Disaster Recovery Options For The IBM i Series
Forrester Research partnered with the Disaster Recovery Journal to look at the state of disaster recovery preparedness in today’s companies. The results were startling. Just…
IBM i vs. AS/400: Getting Clear on the Difference
The IBM Power Series, running the IBM i operating system, has a long history. And with a long history come certain terms and jargon that…
The New ODBC Driver for IBM i, and What it Means for Business
Recently, the IBM i Open-Source Software team ported their IBM i Access ODBC Driver so it could work directly on IBM platforms. While this might…
Passwords and Users with Superpowers: Two Common Security Risks and What to Do About Them in IBM i
In our previous post about HelpSystems’ annual State of IBM i Security study, we recapped one key theme the report unearths every year. The highest…
IBM i Security Issues Aren’t Technical: They’re Cultural
For the past 16 years, IT firm HelpSystems has published a yearly “state of IBM i” security study. Year after year, the report uncovers consistent…
What are Options for IBM i Backup Solutions? (And How is This Different from Data Recovery?)
Web architects and IT leaders are increasingly offloading IBM i backup solutions and other workloads to the cloud. Cloud backups and data recovery offer improved…
How to Check Your IBM i OS Version (and Why a Third Party Should Do Your Upgrade)
Many companies run their critical applications on an IBM i framework, all or some of which is still being hosted in their own data centers.…
Why the Data Center is Dead/Not Dead
“Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.” ~ Mark Twain on the premature publishing of his obituary I keep seeing predictions of the demise of the…
How Red Gold Resolved the IBM i Talent Shortage
Many enterprises are concerned about the lack of skilled administrators available for the IBM i platform. IBM continues to deliver new versions for this robust…
New Webinar: Gain Control Over Your IBM i Cloud with a Cloud Management Platform
It’s no secret that there’s a shortage of IBM i administrators. The platform is a staple in today’s enterprises, yet colleges and universities no longer…
Top Cloud Computing Security Issues and Challenges, and How IBM i Meets Them
There’s no doubt that cybersecurity has become the #1 challenge faced by IT departments today. And, with more and more companies moving workloads to the…
An Interview with Connectria’s VP Solutions Architecture for IBM i
Thousands of companies trust their mission-critical workloads to the IBM Power Systems platform. But what happens when these organizations want to move to the cloud?…
Find Your Next IBM i or AIX Admin – Fast!
I just did a quick search on Indeed.com for open IBM i administrator positions. There were 290. Glassdoor had 165. While that may not sound…
Connectria Delivers True Hybrid Cloud for IBM Power Systems Platform
Connectria’s Managed IBM Cloud with AWS and Azure Accelerates Digital Transformation with a True Hybrid Cloud The IBM Power Systems platform was first introduced in…
6 Reasons to move your IBM i Infrastructure to the cloud
According to CIO.com, cloud adoption is expected to soar to 96% in 2018, with 81% of companies deploying a multi-cloud environment. The remaining holdouts tend to…
Highlights from the IBM i webinar, STAND BY YOUR i, Addressing today and planning for tomorrow by Steve Will, Chief Architect of the IBM i operating system
Highlights from the IBM i webinar, STAND BY YOUR i, Addressing today and planning for tomorrow by Steve Will, Chief Architect of the IBM i operating…