One of the problems I have seen people struggle with is the ability to check the data contained in one file with the data stored in another. High Availability products have been supplying a audit […]
Author: Chris Hird
Initial test show promising results for RAP/400 V1R1
Today we set up a couple of LPAR’s on the IBM VLP systems with RAP/400 and a data generation program. The program simply adds over 5000 records into a set of files over 5 libraries, […]
C programming for the i5
The recent article about how RPG is seen as the only programming language for the IBM System i5 raised quite a few comments from readers. The article was more about how other languages are supported […]
RAP/400 ongoing development
The RAP/400 Version product has been out there for a few weeks now and has seen a fair level of attention from the media and interested parties. Some of that attention did amaze me, I […]
Using C on the i5
I recently wrote an article for the System iNetwork iDigress publication about how the i5 seems to be stuck in a rut because the rest of the world thinks its only RPG that developers use […]
Is there space for another replication product
A number of people have asked why I decided to write the RAP/400 program. After all there are a number of data replication products out there already why bring another one to market? Before I […]
New product released
Receiver Apply Program/400 (RAP/400) is available for customer download and use. the product is aimed primarily at those users of the IBM System i5 who need data protection on a second system. It is not […]
Disaster Recovery for the IBM System i5 masses
We are developing a new process which will bring Disaster Recovery capabilities to the masses. The tool we provide will manage the process of applying the journal changes on the remote system on a regular […]
Simple Disaster Recovery
I am looking for feedback, not sure how many hits this blog gets so it may all be in vain! I have an idea about Disaster Recovery for the IBM System i5 which will provide […]
PHP RedBook
I have been accepted onto the ReWiki to help improve the IBM Redbook on PHP and the System i5. This will be a living breathing document about PHP on the System i5. If you wish […]