Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🕰️ IBM i didn’t reinvent itself every decade. It didn’t have to. AI: 💡 The COBOL problem sounds familiar to RPG developers. Career: 🔑 Your IBM i interview feels harder than it should. Development: 🔍 How long is that string, really? ERP: 🏢 AI doesn’t […]
Talsco Weekly: The RPG Developer’s AI Moment
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🔋 IBM’s new Power GM is all-in on IBM i and AI. 🌥️ The pilot-to-production gap has a name. IBM just built a bridge. AI: 🖥️ IBM Bob offers a hands-on AI IDE start. 🏗️ What IBM said no to, the community is building anyway. […]
Talsco Weekly: 🏗️ Your IBM i AI Roadmap: Build or Buy?
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🔗 IBM just gave AI agents a direct line to IBM i. 👥 COMMON named its new board. 🎯 IBM Think 2026 had one message: focus. AI: 🔵 IBM i is built for the AI era. 🔧 Build or Buy? The IBM i AI Question […]
Talsco Weekly: 🎙️ One IBM i Developer’s Take on AI
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 📊 IBM’s Power Systems business is growing — but GenAI revenue hasn’t arrived yet. 🟢 IBM i doesn’t need the spotlight. It just works. AI: 💡 Speed isn’t the goal. Better thinking is. 🏗️ Too many vendors may be the reason your AI strategy is […]
Talsco Weekly: 🧭 IBM i: Where Do We Go From Here?
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🏙️ AI is taking over POWERUp 2026 in New Orleans. 📈 Power Systems hardware is getting more expensive — fast. 📊 IBM’s infrastructure business just posted a standout quarter. AI: 🔒 Your AI coding assistant. Your machine. Your data. 🧮 AI didn’t start with ChatGPT. […]
Talsco Weekly: 🔄 The Question IBM i Shops Stopped Asking
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🗓️ The Spring TR is late. 🌐 The reputation of the IBM i. AI: ⚙️ AI’s real bottleneck. Career: 🔒What does Direct Table Access and your Career have in COMMON? Development: 🛠️ Stop using commands like this. Hiring: 🤝 AI is changing hiring for everyone […]
Talsco Weekly: 🟧 Your RPG skills just got a multiplier
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🔧 Legacy transformation is still hard to simplify. AI: 🛠️ The tooling race has arrived on IBM i. Career: 🟧 Your RPG skills just got a multiplier. Development: 💻Every IBM i shop has access to the same code. ERP: 📡 ERPs rolling out new AI […]
Talsco Weekly: 🎯 The Right Leader Changes Everything on IBM i
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Briefs: 🔗 IBM + Arm Strategic Collaboration. 🌐 Medhost’s early IBM Bob test impressed. 🧰 IBM i adds clearer override visibility. AI: 💸 AI inference costs have collapsed 320x — and IBM i shops are positioned to win. 🗄️ IBM i already has what AI needs […]
Talsco Weekly: 🔓IBM i Devs: Don’t Wait for Permission
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🚀 IBM Bob 1.0 goes GA — the wait is over for IBM i developers. ⚡Nestlé cut data mart refreshes 5x. 🤝 Izzi expands IBM i partnerships. AI: 🤝 IBM BOB is now live — and it’s more teammate than tool. 🦮 AI Still Needs […]
Talsco Weekly: AI is Your Edge, Not Your Exit
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🔧 IBM releases Power11 performance guide. 📊 IBM makes a big AI data bet with $11B Confluent deal. AI: 🧱 AI projects fail due to cultural barriers. 🔧 GitAgent launches open standard for AI agents. 🧠 Trust in AI isn’t human trust. 🤔 AI agents […]