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Dispelling the Myths of IBM i Data Access

Ironically, many IBM Power Systems™ users are sitting on top of a “gold mine” of data that they could use to make their lives easier, their jobs more productive, and their companies more profitable—if they only knew how to harvest it. Yet, they don’t have the first idea about how to do that. They might even be considered “power users” on their computer systems and not know how to transform the...
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How Banks Leverage Big Data for Big Value

Technology professionals in the banking industry face a wide range of concerns due to the nature of the data stored within their systems. The potential reward in stealing or compromising financial data makes these organizations a prime target for cybercrime, while stringent industry regulations require security to be extremely tight at all times. Is it possible to strike a balance between defensive, regulatory, and data access needs and still provide access to data for analytics without compromising the security of the entire system? The truth is that many organizations in the financial sector have deployed analytics technology while being able to keep their security tight, and are benefiting from it.
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Top 10 Ways Sequel Makes Your Life Easier

Text     No matter what industry you’re in, accessing and presenting your data is incredibly important. Your business users’ ability to make informed decisions shouldn’t be limited by your data access tool or their...
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Concerns in Creating a Paperless Office

Identified as a key trend of the future and a way to improve business efficiency, the idea of a “paperless” office (or more realistically, a “less paper” office) is spreading relatively slowly. Why is that?
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Download “How IT Professionals Can Navigate PCI DSS Compliance” Guide

    The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) applies to every organization that processes credit or debit card information. This includes merchants and third-party service providers that store, process, or transmit credit card data. The launch of PCI DSS helped expose serious security shortcomings, failures to follow security best practices, and a...
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Add Power to SEQUEL Scripts with Logic

SEQUEL Scripting is a process that allows users to run multiple SEQUEL and system commands together. Scripts allow for much of the same capability of Command Language Programs (CLP) without the need for programming knowledge or a compiling of the objects.
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Dealing with Temporary Files in WebDocs iSeries

WebDocs iSeries uses the IFS directory /RJSTEMP and the library RJSTEMP to store information and files temporarily. In general, it will attempt to clean up after itself, but there are situations which arise that do not perform clean up operations. As a result, files will gradually accumulate, taking up disk that could otherwise be used for other processes. The RJSTEMP library The RJSTEMP isn’t...
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Advanced Troubleshooting in WebDocs iSeries

As a WebDocs iSeries administrator, if something goes wrong your users will look to you to find, and fix, the matter. Simply knowing where to look when an initial error message is unclear can resolve a huge percentage of difficulties.
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The Query Decision-Making Kit

Is Query/400 still cutting it? Probably not. You’ve most likely heard that there are other data access tools out there, but you might not be sure which one is right for you—or even if it’s the right time to upgrade. The Query Decision-Making Kit can help. For starters, you want data access to be simple, no matter your skill level. You want the option to view visual data in real-time, access data...
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3 Ways Digital Document Management Helps Financial Institutions

Secure document management is an important consideration for any business, but for financial instutions in particular, keeping data secure is critical to keeping business running smoothly and clients happy. Learn how digital document management gives financial instutions the competitive edge they need to succeed.
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Document Automation: The Best of Both Worlds

Using automation software with your existing document management solution can further streamline complicated or redundant business processes and maximize productivity across your company.
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The Partitioning Paradox Solved

There is rarely a dull moment for IBM i administrators, as their operating environments continuously absorb and distribute new data. While this trend certainly keeps teams engaged, it also triggers fears that current protocols may not be enough to meet the challenges of tomorrow. First and foremost, there is often some doubt as to whether storage plans will be able to scale to manage the sheer...
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Easily Accessing Data on Remote Databases with SEQUEL

With SEQUEL you can retrieve information not just from your local IBM i, but also on other IBM i’s, SQL servers, Oracle, MySQL, and other remote databases. Once you have the remote host definition defined you are ready to convert data on other platforms into meaningful information right from your local IBM i. The ability to design views with SEQUEL SQL and translate them on the fly to native SQL...