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Want to start off 2015 on the right software foot for your IBM i? Make a resolution to get to know all the things great software can do for your IBM power systems. All year long it’s been our pleasure to help IT professionals like you learn how software can protect your infrastructure investment and get IT ...
Twas the night before Christmas and all through IT
No programmers were stirring, where could they be?
Who was watching green screens and logging errors?
Who was guarding Big Blue from cyber terrors?
Who was sending emails and coding with care?
How would reports get distributed over here, over there?
Suddenly, I remembered the software we purchased
To get more efficient and handle problems that surfaced
No need for us ...
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IBM i third-party software is like a fast car. You want to test-drive it before you buy it.
Even when you’ve thoroughly researched the package, there’s still nothing like loading the software up and running it through its paces. You wouldn’t plunk down $35K+ for a new car without getting behind the wheel. Why wouldn’t you ...
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I saw an interesting set of articles in IT Jungle the other day that talked about how dangerous it was to keep old spooled files on your IBM i system. When you retain old spooled files (SPLFs, pronounced “spliffs”) on a system, every job containing ...
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Seasoned IT veterans may remember, or even still use, bursting machines, or bursters. They’re big clunky devices that physically separate printed multi-part forms for easy distribution.
The idea is simple. You feed a printed two-, three-, or four-part form into one end of the burster. Using belts, wheels, and cutting edges, the burster ingeniously separates the multi-part forms into small piles of single-part forms that ...
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Electronic forms software allows government entities to modernize applications for improved service delivery and better operational processes, saving cities and counties time and money.
Here are five great ways that electronic forms and check processing software such as DRVTech’s FormFlex software, can help governments provide better service and cut costs.
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In an earlier post, I talked about how IBM i system monitoring software can help avoid potential disasters. I covered obvious items that monitoring software can help with, such as alerting you to power outages, password failures/security breaches, and ...
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IMHO, too many vendors complicate software pricing. Rather than providing a clear, fair price for their customers, software vendors often charge different prices for different hardware configurations, make customers pay for modules they don’t need, and surprise customers with hidden fees when they make even the tiniest change to their hardware platform.
If I could talk collectively to the IBM ...
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I get surprised when I see shops that still use programmers to produce reports. Programmers are expensive. And there’s usually too much valuable programming work to be done to waste programmer time writing a simple report.
My philosophy has always been: if you need a programmer to set it up and use it, it’s an outdated software model. ...
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IBM hosted a TED Talk event last week and it produced exciting insights about software, data, leadership, and more. Here are a few highlights:
“With each generation, we don’t just pass along our DNA—we pass along our ideas. The innovations we uncover today become the building blocks for innovation for future generations.”
—Lisa Seacat DeLuca, mobile ...
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