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Interacting with Powertech SIEM Agent for IBM i

By Robin Tatam on Thu, 03/21/2019
Your organization has invested in a security information event manager, or SIEM, to receive and analyse security and event log information from a variety of servers. Now they want to also get this information from their IBM Power Systems server.
IBM i Cybersecurity
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Use Conditional Logic in Sequel Data Access to Convert Data into Meaningful Information

By Mike Stegeman on Thu, 03/30/2017
Let’s face it, the amount of data that we have is only continuing to grow, which will become harder to manage and understand. Per IDC Research, 90 percent of data in the world today was created in the last two years, and in 2016, we entered the zettabyte era . A huge challenge for everyone is finding the best way to convert all their data into meaningful information. But that can be tricky. If you...
IBM i Business Intelligence
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The Modern Alternative to Authority Adoption

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
There are several considerations with authority adoption. Each is important but can usually be accommodated. But what is the effect if the program owner has the same or less privileges than the user that called the program?
IBM i Cybersecurity
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Stay on Top of Security with Security Scan

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
Security and compliance adherence has elevated in criticality over the past few years and has now taken its rightful place as a primary IT initiative, alongside virtualization and disaster preparedness. The necessity for better data protection has landed front-and-center in the public eye following some of the largest data breaches on record.
IBM i Cybersecurity
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The Road To Security Starts with a Security Scan

By Robin Tatam on Wed, 03/08/2017
Sometimes, there are known vulnerabilities that clearly need to be mitigated as soon as possible—such as application users running with *ALLOBJ special authority. But, often there isn’t a thorough understanding of what’s wrong with a server’s configuration or what should be addressed first.
IBM i Cybersecurity
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Enhance Your Reporting with Sequel Date Functions

By Heath Kath on Fri, 01/06/2017
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.
IBM i Business Intelligence
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Anydate: Go Back to the Future

Fri, 01/06/2017
Take time into your own hands. Discover the benefits of testing future dates, rerunning past reports, and more with date simulation software.
IBM i Business Intelligence