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July 2020 Newsletter

Posted on July 30, 2020

This newsletter includes: CHGOWN: Easily Change Object Ownership The Importance of Being On Time: How to Configure the NTP Client on IBM i iTech iTip Videos What does “secure connection error, return code-23” mean? No. Your IBM i Isn’t Secure. [ Webinar Series ] Sips & Tricks: Coffee with iTech [Podcast Episode] Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference Between the Various Components? Upcoming Events IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels and PTFs ( July 2020) First, I hope you and your families are healthy, safe, and secure as the virus…

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June 2020 Newsletter

Posted on June 25, 2020

This newsletter includes: Hidden Gems in IBM’s QMGTOOLS Utility Library  SSH Public Key Setup Using ACS iTech iTip Videos How to Calculate and Estimate of the Amount of Data On a Tape Cartridge [ Webinar Series ] Sips & Tricks: Coffee with iTech [Podcast Episode] How to Promote IBM i to Your Business Upcoming Events IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels and PTFs ( June 2020) First, I hope you and your families are healthy, safe, and secure as the virus creates a new “normal” in our daily lives.…

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May 2020 Newsletter

Posted on May 28, 2020

This newsletter includes: Saving IFS Objects: How to Specify a Device or Save File Finding Pending Job Logs iTech iTip Videos Startup Program for MIMIX Using Visual Explain in Access Client Solutions to Enhance the Performance of SQL Processing A Simple Case for COBOL [ Webinar Series ] Sips & Tricks: Coffee with iTech [Podcast Episode] How to Promote IBM i to Your Business Upcoming Events IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels and PTFs ( May 2020) During this time of change, one thing you can depend on is…

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April 2020 Newsletter

Posted on April 29, 2020

This newsletter includes: Enhancing IFS Save Performance CIO Review Magazine Feature: iTech Solutions Group: One-Stop Solution Provider for All IBM i Needs [Video] Our Favorite Things About the Latest Technology Refresh IBM i Virtualization Enhancements HMC’s Might a BIOS Flash Before Upgrading Transferring Files Using IBM i Access Client Solutions Why it Matters to Have an IBM i Cloud Expert [ Webinar Series ] Sips & Tricks: Coffee with iTech [Podcast Episode] IBM i Technologies to Know About When Working Remotely Upcoming Events IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels…

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March 2020 Newsletter

Posted on March 24, 2020

This newsletter includes: Tracking the Source of a Bad Password How to Set Up Your Home Printer as an IBM i Printer with ACS Pete’s Perspective: Open Source The Effects of COVID-19 on the IBM i Ecosystem ProtecTIER Backup Migration Made Easy Virtual Days of IBM i Education [Podcast Episode] My Company is Moving Off IBM i — Now What? Upcoming Events IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels and PTFs A month ago, we were talking about the end of support for IBM i 7.2, and now today the…

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February 2020 Newsletter

Posted on February 26, 2020

This newsletter includes: POWER9 POWERVM Incomplete State During I/O Concurrent Repair or Dynamic LPAR of IBM i owned hardware Should I Upgrade to IBM i 7.3 or 7.4? Open Source is Now Oh So YUMmy.. Costs of IBM i Storage Beyond the CEC: Expansion Drawers vs. V5030E SAN Everything Your IBM Business Partner Should Be Doing for You Upcoming Events IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels and PTFs End of Marketing and End of Support for IBM i 7.2 As time marches on, sometimes you look back and think…

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January 2020 Newsletter

Posted on January 21, 2020

This newsletter includes: Running Non-Restricted and Restricted State Functions in BRMS How often should I IPL my IBM i? ODBC Access with Client Solutions Determining When a SAVSYS and Other IBM i Save Commands Were Performed on a System Video: Display the Firmware on your Power System FSP Upcoming Events IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels and PTFs 2019 went by as fast as a blink of the eye (no pun intended), but what will 2020 bring for IBM i? First, 2019 was a good year for IBM i. …

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August 2019 Newsletter

Posted on August 26, 2019

This newsletter includes: Introducing VERIFi by iTech Solutions  Updating the HMC Hey, We Just Moved a Bunch of Domino Servers from Windows to IBM i BRMS SAVSYS Bypassed for a Control Group Release Levels and PTFs Summer seems to have gone so fast as Labor Day weekend approaches.  Where did it go?  How come winter doesn’t seem to go as fast as summer?  I hope you were able to take some vacation, recharge your batteries, relax with family and friends, or visit some great locations. My summer was busy but…

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July 2019 Newsletter

Posted on July 30, 2019

This newsletter includes: Don’t Neglect Your HMC As the Disk Spins: IBM Disk Drive Announcement for Storwize V5000 and V7000 Storage Systems Can Your Backup Survive a Hurricane? Check Your Cache Batteries Release Levels and PTFs I am writing this as I sit in my hotel room in northern California, my 2nd of 3 trips to California over the course of 4 weeks. The team and I have been flying around the country installing new POWER9 systems. Alaska, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine,…

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June 2019 Newsletter

Posted on June 27, 2019

This newsletter includes: Does your system send faxes or not? DISKTASKS for IAS POWER9 Playground: Test out IBM i 7.4 on a POWER9 Release Levels and PTFs Well, June has been another action-packed month. Where did it go?  It seemed like it flew by, but we have been so busy on so many fronts, I can see why.  Certainly, June 21st was a big day in the IBM i world. First, it was the day that IBM i 7.4 became available to the general public.  Then, of course, we all…

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May 2019 Newsletter

Posted on May 30, 2019

This newsletter includes: An Explanation of IBM i 7.4 DB2 Mirror for i IBM i 7.4 Tip #2: Secure sockets layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) changes How is your HMC Setup? Blog: How to tell if your Disaster Recovery System is a Boat Anchor HMC Phone Home Release Levels and PTFs Hectic. That is what the month of May has certainly been.  Well, perhaps hectic isn’t even close, it was “uber-hectic”. It seems like I was traveling more this month than I was home between conferences and customer…

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