It’s hard to believe it but 2014, the year that brought us v7.2 and Power8, is almost over. Indeed, it may well be gone by the time you read this. So, without further ado, here is part two of my list of things that I love about version 7.2 of our favourite operating system. Number […]
IBM i 7.2: How to look into the future with Batch Model
Continuing my recent system performance theme, the next IBM i 7.2 function I’d like to discuss is called Batch Model. Perhaps not the most descriptive of names but, mercifully, it is short. And, despite its name, it does in fact analyse all types of workload, not just batch. When I first heard about it, I […]