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A screen a story – Did you ever take a console over?
During the COVID-19 pandemic we all learned to work remotely when possible. Setting up a VPN connection is something no longer only performed by IT personals. Losing a VPN connection…
Node.js v20 on IBM i
ByAndy YouensNov 6, 2023It is time to get back to Node.js on the IBM i. Node.js v20 is the latest version of this great programming language. Please note that Node.js v14 moved out…
A screen a story – Pre-power down system exit point?
ByRudi van HelvoirtNov 6, 2023The Exit point functionality available within IBM i, is what I would call a hidden gem. If we just look at the Pre-power down Exit Point my guess is you…
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Node-RED & Security
I gave a quick demonstration of Node-RED to a client recently and I didn’t get the response I was expecting. On bringing up the Node-RED browser interface, the first question…
Node-RED & Bank Holidays
In a recent training course I gave to a UK bank, we were covering web-services and I showed how we can get information from a reliable source and then store…
A screen a story – What does this button do? Part II
In my last article A screen a story – What does this button do? The SQL button was used to retrieve SQL statements which I then tweaked to get the…
Node-RED & IBM i
In my last article I wrote about the hoops we had to jump through to get the DB2 for i Node-RED adapter installed. In this article, we will be taking…
Node-RED & DB2 for i Connector
I know I said in my last article that was the end of my little project on the Raspberry Pi with Machine Learning talking to the IBM i. Well since…
A screen a story – What does this SQL button do?
When working in the IT business we all appreciate it if we are being helped by the operating system. For that purpose in the New Navigator for I IBM created…
A screen a story – Not our problem anymore
Last week I ran into an issue, which did teach me something new about the command WRKPRB. After checking a test LPAR after having applied the latest group PTFs for…
Raspberry Pi and Machine Learning
In my last article, I demonstrated how I used Machine Learning on the Raspberry Pi to determine if a photograph contained a bird. This article can be found at https://powerwire.eu/raspberry-pi-and-machine-learning…
Shield Advanced Solutions – new Messaging and Monitoring solutions
September 2022 – Toronto As Shield Advanced Solutions celebrates the significant milestone, 25 years of providing Availability for the IBM i (and predecessors), our customers are raving about the new…
ByA screen a story – Explore the power of Authority Collection in Navigator for i
In order to step up to a higher level of security, I suggested a customer to start using encryption on File Shares on IBM i. Currently for IBM i SMBv3…
Raspberry Pi and Machine Learning
In this follow on from my last PowerWire article on ActiveMQ, we will be using a Raspberry Pi, with Machine Learning, to take photos of birds feeding in our garden.…
2022 IBM Power Summit
Northdoor is delighted to hold our 2022 IBM Power Summit which will be streamed live on Linkedin on 1st November 2022 where you will hear about Client experiences and from IBM brand leaders…