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IBM i, FSP, and HMC release levels and PTFs (June 2022)
As we approach the end of June, I just wanted to thank all of our customers for another great record-setting first half here at iTech Solutions. We thank you for allowing us into your environment, we know you had a choice and we are so happy you have chosen us. We take pride in our work, we love helping our customers, and we value the relationships we have with you
From all of us at iTech, thank you. Of course, we couldn’t have done any of this without the amazing employees here at iTech that I am so lucky to work with each and every day. It is our people that make us the company that we are, and I thank each and every one for their hard work.
Happy Birthday IBM i (AS/400, and Series).
Last week was 34 years strong, and still going. The customers who made the decision to get on board this train have been very lucky through the years. I think the other benefit for the whole community, is that the roadmap gets updated, and we will still have at least 2 more releases of IBM i still to come out after the one this year. That pushes IBM i support probably out to around 2035ish by simple math applied to the current schedule. Just tell me one other operating system that you know of with a lifeline that long? I just don’t understand how people can call this legacy, or that IBM i is going away. Make sure you stay current so that you can take advantage of all the new features. While IBM hasn’t yet made an announcement on IBM i 7.3, I can see the hand writing starting to appear on the wall, I think if you are on 7.3 its time to start to think about upgrading to 7.4 or 7.5. If you are on a release …
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