The New Navigator for i has the potential to change the way people work with IBM i. If you are a developer or a system administrator, it does not matter here. Up to now we have all been using 5250 emulation, some of us on a daily basis. This New Navigator for i brings DB2 […]
Overview of New Navigator for i
The NEW Navigator for i is a great improvement on the present Navigator. It is modern (just look at the screen shots), responsive (3 seconds vs 10 seconds), and fairly comprehensive (Active Job columns 126 vs 31). Click the icon top left (looks like a stack of books) and you get a list view. Notice […]
Power10 First Look
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 […]
Installing ACS on Ubuntu
Recently I found myself installing Ubuntu 20.04 on a desktop in the office. Long story short I wanted to (dis)prove whether a problem with the PC was due to windows power settings. Since it was there, I thought I’d take the opportunity to see how easily you can get started with ACS on Linux. For […]
Open-Source Package Management Signon
For those of you who follow either my articles on PowerWire or my videos at learning.formaserve.co.uk you will know my inclination over the past few years is in Open-sourceon the IBM i, and one of the easiest ways of obtaining packages is via the Access for Client Solutions (ACS) application from IBM, unless you are […]
ODBC & Node.js on IBM i
In this article I will be looking at database access using Node.js on our favourite platform the IBM i. A bit of background info first. One of the first applications we wrote in Node.js had to access an audit log that was stored as a traditional table, physical file. It had to both read and […]
A screen a story – collateral benefits
In today’s world when reading about IBM i it is hard to avoid articles dealing with application modernization. Being a system administrator, I use applications too. What about them, do they need modernization too? Well, let us have a look at the two screens shown below: The first screenshot is taken from the Job scheduler […]
A Java on IBM i Intro
A bit different this one. I was recently asked by a fellow IBM Champion to give him a quick run through on Java on the IBM i, so I thought I would write a quick article on this topic for others out there. Installation of Java Java has to be installed on our IBM i […]
A Screen a Story – to desire or to require
You may think that a Hardware Management Console (HMC) is a luxury that is only needed by larger POWER user environments but in this article I am going to try and explain why you should think again. A LAN console may be technically sufficient for your needs and does not put much weight on your […]
IBM i on IBM Power Systems the next ten years of innovation
Join Northdoor and IBM to celebrate the innovations in both IBM i and Power Systems. As we approach the launch of POWER10, we will discuss the next generation and how clients can take advantage of new hybrid cloud offerings and we will talk about the future roadmap of IBM i. We will also share a recent TCO study […]
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