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you would not think of system performance in terms of a security issue. But, if someone with the right know-how is abusing privileges on your system, then it becomes a... More...
Feb 20, 2006
reader-submitted questions about performance tuning on the AS/400. Some quick tips and tricks for performance tuning are provided... More...
Nov 6, 2008
management expert Ron Turrull, the performance of your RPG programs may be suffering if you use the SELEC statement. Ron says that the SELEC op-code is a great, recently... More...
Oct 24, 2006
What you will learn from this tip: Virtual tape libraries make the move to disk-to-disk backup or archiving much simpler... More...
Oct 11, 2005
The automatic performance adjustment on the iSeries can help you keep your system in step with workload changes. But if your workload changes very... More...
Nov 30, 2005
this tool very handy to improve the performance of SQL statements. In this tip he shares why he feels it would be beneficial for you to also have Data Description... More...
Jan 27, 2006
Every organization understands the need to back up data, but many do not actually back up with restorability in mind... More...
Oct 4, 2005
Achieving SOX compliance does not ensure business resilience or continuity. There are extra steps you should take to... More...
Nov 15, 2005
Need a little help with that project you're working on? Fortunately, we live in a world where hundreds of programmers give... More...
Oct 3, 2005
to its own subsystem to increase performance. You may have the same need. We are going to create a new subsystem, isolate the ODBC connections from the other ODBC... More...
Feb 1, 2007
While the mainframe is the gold-standard of security, it's not hack proof—and IBM is smart enough to know it... More...
Jan 20, 2006
Kent Milligan, iSeries/i5 DB2 UDB expert, has been answering Search400.com's member questions for more than five years... More...
Sep 11, 2006
Keeping downtime to a minimum requires forethought, preparation and practice. This checklist covers what you need to... More...
Nov 8, 2005
of the IBM DB2 against SQL for performance, cost, and support are provided. The results may surprise you... More...
Sep 10, 2008
Enjoy a complimentary copy of Chapter 4 of "The Programmer's Guide to iSeries Navigator" written by Paul Touhy and... More...
Jan 7, 2006
Learn why your storage team should be made up of people with experience in a variety of disciplines, such as networking... More...
Mar 24, 2006
Paul Tuohy provides a simple example to show you how SQL defined views may be of benefit in an existing environment. The... More...
Feb 7, 2007
Program TJ8953R populates file TJ8953D with the same information that can be viewed with the WRKSYSSTS command using... More...
Aug 17, 2005
In this tip Paul Tuohy examines some of the features of defining and using arrays in RPG IV... More...
Apr 5, 2006
Linux on the iSeries may be a more cost-effective OS environment for iSeries users, especially for web applications... More...
Mar 1, 2004
As the U.S. defense department sends a strong signal on RFID complance, an SMB develops and executes a successful... More...
Aug 16, 2005
Traditionally, IBM and Microsoft have not been the best of friends, but ironically their respective business... More...
Nov 2, 2005
AS/400 has the full functionality of DB2 built in, giving it an advantage over other platforms. DB2 supports referential... More...
Sep 16, 2008
This organized list will guide you along your way to maintaining a secure iSeries system. Undoubtedly, the iSeries is... More...
Mar 16, 2007
Jon Toigo says there are several approaches to dealing with the prospect of the loss of a single critical file, and... More...
Jul 18, 2006
How to create a good disaster recovery plan, taking into account your recovery point objective, recovery point time and... More...
Jul 18, 2006
In light of the recent enhancements to i5/OS V6R1, including new RPG functionalities, we've put together a brief... More...
Oct 10, 2007
If you are like most iSeries security officers, you probably cut your teeth in the IT field by doing some programming. It... More...
Jan 23, 2006
Here you'll learn three unique trigger programs that solve real-world problems... More...
Apr 25, 2006
A benefit of using journaling to protect against data loss is that it uses a lot less disk space than mirroring, as it... More...
Mar 29, 2005
iSeries Security Tips
Your System i security is only as good as your security policy. If you don't have a policy in place, Rich Loeber explains the first steps for... More...
May 19, 2008
iSeries administrator's tip on i5/OS security has been adapted from a user question about preventing users from gaining special privileges when a command line has... More...
Aug 29, 2007
AS/400, iSeries Definitions
Data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. The metric, which is expressed as a percentage, is calculated by dividing IT equipment power by total facility power. (Continued...) More...
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Data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. The...
Apr 1, 2008
A data center chiller is a cooling system used in a data center to remove heat from one element and deposit it into another element. Chillers are used by industrial facilities to cool the water used in their heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) units. (Continued...) More...
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A data center chiller is a cooling system used in a data center to remove heat from one element and deposit it into...
Jan 15, 2008
The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 is a switch designed for the Hewlett-Packard (HP) BladeSystem c-Class of blade servers... (Continued) More...
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The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 is a switch designed for the Hewlett-Packard (HP) BladeSystem c-Class of blade...
Oct 22, 2007