We’re back from Common, the annual “meeting of the minds” for Power i experts, and would like to share our impressions.

One obvious aspect was the mark of the recession – fewer people, but a lot more professionals. Only the real Power i experts attended – which was actually good in a way, since we held more to-the-point discussions with people about essential issues.

We had an enlightening meeting with leading IBM executives (at 06:45 AM… and totally jetlagged), at which Power i was hailed as one of the more successful IBM platforms.

In this meeting, we had a fascinating discussion about the future directions of Power i. I offered my own vision: the creation of an integrated GUI, however basic, to be used by Power i staff.

Also in this meeting, IBM executives described their innovative cooperation with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Iowa State University, and Wright State University, in which students will be taught core concepts based on IBM’s Power Systems and IBM i infrastructure. This is an admirable venture which could do much to expose IT pros to Power i and promote it. I would even be happy to take part in this project myself, and I hope it expands to other countries.

We had some very productive meetings – including sessions with Jeff Uehling, IBM System i Executive, with our US business partners – SEA and Innovatum, as well as with Linda Harty, System i Network’s Executive Editor, and  Alex Woodie, IT Jungle’s Senior Editor.

There was a lot of interest in our booth and iSecurity product portfolio. Many customers stopped by our booth and described how they use our products. Our new Compliance Evaluator generated a lot of interest, and AP-Journal drew instant enthusiasm. A lot of customers asked about PCI compliance – which is a main concern for our customers.

In addition, I gave a presentation on “Tracking Application Activity via the DB-Journal: the Missing Dimension of Information Systems”, which discussed what DB-Journal offers and what it lacks, and how products like iSecurity AP-Journal cover users’ needs. The presentation was well-attended and sparked some interesting discussions.  Feel free to contact me for more info on this.

Written by Shmuel Zailer, CEO, Raz-Lee Security
Email Shmuel Zailer at marketing@razlee.com

Check out this noteworthy real-life security story: a major European high-tech company (we’ll call it Company X) couldn’t trace a certain large sum after it had been transferred between several different systems throughout the company. Unfortunately for Company X, the authorities claimed it was income…

When Company X tried to prove otherwise, they found that the trail of the sum was too complex to trace. They put numerous managers to the task of trying to trace this sum, but no go. It was impossible for the company to prove that the sum was not income.

To make a long story short, Company X had to pay 5 Million Euros! Arggghhh…

What could have given this story a fairytale ending?  A security solution that tracks all changes in application databases, throughout all the company’s systems. A solution that provides clear reports, displaying all changes which occurred over long periods, on a single timeline. This could have been just the proof that Company X needed to rescue it from its tight spot.

Such as solution was actually developed by Raz-Lee Security, and is called AP-Journal. An Application Security and Business Analysis Solution for System i, AP-Journal protects business-critical information, keeping managers closely informed of all changes in their databases using real-time alerts and cross-application reports.
Click to learn more about AP-Journal.

Written by Shari Masafy, MarCom Manager at Raz-Lee Security
Email Shari Masafy at marketing@razlee.com