[[{“value”:”And as a consequence, the once booming Power Systems business in China has all but dried up and as a consequence IBM earlier this year started shutting down its China Development Lab and last week shut down its China Systems Lab. According to a report in Nikkei, the layoffs in China by Big Blue affect around 1,600 workers located in Beijing, Shanghai, and Dalian.
Four decades ago, when Big Blue started to do business for real in China, the only reason to believe that the Middle Kingdom might one day rival the United States economically and militarily was the vastness of its population, the breadth and depth of its natural resources, and the patience and tenacity of its command economy.”}]] Read More
IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 33 – IT Jungle
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IBM Introduces Mapepire, The New Db2 For i Client Alex Woodie
[[{“value”:”IBM has released a new client for connecting applications to the Db2 for i database. Dubbed Mapepire, the open source client is designed to be faster, lighter weight, and easier for developers to work with compared to existing ODBC and JDBC database clients, especially in cloud environments.
Building an application-side database client using existing Db2 for i’s database drivers, such as ODBC and JDBC (included in the JTOpen Java toolbox for IBM i) typically entails cramming a lot of overhead into the client component, says Liam Allan, who helps develop new open source development tooling at IBM.
“For example, jtopen …
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FT4i gets more enhancements Chris Hird
A recent update adds the ability to manage the TCP/IP *FTP server from the FT4i web interface as well as adding control over the SSHD logging. There are times when a restart of the TCP/IP Read More
Talsco Weekly: Are You Able to Unplug from Work? patrick staudacher
[[{“value”:”Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: IBM Stock Hits 52-Week High📈. IBM i: Evaluating IBM Power Cloud Benefits☁️. 🔒 Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd unveils HA4i version 7.4. AI: Is Using AI Considered Cheating?🤔 🤖 Is AI really a job killer? Career: Are You Able To Unplug From Work? 🔌. Development: 📊
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