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Recommended IT Jungle Reading: The Once and Future IBM i System
If you’re involved in the IBM i world, I recommend you read two recent articles by Timothy Prickett Morgan, where he covers the aging of IBM i servers and what IBM could do about it.
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Posted in IBM i general
Tagged ibm i, ibm i it jungle, IT Jungle, Power i
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IT Jungle: 2013 – An IBM i Year in Review
Heading into 2014, it’s worth looking back at 2013 in the IBM i midrange marketplace. It was an eventful year. Continue reading
Posted in IBM i general
Tagged ibm i, IBM i 2013, IT Jungle
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Three Quotes that Could Have Come From IT Professionals…But Didn’t
Things that famous people might say if they were IT. Continue reading
Posted in Misc
Tagged famous people talk about it, IT quotes
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Another Thing You Can’t Ship to a Data Center Any More…Compressed Air
For Data Center managers, the latest entry in the items that can go boom when shipped is..compressed air cans. Continue reading
Posted in IT Management, storage
Tagged compressed air, it management, shipping restrictions
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IT Management and the Hertvik Paradox: Invisibility is Your Friend
Here’s the formula for success in IT infrastructure:
Success=Invisibility
The more people actually see you doing your job, the less successful you are.
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Posted in IT Management, Misc, opinion
Tagged data center, it infrastructure, it management
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Using Zemanta’s Related Post Plugin with WordPress
I added the Related Posts plugin by Zemanta to my WordPress Web site last week. It’s been a great addition and so far, it’s been incredibly easy to install and configure.
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Posted in Blogging & Publishing
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Having Problems Accessing the WideOpenWest Email Portal?
Contacted WideOpenWest (WOW) technical support today when I could no longer reach my email over the Internet through the portal.wideopenwest.com URL. It turns out that WOW’s portal.wideopenwest.com URLĀ no longer works for accessing email over the Web. If you’ve been using … Continue reading
Expect Delays When Changing IBM i Disk Cache Batteries
Expect two sets of processing delays when changing IBM i disk cache batteries. Continue reading
Posted in Hardware, IBM i hardware maintenance
Tagged cache batteries, IBM i disk cache batteries, IBM i hardware
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Will Opening the CEC Cover Turn Off Your Power 7 System?
Be careful when you take the cover off your Power 7 IBM i Central Electronics Complex unit (CEC, commonly pronounced “Keck”). You could accidentally power down your entire Power 7 system. Continue reading
Posted in Hardware, IBM i hardware maintenance, IBM i Tech Info
Tagged cec, ibm, power 7, turn off
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IBM Updates External Storage Summary for IBM i on Power & PureFlex
IBM recently updated its IBM i on Power Systems External Storage Support matrix summary, during the 12-3-13 to 12-5-13 timeframe. Continue reading
Posted in IBM i Tech Info, News
Tagged IBM ds family of storage, ibm i, ibm i power, SAN, storwize
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And Now WordPress 3.8…
Days after updating joehertvik.com to Wordpress 3.7.1, I took the jump and updated again to the new released Wordpress 3.8. Continue reading
Translating IBM i Communication Traces to Wireshark Format
Did you know that you can get IBM i communications trace data in Wireshark format? Continue reading
Posted in IBM i Tech Info
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My Favorite #FiveWordTechHorrors Tweet
Having a good time this lunchtime reading the #FiveWordTechHorrors tweets that have suddenly gone viral on Twitter. In five words or less, people are describing their own horror stories. But by far, this is my favorite tweet from @supermantweets: This … Continue reading
Posted in LinkedIn and Twitter
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URL to View All Group Activity for Your LinkedIn Connections
Use this URL if you only want to view just the group activity of your LinkedIn connections (which connections joined a group, who started a discussion, who commented on a discussion, etc.). It’s a handy way to get current on … Continue reading
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