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Being Cyber-safe is easier than you think

March 20, 2022 by Steve Bradshaw Leave a Comment

I’m sure you have all heard about the situation in Ukraine, one consequence that we need you to be aware of is the increased risk of cyber-attacks on UK businesses.  There are those in Russia and those sympathetic with Russia’s aims, that would like to see businesses in the west impacted.  One of the key weapons that […]

How to find the right IBM i printer configuration

March 7, 2022 by Steve Bradshaw Leave a Comment

You might think that we live in a world of standards and that any printer would be able to work out of the box with any server. Well sadly, you would be wrong. Whilst this would be the easiest thing in the world to achieve, the one thing that is consistent about all the worlds […]

Your IBM i server is not a fridge

January 6, 2022 by Steve Bradshaw 1 Comment

It feels a little crazy to have to point this out but your IBM i isn’t a bloody refrigerator!   And yet, there are some users who seem to think that you can treat IBM i as they would a fridge, namely they turn it on when it’s shiny and new and just leave it running […]

Say hello to Power10 and go buy a POWER9

November 9, 2021 by Steve Bradshaw 1 Comment

IBM has just announced the all new Power10 based E1080 model and it looks great!  I recently wrote an article highlighting 10 things you should know about Power10, if you missed that, click here to check it out. At the moment we only have the enterprise version of the Power10 available to us which is […]

How to get the New Navigator for i

October 5, 2021 by Steve Bradshaw 2 Comments

There has been a lot of positive feedback about the New Navigator for i (NewNav) interface and this is for good reason as this new IBM i Administration Interface really is a blueprint for what a modern interface should be like. As there are so many articles telling you why it’s better, I thought I’d […]

Power10 First Look

September 8, 2021 by Steve Bradshaw Leave a Comment

The waiting is over and Power10 is here. So, it is time to take our first look at the new chip architecture, in general, and the new E1080 server, in particular. There is too much material to include in one article. So, in the spirit of the new chip name, I will give you my […]

Who is using that IFS object?

June 1, 2021 by Steve Bradshaw 1 Comment

Sometimes the simplest of questions that come into our support desk can fill us with dread and before the advent of IBM i Services, finding out which job had a lock on a particular IFS object was definitely one such question. Back in the olden days we would have to write a custom program or […]

PDF Direct Printing from IBM i

May 3, 2021 by Steve Bradshaw Leave a Comment

What happens when you want to print a PDF from IBM i via a regular IBM i writer and output queue, where do you start with that?  Let’s face it, there is no native PRTPDF (Print PDF) command in IBM i. Well, this was the question I received the other day and I was delighted […]

Configuring ACS Printer Emulation

April 7, 2021 by Steve Bradshaw 1 Comment

Before I say another word on this, I have to declare that I personally feel that using ACS to run a Printer Emulation should be considered as a last resort.  It is great for Home Working, enabling you to print on your own printer when connected to the office via a VPN. It is relatively […]

Finding Non-Encrypted Connections to your IBM i

February 4, 2021 by Steve Bradshaw Leave a Comment

Connecting securely to our systems is more important now than ever before and this is just as true for IBM i as any other platform.  As I’m sure you know you can encrypt your connections to IBM i at no extra cost and there have been many articles written on how to set this up. […]

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