I keep writing entries in the blog in the hope that people feel the need to comment on the validity of the content or give me ideas on where they would like to see it […]
David Vasta
Check out his blog. Its now proudly displayed on my blog roll, hope he does the same for me! Chris..
Need Access to a couple of LPAR's?
One of the things IBM is very good at is hiding the benefits they have to offer. I have been a member of Partners in Development for over 10 years now and enjoyed a lot […]
i5 DevBooth (I would use DevShed but its already gone)
I am not sure if any one is interested but I am thinking about setting up some kind of website where you can access i5 based tutorials. If any of you have ever gone to […]
Essential Guide to HA article and its validity
I recently wrote an article Essential Guide to supporting a HA environment which talks about how you would manage the research and implementation of a HA environment. Recent news Vision Solutions Aquires Lakeview Technology does […]
Do you need HA
One question which came up many times I was involved in the sales process for a HA product was how quickly do you need to switch. Many articles and marketing messages that surround the HA […]
HA where will it be next year
The High Availability (HA) market has changed significantly in the past few months, the merger of iTera and Vision Solutions was only the start. If rumors are correct the announcement that another HA provider will […]
Data auditing in a replicated environment
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 […]
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 […]