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The Value of IBM Education, the Opportunity to Interact

Rob McNelly looks ahead to this fall's IBM TechXchange event

Getting Started with the Performance Data Investigator

Dawn May reviews how to get started with the Performance Data Investigator in Navigator for i

Using emgr_check_ifixes on AIX 7.3

IBM's Chris Gibson explains how to use emgr_check_ifixes to automatically check for and download AIX security interim fixes

The Importance of Documentation

Rob McNelly on the need to check docs and the simplicity of conducting upgrades using the HMC GUI, as well as with other tips and tidbits

Collection Services Configuration on IBM i

Dawn May shares tips on how to optimize the configuration of Collection Services

Leverage Form Software to Maximize Productivity

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How to Upgrade to PowerVM v4.1.0.10

In this article I will go over my recent experience upgrading VIO servers from version 3 to version 4. The process is similar to going from version 2 to version 3, but I did run into a few issues that you should be able to avoid. The first step is to download the code and […]

Power10 Lessons Learned in 2023

2023 has been a busy year with lots of Power10 implementations. And I have learned a great deal during that time from a combination of experience, IBM documents and tips from friends. It is important that you follow the instructions on how to set up your Power10 server. The addition of the VMI (Virtualization Management […]

Manage IBM i Jobs With Service Commander

IBM i can run more technology than ever before. As such, the types of jobs that can be run are quite diverse—ILE programs, Db2 tasks and PASE programs can happily coexist. This synergy is indeed powerful, but it does come with a cost. All these jobs can be difficult to manage! Consider the simple notion […]

When the Latest and Greatest Isn’t That Great

I recently went on a wild ride while with family. Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, my sister and niece needed to get from Rochester, New York, to Newark, New Jersey, to catch their connecting flight home to Phoenix. That flight, from Newark was scheduled to leave around 8 p.m. We were notified of the cancellation […]