Common: 5 Key Strategies for IBM i IFS Cybersecurity — Mel Zucker & Joe Hertvik learn.common.org

​Critical business assets stored in IBM i IFS files are as vulnerable to ransomware and other cyberthreats as files stored on Windows and Linux servers. Yet many organizations still haven’t deployed Anti-Ransomware and other advanced threat protection solutions on IBM i servers. How can you protect IBM i servers from ransomware and other cyberattacks? Listen to this webinar to learn how ransomware and other cyberattacks threaten IBM i servers, and how to enhance IBM i cybersecurity & protect IFS assets against cyberthreats, including: What the IFS is and why it’s so vulnerable to cyberattacks Regulatory compliance requirements covering IFS ransomware and cyber protection Implementing key strategies to secure and protect the IFS against cyberthreats Register today and discover how to strengthen IBM i cybersecurity and safeguard essential IFS assets. Read More 

Guru: Procedure Driven RPG Means Keeping Your Variables Local Gregory Simmons

​One of the things I love most about procedure driven RPG is that it allows me to keep my variables locally defined. Imagine this horror story that happens all too often in RPG shops. Jake: “Hey Gregory, Accounting just called; seems the rebalancing report program is acting up. Didn’t I hear you were working on that the other day?” Me: “Ugh, yes. All I had to do was reset this field that was used to show or not show the totaling line between branches. I tested in my library and the fix worked fine.” Jake: “Yeah, I had to change … The post Guru: Procedure Driven RPG Means Keeping Your Variables Local appeared first on IT Jungle. Read More 

Power Systems Software Gets Its Updates And Tweaks Timothy Prickett Morgan

​It would not be a spring or fall IBM i Technology Refresh cycle if there were not some improvements to the auxiliary systems software that is an adjunct to the Power Systems stack. By which we mean the PowerVM server virtualization hypervisor, the PowerVC custom edition of the OpenStack cloud controller, the Hardware Management Console, the Cloud Management Console, and the system firmware for the Power iron itself. In announcement letter AD23-0498, you will see that all of these have been updated and you will also see how they are all intertwined with each other, cross-supporting their respective updates. … The post Power Systems Software Gets Its Updates And Tweaks appeared first on IT Jungle. Read More 

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