TFH Volume: 28 Issue: 1 Archives

Looking Ahead To The IBM i New Year

January 8, 2018 Timothy Prickett Morgan

There is always plenty to worry about in the world; that is what a world is for, after all. Human beings are both blessed and cursed by their frontal lobes, and all of us are engaged in some kind of prediction and prognostication in our daily lives, from little things like what someone is going to say next to big things like what we want to do with the rest of our lives. Running scenarios and simulations is how we make our way in the world, and it is both fun and useful so long as you don’t take it …
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Syncsort Bolsters IBM i Security Play With Cilasoft Buy

January 8, 2018 Alex Woodie

Syncsort significantly beefed up its security bona fides last month after we went on holiday hiatus when it acquired Cilasoft, an IBM i security software company based in France that also has a significant North American presence. Syncsort, which bought HA giant Vision Solutions last year, recently shared its security product plans – including the possibility of creating a new IBM i product based on technology from Cilasoft and Enforcive and integration with Splunk – with IT Jungle.

On December 12, Syncsort announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cilasoft, its products and technology, and its approximately …
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Guru: An Update Conundrum Finally Solved!

January 8, 2018 Ted Holt

Russ writes, “Hey, Ted! I was trying to use a pure SQL solution to adjust some data today. My SQL statement worked fine in quality control, but failed in production. I’ve been wondering if the failure was caused by the database or by me! My problem was to renumber sequence numbers for a customer in a table.”

Russ’s question arrived in my inbox on February 1, 2012. Yes, almost six years ago. At the time, I couldn’t help him. But with the latest technology refreshes from IBM, there is now a way to make the update work properly, and I’m …
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HelpSystems Adds To Its Non-IBM i Acquisition List

January 8, 2018 Dan Burger

HelpSystems, well known for its IBM i security software, has acquired Fox Technologies, a company that specializes in security for Linux and Unix systems. With the acquisition, HelpSystems broadens its software and security software and services across a greater range of operating systems, a business plan it has pursued for the past several years.

HelpSystems has been steadily expanding its multi-platform capabilities, as well as its IBM i capabilities, with a long list of acquisitions. It is widely recognized in the IBM i community as the largest provider of systems management tools and utilities, but is also a formidable vendor …
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COMMON Education Gets Member-Driven Tweaks

January 8, 2018 Dan Burger

COMMON isn’t an organization that’s prone to making major changes. But that doesn’t mean the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to IBM Power Systems – most obviously IBM i – is opposed to improving what it has and introducing a few new ideas. During the holiday season, COMMON president Justin Porter explained to IT Jungle what moves COMMON made in 2017 and previewed some coming attractions for 2018.

Porter says COMMON is increasing its emphasis on member-driven training and education, and one of the best examples he talked about was the new for 2017 RPG Boot Camp. The Boot Camp …
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Looking Ahead To The IBM i New Year

Syncsort Bolsters IBM i Security Play With Cilasoft Buy

Guru: An Update Conundrum Finally Solved!

HelpSystems Adds To Its Non-IBM i Acquisition List

COMMON Education Gets Member-Driven Tweaks

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