Welcome to 2013. Before we get too far into the year that will be, let’s take a look back at the year that was. 2012 was an eventful year for the IBM i ecosystem, and brought IT Jungle several big stories to report, including major IBM product launches, mega disasters, a raft of new public IBM i clouds, an untold number of tools for mobile and big data, and enough acquisitions and lawsuits to keep lawyers out of trouble–for about 12 months anyway.