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Four years ago, IBM started to design a new system from the ground up that could handle data intensive workloads in the enterprise. What the team came up with was new server and processor technology—called POWER9 - built specifically for compute-intensive AI workloads. Video: The IBM Power System AC922 server will give your enterprise the edge POWER9 models will be available for IBM i and AIX in 2018 . In the meantime you can catch up with what we announced so far:

IBM Unveils Industry's Most Advanced Server Designed for Artificial Intelligence How to Accelerate the Use of AI in Organizations With IBM POWER9, we’re all riding the AI wave Teaming up to deliver the best server for enterprise AI The AC922 system is the centrepiece of the Summit National Laboratories deployment, which is on track to be crowned the fastest super computer in the world. IBM Ups Its Game with the Power9 Processor | TOP500 ... IBM Begins Power9 Rollout with Backing from DOE, Google Video: IBM Readies POWER9-based Systems for US Department of Energy CORAL at SC17 Video: Introducing the Sierra Video: IBM Power Systems @SC17 Video: Enterprise-Ready Deep Learning from SC17 Video: Hitting the wall with your server infrastructure? Video: Architechting for Open by Stefanie Chiras (2 minutes version) Video: Architechting for Open by Stefanie Chiras (full version) Video: What is AI? Video: The Role of Data in AI Video: How to get started in AI Video: The Future of AI Video: New IBM Deep Learning software achieves record performance Replay12 Dec AIX VUG : First Power 9 System and PowerAI - with Chris Mann PowerAI Presentation Power9 Presentation Lab Services Workshops Presentation

POWER stuff IBM i Open Source and the Talent That Follows Power Forward with IBM Power Systems in 2018 2017: An IBM i Year In Review Steve Will Discusses IBM i Architecture As I See It: Disruption The AS/400 Lessons Come Back Around With Power9 Systems Are You Ready to Think IBM PowerAI Brings Together AI Solutions for Enterprises The Path to Power Careers IBM Power Systems Tops Global Reliability Survey IBMer and BPs What this space > Introducing e-config Cloud IBM, Lenovo Servers Deliver Top Reliability, Cisco UCS, HPE Integrity Gain IBM i Vendor Breaks Into Gartner Magic Quadrant Fresche Plan: Guidance Leads To Growth ARCAD Procures Funding To Fuel Expansion HelpSystems Acquires Fox Technologies to Expand Cybersecurity Portfolio Only because you can, doesn't mean you should. Consider upgrade instead > Service Extension Outlined For IBM i 7.1 And PowerHA 7.1 RPG & DB2 Summit Opens Up Schedule for Several New Sessions in March What Does Domino 10 Really Mean? Strategy Analytics: Enterprise Mobility Management Market Will Top $2.2B by 2022 Jim Buck on Gateway College and New Ventures Libby Ingrassia Discusses the Power Systems Champions Program Paul Tuohy Recaps 2017 Stephanie Rabbani, Fresh Faces Member A Holistic Approach to Security Steven Morales Harvard Business Review Study Reveals Rising Corporate Need For Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Landmark agreement between research and industry to harness high performance computing Facebook, Google, IBM, strengthen open source license protection IBM gives clients control of their data in Europe with cloud, underscoring data responsibility Video: IBM Champions in Action: Aaron Bartell Video: Physics Careers: 12 month placement at IBM Video: IBM Cloud Private: Power Video: IBM Cloud Private: Performance Video: IBM Power Systems Ecosystem: Your Unfair Advantage Video: IBM Power Systems: Your Unfair Advantage Video: IBM Power Systems and the Cloud: Your Unfair Advantage Video: KONE: using AI for people flow Video: The Sounds of IBM: IBM Q

IBM Europe Announcement Letters Hardware IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTG) server helps you to harness breakthrough accelerated AI, HPDA, and HPC performance for faster time to insight IBM Power Systems offers Mellanox sourced networking router, switches, and features for integrated big data and storage solution offerings Revised country availability: Hardware Management Console (7063-CR1) based on IBM POWER technology is available for ordering in Luxembourg IBM Power Systems Elastic CoD features available for ordering in Entitled Systems Support website, enabling processor and memory ordering in minutes and provisioning in seconds (for South Africa only) IBM Power Systems SSD options offer enhanced performance at a lower cost and deliver server enhancements Low-cost lift tool enables cost-efficient installation and service of high-end IBM Power Systems servers IBM Ultrium 8 12 TB data cartridge models deliver twice the capacity of previous generation LTO Ultrium cartridges IBM LTO Ultrium Model 452 delivers an uninitialized M8 data cartridge Preview: IBM Storage Tape support for IBM Linear Tape-Open 8 Type M media

Software IBM i Service Provider Monthly Licensing Offering updates facilitate ongoing usage, ordering, and service IBM Rational Host Access Transformation Services for Multiplatforms and 5250 Applications, V9.6 delivers improvements and enhanced support for current integrated development environment offerings, runtimes, and browsers IBM Spectrum Conductor Deep Learning Impact V1.1 delivers an enterprise-class software solution for building, optimizing, and deploying deep learning applications in a production environment IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1.6 (on little endian distributions) and for Linux, V15.1.6 (on little endian distributions) deliver IBM POWER9 exploitation and OpenMP 4.5 enhancements to offload to the GPU accelerator\ IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for Linux delivers high-availability solution for Linux distributions on IBM Power Systems servers IBM PowerAI V1.5 helps you get started faster with a software distribution for machine learning running on an enterprise platform for AI Revised technical information: GPU passthrough support removed from Ubuntu Server 16.04 for IBM Power for SAP Solutions for Power Little Endian IBM Host Access Client Package V13.0 delivers enhanced capabilities IBM Verse On-Premises V1.0.3 brings calendar and mail delegation capabilities, and improved performance

Services IBM Software Support Services - Service Extension for IBM i 7.1 and for PowerHA 7.1 ServicePac services for IBM Power and Storage products IBM Geographically Dispersed Resiliency for Power Systems Version 1 Release 2 offers significant enhancements to help you achieve your disaster recovery objectives IBM Hardware Maintenance End of Service Extension provides additional time for planning and migration

Withdrawals Hardware withdrawal: IBM LTO5 full-height models and features, IBM TS7740 model and features, and IBM TS4300 administrative features - Some replacements available

POWER techie stuff Meet the PowerHA Family The DR Plan That Went Wrong IBM i Embraces Syslog How to Identify Your Active 5250 Session The cloud journey on IBM Power Systems Power your containerized cloud with IBM Linux on IBM Power Systems: Support for cognitive computing Reaching the Summit: The next milestone for HPC IBM Systems: your hybrid IT infrastructure enabler IBM Teaches ACS New Tricks Guru: At Last! A Tool To Search an Output Queue! Eco-Friendly IT Infrastructure The Value of Performance Data FLRTing with JSON PowerVM Shared Storage Pool Flash Acceleration IBM Design Thinking - Intro to Sponsor Users HMC V8 R8.7.0 Performance Improvements What, Why, How and more about Net Promoter Score Secure Your VIO Server Tips I Picked up at the Power Systems Technical University nmon to JSON plus new direct JSON monitor AIX 5.3 on POWER8 Review Quick Intro to the AIX Best Bits AIX Live Update in a PowerVC Managed Cloud Introducing PowerHA SystemMirror for Linux Implementing IBM Cloud Private EE and CE on IBM Power8 Video: Determining Who Responded to QSYSOPR Messages | iTech Solutions Group Video: Save Time When Uploading a SAVF | iTech Solutions Group Video: Adding Additional Qshell Command Lines | iTech Solutions Group Video: Installing iDoctor on an IBM i Video: iDoctor Tip: The Clock Icon Video: How to report problems in iDoctor Video: How to display data stored on IASPs in iDoctor Video: iDoctor Tip: Variable width bar mode and graph

Storage stuff Fiserv Banks On FlashSystem For Speedup IBM Expands Flash Drives For Power8 Iron i Can use IBM DVD Images with my USB 3.0 Adapter Flash deployments growing their presence in data centers and in the cloud What goes into the right storage for AI? IBM Technology Preview with NVMe-over-Fabrics How do you spell big…H-U-G-E! The Challenge of data growth and the promise of LTO-8 tape New LTO 8 Media web page New LTO 8 Media Data Sheet FAQ : LTO-8 Type M The eighth generation of success - Solution brief here New FlashSystem 900 AE3: Compression Always-On

Security stuff Understanding Your 2FA Options for IBM i Trinity Guard Fills Gap In IBM i Network Security Hidden Dangers of the Lesser-Known IBM i Special Authorities How Can I Determine What an IBM i User Profile Is Used For? Why Our Security Analytics Are Failing Will We Ever Get Rid of Passwords? Secure Boot and Cloud Automation Protect IBM Power Systems Security Simplified: IBM Power Systems Offer Holistic Protection IBM Beefs Up PowerSC GUI Cheat sheet: what is blockchain? Introducing security alerts on GitHub Your Data Amongst the Shopping Frenzy Secure Your Digital Assets! ‘Tis the Season for Cyber Ghouls and Goblins Interesting read > Cybersecurity In The Age Of Quantum Computing Video: Security Related System Values | iTech Solutions Group

Data & analytics stuff Making the Case for a Database Engineer - Again Making the Case for a Database Engineer Three Analytics Trends Affecting IBM i Should Spark In-Memory Run Natively On IBM i? Database Modernization: Methodology To Solve Problems Get Control of Your Organization's Big Data with a Data Governance Plan Guru: Faster Fetching, Revisited Guru: Using SELECT * With Cursors Guru: Quirky SQL Creations TechTip: SQL2XLSX - The Starter Kit

Cognitive stuff VAI Experiments With Watson for i: Watson Workspace Helps Teams Collaborate Better TechTip: Watson APIs - Text to Speech Watson for i: Watson Discovery Can Help You Build Your Own Content Analyzer Getting started with TensorFlow Models for machine learning Why hardware matters in the cognitive enterprise AI-based financial advisor for low-wage workers Reaching the Summit: The next milestone for HPC The future of hardware is AI

Development stuff Would you like Docker support for #AIX & #IBMi? Vote for it via IBM's Request For Enhancements portal https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/ - see entries AIX (#112797) & IBM i (#112795) - thank you! > Bring Docker To IBM i IBM Cloud, Watson and Web Services Help Applications Fly Cleared for Takeoff With Node.js on IBM i Turn your smartphone into an IoT device Build your first social media dashboard in minutes with Node-RED and Db2 for i Presentation: What is new in Rational Developer for i 9.6!! Announcement: Rational Developer for i 9.6.0.1!! Rational Developer for i V9.6.0.1 fixpack is now available plus Data Studio V4.1.3! Rational Developer for i Product Evolution. This is your “one stop shop” for all of the key information that you might need to know, as you plan and adopt new releases. RDi 9.6 – Worth a Look? RDi > New Command Line Code Coverage feature + Command Line Code Coverage.pdf RDi 9.6 tip: Print toolbar button RDi 9.6 tip: 'click' sound when hovering over ILE RPG variable RDi > Step-by-Step silent install example HATS Finds A RESTful ‘Swagger’ IBM Rational Developer for i V9.6.0 documentation More 7.2 and 7.3 enhancements for 2017 and %PROC, more uses for complex qualified names, PCML support for varying-length i A Profound Replacement For My VisualAge For RPG Applications Practical RPG: APIs, Part 2 - Changing Objects Using the QLICOBJD API Practical RPG: APIs, Part 3 - Complex Parameters The Difference between Binary and Integer (and why you Should Care) Create Applications With IBM WebSphere The Evolution of XL C/C++ Compilers New XL C/C++ and Fortran for Linux compilers available today (V13.1.6 & V15.1.6) to support the latest POWER9-based server AC922 and NVIDIA GPU Volta Video: What’s new in IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1.6 and IBM XL Fortran for Linux, V15.1.6 I believe we have made it easier for you to get the best out of your HPC & Cognitive applications. To help you boost performance, check out the video for our advanced compilation technologies: Boost your application performance step-by-step with XL compiler optimization Bluemix is now IBM Cloud: Build confidently with 170+ servicess Video: RDi 9.6 Intro to RPG debugging and code coverage - Part 1 Video: RDi 9.6 RPG Debugging and Code Coverage Part 2 Video: RDi 9.6 RPG Debugging and Code Coverage Part 3 Video: Support and Installation of IBM JDK v8.0 on the IBM i OS Video: How to Change the IBM JDK Version Used by an IBM IWS v2.6 and IAS v8.5 Server on the IBM i OS Video: How To Change The Host Name For An IBM WebSphere Application Server Full Profile on the IBM i OS Video: Introduction to Kubernetes Video: Interview with Nick O'Leary, "The Creator" of NodeRED

IBM Redbooks News Introduction to Storage Area Networks IBM Spectrum Virtualize: Hot Spare Node and NPIV target ports Implementing IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 DS8000 Cascading FlashCopy Design and Scenarios Developing Node.js Applications on IBM Cloud Essentials of Application Development on IBM Cloud IBM Decision Optimization and Data Science Using IBM DS8000 in an OpenStack Environment Implementation Guide for IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud Implementing the IBM Storwize V7000 with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.1 Implementing the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.1 IBM FlashSystem 900 Model AE3 Product Guide DS8880 High-Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 IBM DS8000 EasyTier (for DS8880 R8.3 or later) IBM DS8880 Architecture and Implementation (Release 8.3) Implementing the IBM Storwize V5000 Gen2 (including the Storwize V5010, V5020, and V5030) with IBM Spectrum Virtualize V8.1 IBM DS8880 Thin Provisioning IBM Open Platform for Database as a Service Implementation and Best Practices Guide For Linux on IBM Power Systems DS8870 Data Migration Techniques IBM Geographically Dispersed Resiliency for IBM Power Systems Implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions with SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems

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Q1 NEW >> 9 Jan Accelerate with IBM Storage: IBM DS8880 Easy Tier NEW >> 11 Jan Bring the Changes Your Customers Want: Application Modernization and Agility with IBM Cloud Private on Power Systems NEW >> 17 Jan Watson Supply Chain Insights - Workshop, IBM SouthBank, London, UK NEW >> 17 Jan Live: Artificial Intelligence Powered by Kubernetes NEW >> 17 Jan Find out what’s new in WebSphere Liberty V17.0.0.4! 21-26 Jan IBM i Large User Group (The LUG), IBM Rochester, MN, USA NEW >> 05-09 Feb IBM Storage & Software Defined Storage Top Gun Class, IBM Southbank, London, UK (BPs) NEW >> 20-22 Feb Index, San Francisco, USA 22 Feb IBM i User Group , i-ug, meeting, The Mount Hotel & Conference Centre, Wolverhampton, NEW >> 6-8 Mar IBM Systems Technical University, Cairo, Egypt 8 Mar IBM i User Group , i-ug, meeting, IBM Southbank, London, UK NEW >> 20-22 Mar, RPG & DB2 Summit. Dallas, TX, USA

Q2 NEW >> 23-26 Apr IBM Systems Technical University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates NEW >> 30 Apr- 04 May IBM Systems Technical University, Orlando, USA (open for registration) 20-21 May COMMON: 2018 IT Executive Conference, Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX, USA 20-23 May COMMON: POWERUp18, Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX, USA 3-8 Jun IBM i Large User Group (The LUG), IBM Rochester, MN, USA NEW >> 5-7 Jun IBM Systems Technical University, Cape Town, South Africa

Q3 NEW >> 5-7 Jun IBM Systems Technical University, Cape Town, South Africa 9-14 Sept IBM i Large User Group (The LUG), IBM Rochester, MN, USA

Q4 NEW >> 15-19 Oct IBM Systems Technical University, Hollywood, USA NEW >> 22-26 Oct IBM Systems Technical University, Rome, Italy

Replays 12 Dec Accelerate with IBM Storage: IBM DS8000 R8.3 DSGUI Live Demo 30 Nov AIX VUG: HMC Round 2 - with Allyn Walsh & Bob Schuster Presentation Materials 30 Nov Accelerate with IBM Storage: LTO8 Drive and related updates to IBM tape products 16 Nov Accelerate with IBM Storage: VersaStack - IBM’s On Premise Cloud Solution 02 Nov POWER8: Competing Processor Announcements in 2017 (IBM / BP) Podcast: Scaleable Distributed Deep Learning with Hillery Hunter

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