IBM i 7.4 Rolled Out, And IBM i 7.3 Tech Refresh Rolled Up

April 24, 2019 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Every couple of years, we get a new release of the IBM i operating system from Big Blue, and it has been quite a number of years since we have seen a new version of the platform. But that’s alright, since IBM has its Technology Refresh mechanism for adding support for new hardware and for adding significant new software function to the platform without breaking release-level compatibility and therefore requiring customers to requalify their applications, or worse yet, be forced to port their applications to an updated operating system.

This new Technology Refresh approach has been a very good thing, …