This deck was presented at the IBM Innovate 2012 conference in Orlando. More customers are asking how they can enable their tablet toting and smartphone wielding executives with access to their terminal applications. Three different approaches are discussed. Strongback demonstrates how to use the IBM Rational Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) toolkit to modernize applications … Read more
For those that are looking for strategies to modernize your legacy systems, this keynote sums up the strategies available rather nicely. That said, these are not one size fits all solutions, and they are not monolithic ones by any means. A well tailored plan, based on your environment, and business needs is best. Watch live … Read more
WebSphere App Server on the i/OS does not come with a feature to automatically start and stop, and sometimes its best to use a CL command to stop it. I frequently see users doing an ENDSBS(WAS7), which wreaks havoc with the JVM. Please don’t just end the subsystem. When you do this, the JVM drops … Read more
If you have any of the following products, when you move to the next release, you will experience a change in how you obtain your licenses. Rational Developer for System i 7.5 (now re-branded as Developer for POWER systems) Rational Developer for System z 7.6 Previously the license file as a java .jar file obtained … Read more
For those who missed the webinar this morning, I have posted a couple of presentations on SlideShare. Rational Team Concert For IBM System i – Executive Overview V2 View more documents from Strongback Consulting. Since we did not have an available connection to the Sandbox, here is also a scenario demonstrating the usage of RTCi. … Read more
In April of last year, IBM ceased marketing and selling of the WDSC product. The strategy was to separate out the compilers from the development environment. If you are currently running WDSC and are looking to move forward with it, here is what you need to know: If you purchased WDSC Advanced, you will be … Read more