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AS/400


October 31, 2011  1:25 AM

Do Social Media Grassroots Campaigns Work? Have I Got a Story For You…



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, connections, domino, ibm i, ibmi, iseries, lotus, sametime, social

Do Social Media Grassroots Campaigns Work? Have I Got a Story For You...

Since launching this survey on October 14, I'm very...

October 14, 2011  4:41 AM

IBM Wants to Hear from You About Making IBM i Your Social Collaboration Platform



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, connections, domino, ibm i, iseries, lotus, sametime

Well folks, IBM wants to hear from you! If you're an existing or potential IBM i (or existing System i or iSeries) customer and you want to run all components of IBM Connections, IBM Sametime or Lotus Notes Traveler on your system, then...


April 12, 2010  3:40 PM

Free PDF Generation in V6R1



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, i, ibm, iseries, os400, pdf, v6r1

http://www.mcpressonline.com/application-software/document-management/with-61-pdf-capability-is-pretty-darn-fast.html


January 12, 2010  6:48 PM

Optimum Solutions – Payroll Migration Shoutout



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, ibm i, iseries, migration, optimum, payroll

We've finished our payroll migration to Optimum recently.  We've been on another product for about 10 years and needed a change for various reasons. I figured I'd mention to fellow IBM i enthusiasts that I haven't been part of a smoother software migration.  From pre-sales conversations to...


January 12, 2010  6:33 PM

Upgrade Planning Checklist for IBM i 6.1 (V6R1)



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, ibm i, upgrade, v6r1

Here's a new little ditty I did for Search400.  If anyone has any words of wisdom or pitfalls to watch for when upgrading to V6R1 I'd love to hear about it. Please discuss. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid3_gci1378651_tax2f7,00.html


October 27, 2009  4:17 PM

Product Review – Kisco i2S3



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, cloud, i2s3, ibm i, iseries, kisco

Here's a link to an i2S3 review I did for Search400.  Neat product and worth a look if you're interested in cloud based storage for IBM i. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid3_gci1372509,00.html


October 26, 2009  3:22 AM

Lord of the Tapes: Return of the Fire King



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, iseries, lto, safe, System i, tape

OK, well it's the first Fire King I've purchased and I hate Lord of the Rings with a passion but I needed a title. I have a Fire King DM2520-3 being delivered this Wednesday.  This little monster weighs in at a whopping 1050 lbs and will hold about 210 LTO tapes.  I only need storage for about...


October 23, 2009  1:48 AM

System/Message Monitoring on IBM i



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, ibm i, iseries, management central, monitor, navigator, systems management

Check out the November edition of System i News magazine.  I submitted an article a little while ago that's now been published in the Pro VIP section. Check out www.systeminetwork.com and get yourself a subscription to a great resource. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment...


October 9, 2009  3:11 PM

Search400 Tip – Tracking data changes on IBM i with triggers



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, auditing, i5, iseries, journal, System i, trigger

http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid3_gci1370488,00.html


October 8, 2009  7:28 PM

iSeries Storage Quotas: Keeping Users Informed



Posted by: Steve Pitcher
AS/400, IFS, iseries, quota, System i

Users and storage quotas.  Groan... If you're using the IFS on your iSeries for users to store files then you've probably struggled with storage management.  I've often compared managing user storage to being a credit card company with a lot of irresponsible customers.  We give a customer a...