IBM announced two new Technology Refreshes (TRs) for IBM i 7.3 and IBM i 7.4 on April 14, 2020, according to Big Blue’s usual springtime release schedule. The new TR numbers are IBM i 7.3 TR8 and IBM i 7.4 […]

Due to COVID-19 quarantines and shelter in place orders, IBM i (i.e. iSeries, AS400) professionals may be quarantined out of the building where their Power systems running IBM i reside. Fortunately, remotely accessing IBM i systems is nothing new. If you […]

IT Organizational planning isn’t a one-time thing. It’s a continual process that should be constantly updated. Here a checklist of items to review on a yearly basis for your 2019 and 2020 IT Organizational planning. Meet with relevant stakeholders to […]

One of the best ways to protect your IBM i from any vulnerability is to keep your PTFs current. Paying your Software Maintenance bill entitles you to bug fixes, enhancements and new versions of IBM i. IBM continuously releases fixes […]

For batch job scheduling, many shops use the native IBM i job scheduler that comes with the i operating system. After all, if your job scheduling solution already resides inside the OS then there’s no additional cost in using the […]