by Anton Trukhanov | May 5, 2022 | Application Modernization, Data Management, ibm i modernization
As the digital transformation continues to unfold, the generational shift has already occurred or is currently ongoing in virtually all fields of technological and software industries. Even though there is certainly no shortage of issues and challenges arising in the...
by Derek Johnson | May 3, 2022 | Application Modernization
Running its 6th IBM i marketplace survey, HelpSystems, asked their respondents (500 IBM i users), “what are their top IT initiatives for the coming year?”. According to the results, leveraging application modernization services ranked third. This means that the need...
by Anton Trukhanov | Apr 28, 2022 | Application Modernization, aXes, Data Management, ibm i modernization, LANSA Integrator, Low Code Platform, Low-code, RAMP
You don’t hear about CA 2E (also known as Synon) technology very often these days. It was once, however, by far the most popular third-party application development solution for IBM i. In fact, the Synon company was a pioneer in rapid application development. Fast...
by Derek Johnson | Apr 26, 2022 | IBM i
Many of the world’s top 500 companies have relied on IBM i, correctly known as “IBM i,” for decades. They acknowledge its reliability, robustness, and security, alongside the many other perks associated with running on the IBMi platform. Others see the IBM i as legacy...
by Derek Johnson | Apr 21, 2022 | Application Modernization
“Legacy application modernization” has become a buzz phrase in the software development industry. This is because many legacy systems have become a liability rather than an asset in today’s fast-paced world of rapidly changing market conditions and...
by Anton Trukhanov | Apr 19, 2022 | App Development, Application Modernization, Legacy Transformation, Low Code Platform, Low-code, Rapid Application Development, Visual LANSA
It usually isn’t very difficult to tell if a company that relies on outdated IT solutions urgently needs modernization. Many straightforward symptoms make it easy to diagnose the legacy IT infrastructure problem and prescribe application modernization as a...
by Derek Johnson | Apr 14, 2022 | ibm i modernization
It is no news that IBM i applications are a central part of many businesses’ IT infrastructure. According to a Skillsoft report, in Q4 of 2019, this includes 92% of the worlds’ top 100 banks, 10 of the world’s leading insurers, 72% of the top 25 retailers, and 70% of...
by Anton Trukhanov | Apr 13, 2022 | 5250, App Development, Application Modernization, aXes, ibm i modernization, Low Code Platform, Visual LANSA
Time takes its toll on everything, and enterprise IT solutions are no exception. Take, for example, the original monolithic IBM i applications. Still used by thousands of organizations worldwide, IBM introduced and commonly implemented them back in the 1980s and...
by Derek Johnson | Apr 7, 2022 | ibm i modernization
Many enterprises that have been around for a while rely on IBM i applications to run mission-critical business operations. It is proof of the platform’s stability that users are still keen to keep it. The major challenge these enterprises face, however, is the...
by Anton Trukhanov | Apr 5, 2022 | 5250, App Development, Application Modernization, aXes, ibm i modernization, Low Code Platform, Visual LANSA
Security has always been a primary concern for businesses. Not so long ago it was the security of company premises, assets, and employees that took precedence. Today, however, cybersecurity is equally or even more important. As enterprise IT systems (including IBM i)...
