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Business Intelligence for Application Development Many companies are looking what kind of business intelligence they can derive to help them make better decision around application development. If you are managing an application development team, there are several metric you should be collecting and reporting on. This helps you understand how effective your team is, and how … Read more
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
Last month we presented three sessions at the IBM Innovate Conference in Orlando. This presentation below was focused on solutions for the IBM POWER platform (AIX, Linux, and IBM i). This is geared towards those who are new to the concept of modernizing 5250 and VT100 terminal applications and shows what is available using Rational … Read more
As promised from the IBM Innovate conference last week, the Rational Solution for CLM 4.0 is now live. There are several new features to be aware of. First for larger deployments, RTC now supports clustering using WebSphere App Server Network Deployment. Note, that RTC does not include WAS ND, and you will have to buy … Read more
Sometimes we need to more tightly control the build process within our projects. When using Eclipse or Rational Application Developer, the IDE controls how the project is compiled through the properties screens (which ultimately are written back to property files). However, what if you need to use the same build steps you use in Eclipse … Read more
While working on server today I came across some odd issues in some applications. While checking the logs, I found some drive errors in the warn log file (Failed SMART usage Attribute: 7 Seek_Error_Rate). In searching for the cause of this error, I think discovered a nifty little tool that will tell you the health … Read more
If you are a new IBM Software customer, you will find that you obtain your software via download from the IBM Passport Advantage (PPA) web site. After your purchase has been processed, you’ll receive verification from IBM in the form of a “Proof of Entitlement” document. Use this document to access PPA. This YouTube video … Read more
I get this often, that Sharepoint does more than “Notes”. Well, no kidding, its like comparing a car to a front end loader. The actual competing product is not Lotus Notes, but rather, IBM Connections. I came across this from a friend, and it is an excellent 30 minute introduction to Connection and comparing its … Read more
So you thought you would outsource your Java development overseas and save a buck or two? Now you find out you cannot account for thousands of dollars in your general ledger and your customers are complaining that they are getting ripped off (or they are thanking you for unexpected discounts). If this sounds familiar, read … Read more
Question: How can I tell what is happening in my macro when it runs on the server? Sometimes, when working with Rational HATS macros, you need more information when debugging. When it runs on the server, you really don’t see much in the SystemOut.log (the WAS console file). I’ve got some suggestions for you that … Read more