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.
Software
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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.
Configuring IBM i Access Client Solutions
ACS is far more than a 5250 emulator, but most people who use it only ever open that one window. How to set it up properly, and what is behind the menu entries nobody clicks.
Programming on IBM i: sources, ILE, RPG and SQL
How software is written, compiled and kept alive here. For anyone arriving from other languages, and for anyone who has never read the reasons written down.
Administering an IBM i: how the system works
How an IBM i is put together and why: objects, libraries, jobs, subsystems, security, spool, backups. For anyone handed the machine without having seen one.