Re: Why i??? NEED YOUR INPUT

I shouldn't suggest this, but hosting RPG open-source projects on a public

IBM i server would be a much better environment than a hosting service like
Sourceforge.

The YiPs are actively working on this in multiple capacities. IBM Academic
Initiative let's the YiPs use a partition on a machine that we are trying to
expand to be a more public server where open source IBM i apps can be taken
for a test drive (i..e you sign up for a tutorial and are given a profile on
a machine that you can use to develop a sample PHP or RPGCGI application).
The hard part about that scenario is the fact that we only have one LPAR and
not a whole bunch, so we have to come up with an infrastructure to keep
developers from stepping on each others toes. I am in touch with an AS400
timeshare service of recent past to see if they are willing to share their
infrastructure with the YiPs. We have only exchanged one email back and
forth so far, but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/


On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I wasn't aware of Steve Will's blog post on cloud computing with IBM i, so
thanks. IBM has been soliciting input on Linkedin about offering an
on-going hosting service for developers - like the virtual loaner program,
but permanent - fee based. Maybe something like that could be expanded into
hosting application runtime environments for end-users - letting users focus
on their core business - rather than information technology. My gut feel is
that a cloud-based hosting organization could offer a better runtime
environment and applications under IBM i & Power 7, than those who are doing
virtual hosting with Windows, Linux, & Intel. Maybe a way to expand the IBM
i market.

I shouldn't suggest this, but hosting RPG open-source projects on a public
IBM i server would be a much better environment than a hosting service like
Sourceforge.

-Nathan.

----- Original Message ----
From: Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, February 25, 2010 10:15:38 AM
Subject: Re: Why i??? NEED YOUR INPUT

Have you seen Steve Will's latest blog posting? They are heading in that
direction.

Blog post:
http://ibmsystemsmag.blogs.com/you_and_i/2010/02/asp-saas-and-i.html

For anybody that has used their IBMi VLP (Virtual Loaner Program) you know
that they have many of the technical hurdles already crossed to do "IBM i
in
the cloud". I have used the VLP for over 5 years now and am quite
impressed
with how I can configure an entirely new IBMi LPAR in about 15 minutes from
the web, and then about 2hrs later I get an email with login info for my
new
IBMi LPAR. I know not everybody has had the same success as I have - as I
understand it some have issues with getting the VPN working correctly.

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/



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