Power and AIX News Via Twitter

Edit: I am still active on twitter. Some links no longer work.

Originally posted September 17, 2014 on AIXchange

While I remain active on Twitter, it’s been awhile since I’ve highlighted tweets on this blog. For this week though, here’s a sampling of fairly recent tweets that caught my interest:

 * Torbjörn Appehl (@tappehl) — Some nice news regarding direct attached external storage for #ibmi on #powersystems 

* Mike Krafick (@MKrafick) — Quick Tip: Monitoring memory on a #AIX server. So easy, even a #DB2 DBA can do it! 

* Jyoti Dodhia (@JyotiDodhia) — TIP: #VIOS networking tips and techniques by @GlennRobinsonVS

* Brian Smith (@brian_smi) — Using #AIX’s built in Performance Recording 

* Nigel Griffiths (@mr_nmon) — New #SharedStoragePool video: Experiments in Repository disk destruction shows SSP carries on & its easy to remake.

* Jyoti Dodhia (@JyotiDodhia) –HOT >> Replay: #Linux on Power for #AIX / #IBM i guys – Doing it Easy Way with @mr_nmon

* COMMON A Users Group (@COMMONug) — FREE webcast “IBM Power Announcements – #ibmi and Power” by @IBMiSight, @Steve_Will_IBMi, Mark Olson: Oct 6 @ 9am CT 

* Gareth Coates (@power_gaz)– What’s in #IBMPowerSystems #HMC V8R810 SP1? See [here]. Classic and Enhanced GUI, System and LPAR Templates etc. I like it!

* chmod666.org (@chmod666) — New post .. finally : Exploit the full potential of #PowerVC by using Shared Storage Pools & Linked Clones

* Site Ox (@siteox) — Linux on Power8 is available NOW at Site Ox. Free 2 Weeks! Site Ox is the official provider of Linux on Power for IBM. 

As I’ve often said, Twitter has much to offer all of us who work with IBM Power Systems and AIX. So who are you following on Twitter? How active are you? And for those of you who don’t use Twitter, how do you keep current with the goings-on in the world of Power and AIX?