THE FOUR HUNDRED - Power Systems & IBM i Insights

1. Raz-Lee Simplifies MFA for IBM i

   The need for multi-factor authentication (MFA) has never been higher, as cybercriminals continue to compromise corporate and governmental systems to steal data and hold systems for ransom. That market need has led Raz-Lee Security to add several new features to its MFA solution that should help its customers stop, or at least significantly slow, unauthorized access to IBM i.

   Raz-Lee Security has sold MFA as part of its comprehensive iSecurity suite for several years, going back at least to December 2021, according to the company’s release notes for the product. With this month’s update to Raz-Lee MFA, the company has …

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2. IBM Cranks Up the Performance for Run SQL Scripts

   Access Client Solutions (ACS) users who are tired of waiting for database fields to resolve in the Run SQL Scripts (RSS) facility will be happy to hear that IBM felt their pain and RSS will return data much more quickly to return data with ACS version 1.1.9.5, which IBM shipped earlier this month.

   The speed-up of field resolution time was listed as a concern to at least one IBM i user, who took to IBM Power Ideas Portal to voice his or her concern. “Simply put the resolution of potential field makes content assist almost unusable,” the user wrote. “I …

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3. DevOps Means Using The Tools You Already Have Better

   In this world, there are always more than two ways to skin a cat, but the best way to skin any cat is the way you already know how to do it.

   The same is true of application development from within a DevOps toolchain. When modernizing development processes on IBM i, the most efficient thing to do, always, is to make use of enterprise tools already in place within the organization and integrate these into a cohesive IBM i workflow that shepherds code from idea to production all along the way.

   It may seem obvious to say so, but trust …

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4. Four Hundred Monitor, April 24

   Million, billion, trillion. The way these words get thrown around has made us desensitized to what they really mean. But we did stop short when we saw a story asking if IBM could become a trillion-dollar stock by 2030. You will have to read the top headline below to see how realistic of a goal that is, but if Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple can do it, why couldn’t Big Blue? Read on to consider that, and get the rest of the headlines of the week. Plus, don’t miss our growing Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings section. There are …

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5. Rocket DevOps Gets Update for Free Format RPG, VS Code, and DORA

   The latest release of Rocket’s change management tool for IBM i brings several new capabilities, including improved support for VS Code and Free Form RPG. Rocket DevOps version 10.3.1 also brings better code testing capabilities and will help companies comply with new regulations, such as the EU’s Digital Operations Resilience Act (DORA).

   Rocket Software added support for the browser-based development environment VS Code last fall with the launch of Rocket DevOps version 10.2.2. Customers will find the new release of Rocket DevOps improves on that initial VS Code support, says Puneet Kohli, the president of the Rocket’s Application Modernization Business …

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