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How Report Distribution Software Guards Protected Health Information

In an earlier blog, I talked about how IBM i report formatting and distribution software can smooth out integration issues when small health care facilities affiliate with each other or large medical centers. Report distribution software is also good at meeting day-to-day compliance challenges in the health care industry, including requirements from the American Recovery […]

The 4 Pillars of IBM i Database Query Tools

Many companies ask us what they should look for in IBM i database query and report writer tools, such as our DBXFlex software. IMHO, a great database query tool contains the following elements.

IBM i Software Pricing for the Non-IBM i Manager

For Windows and Linux managers, buying IBM i third-party software can be confusing. IBM i software pricing has many similarities with pricing models in other environments, but there are some IBM specific practices that affect pricing.

5 Strategies for Setting Up IBM i System Monitoring

When you install IBM i system notification and monitoring software, you can eliminate having dedicated staff watching your partitions. With monitoring software, the system alerts you when it sees an issue.

The #1 IBM i Software Resolution for 2015

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 […]

4 Must-Read Tips for Evaluating IBM i Software

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 […]

Come for the Report Distribution, Stay for the Spooled File Management

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 a SPLF takes up a system job table entry.

Have You Bursted an IBM i Report Today?

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 […]