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BLOG: Implementing Ansible Execution Nodes on Linux on IBM Z Mainframes
Ian WrightSystems Engineer Update: On 12/7/23 Red Hat and IBM announced that the Ansible Automation Platform is generally available on IBM Power and IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE. There are many benefits for using Ansible Automation Platform with the IBM zSystems...
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Cybersecurity Across OT/ICS Environments
Dave Santeramo Security Architect We have all read the headlines over the last few years. Energy grids, public utilities, transportation systems, and other critical infrastructure are increasingly being targeted for cyber threats by malicious actors. At the...
BLOG: Did IBM Put Artificial Intelligence in a Box?
Brad Miller Practice Director, Information & Analytics There seems to be an undertone across organizations to find the “silver bullet” for information insights; a quest for a technological solution that will bring meaningful and timely insights to consumers or...
BLOG: International Program License Agreement IBM System z – Part 2
Enterprise ArchitectEarlier this year, we published a blog on the subject of Monthly License Charge (MLC) for IBM System z. International Program License Agreement (IPLA) software is the second major category for licensing of IBM software on the System z mainframe....
VLOG: IBM Power 9 XIVE Delivers IO Performance Improvement
7:00 IBM Power 9 XIVE Delivers IO Performance Improvement Video Highlights Power 9 XIVE IO Architecture IO Performance Improvement AIX PowerVM OS and Microcode level requirements
BLOG – IBM Announces POWER10 Processor Technology
Ron Gordon Director » Power Systems On August 17, 2020, IBM announced and presented the POWER10 processor at the virtual HotChips 32 (2020). Next generation POWER processors have historically been on a three-year rollout cycle and it has been a little over three...
VLOG: IBM FlashCore Modules (FCMs)
1:26 IBM FlashCore Modules (FCMs) IBM FlashCore Modules (FCM) are a family of high-performance flash drives that deliver extreme performance, greater density, unlimited scalability and mission-critical reliability. Video Highlights: Standard 2.5", 15mm form...
VLOG: Dell EMC PowerProtect Platform
2:30 Dell EMC PowerProtect Platform IBM i users can achieve many benefits from a packaged Data Protection PBBA. It is vital to architect a solution that balances cost and speed of backup AND recovery. Security, ease of management, flexible deployment options like...
BLOG: Modern Data Protection for Your IBM i with Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Domain
Keith Thuerk Storage Engineer Building Information Technology solutions has always involved incorporating best-in-class offerings. Whether that is to garner new features or functions or to ensure best-of-breed support, the adage “nobody ever got fired for...
BLOG: A look at IBM Data Storage Management
Erik Kwiecienski Erik Kwiecienski Once upon a time, storage management was a labor-intensive job. In 1981, I was one of a dozen storage managers whose sole job was to ensure access to data for end users on a large (at the time) mainframe system that supported...
VLOG: HPE Aruba ClearPass
1:30 HPE Aruba ClearPass Video Highlights ClearPass for Security Policy Management Logical Device Segmentation Integrate devices into one network architecture Control with Centrally Managed Policy Portability, Security, Compliance
BLOG: IBM Power Virtual Servers in the IBM Cloud – Enhancements
Ron Gordon Director » Power Systems The availability of Power Virtual Servers in the IBM Cloud was announced last year, providing enterprise-level cloud services support of IBM Power Systems for AIX and IBM i workloads. This introduced the potential for...
Blog: Self-Service Application Development Using IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Z
Marianne Eggett IBM Z Solutions Consultant Our two most recent IBM Z blogs, 2020 - The Year for Private Cloud on IBM Z and Benefits of IBM Z for Private Cloud, introduced IBM Cloud Paks and Red Hat OpenShift with the underlying Kubernetes open source software...