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​[[{“value”:”With the latest release of its change management software for IBM i, Midrange Dynamics North America (MDNA) has addressed a thorny issue impacting the use of Git in large IBM i environments. The company also enhanced how it handles custom IBM i definitions in Git environments.
The use of Git to manage source code has nearly doubled in the IBM i community over the past five years, according to Fortra’s IBM i Marketplace Study, growing to 30 percent in the most recent survey. That indicates a strong push to adopt DevOps technologies and techniques, which is a good thing …
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​[[{“value”:”The humble barcode traces its roots to 1974, when a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum was scanned into a System/370 mainframe at a market in Marsh, Ohio. Fast forward 51 years, and the retail industry is on the cusp of requiring a new generation of two-dimensional barcodes. TL Ashford is preparing to help IBM i shops comply with industry mandates around 2D barcodes, as well as to find creative ways to exploit the vast new data they contain.
The original Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode is composed of 30 vertical lines of varying width, which is sufficient for storing …
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​[[{“value”:”We are at a pivotal moment in IBM i history regarding migration options. Public cloud solutions like IBM Power Virtual Server and Skytap on Azure have matured to the point where they are now viable for production workloads, shedding the novelty value that surrounded them during the era which coincided with the launch of IBM’s Power9 machines, to a lesser extent, Power10 iron.
Additionally, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) worldwide are well equipped with Power10 hardware and the expertise to support both migrations and ongoing operations. Furthermore, on-premise Power10 delivers impressive price-to-performance benefits, with Power11 poised to raise the bar even …
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​03 IBM i explorers, you’re in for a treat! In this episode of The Incredible i Show, we sit down with Tim Rowe, Senior Technical Staff Member for Application Development & Systems Management at IBM. Tim is a powerhouse when it comes to modernizing IBM i, and today, he’s bringing us the latest on IBM Navigator, security enhancements, and what’s next for the platform.We’ll dive into:✅ How TLS Wizards are simplifying security configurations✅ The game-changing updates to Audit Journals & Data Marts✅ Why Migrate While Active is revolutionizing system management✅ What’s coming next in IBM i’s roadmap (hint: big things in April!)Tim Rowe, STSM – Application Development & Systems ManagementEmail: [email protected] – http://ibm.biz/IBMi_ACSNavigator – http://ibm.biz/IBMi_Nav4iOne incredible Th(i)ng!  Products, gadgets, recipes, music or things we are loving right now.Tim’s pick for this week:Lunch with Scott Forstie & hanging out on the pitch with his son in California! Peg’s pick for this week:IBM Champion – 4 years running! Upcoming EVENTS:WMCPA, March 11-13, 2025 i-UG South Conference, March 13, 2025NEUGC, April 7-9, 2025 POWERUp 2025, Anaheim, CA – May 19-22, 2025SHOW SPONSORS:LightedgeCOMMONCheck out our website and LinkedIn page, and like and subscribe to all those things!Interested in sharing your IBM i story? Want to sponsor the podcast? We want to hear from you! Reach out to Peg.Email: [email protected] Read More 

​[[{“value”:”Two big security vulnerabilities greet you as you start your week. First, we have Security Bulletin: This Power System update is being released to address CVE-2023-52881, which you can find out more about here. We don’t see issues with baseboard management controllers very often, so pay attention to this one.
The affected releases are:
Affected Product(s)               Version(s)
OPENBMC                             FW1060.00 – FW1060.20
OPENBMC                             OP940.00 – OP940.70
HMC                                        OP940.00 – OP940.72
OPENBMC                             OP910.00 – OP910.90
Second, we have Security Bulletin: IBM i is vulnerable to a user gaining elevated privileges due to an unqualified library call [CVE-2024-55898]. You can find out …
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