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Why Everyone Has a Crush on Linux—even IBM

Linux helps enterprises make IT more scalable and flexible. Supplemented by dedicated, Linux-compatible tools for job scheduling—like Automate Schedule—put organizations in a prime position to streamline operations to meet changing requirements.
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Enhance Your Reporting with Sequel Date Functions

Sequel makes it easy to work with your date fields, from converting the numeric or character field into a true date data type field to performing date calculations. Continue reading to learn how to convert non-date data type fields.
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How-To: Analyze Year-End Data Quickly with Flexible Client Tables

Year-end reporting is coming… Are you ready? Do you know your options? Are you prepared to collect all of the data you need to see how your company fared for the year? You’re in luck, because Sequel Client Tables make year-end reporting a breeze. Drill down into the level of information you need for your reports. Compare data across multiple years to spot trends and add context. And highlight...
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Database 101: Why You Can Rely on IBM i

IBM i is the perfect environment for data access and reporting. Read this article to learn how you can better utilize your Power Systems databases.
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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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Robot and FlashCopy

Last month, Chuck Stupca (retired IBMer) and Chuck Losinski (Fortra) presented a webinar discussing FlashCopy for IBM i. Based on the attendance, it looks like this is a very important topic for many of you so I wanted to explain how FlashCopy ties to Robot products.
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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.