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If It Has Moving Parts, Someday It's Going to Fail.

Sat, 11/03/2018
Check out IBM's new READ INTENSIVE SSDs. This is a note to highlight some of the pros and cons - and dig a little deeper into one of the cons - of IBM's recently announced new class of solid state disk drives, "read intensive" (RI) SSDs. The new RI-SSD comes in one flavor, a 1.86 TB drive. The new concept to wrap your head around is that the drive will "wear out" if you write...
Blog

The Shared Responsibility of Cloud Security

By Bob Erdman on Fri, 10/26/2018
The agreement that cloud security is a shared responsibility between cloud providers and cloud users has now firmly taken hold. How those responsibilities shake out, however, is an ongoing conversation.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Datasheet

Powertech Password Self Help for IBM i

Powertech Password Self Help for IBM i enables users to reset their own IBM i passwords immediately, improving user productivity and reducing the demand placed on IT. Schedule a demo today.
Compliance
IBM i Cybersecurity
Blog

How SIEM Protects Cloud Servers

Tue, 10/16/2018
Security information and event management (SIEM) applications help IT professionals oversee their vast technology infrastructures, including cloud repositories. SIEM applications aggregate data from many different types of systems to present a clear view of the actionable security tasks your team must address to protect your business.
Vulnerability Management
Guide

Choosing the Right SIEM Solution to Face Today's Security Challenges

What Makes a SIEM Solution Effective? SIEM solutions have become an essential part of many organization's security toolkits. SIEM technology gives organizations helpful insights into potential security threats across critical business networks, streamlines compliance reporting, improves efficiencies, and provides peace of mind. Given the immense benefits and an increase in...
Vulnerability Management
Article

How to Download an ODBC Driver

Wed, 07/25/2018
Performance Navigator® requires an ODBC connection to connect to your IBM i system, but it does not come with your PC’s operating system. IBM has a downloadable they’ve titled Access Client Solutions, which we recommend our customers use to get that ODBC connection.
Article

FAQs about Performance Navigator

Thu, 07/12/2018
Will this product hurt the performance of my IBM i®? You will not even notice that the product is working. The data gathering software is already part of the OS. I currently have a subscription to IBM's PM for Power service. How is Performance Navigator compared to PM? Glad you asked... Performance Navigator uses exactly the same input as PM for Power, Collection Services....
Blog

A SIEM that Speaks IBM i

Tue, 07/03/2018
Organizations of all sizes can benefit from capturing, logging, and responding to security events in real time, but one important operating system is often overlooked: IBM i.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Getting started with NIST 800-171 compliance
Blog

NIST’s Surprising New Password Recommendation

By Robin Tatam on Fri, 01/05/2018
For a computer user, few things are more annoying than the requirement to use a password to access servers, applications, and websites. Find out how NIST's new recommendations are making passwords easier to create and maintain.
Infrastructure and Data Protection