Change is inevitable, especially when dealing with IBM i talent. IBM i personnel shortages aren’t occurring only because existing IBM i staff are retiring. Promotions and job changes in a hot labor market are also contributing to a long-term shortage. […]

IBM recently announced that IBM i 7.2 will reach end of program support (end of life) on April 30, 2021. That’s roughly a year and a half from now. If you’re still running IBM i 7.2, the clock is running […]

Regulation: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Date in effect: January 1, 2020 Coverage area: Among other things, CCPA confers the following rights upon California residents. These rights also confer corresponding obligations and rights upon businesses and third parties who receive […]

IBM i file editors—such as the i Data File Utility (DFU), the Start SQL (STRSQL) command, and third-party i file editors—allow shops to quickly and easily make critical file changes without writing code. While file editors allow you to quickly […]

Last year, we listed all the reasons it’s a good idea to join a Local IBM i User Group. While all IBM i user groups are great, they are a few differences in how each group functions and what they […]