Jenny Thomas
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Four Hundred Monitor, January 17
January 17, 2024 Jenny Thomas
Pew Research Center recently conducted a study to get an idea if there really is growing public concern about the role of artificial intelligence in daily life. Overall, it found that 53 percent of Americans say AI is doing more to hurt than help people keep their personal information private. Only 10 percent say AI helps more than it hurts, and 37 percent weren’t sure. (You can read more about this study in the Top Stories below.) For this ecosystem, there is no escaping AI. The best we can do is help you stay abreast of the latest developments and …
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Four Hundred Monitor, January 10
January 10, 2024 Jenny Thomas
We’re back! Hopefully you have returned to us well rested from the holidays and raring to go in 2024. The team here at IT Jungle has been excited to get back to what we do best – reporting on the IBM i and all that goes with it. We look to the new year ahead with hope and anticipation of all it may bring, as well as renewed determination to continue to be the best resource for IBM i news and analysis. So let’s get back to it! Catch up on the latest industry news, and keep watch on our …
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Four Hundred Monitor, December 13
December 13, 2023 Jenny Thomas
This is the last issue of The Four Hundred for 2023. And while we are very excited for the break from the daily grind that is publishing, it is always bittersweet to say goodbye to another year. Our team remains grateful to be here, and for all of you who rely on us for news and insight into the IBM i ecosystem. Our editor, Tim Prickett Morgan, explains it best, and you can read his holiday message as our Top Story below. We hope you all enjoy the holiday season, and we look forward to reconnecting in the new year! …
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Four Hundred Monitor, December 6
December 6, 2023 Jenny Thomas
As one year comes to a close, it’s natural to look ahead with anticipation of what the new one will bring. No matter your age, there’s something about rolling over the calendar that makes us take stock of our lives, reset goals, and make a plan for the year ahead. That applies to companies, too. For instance, one of the oldest names in computing is hoping to shape the future of, well, everything. Yes, our very own IBM is making big moves in quantum computing and AI that it hopes will pay off big in the new year, as you …
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Four Hundred Monitor, November 15
November 15, 2023 Jenny Thomas
If you’re looking for the next generation of IBM i, let us introduce you to the COMMON Education Foundation. CEF is dedicated to educating and engaging future IT generations. This week, CEF is hosting a virtual meet and greet to bring students together with working IBM i professionals and organizations who are seeking talent. CEF is a nonprofit supported by community contributions and volunteers who want to see the IBM i ecosystem continue to survive and thrive. Find out more about the meet and greet on November 16 in our Redbooks, White Papers, Blogs, Podcasts, and Other Resources section below. …
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Four Hundred Monitor, November 8
November 8, 2023 Jenny Thomas
Depending on where you live, you may be struggling this week from the dreaded time change that happened to many of us over the weekend. I, for one, and definitely dragging this week, and it got me wondering: What would happen if clock changes were abolished? We’d reduce schedule disruptions and having to remember which clocks auto-update. Without losing an hour of sleep in March, you’d probably wake up feeling more refreshed and less tired than on that same weekend in past years. Even falling back has an effect as we try to establish a new rhythm and get used …
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Four Hundred Monitor, November 1
November 1, 2023 Jenny Thomas
There is so much happening in our world today that as startling as it is that we have already reached November, it might be a good thing to see this calendar rollover and have a new year to begin again. For now, we’ll focus on our little piece of the world, which also has a lot if different things happen as we try to keep up with the advancements in AI, quantum computing, and, of course, Power Systems. So let’s kick it off with some good news from our fearless leader (and editor in chief) TPM as he takes a …
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Four Hundred Monitor, October 25
October 25, 2023 Jenny Thomas
Get ready to add a new column to your org chart. Artificial intelligence is growing at such a rapid rate that some organizations aren’t asking the existing CIO to wear another hat. Instead they are adding a new position. A chief AI officer, or CAIO. This position would have a lot of responsibilities, including staying on top of emerging AI technologies, develop an AI strategy, and make sure that AI implementations align with business goals. Sounds like a big job, doesn’t it? Based on what we’re seeing in the news cycles, it also seems like it’s becoming exceedingly necessary. Read …
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Four Hundred Monitor, October 18
October 18, 2023 Jenny Thomas
“How do you eat an elephant?” The answer seems obvious. “One bite at a time.” The point being that you can’t complete a very large job or solve a very complex problem all at once, but you solve it by accomplishing one small task at a time and sticking with it until it is completed. The elephant in the room these days is application modernization. Many of you are tackling it within your organizations in many different ways, just like we report on it from many different angles. We start this week’s Top Stories with a quick opinion piece on …
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Four Hundred Monitor, October 11
October 11, 2023 Jenny Thomas
When it comes to AI, every day seems to bring some new potential catastrophe for humanity. Except today, because after saying AI would automate many back-office tasks and result in job loss for humans, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna now says it is not correct that increases in productivity have to lead to job losses. In fact, he believes AI will create more jobs that it will eliminate. In our Top Story below, Krishna explains IBM has plans to increase the number of software engineering and sales roles in the next three to four years. And then conceded there would be …
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