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October 11, 2019
Issue Highlights
October 11, 2019 | Volume 14 Issue 40
- LEAD ARTICLE: SQL 101: Ultra-Flexible Cursors—The Beauty of PREPARE
- FEATURED ARTICLE: Has My IBM i Been Breached?
- FEATURED WEBINAR : How to Meet the Newest Encryption Requirements on IBM i
- NEWS HIGHLIGHT: IBM Ranked the Worldwide Market Share Leader in Artificial Intelligence for Third Consecutive Year
- WEBCAST: Node Webinar Series Pt. 1: The World of Node.js on IBM i
- MC VIDEO SHOWCASE: Design an Invoice in 10 Minutes
- EVENT: Give your RPG applications the UI they deserve
Lead Article - Programming
SQL 101: Ultra-Flexible Cursors—The Beauty of PREPARE
SQL’s PREPARE statement, combined with ILE RPG, can bring unmatched flexibility to your application’s code. Read on to find how you can do it. It’s easier than you think!
By Rafael Victória-Pereira
Using thePREPARE SQL instruction, you can have a single cursor and use it according to conditions defined by user input, for instance. I’ve seen subfiles with different columns, selections, and sorting being managed with a single cursor. How, you might ask? The PREPARESQL instruction allows you to define a cursor loosely:
Industry News
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Analytics & Cognitive News
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Feature Article - Security
Has My IBM i Been Breached?
Carol provides tips for what to examine to help determine if your system’s been breached.
By Carol Woodbury
This discussion stems from a conversation I had with a friend who asked what information is available on IBM i to help an organization determine whether they had been breached. These tips are not meant to be a replacement for a formal breach investigation service. In fact, I highly recommend that you develop an incident response plan and consider putting an outside firm on retainer in the event you’re breached. The information I provide here needs to be a part of a larger plan but may be helpful in determining whether you need to call in outside resources for further analysis...or help you come to the conclusion that nothing happened.
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Webcast
Node Webinar Series Pt. 1: The World of Node.js on IBM i
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Featured Webinar - Security
How to Meet the Newest Encryption Requirements on IBM i
A growing number of compliance mandates require sensitive data to be encrypted, from the EU’s GDPR to New York’s cybersecurity law. PCI DSS goes a step further by detailing how encryption keys must be stored.
By HelpSystems
Editor's note: This article introduces the September 2019 Webinar: How to Meet the Newest Encryption Requirements on IBM i, which is On-Demand and available to download and view from the MC Webcast Center.
For many organizations around the world, encryption isn’t just nice to have—it’s a necessity.
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