ACS 1.1.9.14: why this update cannot wait
IBM has released an ACS update closing known vulnerabilities. Why it cannot be postponed and how to check the installed version.
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What the IBM i MCP server is
IBM has published an open source bridge between AI agents and Db2 for i. What it actually does, what it takes to run, and what authority it works with.
Project4i: what if sources had a project?
On IBM i there is no such thing as a project, only libraries. Project4i adds one on top of Code for IBM i, free and inside VS Code.
IBM i 7.6 TR2 and 7.5 TR8: what is in them
No revolution, but three or four things that take manual work off whoever administers the system. And one that concerns anybody sending mail from it.
IBM i is not an obsolete system: the objections one by one
The seven objections you hear in the meeting room, what is true in each, and where this platform is still the best choice. Including where it is not.
Integrating IBM i with REST services
Calling an external API from an RPG program needs no extra software and no rewrite: it can be done in SQL, in a few lines. The available routes, and when each one makes sense.
Object security on IBM i
Many installations run on users who hold *ALLOBJ because "otherwise it does not work". How you end up there, and how to get out without stopping anybody's work.
Setting up IBM i Access Client Solutions
Installing and setting up ACS from scratch on Windows, macOS and Linux. Which Java it needs, what the installer asks, the first system, the 5250 session.
Programming on IBM i: sources, ILE, RPG and SQL
How software is written, compiled and maintained on IBM i: sources, ILE, RPG, CL, DDS and SQL, debugging and modernisation, with IBM sources.