Four Hundred Monitor, November 6
November 6, 2019 Jenny Thomas
November is the month that reminds us to stop and think about the positive things in our lives and remember to be thankful for all those good things. In our personal lives, family and health are probably at the top of your list. At IT Jungle, our readers and advertisers are at the top of ours. We continue to be thankful for this platform and its ecosystem that gives us life, and to the people who read our articles every week who give us purpose. Now that we have shared our gratitude, we’d like to share the news of the week, which you will find below.
Top Stories From Outside The Jungle
(Yahoo Finance) This week at VMworld Europe 2019, IBM announced an extended partnership with VMware to accelerate hybrid cloud innovation and adoption across global enterprises.
(Cointelegraph) A recent report from IBM finds it is likely we will see a digital currency within five years.
(Business Insider) Most of us are curious when a successful person wants to share what got them to where there are. Here, IBM’s global chief data officer shares his five-step plan for success.
(Bank Info Security) The average ransomware payout increased in the third quarter of this year to an average of $41,000. And sorry, but running an IBM i doesn’t mean you have no reason to worry.
Redbooks, White Papers, Blogs, and Other Resources
(Dawn May Consulting) IBM i expert Dawn May gives a complete round up of IBM i resources.
(Seiden Group) Time to get into Git? This site offers Git on IBM i training.
(RPGPGM.com) This new blog post has good news about the future for the IBM i.
(Proximity) This blog looks at Raz-Lee’s software upgrade to its iSecurity Firewall product.
(Reddit) The conversation about the naming of the IBM i continues in this thread.
Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
November 7 – Webinar – RSVP to see a rebroadcast of New Generation Software’s 1-hour webinar “Rejuvenate IBM i Query, Reporting, and Analytics with NGS-IQ.” NGS staff will be online to answer questions in real time, and attendees will receive a $10 Subway gift email. The webinar will demonstrate how a non-programmer can use NGS-IQ to write new queries, run IBM Query/400 queries originally designed for 5250 green screens, and produce Excel sheets, Web reports, and Adobe PDF files.
November 11-13 – Virginia Beach, Virginia – Do you run IBM i? Network with fellow peers at the annual MAGiC conference. IBM i Chief Architect Charlie Guarino will keynote and featured speakers include: Charlie Guarino of Central Park Data Systems; Mike Pavlak of Fresche Solutions; Larry Bolhuis of Frankeni Technology Consulting; and Erwin Earley of Rogue Wave Software, Inc.
November 12-14 – Orlando, Florida – The Profound Logic User Seminar (PLUS) is three days of intense, product-focused learning with workshops, labs, and educational sessions. Get in-depth, hands-on instruction from Profound Logic experts for a fraction of the cost of on-site training. Learn at your pace with multiple session tracks. Attend a day dedicated to hands-on product workshops. Network with fellow Profound Logic customers and partners.
November 14 – Webinar – Whether you are bringing new developers on board, modernizing your application, delivering IBM i application functionality as Web services, or just moving to DevOps, you’ll need to systematically check for any code quality violations that make your application more difficult to maintain or introduce a new security risk. Our webinar, “Check RPG Code Quality Automatically,” will teach you how to make continuous quality an integral part of your DevSecOps cycle and eliminate the technical debt in your IBM i application.
November 20 – Webinar – RSVP to see a rebroadcast of New Generation Software’s 1-hour webinar “Rejuvenate IBM i Query, Reporting, and Analytics with NGS-IQ.” NGS staff will be online to answer questions in real time, and attendees will receive a $10 Subway gift email. The webinar will demonstrate how a non-programmer can use NGS-IQ to write new queries, run IBM Query/400 queries originally designed for 5250 green screens, and produce Excel sheets, Web reports, and Adobe PDF files.
November 21 – Webinar – This webinar from IntelliChief – “Work Smarter with Enterprise Automation in Accounts Payable and Sales Orders” – you’ll get an in-depth look at how IntelliChief has helped companies like yours solve business challenges, improve KPIs, eliminate late fees and capture more early payment discounts, reduce manual data entry by as much as 70 percent, ensure order accuracy and increase fulfillment speed, and gain 100 percent visibility into the accounts payable and sales order processes.
December 5 – Webinar – The true cloud experience you’ve always wanted for your IBM i and AIX workloads, when and where you want them, is finally here. Join us at our webinar “IBM Power on Public Cloud” with industry leaders, John Blair and Timothy Prickett Morgan, as they discuss their knowledge and insights on: How to consume IBM Power (i) and AIX on demand; Use cases where public cloud makes the most sense; Rapid provisioning using templates.
December 17 – Webinar – RSVP to see a rebroadcast of New Generation Software’s 1-hour webinar “Rejuvenate IBM i Query, Reporting, and Analytics with NGS-IQ.” NGS staff will be online to answer questions in real time, and attendees will receive a $10 Subway gift email. The webinar will demonstrate how a non-programmer can use NGS-IQ to write new queries, run IBM Query/400 queries originally designed for 5250 green screens, and produce Excel sheets, Web reports, and Adobe PDF files.
