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 […]

The IBM i sometimes gets a bad reputation for being considered old technology, even though we know that idea couldn’t be further from the truth.  One of the keys to ensuring that your IBM i takes your organization into the […]

IBM i recently celebrated 30 years since its introduction as the AS400 in 1998. While the technology has stood the test of time, it’s not the same technology it was back then. Spoiler alert: it’s exponentially better. While running IBM […]

Processors, memory, and disk are the three pillars of IBM POWER hardware performance. When configuring your system for improved performance, these are the key elements you need to review. Specifically, your disk drives impact how quickly users can access data; […]

IBM i job scheduling is a basic operational need, no matter what software you use to set up and run your operations schedule. If you’re running production processing on an IBM i, you’re using job scheduling software. Most IBM i […]

The IBM i 7.1 operating system reached end of life (EOL) on April 30, 2018, and IBM is no longer supporting i 7.1 OS. But what does reaching EOL mean for shops that are still running i 7.1? i 7.1 […]

Four Things To Automate On Your IBM i System How do you know when something’s gone wrong on your IBM I system? IBM i system monitoring traditionally consists of operators or administrators manually watching system operator messages, observing lights on […]

In a previous post, we discussed how hardware and storage maintenance affects the performance of your IBM i data. In this post, we’ll focus on how to reclaim IBM i storage space using maintenance tasks to increase performance. We all […]

Better IBM i Storage Performance Through Hardware Even though the new POWER9 scale-out servers can support many terabytes of data, it’s still important to optimize storage utilization. Data drives business, which is why AI is a hot topic. It’s why […]