The IBM i cybersecurity landscape is always changing and 2025 is no exception. Our panel of IBM i experts will break down some of the top security concerns heading into the new year and what steps you can take to address them. Get actionable insights on how to prevent unauthorized access, combat malware, manage profiles, and much more. Watch today and enter the new year with confidence in your approach to maintaining system integrity and availability. Listen in as three IBM i experts discuss trends in cybersecurity threats and strategies to combat them. Speakers: Tom Huntington, Executive Vice President of Technical Solutions, Fortra Amy Williams, Principal Security Services Consultant, Fortra Sandi Moore, Sr. Solutions Engineer, FortraFrom: TechChannel Read More
I was today’s years old when I learned… Simon Hutchinson
[[{“value”:”In my 37 years of working with IBM midrange, and especially IBM i and its predecessors, I learned something new that has blown my mind.
Spool as in “spool file” is an acronym!
I have always thought that “spool” was the queue of spool files on an output queue. A long list of spool files would be like piece of thread from a spool of thread. It turns out my assumption is wrong.
I have Alan Seiden to thank for bringing this to my attention.
It turns out the definition of a “spool” is:
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I am a new programmer with 9 months of experience. I’ve learned a lot and have gotten comfortable working with RPG, but what can I do to learn more and improve? iguessitwillbefun
[[{“value”:”Title. I’ve been working with the iBM i for about 9 months. I am comfortable programming in both fixed format RPG as well as RPG free. I am also comfortable working with and writing CL programs. What else can I do to improve? What tools can I learn to up skill myself and make myself more marketable?
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Compare Source Between Two Partitions using VS Code for IBM i Alan Seiden
[[{“value”:”Comparing source code between IBM i partitions has been a desired feature of Code for i. Although connecting to two systems within one Code for i window is not yet supported, comparing source from two systems IS possible. Patrick Behr recently posted a comparison technique using Git that works for multiple files. Another technique, which seems well suited for comparing single files rather than multiples, was provided by Christian Jorgensen in the Code for i Github repository. We share both versions below. Patrick Behr’s comparison technique Thanks to Patrick for offering a growing library of how-to videos to the Code…
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Security Bulletin: IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime for IBM i are vulnerable to a partial denial of service and a JNI function returning incorrect value length due to multiple vulnerabilities.
IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition and IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ used by IBM i are vulnerable to an unauthenticated attacker performing a partial denial of service (partial DOS) [CVE-2024-21208, CVE-2024-21217] and JNI function GetStringUTFLength returning incorrect value length when wrapped [CVE-2024-10917] as described in the vulnerability details section. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerabilities as described in the remediation/fixes section. Read More
