The New Features of the IBM Information Server V11.7

For close to 25 years, Timothy Valihora has worked as a management consultant in the information technology sector. During that time, Timothy Valihora earned the skills and experience to become an IBM Information Server (IIS) expert.

The IBM Information Server helps organizations efficiently organize information about their business to quickly access and use it to make data-driven decisions that drive business growth. The latest version of this platform is IBM Information Server v11.7, released in December 2017.

Some of the added capabilities in the latest version include automation and machine learning features to fast-track data storing and discovery and improve the quality of data stored. IBM Information Server v11.7 also has General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) support, enabling organizations to detect policy and regulation violations in structured and unstructured data. Another new feature is safer, expanded, and high-speed connectivity for Hadoop, cloud, and enterprise, allowing many users to analyze massive datasets quickly.

IBM Information Server v11.7 also has a new user interface, which its clients can use to faster and more efficiently collaborate on reports, source files, etc., discover crucial data, and understand information about their business using graphs.

More recently, as of IBM Information Server v11.7.1 Fixpack 3 – Service Pack 3 (i.e., IIS v11.7.1.3 SP3) Mr. Valihora has assisted numerous clients with the Apache Log4j fixes that eliminate the ability of hackers, to compromise an InfoSphere v11.7.x environment via vulnerabilities brought about via Apache Log4j bundled software that is utilized within IBM IIS.

In Addition, Tim Valihora has also – more recently – assisted clients whom have installed and configured IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) which runs on the Red Hat Open Shift (RHOS) framework.

Tim Valihora has recently assisted multiple clients migrate from IBM IIS v11.7 onto CP4D 3.5.0.0 and CP4D 4.0.0.0 Enterprise and as such remains on the cutting edge of IBM software with respect to Information Server and Cloud PAK for Data.

Tim Valihora has worked on projects with over 100 clients in Globally in terms of Data Integration, IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM Cloud PAK for Data – both on-prem and cloud based.

Tim Valihora resides in Vero Beach, FL.

Professional Tennis Players Who Hold a Grand Slam Title

A resident of Vero Beach, Florida, Timothy Valihora is an information technology entrepreneur who serves as the president of TVMG Consulting, Inc. Outside of work, Timothy Valihora enjoys playing tennis.

In 2021, professional tennis player Novak Djokovic had an opportunity to earn the Grand Slam title 53 years after a men’s pro tennis player achieved a Gram Slam. To join the exclusive Gram Slam holders club, a tennis player has to win the four main tennis championships, the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, in the same year. Djokovic won three titles in 2021, except for the US Open, which he lost to Russian professional tennis player Daniil Medvedev.

Don Budge and Rod Laver are the only two professional men’s tennis players to achieve a Grand Slam. Don did in 1938, while Rod earned a Grand Slam twice in 1962 and 1969. In total, only five professional tennis players, including Maureen Connolly (1953), Margaret Court (1970), and Steffi Graf (1988), have achieved a Grand Slam.