Those of you with first generation POWER7 processor (the models that end in B & C) will be all to aware that on Monday this week (30th September 2019) IBM ceased their mainstream hardware support for these models. Some of you will of managed to negotiate and EOS Extension of Service but this is often […]
Tic-Tock, Tic-Tock; time’s running out for IBM i 7.2
IBM announced on the 10th September that you will be able to order a 7.2 version of IBM i until the 30th April 2020, and with the announcement came the news that support for the 7.2 will also cease on the 30th April 2021. However you can upgrade directly from 7.2 to 7.4 (you don’t […]
Node Project – iDash
In this article I will take you through part of my Node.js workshop that I presented at the UK International i Power conference in June 2019. The workshop was called ‘From Zero to Production with Node.js’. I hope those that attended enjoyed the workshop and found it beneficial. I also included a brief introduction into […]
i-UG (UK) conference welcomes SiD
For the first time in many years SiD (System i Developer) is returning to the UK to deliver university classes at i-UG’s International i-Power conference that will take place this June in Milton Keynes. SiD university classes are for developers who use IBM i or Power systems and will be presented by the renowned Susan […]
Don’t have a Meltdown over Spectre
You would have to be living under a rock not to have heard about the latest class of security vulnerabilities that have been found. These are known by the catchy names of Meltdown and Spectre. Now those of you who know me (and my love of patching servers) will be forgiven if you think this […]
RDi 9.6 – Push to Client Feature
To continue with my current stream of Rational Developer for i articles, in this issue, I will show how to use a feature that makes administration easier, I’m all for that! How many times over the years have we opened a PMR with IBM on RDi, or all the numerous names their development tool has […]
Say hello to the new POWER9 and go buy a POWER8
IBM has just announced the all new POWER9 based AC922 model and it looks great! I’ll talk about that a little more later but for now just know that it’s faster than ever but these first models are focusing on AI (Artificial Intelligence) and will be running Linux only. We can expect to see the […]
RDi 9.6 – Worth a Look?
Firstly, thank-you to all that attended my RDi session at the last UK iUG meeting. I hope you enjoyed it. At that presentation, I notified all that IBM were due to release Version 9.6 of RDi on the 16/11/2017, which replaces RDi version 9.5.1.2 It will require a new install and also there are new […]
DB2 Field Procedures – Testing
In my last article, I wrote how we can encrypt sensitive data in our DB2 database. To recap; IBM has given us the ability to take a field, or column, and let us apply security, or encryption, to that field/column. It is up to your FieldProc program to perform the measures you have taken to […]
Legacy Application Mobility, is the Answer Surprisingly Simple?
The significant benefits of mobility were highlighted in a recent Microsoft paper. The paper went further than most, stating some quantifiable bottom line benefits for mobile application access; claiming that mobility “leads to 30% improvement in processes and 23% more productivity – and 100% more satisfied employees”. This enthusiasm and willingness to drive value for the […]
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