yum update (then reboot if kernel has been patched) yum install glibc.i686 yum install openmotif yum install libgcc.i686 yum install openmotif22 yum install openmotif22.i686 yum install xauth yum install libXtst tar xvzf bisrvr_linuxi8664h_10.1.1_ml.tar.gz cd linuxi38664h/ ./isetup
Enterprise Social Media Analytics with Atlas for Connections
The key benefits from deploying an enterprise social media software are to improve customer satisfaction by building stronger relationships with customers, staff effectiveness by simplifying access to existing internal expertise, staff retention by allowing employees to build a stronger network and stronger relationships within the enterprise. Atlas for IBM Lotus Connections is a social networking [...]
Installing a Secure Certificate on IBM Smart Business Server (VERDE)
At the time of this writing, the IBM Smart Business Server’s control panel doesn’t allow importing a secure certificate (SSL cert). Never-the-less it is possible to install a valid (CA signed) secure certificate from the command line. This article assumes that the reader is familiar with SSL and the basic SSL KEY, CSR, and CRT [...]
Business Analytics Software Efficiencies are Key
Business Analytics, Business Intelligence and the Hardware Upgrade Tarpit A common misconception about business analytics, is that better business analytics usually requires better hardware. Business Analytics: Software rules over Hardware A number of blogs have recently reflected on the “REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS DESIGNING A DIGITAL FUTURE: FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...]
Migrating Data Between DB2 Servers
DB2 Support for Data Migration When it is time to upgrade from DB2 on Intel to DB2 on Power for example, taking a backup/restore approach isn’t possible as DB2′s backups are platform dependent. The solution is to use a DB2 command called db2move. Basics of db2move db2move allows to export data from DB2 at different [...]
Understanding Business Intelligence
What is Business Intelligence? From the thread “My Quest for Understanding Business Intelligence” this comment was posted by Leslie Dudley: Business Intelligence Background A little off topic perhaps, but as an IT business intelligence worker who was interviewing during the economic downturn, I have a slightly different perspective. First, I found myself to be fortunate [...]
Cognos and SPSS
SPSS enables extracting the essence of the heaps of data available today, and as a result dramatically reducing the time to present actionable information to decision makers.
IBM Security Tools
IBM has a comprehensive approach to encourage security by design. A free Red Book is available for developers: The IBM Redbook for Security in Development The home page for IBM’s main security testing tool is IBM Rational AppScan
SPSS Tutorials
Problem You heard that SPSS can dramatically improve the efficiency of your data warehouse, reporting and data analytics processes. But how to get started? Solution Here are some links that will get you pretty far: SPSS Official Site SPSS lectures SPSS tutorials SPSS tutorials SPSS tools and archives SPSS Intro with simple stats
How to protect Cognos 10 app server
Problem: Protecting Cognos 10 App Server The Cognos 10 application runs within an application server. As a result it is vulnerable to attacks over the Internet through the open ports for WWW traffic. Here are some notes on CAF. Ant http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/caapps/v8r4m0/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.cognos.inst_apps.8.4.0.doc/inst_apps_i_cnfg_CAF.html You can track firewall activity by checking the log file, which contains rejected requests [...]