Informing the IBM Community

Author: Staff Reporter

  • Supporting GDPR on the IBM i

    The GDPR reform is an essential step when it comes to strengthening the data privacy rights of YOUR customers, but what does it specifically mean for organizations with IBM i environments? We already know that IBM i presents its own set of considerations regarding GDPR so we have broken down the key details that will…

  • Moving IBM i to POWER9

    It’s always exciting when IBM announces new hardware and today is no exception! We have been hearing about the new POWER9 Chip for several months. In December IBM released the first set of LINUX machines powered by P9.  Now the next set of servers on the POWER9 chip is announced – the Scale-out line.  IBM…

  • IBM i OS Journaling and High Availability

    Maintain transaction integrity with journaling and explore how disaster recovery is made easier and faster. When journaling was introduced, it was not intended to be used as an all-encompassing high availability and disaster recovery agent. Yet, over time, journaling has served as the foundation upon which high availability and disaster recovery solutions are based. Journaling…

  • Meridian IT Ltd. Acquires M7 Managed Services Ltd.

    Managed Services, Hosting, and leading-edge Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing. Henley-in-Arden, 31 January 2018 – Meridian IT Ltd., a Meridian Group International Company, today announced the acquisition of Cardiff based M7 Managed Services Ltd. Meridian Group is a leading US equipment lessor and a global provider of enterprise infrastructure transformation…

  • The 2018 State of Resilience

    The New IT Landscape for Executives: Threats, Opportunities, and Best Practices. The 11th annual State of Resilience report reveals the fundamental difficulties facing IT leaders this year, as well as future opportunities. Security is a key focus – with more than half of the respondents undertaking 4 or more initiatives in the coming year. This…

  • Spectre and Meltdown – What Do You Do?

    The Spectre (Variant 1 & 2) and Meltdown (Variant 3) threats that target speculative execution on all CPU’s will affect IBM Power7, Power7+, Power8 and Power9 systems and IBM has stated that it will have firmware patches for Power Systems available but does not state if its patches will cover all three variants of the…

  • Introducing IBM i Security Monitoring as a Service

    Security threats are here to stay, which means that companies need to continue to evolve the controls they put in place to protect their data.  Compliance was designed to provide a framework for companies to follow to identify risks and implement policies to reduce the chance of a breach.  All compliance regulations require companies to…

  • Survey Shows Continued Concern Over IBM i Security

    Minneapolis, MN, January 15, 2018—HelpSystems today announced that organizations continue to cite security as a top business concern in 2018 with 72 percent of survey takers considering security as they plan for their IT environments. “Organizations everywhere face growing cybersecurity challenges, and IBM i shops are no different,” says Tom Huntington, Executive Vice President of…

  • Gartner Says Global IT Spending to Reach $3.7 Trillion in 2018

    Analysts to Discuss Latest IT Spending Outlook During Gartner Webinar on 16th January at 4:00pm UK Time STAMFORD, Conn., January 16, 2018 — Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2018, an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. “Global IT spending growth began…

  • HelpSystems Acquires Fox Technologies to Expand Cybersecurity Portfolio

    Acquisition enables organizations to protect information stored on Linux and Unix servers with identity and access management software. Minneapolis, MN, December 13, 2017—HelpSystems announced today that it has acquired Fox Technologies, a solution provider in the cybersecurity industry since 2001, from Parallax Capital Partners. Fox Technologies solutions help organizations tighten security by centralizing Linux and…

  • Arcad Software announces a € 2.5M fundraising from Alto Invest

    Arcad Software, a world leader in Application Lifecycle Management solutions, announces a € 2.5M fundraising from Alto Invest Created 25 years ago and present in Europe, USA and Asia, Arcad Software is among the top 3 global vendors specializing in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Enterprise Modernization for IBM i (aka iSeries, AS/400) environments. With…

  • Blue Chip scoops best-performing infrastructure services company award for second year running

    For the second consecutive year, Bedford-based IT firm Blue Chip has been recognised by Megabuyte as one of the UK’s best-performing technology companies. Blue Chip beat off stiff competition to scoop the award for best-performing Infrastructure Services company for the second year running, reflecting the company’s dedication to providing superior solutions in the field. It…