On-Demand Webinar
RDi and the Sleeping Giants
How does Rational Developer for i (RDi) empower RPG coders? Watch this webinar with Jim Buck, Susan Gantner, and Charlie Guarino to find out!
Article
If It Has Moving Parts, Someday It's Going to Fail.
Sat, 11/03/2018
Check out IBM's new READ INTENSIVE SSDs.
This is a note to highlight some of the pros and cons - and dig a little deeper into one of the cons - of IBM's recently announced new class of solid state disk drives, "read intensive" (RI) SSDs.
The new RI-SSD comes in one flavor, a 1.86 TB drive. The new concept to wrap your head around is that the drive will "wear out" if you write...
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How to Modernize Your IBM i Queries with Sequel
You don't have to move your data off of IBM i to modernize your queries and give users real-time information in a modern environment. Sequel can help.
Blog
Access Data While Maintaining IBM i Security
Tue, 10/16/2018
Why do you need extra data access security on IBM i? Find out. Plus, learn how to secure data access, let users analyze data, and distribute data securely.
Datasheet
Powertech Encryption for IBM i
Powertech Encryption for IBM i protects sensitive data using strong encryption, tokenization, integrated key management and auditing. Schedule a demo today.
Guide
Data Access in a Big Data World: How to Access Big Data so You Can Use It
With organizations collecting more customer, transactional, and relational data than ever before, data volumes are beginning to expand past their system’s processing capacity. But big data doesn’t have to be alarming. Go beyond the hype and conquer your IBM i data.
On-Demand Webinar
Creating Simple Yet Powerful Queries with Sequel
Query-building should be functional and flexible to fit your organization's needs. Sequel helps you build powerful and simple queries for better data access.
Article
How to Download an ODBC Driver
Wed, 07/25/2018
Performance Navigator® requires an ODBC connection to connect to your IBM i system, but it does not come with your PC’s operating system. IBM has a downloadable they’ve titled Access Client Solutions, which we recommend our customers use to get that ODBC connection.
Datasheet
Powertech Encryption for IBM i Compliance Datasheet
Satisfy Stringent Requirements for Encryption and Key Management
Powertech Encryption for IBM i will help your organization meet compliance mandates through its integrated key management solution, and strong IBM i field encryption and backup encryption features. Powertech Encryption for IBM i utilizes AES and TDES encryption algorithms, both of which follow standard (non...
Article
FAQs about Performance Navigator
Thu, 07/12/2018
Will this product hurt the performance of my IBM i®?
You will not even notice that the product is working. The data gathering software is already part of the OS. I currently have a subscription to IBM's PM for Power service.
How is Performance Navigator compared to PM?
Glad you asked... Performance Navigator uses exactly the same input as PM for Power, Collection Services....
On-Demand Webinar
Business Intelligence is Changing: Make Your Game Plan
Don’t let business intelligence send your head spinning. Watch this webinar to learn how to set your IT department up for BI success in 2018.
Blog
Does Data Analysis Have to Be So Hard?
By Heath Kath on Fri, 05/25/2018
Find out how to get your AS400 or iSeries data and turn it into insight with simple data analysis.
Blog
What’s the Future of Your Data?
By Mike Stegeman on Fri, 04/06/2018
Find out why it’s important to plan for the future of your data now.
On-Demand Webinar
3 Skills You DON’T Need to Build Awesome Dashboards
Dashboards are everywhere these days. But when you’re working with data from IBM i, building dashboards seems like an impossible challenge...
On-Demand Webinar
3 Ways to Get Real-Time Insights Into Your Business
By Heath Kath
Your IT team is charged with delivering the data the business needs. The only problem is that the data means nothing on its own...
Blog
3 Ways to Share IBM i Data (Without Losing Your Mind) [Webinar Recap]
By Heath Kath on Tue, 01/16/2018
On-Demand Webinar
3 Ways to Share IBM i Data (Without Losing Your Mind)
By Heath Kath
There are so many ways that different functional groups want their information delivered today. And there’s simply not enough time to do it all—until now.
Blog
3 Ways Excel Dashboards Fail at Business Intelligence
By Heath Kath on Thu, 11/30/2017
Excel dashboards aren’t the reliable source of truth your business needs. Here’s what you can do about it.