The IBM i operating system offers incredible password features that enforce mandatory password composition rules. Properly set, these rules prevent users from creating easy-to-guess and hackable passwords. […]
5 Business Reasons to Use IBM Virtualization for Processor Sharing
We recently talked about how IBM virtualization can share disk and network resources between IBM Power server partitions. But did you know that you can also share processor capacity between different AIX, Linux, and IBM i partitions residing on an IBM Power server? IBM processor virtualization can provide real benefits for your business in the […]
What Does VIOS Do for Your Business?
PowerVM is the underlying virtualization technology of an IBM Power server. Using its Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) feature, PowerVM allows you to dynamically allocate and share the following resources on IBM Power server partitions: CPU, I/O, and Adapters. […]
Another Deadline Approaches: IBM Ends Support of iSeries v6r1
As mentioned in an earlier post on May 27, we now have less than two months until IBM ends its support for iSeries v6r1 and v6r1m1 on September 30. […]
IBM Turbo LAMP
IBM recently launched its Turbo LAMP high performance LAMP stack. LAMP gets its name from its original four open-source components: Linux OS, Apache web server, MySQL database, and PHP support. The obvious name for running LAMP on IBM Power was “Turbo LAMP” since it performs and scales better than on x86. […]
How Manufacturers are Preparing for the End of Windows 2003
Hopefully after reading our last blog post about the security risks you run by not upgrading your Windows Server 2003 by the July 14 deadline you have put a plan into action to migrate to a newer version. […]
The Risks You Run with Windows 2003
Are you still running Windows Server 2003 operating system? Have you made plans for migrating to a newer version before the July 14, 2015 deadline? If not, you should start thinking about it. With Microsoft ending support, customers will no longer receive security patches, technical support from Microsoft or software and content updates. […]
The End is Near for Windows 2003
As of July 14, 2015, the popular Windows 2003 server operating system from Microsoft, will no longer be supported. This operating system had a good run. When it was released in April 2003, it offered increased scalability and performance over Microsoft’s previous version, Windows 2000. More than a decade later and several improved versions of […]
IBM Ends Support of v6r1 and v6r1m1
All good things must come to an end. On September 30, 2015, IBM will end support for iSeries v6r1 and v6r1m1. For those organizations still using these versions of the popular operating system, be aware that you could incur considerable charges if you need support after the September 30th date. IBM will continue supporting users […]
How OpenPOWER is Disruptive
The OpenPOWER initiative has certainly created a buzz over the past year; however, is it really a disruptive technology? Bradley McCredie, IBM Fellow and vice president of the IBM Power Systems Development and president of the OpenPOWER Foundation, thinks so. […]