The document provides an overview of a presentation on migrating from IBM Connections 5.x and 5.5 to Connections 6.0. It discusses planning a migration, gathering requirements, testing systems, backing up data, and upgrading components in phases rather than all at once. Specific advice includes having a test system, doing a side-by-side migration rather than in-place, thoroughly testing each stage, and troubleshooting issues. It also introduces new features in Connections 6 like Orient Me and explains how to install and configure the Pink environment.
You’ve been told that you will need to go though Connections 6.0 to get to Connections PINK. We’ve been through the process already and can show you the best way to do it. From planning your data migration strategy, requirements and software upgrades, to time estimates and lessons learned and the all important documentation stage that everyone loves. Let us be the pain relief to your migrations headache (other antidotes are available).
Connections Migrations the easy way Soccnx10Sharon James
Migrating & upgrading connections can be a daunting - Here i share some trips, best practises and information on how to ensure that your upgrades are stress free
Soccnx11 Two wrongs don't make a right - Troubleshooting Connections Nico Meisenzahl
Curious on how to make your Connections environment run smoothly while reducing support effort? Need help debugging and getting to the core of some Connections challenges? Join Nico and Terri to find out how to resolve common issues, learn troubleshooting basics and other useful knowledge to ensure an efficient Connections on-premises environment. Level up your debugging skills while learning more about backend topics such as IBM Spectrum CfC, DB2, TDI, SSO, Directory and integrations like Docs, CCM, Cognos, FEB or Orient Me. Walk away with Connections best practice tips and tricks to help you provide steady and efficient social capabilities!
IBM Connections administration – keep your systems running the right wayLetsConnect
You have IBM Connections installed but now you are unsure what you need to do to keep the lights on the servers running smoothly.
User account synchronization, Database maintenance, reviewing the log files for errors, …
There are many of tasks for an IBM Connections admin – let us tell you how to schedule them into daily, weekly, monthly or even quarterly tasks.
Learn what you need to deal with immediately and which tasks you can schedule for later.
Take home some useful scripts, life saving settings and a sample schedule for your admin work
Victor Toal - IBM Connections: So you have it installed – now what?LetsConnect
You have successfully installed IBM Connections in your environment – but now what comes next? Installation is one thing, but keeping your new environment up and running requires a different focus:
What are some of the regular actions you should be doing to proactively keep your environment running?
Where do you start looking when something looks wrong?
How do you fulfill some of the requests users now come to you with?
How do you correctly change configurations without breaking what you just built?
These questions and more are what we will explore during our conversation about IBM Connections.
You’ve been told that you will need to go though Connections 6.0 to get to Connections PINK. We’ve been through the process already and can show you the best way to do it. From planning your data migration strategy, requirements and software upgrades, to time estimates and lessons learned and the all important documentation stage that everyone loves. Let us be the pain relief to your migrations headache (other antidotes are available).
Connections Migrations the easy way Soccnx10Sharon James
Migrating & upgrading connections can be a daunting - Here i share some trips, best practises and information on how to ensure that your upgrades are stress free
Soccnx11 Two wrongs don't make a right - Troubleshooting Connections Nico Meisenzahl
Curious on how to make your Connections environment run smoothly while reducing support effort? Need help debugging and getting to the core of some Connections challenges? Join Nico and Terri to find out how to resolve common issues, learn troubleshooting basics and other useful knowledge to ensure an efficient Connections on-premises environment. Level up your debugging skills while learning more about backend topics such as IBM Spectrum CfC, DB2, TDI, SSO, Directory and integrations like Docs, CCM, Cognos, FEB or Orient Me. Walk away with Connections best practice tips and tricks to help you provide steady and efficient social capabilities!
IBM Connections administration – keep your systems running the right wayLetsConnect
You have IBM Connections installed but now you are unsure what you need to do to keep the lights on the servers running smoothly.
User account synchronization, Database maintenance, reviewing the log files for errors, …
There are many of tasks for an IBM Connections admin – let us tell you how to schedule them into daily, weekly, monthly or even quarterly tasks.
Learn what you need to deal with immediately and which tasks you can schedule for later.
Take home some useful scripts, life saving settings and a sample schedule for your admin work
Victor Toal - IBM Connections: So you have it installed – now what?LetsConnect
You have successfully installed IBM Connections in your environment – but now what comes next? Installation is one thing, but keeping your new environment up and running requires a different focus:
What are some of the regular actions you should be doing to proactively keep your environment running?
Where do you start looking when something looks wrong?
How do you fulfill some of the requests users now come to you with?
How do you correctly change configurations without breaking what you just built?
These questions and more are what we will explore during our conversation about IBM Connections.
Presentation from Atlassian User Group Hamburg, 6.6.2012.
Topic was migration from Mediawiki and rollout of Confluence in a complex environment with a lot of content.
IBM Connections Troubleshooting or “Get the Cow off the Ice” LetsConnect
You are an IBM Connections admin and you would like to know how to fix your problems and open tickets?
We will talk about some troubleshooting basics and other useful things to ensure that you have enough skills to get your Connections running smoothly.
There are many areas where you need different debugging skills. We will cover backend like DB2, TDI, SSO and some IBM integrations like Docs, CCM, Cognos or Forms Experience Builder. Of course we will cover Connections itself, too.
You will also get some helpful best practises which will help you within your daily work.
Best and worst practices deploying IBM ConnectionsLetsConnect
Depending on deployment size, operating system and security considerations you have different options to configure IBM Connections. This session will show good and bad examples on how to do it from multiple customer deployments. We will describe things we found and how you can optimize your systems. Main topics include simple (documented) tasks that should be applied, missing documentation, automated user synchronization, TDI solutions and user synchronization, performance tuning, security optimizing and planning Single Sign On for mail, IBM Sametime and SPNEGO. This is valuable information that will help you to be successful in your next IBM Connections deployment project. Don’t miss it.
The growing business pressure to deliver new functionalities and applications faster drives companies to implementing practices such as Continuous Delivery.
Open Source and Content Management (+audio)Matt Hamilton
Open Source solutions are becoming more commonplace in corporate IT, with two thirds of companies using Open Source today or planning to use it soon. We've all heard the hype: cheaper to buy, cheaper to run, cheaper to fix. Using Open Source software reduces your risks. But how does this translate to the world of Content Management?
The advantages of Open Source systems go beyond simple cost savings. Content management by its very nature requires a significant level of customisation and integration to meet business requirements. By not prohibiting the inspection and modification of the source code, Open Source enables a level of flexibility not available with proprietary systems.
Open Source enables you to leverage a culture of trust and openness, rather than secrecy. By having access to the source code, a customer can be safe in the knowledge that everything that the software vendor was intended to deliver can be independently verified.
In this talk you will learn how the Open Source community works, how its distributed nature makes it more resilient, and how you can become a part of it and benefit. We will cover the key criteria to consider when evaluating which Open Source CMS is the right fit for your requirements.
Software Testing in a Distributed EnvironmentPerforce
Distributed development across countries creates both challenges and opportunities for the production of high quality software. We’ll look at new ways of achieving automation for testing software in a continuous delivery context, using parallelization techniques and automated analysis fully integrated with a reliable and scalable SCM system. A new optimal method of testing common code in similar branches is presented along with the semantic merging of testing results.
Migrating to Connections 6.0 – Been there, done that!LetsConnect
You’ve been told that you will need to go though Connections 6.0 to get to Connections PINK. We’ve been through the process already and can show you the best way to do it. From planning your data migration strategy, requirements and software upgrades, to time estimates and lessons learned and the all important documentation stage that everyone loves. Let us be the pain relief to your migrations headache (other antidotes are available).
Connections Upgrades and Migrations the Easy WayLetsConnect
Migrating or upgrading an IBM Connections instance can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Sharon has had 6 years of successful upgrades and migrations and can assist in the mind-field of information required (and also lessons learnt from some not so successful ones). From what you need to download and configure to which data and assets you must move. We will cover the pros and cons of side-by-side and in-place migrations and what to do if something should go wrong. From an iSeries Connections upgrade through to a side-by-side Oracle DB migration we should have every scenario and information to take the stress out of YOUR Connections upgrade.
Presentation from Atlassian User Group Hamburg, 6.6.2012.
Topic was migration from Mediawiki and rollout of Confluence in a complex environment with a lot of content.
IBM Connections Troubleshooting or “Get the Cow off the Ice” LetsConnect
You are an IBM Connections admin and you would like to know how to fix your problems and open tickets?
We will talk about some troubleshooting basics and other useful things to ensure that you have enough skills to get your Connections running smoothly.
There are many areas where you need different debugging skills. We will cover backend like DB2, TDI, SSO and some IBM integrations like Docs, CCM, Cognos or Forms Experience Builder. Of course we will cover Connections itself, too.
You will also get some helpful best practises which will help you within your daily work.
Best and worst practices deploying IBM ConnectionsLetsConnect
Depending on deployment size, operating system and security considerations you have different options to configure IBM Connections. This session will show good and bad examples on how to do it from multiple customer deployments. We will describe things we found and how you can optimize your systems. Main topics include simple (documented) tasks that should be applied, missing documentation, automated user synchronization, TDI solutions and user synchronization, performance tuning, security optimizing and planning Single Sign On for mail, IBM Sametime and SPNEGO. This is valuable information that will help you to be successful in your next IBM Connections deployment project. Don’t miss it.
The growing business pressure to deliver new functionalities and applications faster drives companies to implementing practices such as Continuous Delivery.
Open Source and Content Management (+audio)Matt Hamilton
Open Source solutions are becoming more commonplace in corporate IT, with two thirds of companies using Open Source today or planning to use it soon. We've all heard the hype: cheaper to buy, cheaper to run, cheaper to fix. Using Open Source software reduces your risks. But how does this translate to the world of Content Management?
The advantages of Open Source systems go beyond simple cost savings. Content management by its very nature requires a significant level of customisation and integration to meet business requirements. By not prohibiting the inspection and modification of the source code, Open Source enables a level of flexibility not available with proprietary systems.
Open Source enables you to leverage a culture of trust and openness, rather than secrecy. By having access to the source code, a customer can be safe in the knowledge that everything that the software vendor was intended to deliver can be independently verified.
In this talk you will learn how the Open Source community works, how its distributed nature makes it more resilient, and how you can become a part of it and benefit. We will cover the key criteria to consider when evaluating which Open Source CMS is the right fit for your requirements.
Software Testing in a Distributed EnvironmentPerforce
Distributed development across countries creates both challenges and opportunities for the production of high quality software. We’ll look at new ways of achieving automation for testing software in a continuous delivery context, using parallelization techniques and automated analysis fully integrated with a reliable and scalable SCM system. A new optimal method of testing common code in similar branches is presented along with the semantic merging of testing results.
Migrating to Connections 6.0 – Been there, done that!LetsConnect
You’ve been told that you will need to go though Connections 6.0 to get to Connections PINK. We’ve been through the process already and can show you the best way to do it. From planning your data migration strategy, requirements and software upgrades, to time estimates and lessons learned and the all important documentation stage that everyone loves. Let us be the pain relief to your migrations headache (other antidotes are available).
Connections Upgrades and Migrations the Easy WayLetsConnect
Migrating or upgrading an IBM Connections instance can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Sharon has had 6 years of successful upgrades and migrations and can assist in the mind-field of information required (and also lessons learnt from some not so successful ones). From what you need to download and configure to which data and assets you must move. We will cover the pros and cons of side-by-side and in-place migrations and what to do if something should go wrong. From an iSeries Connections upgrade through to a side-by-side Oracle DB migration we should have every scenario and information to take the stress out of YOUR Connections upgrade.
SocCnx11 - Two wrongs don't make a right - Troubleshooting Connectionspanagenda
Curious on how to make your Connections environment run smoothly while reducing support effort? Need help debugging and getting to the core of some Connections challenges? Join Nico and Terri to find out how to resolve common issues, learn troubleshooting basics and other useful knowledge to ensure an efficient Connections on-premises environment. Level up your debugging skills while learning more about backend topics such as IBM Spectrum CfC, DB2, TDI, SSO, Directory and integrations like Docs, CCM, Cognos, FEB or Orient Me. Walk away with Connections best practice tips and tricks to help you provide steady and efficient social capabilities!
Two wrongs don’t make a right – Troubleshooting ConnectionsLetsConnect
Curious on how to make your Connections environment run smoothly while reducing support effort? Need help debugging and getting to the core of some Connections challenges? Join Nico and Terri to find out how to resolve common issues, learn troubleshooting basics and other useful knowledge to ensure an efficient Connections on-premises environment. Level up your debugging skills while learning more about backend topics such as IBM Spectrum CfC, DB2, TDI, SSO, Directory and integrations like Docs, CCM, Cognos, FEB or Orient Me. Walk away with Connections best practice tips and tricks to help you provide steady and efficient social capabilities!
In our recent webinar hosted by Mike Current, a member of the Hyland Upgrade Council, and Mark Hamilton, DataBank's Infrastructure Engineer, we expanded on how upgrading OnBase offers the ability to not only gain enhancements and fixes, but also radically improve the security, stability and architecture of your entire OnBase environment.
In this presentation you will...
1. Learn the formula for upgrade success with actionable items to work through right away
2. Understand the team needed to get the job done and how DataBank can step in to help
3. The importance of establishing a test environment and more
You can also watch the full webinar here: http://info.databankimx.com/Upgrade-Webinar-RCD.html
Download the Hyland 3rd Part Compatibility Matrix from slide #25 here: http://info.databankimx.com/rs/167-SSD-475/images/Third%20Party%20Product%20Compatibility%20Matrix.pdf
Managing Your Hyperion Environment – Performance Tuning, Problem Solving and ...eCapital Advisors
Casey Ratliff from eCapital Advisors provides recommendations on Oracle - Hyperion performance tuning at a Hyperion User Group meeting in Minnesota.
Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
- Where are all the logs
- Using Log Analysis Utility
- EPM System Registry
- Deployment Report
- EPM Diagnostic –Validation
- Zip to Logs
Changes that can improve performance
- Java Heap
- Data Connections
- Essbase/
Casey Ratliff, Lead System Architect
http://www.eCapitalAdvisors.com
Guide to continuous delivery and the journey wix.com had made transitioning to DevOps and continuous delivery culture making ~100 production changes daily
1084: Planning and Completing an IBM Connections UpgradeGabriella Davis
So we have IBM Connections installed, but now it’s time to consider what and when to update. It could be a WebSphere fix or a DB2 fixpack, a new application, or database scheme. Some updates are for security, some for performance and some for new features. In this session we'll discuss how you can decide when and what to upgrade, how to plan for and perform a safe upgrade, test when it’s complete and what things can trip you up along the way. All of this is based on lessons learned over hundreds of deployments.
Planning & Completing An IBM Connections UpgradeGabriella Davis
Presentation from ICON UK in London Sept 2015 on approaches to upgrading IBM Connections whether it's a WebSphere iFix, TDI, DB2 or the Connections applications themselves
Migration is a roadblock to moving forward with your SharePoint strategy. Migration is phased, iterative, and error prone. But migration itself is not the goal – an optimized and user-friendly environment is your goal. Beyond the Microsoft-provided overview of how to plan for an upgrade and migration, there is a lot of room for error. This presentation outlines 11 critical strategies for migration planning that no project should move forward without. (based on article published in ECM Connections 11/2/2010) Attendees will walk away with a detailed action plan for their migrations to SharePoint 2010.
Exchange 2016 will be released in late 2015. The new server will build on the management framework used in Exchange 2013 and the lessons learned from Office 365. This presentation looks at the many different ways that you can manage Exchange 2016 in various scenarios such as mixed version servers, hybrid with Office 365, and even a greenfield deployment.
Orient Me is the first Connections service which is built on the new Connections Pink stack. Nico will talk about the installation, integration and administration of Orient Me. He will also provide useful insights around the used backend tools. Walk away with knowledge how to successfully run Orient Me in your own Connections environment!
SocCnx11 - All you need to know about orient mepanagenda
Orient Me is the first Connections service which is built on the new Connections Pink stack. Nico will talk about the installation, integration and administration of Orient Me. He will also provide useful insights around the used backend tools. Walk away with knowledge how to successfully run Orient Me in your own Connections environment!
SOCCNX11 All you need to know about Orient MeNico Meisenzahl
Orient Me is the first Connections service which is built on the new Connections Pink stack. Nico will talk about the installation, integration and administration of Orient Me. He will also provide useful insights around the used backend tools. Walk away with knowledge how to successfully run Orient Me in your own Connections environment!
How long does it really take to install and configure IBM Connections - 99% of your time is taken up by waiting for things to install.
In this 45 minute presentation everything you need to know about installing and configuring your first connections install
Similar to Migration from 5 to Connections 6 - been there, done that (20)
Make Domino & Office 365 your Dream TeamSharon James
Many companies are working with Office 365 in some way, Mail may have been migrated, Teams may be in use and other products in the office 365 suite. The IBM Collaboration suite can work hand in hand with Office 365, but how do you achieve this?
IBM's local edition of Verse for email is hitting many enterprises. If you have not yet tried this out for yourself, then come and find out just how easy it is.
Learn the tips and tricks that go into a successful deployment with a hands-on demo of the places to look out for and the finished product.
We'll also show the integrations with Connections Files, Profiles and Box.
Hitchhickers Guide to Troubleshooting Connections from Think 2018Sharon James
Hitchhickers Guide to Troubleshooting Connections from Think 2018. In this updated session for IBM Think 2018 we cover troubleshooting, when is an error not an error, common issues and how to resolve them
Keeping WebSphere under control with free tools - Wannes & Sharon share some tips and experience on the free tools they use daily to monitor Connections environments using FREE tools
Bp102 a ray of sunshine through the cloud -mwlugSharon James
User on-boarding and management can be a challenge in Connections Cloud, particularly in a hybrid environment, with no opportunity for automation.
There's no integration with other systems which means any changes in IBM Connections Cloud need to be applied to all other LDAP directories via a cumbersome CSV import/export.
And there are additional complexities for companies who need to show audit proof of their adherence to compliance guidelines.
Our AdminTool Connector can remove these challenges.
Making Cloud user on-boarding and management a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.
Practical solutions for connections administrators liteSharon James
A shorter version of our session given at Connect 14 - this version for the Engage by BLUG conference includes new features such as the community re-parenting script and an improved menu.
Please see - https://github.com/stoeps13/ibmcnxscripting - for examples of all the scripts written mainly by Christoph Stoettner and collated in this repository
Bp307 Practical Solutions for Connections Administrators, tips and scrips for...Sharon James
Bp307 Practical Solutions for Connections Administrators, tips and scrips for your daily business - how to use wsadmin and jython scripts to make your daily life as an IBM Connections Administrator easier :)
turn your connections out of the box instance into your own look and feel - and more
Demo files here :
http://www.dilf.me.uk/demos/CustomizeConnectionsDemo.zip
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Le nuove frontiere dell'AI nell'RPA con UiPath Autopilot™UiPathCommunity
In questo evento online gratuito, organizzato dalla Community Italiana di UiPath, potrai esplorare le nuove funzionalità di Autopilot, il tool che integra l'Intelligenza Artificiale nei processi di sviluppo e utilizzo delle Automazioni.
📕 Vedremo insieme alcuni esempi dell'utilizzo di Autopilot in diversi tool della Suite UiPath:
Autopilot per Studio Web
Autopilot per Studio
Autopilot per Apps
Clipboard AI
GenAI applicata alla Document Understanding
👨🏫👨💻 Speakers:
Stefano Negro, UiPath MVPx3, RPA Tech Lead @ BSP Consultant
Flavio Martinelli, UiPath MVP 2023, Technical Account Manager @UiPath
Andrei Tasca, RPA Solutions Team Lead @NTT Data
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Migration from 5 to Connections 6 - been there, done that
1. Social Connections 11 Chicago, June 1-2 2017
Migration from 5.x and 5.5 to Connections 6.0
– Been there, done that!
Sharon James &
Tim Clark - BCC
@socialshazza @timsterc
3. Social Connections 11 Chicago, June 1-2 2017
Sharon James Tim Clark
• Senior Consultant
• Connections wizard
• IBM Champion
• Director of Services
• Domino Admin (ish)
• IBM Champion
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What do you need to know?
• Plan
• Gather your requirements
• Check system reqs
• Get the right software
• Test system first
• If you don’t have one – build one
• Side by side where possible
• Backup your data
• Keep it simple
• Upgrade first
• Test
• Add additional PINK
components
• Test again
• Do not use all or nothing
• Can cause issues
• Difficult to debug
• Troubleshooting
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What do you need to know?
• Your system must be at least V5 to go to 6
• If not you must migrate the DBs to V5 before you start
• Essentially its like installing a new Connections system
• There is no magical upgrade button
• Most components need updating or are new versions
• Sometimes the instructions for configuring have completely changed
• Know what to back up
• Read the migration guide
• Backup the shared data, customizations and DBs before you start
• DO NOT just copy the customizations over
• Often jsps or config has changed. Once new version is installed – reapply the changes in
the new file versions
• READ THE DOCUMENTATION – before you do anything
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New Pink Features
• Orient Me
• Notification Center
• Additional features –
not magically installed
as part of the standard
6 install
• Linux Only
• RHEL 7 / Centos 7
• VM needs some power:
10GB Ram, 4 CPUs
• Runs on new Pink stack
of Docker, cfc,
mongoDB, redis etc
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Get the right stuff
• Regularly check requirement documents
• All versions are listed here:
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27012786
• Check all notes, Download PDF
• Be careful with installation documents
• Sometimes wrong dependencies mentioned
• Supported statement does not mean it’s licensed
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Get the right stuff
• Check the system requirements
• Make a list
• Get the correct versions
• WAS is mutli os, as are the fixes
(8.5.5.10)
• Connections– os versions
• TDI – os versions (7.1.1 fp6)
• DB2 – os versions (11.1)
• Other DBs – use supported
versions – or you may hit issues
Oracle (12.1.0.2), MSSQL (2016)
• Install a DB Client
• Install 64 bit where possible
• Install an LDAP browser
• *Real* text editor – notepad is useless
• Fiddler for support & its useful
• If Windows use a tool like baretail for
watching logs
• PINK
• IC-OrientMe-6.0.0.0.zip – from
fixcentral
• Must set Linux as the OS or you can’t
find it
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Test System is a must
• ALWAYS test a migration – did we mention ALWAYS!!
• A test or dev system is always a good idea
• Useful for migrations, fix packs, customization and config changes
• Doesn’t have to be a mirror of live – can be a single node system
• VM or spare machine under a desk – it will do
• Same OS, DB, LDAP and HTTP server a must for sensible testing
• Ensure your boss, project manager etc. knows how important a test
system is
• Add a test system to the requirements
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NEVER do an in-place migration
• There is NO TEST – all or nothing
• Once you have started there is no real roll
back
• System is down when the migration takes
place – users are off for however long it takes
• Much pressure if there is a problem
• Avoid where possible
• If there HAS to be an in place migration
ensure sufficient offline backups and
snapshots have been taken to allow a restore
• Have a plan to roll back, where possible
migrate when system has down time
(weekend, maintenance window etc)
• Stop EVERYTHING – your system will be
completely offline whilst the update takes
place
• Back it up : DBs and File System
• Uninstall Connections
• Ensure WAS profiles are clean (no apps or
config), update WebSphere, recreate and
configure (as per install)
• Install connections and configure
• Drop new Connections DBS, restore and
update existing
• Configure connections, apply fixes, any
customizations
• Test
17. Social Connections 11 Chicago, June 1-2 2017
NEVER do an in-place migration
• There is NO TEST – all or nothing
• Once you have started there is no real roll
back
• System is down when the migration takes
place – users are off for however long it takes
• Much pressure if there is a problem
• Avoid where possible
• If there HAS to be an in place migration
ensure sufficient offline backups and
snapshots have been taken to allow a restore
• Have a plan to roll back, where possible
migrate when system has down time
(weekend, maintenance window etc)
• Stop EVERYTHING – your system will be
completely offline whilst the update takes
place
• Back it up : DBs and File System
• Uninstall Connections
• Ensure WAS profiles are clean (no apps or
config), update WebSphere, recreate and
configure (as per install)
• Install connections and configure
• Drop new Connections DBS, restore and
update existing
• Configure connections, apply fixes, any
customizations
• Test
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Side by Side – best practise (sensible) way
• Completely separate environment – live
system can stay up whilst migration testing /
system building occurs
• Allows for full testing before go-live
• Any changes can be made to the new system
with little pressure as the live is still
functioning
• An actual live migration can be run when the
system has planned downtime (weekend,
maintenance window etc) – can take as little
as 4 hours (depending on amount of data)
• If issues with live migration – existing system
is still available to roll back to in seconds
• Less risk, less pressure, easier to debug
• Stop the Connections system – back up
everything
• If a test migration - Restart and let your users
carry on
• Install a fresh Connections system elsewhere
and configure it up as per normal – apply
fixes, customizations etc.
• Test the clean system to ensure it works as
expected – then BACK IT UP
• Migrate the data – File system (Connections
data shared)
• Migrate the DB’s – either with the DBT or
drop, restore and update
• Test
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Back everything up
• Data bases
• ALL OF THEM!!
• Even if you are using the
Database transfer tool (DBT)
• Shared File System
• Back up the whole of the
shared content store
• We can restore a subset
shared_content_store/audit
shared_content_store/activities/content
shared_content_store/activities/statistics
shared_content_store/blogs/upload
shared_content_store/communities/statistics
shared_content_store/customization*
shared_content_store/dogear/favorite
shared_content_store/files/upload
shared_content_store/forums/content
shared_content_store/profiles/statistics
shared_content_store/wikis/upload
* We refer to this not restore the whole folder
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K.I.S.S – its not rocket science
• NEVER (seriously NEVER) do an in place
migration
• Side by Side allows to test a clean system
before running the data migration
• Use the same DB type (i.e DB2 to DB2)
• Install with example.com for mail
notifications
• Run at least one test data migration
• Test all customisations with migrated data
• Document everything – record for go live
and subsequent upgrades
• If an issue occurs fix it – don’t plough on
regardless
• If you have to do an in place DB migration
make sure DBA understands the steps and
order things need to be run
• Firewalls / DNS / Network – get these sorted
before you start.
• Dedicated *Admin* user for install
• Simpler to implement phases to minimise
risk – allows testing at each stage
• Test without proxies – add once working –
Keep it simple to install
23. Do not fall for ALL or Nothing
1. 5.X > 6
2. 6 + Pink
=
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Never all or nothing
• All or Nothing
• What happens when you try to
do too much at the same time
• Issues with Cognos, Issues with
CCM, Issues with Docs, Issues
with data migration
• Issues were fixed, something
else broke
• Hard to debug as too much
going on at any one time.
No quick wins, customer loses focus, many PMRS
opened, hard to resolve issues as multiple products
with problems.
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Never all or nothing
• Phased
• Connections upgrade from 4 to
5
• Deployed FIB for surveys, add
the additional customization
• Deployed Cognos / Kudos for
metrics
• Connections Content Manager
• Then last but not least IBM
DocsQuick wins, customer has working system, easy to
debug any issues.
Total time 6 weeks
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TEST !!!!!
• Test a clean 6 system before
migrating data
• If in doubt test again before
installing / adding a new feature
• Migrate to 6 before adding PINK
features
• Get *REAL* users to pre and post
migration
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Pink is the new Blue / Green / Yellow
• Easy (ish) install on a newly
updated Centos 7 (or RHEL) box*
• Machine must have a resolvable
external DNS currently**
• For test/demo/small
environments a single VM will do
• Larger production environments
recommended 3 VMs***
• Disable machine firewall for
install
• Ensure you have installed zip
• Networking is configured
correctly
• ***If installing on multiple VMS –
set NFS file sharing up
• This is the FOUNDATION for PINK
• As new features are rolled out they
will be deployed to this “OrientMe”
environment
* Take note of the system requirements (see the knowledge
center link on the next slide)
** work around for this here: http://bit.ly/PINK-DNS-FIX
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Pink – install info
• Extract IC-OrientMe-6.0.0.0.zip
• Follow the instructions in
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSYGQH_6.
0.0/admin/install/c_install_orient_me_homepage.html
• Prepare the install files
• Run the installer script – downloads
and deploys Docker, CFC and other
associated software.
• DO NOT change the default CFC
password of admin/admin until
everything is configured
• Create the storage
• Configure Connections 6 TDI /
Profiles
• Install the Orient Me images
• Configure HTTP / Proxy
• Configure REDIS
• Run the people migrator for
homepage
• Fix for SSL
• Configure the notification center
• Test via yourconnections.url/social
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Post migration & Troubleshooting Cnx 6
• Post migration tasks - Read the
KB http://bit.ly/cnx6-postmigrate
• Migrate / rebuild search
• Clear all scheduled tasks
• Migrate community surveys
• Steps or profile / profile policy
types
• + More …
• Troubleshooting
• Start with clear logs & clear
<profile>/temp & wstemp
• Know where the logs are
• WAS, HTTP, Plugin, DB2,
Cognos, CCM, Docs etc.
• Start with Systemout and
work backwards
• Test against WAS (no HTTP) if
HTTP issues
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Troubleshooting PINK
• Check the datastores / pvs –
kubectl get pv,pvc
• Check the pods –
kubectl get pods
(use –o wide for more details)
• Check the services –
kubectl get svc
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Troubleshooting PINK
• If you see issues with the pods
you can redeploy them
• Get the pod name from running
kubectl get pods –o wide
• Simply delete it
i.e.
kubectl delete pods orient-
webclient-2180930634-2831s
• Pods recreate themselves
• If you need to delete all pods
• kubectl get pod | cut -d " " -f 1 |
xargs -n1 -P 10 kubectl delete pod
• Pods terminate then recreate
• If in any doubt ask in the
Connections Skype chat – the
PINK devs are listening in
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Remember this is the last upgrade you will do
this way ☺
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Other Sessions that will be useful
• Thurs 1st June : 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm - An introduction to Docker: What is it and why
should I care to learn about it? – with Alan Forbes
• Thurs 1st June : 3:50 pm - 5:00 pm - Think Pink – The Future of IBM Connections –
with Jason Gary & Baan Slavens
• Fri 2nd June : 8:25 am - 8:55 am - Let’s Talk about Deployment of Connections 6 –
The Easy Button – with Jim Puckett
• Fri 2nd June : 9:00 am - 9:30 am - All you need to know about Orient Me – with
Nico Meisenzahl
• Fri 2nd June : 9:40 am - 10:50 am - Turning the IBM Collaboration Ecosystem Pink –
with Heath McCarthy & Maureen Leland
• Fri 2nd June : 3:25 pm - 4:00 pm – What’s new in IBM Connections 6 - with Jim
Puckett & Daniel Kim
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Thank you
• Come and see us at our
booth
• You could win
an Amazon Echo
• E - contact@bcc.biz
• W - www.bcchub.com
Tim
Sharon
http://socialshazza.com
dilftechnical
@socialshazza
http://blog.tc-soft.com
timsterc
@timsterc