched in 2010 to make it easier to manage IBM …

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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 13

    April 8, 2024 Doug Bidwell

    Three is the magic number, as we all know. This week, there is another trio of vulnerabilities in parts of the IBM i software stack. And all three currently supported IBM i releases all have a slew of group patches as well. Let’s start with the vulnerabilities because these are always important to know about and deal with.

    First, we have Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (CVE-2024-27270), which you can find out more about at this link. The affected products include IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, versions 23.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.3 – who …

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  • What’s Up with Open Source on IBM i?

    March 27, 2024 Alex Woodie

    Open source software has become a steadfast component of the IBM i stack. But what open source software are IBM i shops using today? Results from Fortra’s recent IBM i Marketplace Survey provide answers.

    It may seem odd now, but open source hasn’t always been a staple of the IBM i server’s software diet. Until PHP arrived on the platform two decades ago, proprietary software was the only option for IBM i shops.

    But today, IBM i shops have hundreds of open source products to choose from. Thanks to the IBM i server’s openness, just about any product that can …

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  • What the 2024 Marketplace Report Says About IBM i App Dev, Language Use

    March 13, 2024 Alex Woodie

    What languages, development environments, and tools are IBM i developers currently using to create new applications? How many users are still on SEU? And how are VS Code and Merlin faring among Web-based development tools? Fortra sought to answer those questions with its IBM i Marketplace Survey for 2024, and the results may surprise you.

    In late 2023, Fortra surveyed 270 IBM i professionals from around the world for the 2024 IBM i Marketplace Survey, which it published in January. You can download the report here.

    For the most part, Fortra asks the same questions every year, which is …

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  • Guru: Procedure Driven RPG And Adopting The Pillars Of Object-Oriented Programming

    February 19, 2024 Gregory Simmons

    The four pillars of object-oriented programming (OOP): abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism, were not created at a single point in time. They evolved gradually over several years, with contributions from various researchers and programmers. Here’s a brief overview of their evolution:

    1. Abstraction:

    • Alan Kay is credited with introducing the concept of abstraction in the 1960s with his work on Simula.
    • Abstraction gained further traction with the development of Smalltalk in the 1970s.
    1. Encapsulation:

    • David Parnas, in his 1972 paper “On the Criteria To Be Used in Decomposing Systems into Modules,” laid the groundwork for encapsulation by emphasizing the importance of
    …

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  • Thoroughly Modern: From Tradition To Transformation For IBM i In The Era Of Cloud And AI

    February 12, 2024 Monica Sanchez

    The value of IBM i is undeniable, especially if you are running an IBM i shop. But that does not mean IT leaders can ignore pivotal market changes in cloud, cybersecurity, and AI. These disruptive forces all have something in common – they are driving change. They are shaping operations and future strategies, pushing IT leaders to innovate.

    As we dig deeper into these transformative forces, it becomes clearer that the path forward for IBM i shops is all about continuous evolution and strategic foresight.

    Cybersecurity: Trends and Tactics

    Cybersecurity has been a major concern in the past few years. …

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  • IBM Patches New Security Vulns In IBM i Components, Power Firmware

    February 12, 2024 Alex Woodie

    IBM has patched a series of moderate security vulnerabilities in IBM i products and Power firmware over the past two weeks. The IBM i flaws span Rational Developer for i (RDi), Access Client Solutions (ACS), and the Java development kit and runtime, while the Power flaw involves PowerVM and its communications with the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

    Concerns over security hit an all-time high in the IBM i community according to the IBM i Marketplace 2024 study conducted by Fortra. The survey found that 79 percent of IBM i professionals considered security a top concern, a 10 percent increase …

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