Project "Bob" availability date.

Feb 20, 2026

Project "Bob" announcement!

  

"IBM Bob 1.0.0 helps developers solve enterprise problems within real code bases while offering proactive improvement insights".

Planned availability date.
24 March 2026

 

The announcement can be found here 

IBM i Diagram and Shirt

Feb 20, 2026

People in the IBM i community are creative and supportive of the system. Always have been and always will be. Defending it to the max. With that said, these 2 pictures made me smile and hopefully they'll make you smile as well.

Presenting:

Courtesy of @Callie Brown of @Meridian IT  

 

 

Courtesy of @Mark McDonnell of @Briteskies 

 

 

IBM i Webinar of Importance

 

Feb 19, 2026

 

Please note this IBM i Webinar of Importance. 

 

 

 

 

IBM i Guided Tours - "IBM i in 2026 - A Strategic Preview" on

Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 from 9:00 am - 10:00 am CST. The page to register for the webinar can be found here

 

I-Rays and OZGAR

Feb 13, 2026 

 

I was recently introduced to 2 pieces of software that I believe will be interesting to the IBM i community. I had the opportunity to view demo's of both and found them

to be fascinating.

 

The first is from the Specific Group out of Austria. The Specific Group has engineered IBM i Ai software named 'OZGAR.ai'. 

 

OZGAR is defined as:

"Your dedicated AI, trained in your environment to understand complex unstructured codebases, generate documentation and visualizations, and deliver actionable insights for engineers and developers. Clarity for critical systems."

Information about OZGAR.ai can be found on the IBM i Reference Pages Blog "Ai Page" here.  

 

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The second is from Omnilogy out of Poland. Omnilogy has engineered IBM i software named 'i-Rays'. 

 

i-Rays is defined as: "IBM i Autonomous Observability. Observe, Understand and Act Before IBM i   Issues Happen. i-Rays continuously learns the expected behavior of your IBM i systems, detects early deviations, and identifies the most likely root cause long before performance drops or failures occur." 

 

Information about i-Rays can be found on the IBM i Reference Pages Blog 

"Vendor and Resources Page" here  

IBM i V7R5 vs V7R6 Comparison

Jan 30, 2026 

IBM has just put out a Q&A site for an OS V7R5 versus V7R6 comparison.  

That page can be found here             

 

                        

Beyond the Green Screen Series

Jan 19, 2026

 

The IBM i Reference Pages Blog has a treat for anyone using VS Code for development.  

@Sanjula Ganepola - Staff Software Developer @IBM brings you his

"Beyond the Green Screen" tips for VS Code.

 

You can reach the material 1 of 2 ways:

- By clicking on Sanjula's link above and opening his LinkedIn posts.

- By clicking into Sanjula's page listed on the "VS Code" page here.

 

As of this post, Sanjula has composed 14 VS Code development tips with more

to follow. A sample of his blog page looks like this: 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM i ACS Version 1.1.9.11

Jan 14, 2026

 

Take note !! 

 

IBM has announced an update to ACS (Access Client Solutions) from current 

version 1.1.9.10 to new version 1.1.9.11 due to a CVE (Common Vulnerability Exposure).

 

The announcement looks like this:

 

 

 

 

The download for it can be found here.

Info on ACS can be found on this blog on the "Helpful Tips by Category" 

page here.

 

 

IBM i MG (Must Gather) Toolkit.

Jan 13, 2026 

 

 

Sometimes we forget about some of the FREE tools that IBM provides. One of the most important IBM i tools is the MG (Must Gather) Toolkit. It is an integral piece of software that includes tools to help on the job along with tools to assist in the diagnosis of problems.

 

If your shop doesn't have this installed, it is easy to obtain. If your shop does have it, it is easy to update.

 

NOTE: In the last update of the Toolkit on Dec 11, 2025, the main page shown above changed significantly from the previous version. 

 

Once installed, it is easy to bring up the menu:

1- addlible qmgtools

2 - go mg 

 

Any and all information about the QMGTOOLS Must Gather Toolkit can be 

found here. This is the "IBM i Helpful Tips by Category" page on this blog. Page down to locate the QMGTOOLS section.