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Imagine navigating a modern city with a paper map from 1990. The roads have changed. New highways appeared overnight. Half the buildings on that map no longer exist. Everyone around you is using google maps, rerouting in real time, finding shortcuts you cannot see. Your map is not wrong. It is frozen in time. That is exactly what your …
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You are not behind because you made bad decisions. You are behind because the safe decision had a hidden cost. Here is the uncomfortable truth nobody in your IT team wants to say out loud. That IBM i system running your core operations? It works. It has always worked. And that reliability is exactly why nobody …
The Hidden Cost of Delaying IBM i Modernization: Risks, ROI, and Rewards Read More »
A white pencil looks useless on white paper. Switch to a black surface, and it suddenly becomes impossible to ignore. COBOL lives in the same paradox. Dismissed as outdated, yet still executing the high-volume transactions behind many of the world’s largest banks and insurance companies. The greatest modernization risk is not technology failure. It is executive misdiagnosis. COBOL …
The Executive Playbook for Modernizing COBOL Applications on IBM i Read More »
Green screens don’t stop your business, but like a pebble stuck in your shoe, they make every step harder than it should be. Yes, your AS400/IBM i is a powerhouse —no two ways about it— processing billions in transactions, delivering 99.9% uptime, and keeping critical data secure. That strength and reliability are rare and invaluable. …
From Green Screens to Modern Interfaces: The UX Revolution in AS400 Read More »
Fun Fact: Despite being labeled “legacy,” AS400 has long been the “life of the party” when it comes to accounting software. With 99.999% uptime, it’s the platform trusted by multi-billion-dollar Fortune 500 companies to close their books, reliably and efficiently. Here’s the kicker: IBM i (also called AS400) can still run decades-old accounting programs unchanged—like …
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Do you see the picture? It’s called relative velocity; the contrast between outside speed and inside calm, in a single frame! On the left, the world outside blurs past in a rush; fast, dynamic, and constantly changing. On the right, passengers sit calmly inside the vehicle. For today’s enterprises, IBM i is like that vehicle; …
How Python, PHP, and .NET Are Powering IBM i Modernization Read More »
Introduction IBM I, formerly known as AS/400, is like a well-engineered locomotive that has pulled the weight of mission-critical enterprise workloads for more than three decades, steadily, securely, and without fail (with barely any unplanned downtime for decades). But as a part of today’s enterprise, you demand more, unyielding uptime, airtight security, and adaptability to relentless …
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Introduction RPG applications on IBM i have been running critical business processes (like payroll, inventory and billing) reliably for decades. They are known for their reliability and rarely fail. Moreover, these applications have years of customization, containing all the rules and workflows which reflect how the business operates. This makes many organizations hold on to …
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Introduction Automated reporting has become an essential component of new-age IT environments, bringing efficiency and effective decision-making to organizations. However, due to the complexity of enterprise data management, organizations require efficient solutions to automate the extraction, formatting, and configuration of reports for distribution. Automated report generation ensures the timely availability of data, which is critical for …
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Introduction The AS400 platform has been around for more than 30 years and like any long-lived technology, it has evolved through several major upgrades and rebrands. Each stage in its journey, from AS400 to iSeries, and now IBM i, has brought important changes to both hardware and software, that have led to the continued use …
