THE FOUR HUNDRED - Power Systems & IBM i Insights

1. Welcoming The New IBM i Chief Architect And Other New Top Brass

   As you have likely already heard, IBM i Chief Architect Steve Will retired last week after a 41-year IBM career, and was succeeded in that role by Kris Whitney, who previously was the IBM i platform’s chief engineer. But this is just one change among several in IBM i leadership in recent months.

   For the past four years, Will officially had three roles at IBM, including chief architect for IBM i, IBM i chief technology officer, and IBM Distinguished Engineer. The last two titles, which Will gained in 2022, were significant at the time as they denoted Will’s position …

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2. A Deep Dive Into That Power S1112 Entry Power11 Server

   The entry “Bonnell+” Power S1112 server based on the Power11 processor has been shipping for a little more than a week. While we still have not been able to get our hands on updated Power10 entry server pricing as well as the pricing on the new Power S1112, we can tell you a bunch more about the new machine even though IBM has not yet added the Power S1112 to the entry Power11 Redbook.

   The feeds and speeds of the Power S1112 were detailed on July 22 in an IBM i Guided Tour, called Next-Generation Entry Infrastructure for IBM i: …

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3. Guru: Beyond Three-Part Naming – Running SQL Across Remote IBM i Systems

   In my article Guru: Finding Data in The Forest – Exploring Three-Part Naming In SQL, I helped you to get started with three-part naming. If you have a network of IBM i systems and haven’t availed yourself of this capability, you may be surprised at just how powerful it can be. Instead of relying on data transfers, replication, or intermediate files, SQL can reach directly into remote systems as though the data were local.

   That works well when you know exactly which remote system contains the data you need. But what happens when your network grows from a handful …

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4. How IBM Bolstered IBM i Resilience In The Summer Tech Refreshes

   The capability to weather disruptions is a hallmark of the IBM i platform and a major reason why so many companies around the world rely on it to run their businesses. To that end, IBM has enhanced the platform’s resilience capabilities as part of the recent Technology Refresh announcements with updates to Migrate While Active and the BRMS facility, as well as bringing a new VTL to IBM i.

   As mentioned in our first story about the 2026 Summer TRs, IBM has updated Migrate While Active, which it originally announced back in October 2024 as a variant of the …

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5. IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 28, Number 26

   It is a relatively quiet week in IBM i PTF Land, which is a bit of a relief after all the stuff that was going on last week with s slew of updates and patches as well as the release of the summer batch of Technology Refreshes for the IBM i platform.

   To begin with, the latest System Planning Tool, version 6.26.212.0, is now available for download at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/632531. So have at it and have fun configuring up those new Power11 machines. . . .

   We also have a new security vulnerability in the IBM i stack. Check it …

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