Kenny Smith So we are ready to embark on day 3 of the conference and several themes are emerging. Some are the direct themes that IBM intentionally pushes. Others are those that are present by either lack of action or lack of attention. MethodologyMost notably, I am hearing nothing about Rational Unified Process. Even after IBM pushed … Read more
In preparation for the IBM Innovate conference starting this June, I’ve put together some helpful advice to newcomers who’ve not been to one of the conferences before. By no means is this a complete list, nor is it an official list. Its MY list. Enjoy: What to bring CLOTHING: Well, first off, this is Florida. … Read more
Just saw this on Facebook, and thought I would share. Maybe I’m corny, but I like this. Speaking of POWER systems and Rational Software…. Join Us at Innovate! Why Every IBMSystem i Developer Should Use IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Monday, June 6, 20114:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.Location: Oceanic 4 – DolphinSpeaker(s): Kenny Smith, … Read more
IBM is announcing the latest version of LotusLive services. These services are scheduled to go live the weekend of May 7-8. Here is what’s new: LotusLive Engage & LotusLive Connections Communities Like before, you can create Communities which include only members of your organization or you can invite guests from outside of your organization. However, with … Read more
I had this issue with a project earlier within an ANT build script I have for Team Concert. In this project I generate JavaDoc with the ANT task <javadoc> and then I use <scp> to move the generated HTML, CSS, and other artifacts over to the target documentation server. The scp task is a secure … Read more
This last week IBM announced that RDiSOA 8 is now available. Current customers have already been able to download the individual parts for some time. Now, they should see the full package available from Passport Advantage. RDiSOA Combines RPG and COBOL Development Tools for i with Rational Business Developer. It also combines the value propositions … Read more
These videos blow me away. As expensive as it is to maintain air cooled server racks in large data centers, everyone is looking for a solution. Well just as air cooled Volkswagon beetles gave way to water cooled, so now (similarly) is the data center. These guys use a non-electrically conducting mineral oil to cool … Read more
This little gem of an error came up today. While installing Rational Developer for Power, I got a message that the the product was not compatible with the package group I was installing into. In this case I tried installing into multiple existing package groups including one with Rational Business Developer, and another with Rational … Read more
Team Concert can handle complex dependency builds on the IBM mainframe. If you have a long deployment tasks that are highly manual, and error prone, using the RTC build agents on z/OS could save you bookoos of time and money. This video from Thom Haynes at IBM’s user experience team shows you how: Setting up … Read more
For those interested, the Jazz team announced Beta 3 for all three Rational CLM products including: Team Concert Quality Manager Requirements Composer While each of these three are worthy in their own spotlight, when put together, the whole is worth more than the sum of its parts. Its interesting to note that the Jazz team … Read more