Follow these simple steps and avoid the gotchas!

By Tom Snyder

On my home computer, I am using Ubuntu Linux 8.10. Being an RPG programmer, I could not do this if I did not have a 5250 emulator to use. Fortunately, there are several viable options out there. In a previous TechTip, I discussed some options for operating systems that you may be supporting. In this article, I will get more hands-on by exploring the details of installing System i Access on Linux.

Using event notification triggers is a smart, simple, cost-effective way to improve productivity.

By Bob Gleisner

The concept behind event notification triggers is fairly simple. As the name suggests, the goal of implementing event notification triggers is to provide "notification" to someone when a significant business "event" occurs. This is a proactive means of "pushing" information from the system. This may come in the form of a simple email message. However, the benefits of a simple message are limited.

Forget that proprietary network hardware.

By Barry L. Kline

Ask a thousand computing professionals what company name is synonymous with networking, and I'd wager that the vast majority would reply "Cisco." That Cisco has that kind of mind share must be very gratifying to its marketing department. While I can't argue that Cisco makes some very fine networking equipment--it obviously does--I'm not as enthused about the licensing under which the equipment is delivered. I can re-sell the hardware, but the embedded software is licensed, thus making the resale value of the equipment relatively worthless. To me, the cachet of the Cisco name is not worth the price, particularly if you keep in mind that the protocols used to deliver packets from one network to another are standard stuff. Because of the cost, building a Cisco-equipped lab with which you can study networking is outside the budget of most IT professionals.

An understanding of both virtualization and blades and the ways they can work together is critical to improving data center operations and mitigating increased power costs. 

By Pete Elliot 

Blade servers are making deep inroads into the architecture of data centers across the U.S. Meanwhile, virtualization technology is being rapidly applied to both servers and storage across all platforms.

IBM's sale on tape library configurations is so good, you'll think you're on a game show.

By Chris Smith

There is nothing like a sale to get your juices flowing, but for the sale to be exciting, it has to be on something you need and want.

Let's say, for instance, that you've been dreaming about something really sweet-- something like a tape library storage solution! This could be your lucky day, because, through June 10, IBM is having a sale on specially configured tape library packages.

The System i has been at the forefront of virtualization for a long time. Now it's time for the platform to adopt some new virtualization tricks.

By Kurt Thomas

You use virtualization every day. One of the core concepts of the System i is virtualization: the use of a simulated CPU, implemented as the TIMI interface, originated in the System/38. Other virtualization and associated concepts, such as single-level storage, have formed the platform from its conception to the present and will continue to shape it.