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IMS is a UK based, leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) support services company.
🚨 Warning: Beware of Fake Cybersecurity Audits! 🚨

These scammers exploit trust to breach systems.
At IMS, we offer accredited cybersecurity audits and are proud to be a Cybersecurity Plus partner and IBM Silver Partner.

🔐To request an audit click here: www.imsolutions.info/system-audit...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🚀 IBM i Storage Update
IBM and Dell are in a licensing tiff over the D910 driver, which connects Dell PowerMax arrays to IBM i systems.
At IMS, we help businesses navigate these changes and optimise their IBM i storage solutions.
#IBMi #StorageSolutions #ITSupport #IBM #Dell #TechUpdates
Dell And Big Blue Call It Quits On Storage Driver Support For IBM i - IT Jungle
It looks like IBM and sometime rival Dell Technologies are having a tiff over the licensing of technology that allows disk arrays descended from the venerable Symmetrix arrays created by EMC more than...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨 IBM Power Systems Prices Are Rising 🚨
With IBM increasing prices across Power Systems, storage, and shipping (some by over 200%), IT costs are only going up.
Read about it: bit.ly/4hBmrGp
#technology #ai #PowerSystems #Cloud #ITOutsourcing #BusinessOptimization
Not April Fools: More Price Increases For Power Systems Coming - IT Jungle
IBM is at it again, raising prices for parts of the Power Systems stack and related hardware and software technologies often used with the platform. In announcement letter AD25-0860, which came out on March 3, Big Blue raised prices on various Power Systems and storage products and across various geographic regions. Another part of the
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March 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
AI has been on everyone's mind for a while now. With 30% of companies fully leveraging AI and more exploring how to implement it effectively, it’s clear that AI isn’t just a tool for cutting-edge businesses—it’s a necessity for modernisation.
#ibm #ibmi #technology #modernization #AI
March 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🐉 COBOL: The Legendary Tech Still Powering Government Systems

The real problem with COBOL? A lack of funding for modernisation. Until that changes, COBOL isn't going anywhere. In fact, it might outlast us all.

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#Tech #COBOL #GovTech #LegacySystems
If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?
If you've gotten cash from an ATM, you've interacted with a COBOL-based system. Here's why this old programming language will probably outlive us all.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
💙 Show Your IBM i Some Love This Year! 💙
If you need expert support, IMS is here to help. Let’s keep your system in top shape together! 🚀
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#Technology #IT #IBMi #SystemMaintenance #TechSupport
5 Ways to keep your IBM i Healthy
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February 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🧠 Today I learnt:
Spool is actually an acronym for 'Simultaneous Peripheral Operations OnLine'. It's amazing that even at this age we can learn something new every day. Personally, I thought it was like a wire spool...
#smartlearning
#programmers
#questionforgroup
#AI
#technology
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February 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
IBM Shifts Power Systems to Build-to-Order: What It Means for Customers
Read about it here: bit.ly/4bdHopA

#IBM #innovation #powersystems #ERP #technology
IBM Switches To Build To Order For Entry Power Systems - IT Jungle
If we trust our memory, for the past several decades both high-end Power systems machines as well as all System z mainframes have been done on a build-to-order basis, and for the past decade at least,...
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February 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🐉 The Legendary Languages

The G2 Best Software Awards show just how innovative IBM is in staying modern, evolving its solutions while preserving the power of its foundational languages.
Read about it: bit.ly/3QqoFxv

#IBM #COBOL #RPG #LegacyToLegendary #Innovation #BusinessSolutions #IBMConsultancy
IBM wins 2025 G2 Best of Software Awards
Today, we are honored to announce that IBM was awarded by G2 as one of the Top 100 Software Companies in their 2025 Best Software Awards.
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February 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
ACS Password Leaks are a Security Issue on IBM i
🔒 Silent Signal's research highlights security risks in older ACS versions, urging admins to clean up registries and explore alternatives like Kerberos or cached user profiles.
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#CyberSecurity #IBMi #ITSecurity #IT #as400
ACS Password Leaks Are A Security Issue On IBM i - IT Jungle
IBM i shops that are relying on the old WINLOGON process with their Access Client Solutions (ACS) installations will need to find a new way to synchronize passwords between Windows clients and IBM i s...
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February 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
IBM Db2: A Hidden Powerhouse
For decades, Db2 has powered enterprises —yet IBM barely talks about it.
💡 AI-driven query optimization (3x faster performance)
💡 Cloud-first strategy
💡 Still a top-10 database (DB-Engines ranking)
#Db2 #AI #Cloud #IBM #ibmI
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Db2 is a story worth telling, even if IBM won't
Promise of AI features, but Big Blue won't reveal much more about next steps of its highly regarded relational database
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February 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
DeepSeek: The AI Model Everyone’s Talking About
A new AI model has arrived—cheaper, faster, and simply better.
✅ Open-source innovation
✅ Efficient and Cheaper
✅ Provides Reasoning
✅ Better for the environment
🔍Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTon...
#AI #DeepSeek #Innovation #IBM #IT #Tech
What is DeepSeek? AI Model Basics Explained
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February 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
How AI and the Cloud are influencing IT budgets
Datacenter spending is surging 39.4% in 2024 and expected to grow another 23.2% in 2025.
By 2028, hyperscalers will operate $1T in AI-optimised servers, shifting the cloud landscape.
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#GENAI #cloud #rpg #data #it
Does Your IT Budget Reflect The World At Large? - IT Jungle
Sometimes, numbers are so large they become almost meaningless. If I say $1 trillion or $5 trillion to you, do you really have a sense of it except relatively to some other number in the same order of...
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February 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Rules.mk file with VSCODE for IBM

Nick Litten offers excellent (and funny) online resources for IBM i. Investing in self-training is a great way to enhance your skills and improve future career prospects.
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#IT #IBMi #Technology #career
The Epic Quest For "RULES.mk" Mastery: A Hero's Journey With Visual Studio Code And IBM I » Nick Litten [IBM I AS400 ISeries] Software Developer
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February 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🚨 IBM Power9 Support Ending – Are You Ready? 🚨
IBM will end standard service for selected Power9 systems on Jan 31, 2026—no more updates, fixes, or security patches.
Read about it: bit.ly/3Q15yd7
#IBM #Power9 #EndOfSupport #ITInfrastructure #IBMConsulting
A Year From Now, Most Power9 Systems Bite The Rust - IT Jungle
For whatever reason, there are lots of IBM announcements that are not released through IBM’s normal announcement channels. While participating in the 2025 IBM i Marketplace Survey webinar, I came to f...
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January 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Old On-Prem Server:
👍 5 years of uptime
🪨 Rock-solid performance
💲 One-time cost,
New Cloud Server:
🔃 Rebooted for the second time in three months
🛜Frequent connectivity issues
🫰Ongoing monthly costs
#Technology #CloudComputing #Infrastructure #BusinessContinuity #IT
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Interview with STORM WARD: Insights from the Business Development Executive at IMS
Watch it here: youtu.be/QUSImSeQiL4
#businessdevelopment #leadership #entrepreneurship #ibm #ibmi
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January 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Cybersecurity is Still a Top Concern

📊 77% of users rank cybersecurity as their #1 concern.
It’s no surprise businesses are increasingly worried about potential threats.

Read about it: bit.ly/4ge8z4y
#ibm #cybersecurity #it
Cybersecurity Still Top IBM i Concern, But AI And Others Are Creeping Up - IT Jungle
Fortra last week formally released its 2025 IBM i Marketplace Survey results, which marks the start of the second decade of analysis into the IBM i community. In the closely watched Top Concerns compo...
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January 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🌟 IBM and L'Oreal create sustainable makeup
The possibilities of AI stretch far beyond these applications!
IBM is not just keeping up with these advancements but leading the charge!
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#AI #Innovation #IBM #FutureOfWork
IBM and L'Oréal to Build First AI Model to Advance the Creation of Sustainable Cosmetics
IBM and L'Oréa announced a collaboration to leverage IBM's GenAI technology and expertise to uncover new insights in cosmetic formulation data, facilitating L'Oréal's use of sustainable raw materials,...
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January 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌟 Exciting Update for the RPG Coding Assistant
The tool utilises AI for code explanation, code generation, and test case generation.
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#IT #RPG #AI #Innovation #IBM
Beta For RPG Coding Assistant On Track for 2Q25 - IT Jungle
IBM is ramping up development of the AI-based RPG Code Assist and expects to have a working prototype ready for testing by the end of the first quarter, IBM i chief technology officer Steve Will said ...
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January 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📣 Lessons from a 1979 IBM internal Presentation in 2025
While 2025 will bring even more improvements to AI, it's always good to have a real, qualified professional there.
AI is not human, and (right now) it can't do it all.
#AI #Accountability #Leadership #technology
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January 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🤔 2025 IBM i Predictions from @ITJungleNews :
1) AI Integration
2) Hybrid Cloud Reality Check
3) RPG TikTok Tutorials,
4) Enhanced Security , (unfortunately) more Multifactor Authentication.
Would you use TikTok tutorials?
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#it #rpg #innovation #ibm
2025 IBM i Predictions, Part One - IT Jungle
The new year is shaping up to be a big one for IBM i. A new release of the operating system is expected, as is a new processor and new servers built with them. Old utilities are slated to get the axe,...
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January 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Message Monitor for IBM i
Tired of missing critical IBM i messages while wading through spam?
Contact us today to consult with our experts and see how we can help implement this in your organisation.
Watch our video here: youtu.be/CYo6zwhLJWk
#IBM #RPG #Cybersecurity #IT #Innovation
Message Monitor for IBM i Systems
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January 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
RPG Decade of Crisis
Three years on, the problem appears to have worsened. The shortage of skilled RPG developers is becoming increasingly challenging, driving up costs and making modernisation a pressing issue.
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#RPG #AS400 #iSeries
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The IBM i And Its RPG Decade Of Crisis - IT Jungle
Your business desperately needs your IBM i RPG applications to deliver your unique business value to your customers and business partners. RPG programming is a disappearing skill; by 2030 the typical ...
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January 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
2025 is the year for ideas, innovation, and transformation.
Contact us today to discover how AI can transform your business by automating tasks, managing inventory, and providing sales insights.
👉 Learn more about IBM i and AI here: youtu.be/ffdPghadNTk
#AI #Innovation #BusinessTransformation
IBM i and AI
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January 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM