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IBM i, iSeries, System i, AS/400: Why Don’t We Just Call it Bruce?

Why don’t we skip all the old and new names like IBM i, System I, iSeries, and AS/400 and just call it Bruce? Continue reading

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IT Jungle: Which Job is Filling Up My System Storage?

IT Jungle just posted my latest tip on finding runaway IBM i (iSeries, AS/400) jobs that are filling up system storage. Here I answered the following question from one of my clients: Every so often, our system storage breaches its … Continue reading

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Holy Crap!!! We Recovered How Much IBM i Storage?

Hard to believe but after using my techniques for recovering IBM i disk space from storage hogs, we got back 17% of our usable storage space…and we still have some storage hog hunting to do! In the course of a … Continue reading

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Finding IBM i Storage Hogs

We’ve been recently dealing with storage overflow issues on two of our IBM i boxes. As a result, I’ve been referencing the following articles I wrote on how to clean up disk storage when you’re approaching maximum storage usage on … Continue reading

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IT Jungle: Budgeting for Your Next Power Systems Upgrade

IT Jungle just posted my latest article on what to budget for when you’re upgrading to a Power systems machine. I go over the operating system expenses and leasing cost you may incur and need to budget for as you … Continue reading

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