Linux on POWER

David Vasta – Linux for IBM i: Commands and terminology – PART 2

I hear Linux is hard, and is for geeks… I am not a geek, so is it still for me? Of course you're not... Now that we have cleared that up let's get into how we're going to "talk" to Linux. Linux talks to us people using a shell. It's that green or text-based screen that...

David Vasta – Linux for IBM i: Introducing Linux to IBM i people-PART 1

The IBM i is a great platform. Not many of you out there will argue that point. It's solid, robust and very powerful. Part of that power is just that power or the hardware that we now call Power. The operating system (OS) is...

David Vasta :: Linux for the IBM i Authorities & Permissions – PART 3

I wrote a little something for Search400.com, this is PART 3 of the Linux for the IBM i Admin Series. Link:: Linux for IBM i: Authorities and permissions

Biased CIOs spend more money and don’t solve problems, they create them

What happens when an IBM AS/400, iSeries, System i, i5/OS, POWER System, Lotus Domino/Notes) IT shop doing fine, keeping the company running and is stable, has happy employees, happy users and then out of no where a new CIO or IT Manager is hired who:

1. Does not understand IBMs offering...

POWER = IBM i +AiX + Linux?

It's been a few months and not much has come from the POWER Equation. I don't see what I expected to see from IBM over the new POWER thingies and I really wanted to see more. I have been on the IBM Power site every week for...

Chris Maxcer – i and AIX: Not Exactly the Same on Power Systems

Chris makes an interesting observation - LINK "There are still some differences in how IBM is rolling out its converged System i and System p server lineup -- though...