For over a decade, the IBM i community has looked to the annual marketplace survey to benchmark trends and plan for the future. The 2026 IBM i Marketplace Survey Results by FORTRA, representing the viewpoints of 320 IBM i professionals worldwide, reveals a significant shift in the landscape. While stability and reliability remain the platform’s…
The IBM i community recently welcomed a new member to its open-source family: Mapepire. Named after a South American pit viper (pronounced MAH-pup-ee), this tool isn’t something to fear. In fact, it’s a venomous strike against the legacy headaches often associated with database connectivity. It addresses the complexities of traditional ODBC and JDBC drivers, offering…
In the world of enterprise IT, the IBM i (formerly AS/400) is a powerhouse of reliability. However, it often exists as an island. On one side, you have the IBM i Administrators, the guardians of uptime and performance. On the other, the Security and Compliance Officers, the guardians of data integrity and regulatory standards. IBM…
IBM i security discussions usually focus on special authorities, exit programs, and object-level permissions. Very few discussions go deep into object ownership chains, even though they can silently bypass carefully designed authority models. Ownership chains exist by design. They simplify application execution. But in real environments—especially legacy-heavy systems—they create unintended privilege escalation paths that remain…
To stay compliant and protect consumer trust, here is a detailed roadmap of the actions banks must take, categorized by technology and deadline. As Sri Lanka accelerates its digital economy, the financial sector finds itself at the intersection of innovation and intense regulation. To safeguard consumer trust, banks must now align with a triple-layer framework:…
One of the reasons organizations trust IBM i is its stability. An IBM i system can run for months—or even years—without a restart. Still, certain maintenance tasks, configuration changes, or recovery situations require you to stop and start the system correctly. In this post, I’ll explain how IBM i starts, how users sign on, and…
Hey IBM i folks! IBM i is often described as a secure-by-design platform. This reputation does not come from object authority alone, but from a layered security architecture that allows administrators to intercept, inspect, and control how users and applications interact with the system. One of the most powerful—and often misunderstood—components of this architecture is…
If you are new to IBM i operations or if you want to strengthen your fundamentals, this post will walk you through the core operational areas every IBM i administrator must understand. Think of this as your practical foundation before you move into security, performance tuning, backups, and automation. In this first part of the…
While quantum systems promise breakthroughs in processing power, they also pose a fundamental risk to the classical encryption—such as RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)—that secures our global financial, healthcare, and government data. To meet this challenge, IBM has engineered the IBM Power11, the latest generation of IBM’s Power architecture released in 2025, adopts a…
Hey there! Imagine a computer so powerful it could crack every digital lock on the planet in seconds. That’s the promise (and the threat) of quantum computing. If you use a banking app, send encrypted messages, or browse secure websites, you rely on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). But there’s a catch: quantum computers are coming,…
