What if your IBM i system vulnerabilities go undetected until a failed audit, unplanned downtime, or security breach exposes your organisation to regulatory fines and operational disruption? The Dev Test in IBM i System Administration Kit is the industry-specific self-assessment that equips system administrators, IT operations leads, and compliance officers with a complete, structured framework to rapidly identify gaps, prioritise remediation, and validate the integrity of development and testing environments on IBM i platforms. Without a formal assessment process, organisations risk configuration drift, unauthorised changes, non-compliant change management, and exposure to production outages , all of which this self-assessment directly prevents by delivering actionable insight in under an hour.
What You Receive
- A comprehensive self-assessment with 1563 prioritised requirements across 12 critical domains of IBM i system administration, including user access controls, change management, library list configurations, object ownership, authority checks, job scheduling, backup validation, and environment segregation , enabling you to detect high-risk misconfigurations before they trigger incidents.
- 1563 targeted assessment questions formatted for Excel and PDF, each mapped to IBM i security best practices, CIS Benchmarks, and IBM Redbooks guidelines, so you can systematically evaluate current controls and benchmark maturity against industry standards.
- A fully integrated scoring engine that calculates risk scores by domain, identifies high-priority gaps, and auto-generates a remediation roadmap with weighted recommendations , giving you a defensible audit trail and executive-ready summary in under 30 minutes.
- 12 detailed maturity models , one per domain , that define progression from ad hoc practices to fully automated, policy-enforced administration, allowing you to set realistic improvement goals and track progress over time.
- Integration-ready CSV and XLSX files for importing questions into GRC platforms, ticketing systems, or compliance dashboards, ensuring seamless alignment with existing risk management workflows.
- Real-world use cases and implementation examples showing how teams have used this assessment to pass internal audits, prepare for SOC 2 reviews, and eliminate unauthorised development access in hybrid environments.
How This Helps You
Using the Dev Test in IBM i System Administration Kit, you transform reactive troubleshooting into proactive risk management. Each of the 1563 questions targets a specific control or configuration setting that, if left unchecked, could lead to privilege escalation, data leakage, or failed compliance audits. By completing this self-assessment, you gain immediate visibility into where your environment deviates from secure baselines , turning abstract risks into prioritised action items. You reduce time spent on manual reviews by up to 70%, accelerate audit preparation, and strengthen your change control processes. Most importantly, you avoid the costly consequences of inaction: regulatory penalties under SOX or GDPR, failed client security questionnaires, production outages due to untested code deployments, and reputational damage from preventable incidents. This isn’t just an assessment , it’s your operational safety net.
Who Is This For?
- IBM i System Administrators responsible for maintaining secure, stable, and compliant development and test environments
- IT Security Officers validating that change management and access controls meet internal policy and external regulatory requirements
- Compliance Managers preparing for SOX, ISO 27001, or SOC 2 audits involving IBM i systems
- Change Control Leads ensuring that development-to-production promotion follows documented procedures
- Infrastructure Architects assessing the maturity of IBM i operations across multiple sites or business units
- Consultants delivering IBM i health checks or security reviews for clients
Purchasing the Dev Test in IBM i System Administration Kit isn’t an expense , it’s a strategic investment in operational resilience. You’re not just buying a checklist; you’re gaining a repeatable, standards-aligned methodology to protect one of your most critical legacy platforms. Download instantly and begin your assessment today.
What does the Dev Test in IBM i System Administration Kit include?
The Dev Test in IBM i System Administration Kit includes 1563 prioritised self-assessment requirements across 12 domains of IBM i administration, delivered in Excel, PDF, and CSV formats. It contains scoring templates, maturity models, risk weighting logic, and real-world use cases to help you evaluate and improve development and testing controls on IBM i systems. This self-assessment is designed for immediate use by system administrators and compliance teams to identify configuration gaps, strengthen change management, and prepare for audits.