December 19, 2008 11:27 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Humor,
System i software,
System managementAldon, a configuration management software company for System i users, has announced awards in two categories: one for a developer that averted a potential catastrophe, and another for best project turn-around.
The winner in the...
October 21, 2008 11:12 AM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Databases,
HumorThis fall we have been examining the power of DB2. Andrew Borts first wrote about what DB2 does on the AS/400. And Joe Pluta contributed a well-received
October 16, 2008 8:07 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
HumorMid-deranged.com has a new satirical article up on its site: "IBM Announces the New Power 995 Server." Some tidbits:
With unrivaled power, it can perform an infinite loop in under 4-seconds and...
September 18, 2008 6:23 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
HumorFrom the links page for Doug Hart, an IBM System i consultant:
August 21, 2008 10:01 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
HumorMid-deranged.com's "article" is called "Egyptians More Advanced than Earlier Believed." Turns out they were running a data center with an AS/400. But I've got some problems with this piece. Clearly it...
August 7, 2008 12:17 PM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Humor,
iSeries Blunders,
Product recommendations or warningsIf your company is considering a switch from the iSeries to pSeries and you are skeptical, you may find a story that John M. Willis recently shared on his IT Management and Cloud Blog interesting (and even helpful to use in any discussions with CEO's who want to "change" things). In,
August 7, 2008 7:51 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Humor,
Operating systems,
System management
- IBM designates PTF security group for i OS: For years, IBM has stuck System i operating system program temporary fixes (PTFs) into other groups. Now it has its own, which could help i users find the PTFs they need instead...
July 28, 2008 8:26 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Humor,
Security – alerts – compliance,
System i softwareThe second episode of MoshiMoshi, an interactive Web game sponsored by System i vendor Bytware, is coming to a close this week (July 30, to be exact). We here had written pretty extensively...
July 24, 2008 7:14 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
HumorThough it's only tangentially related to the IBM i, this joke about IBM and Microsoft software engineers would probably have a lot of iHeads nodding and laughing. Let's just say it involves three IBM...
