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: 🔓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 […]
Talsco Weekly: Why AI Makes Training More Critical, Not Less
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🚀 IBM launches Bob 1.0 for IBM i developers. 💸 IBM i shops, brace for higher Power Systems costs. AI: 🔐 IBM just redefined what it means to own your data. Career: 📚 Training isn’t a reward. It’s a responsibility. Development: 🔗 IBM i REST […]
Talsco Weekly: Is IBM ahead of it’s time, again?
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 💼 IBM triples entry-level hiring amid tech layoffs. AI: 🔺 AI concerns surge among IBM i shops. Career: 🎯 Your IBM i expertise isn’t shrinking — it’s compounding. Development: 💻 Nick Litten introduces TOBI for IBM i development. Database: 🔍 IBM fills the Db2 Web […]
Talsco Weekly: Stop picking between legacy and modern
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🚀 Red Hat acquires Israeli AI startup Jounce. ⚙️ IBM phases out Power10 systems. 🏆 AS/400 remains the world’s most underrated computer. Career: 📚 GitHub in Under an Hour (No Command Line Required) Development: ⚙️ Agentic coding needs DevOps foundations first. 🤔 True program understanding […]
Talsco Weekly: RPG Developers – Learn this Next!
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🔍 IBM i predictions highlight AI and modernization focus. 🎓 IBM launches global AI education initiative. AI: ⬆️ AI’s shift from scale to efficiency. 💻 IBM’s Project BOB redefines enterprise AI coding. Career: 🔌 MCP is what the RPG Developer should learn next. Development: 💾 […]
Talsco Weekly: A Letter About AI to an RPG Developer
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 📈 IBM i upgrades surge in 2026. 🦋 IBM i experts predict 2026 transformations. AI: 💡 IBM Bob expands beyond developer tools. 🛠️ ️ IBM BOB is a thinking tool, not a shortcut. 🔮 Dario Amodei warns of AI’s civilizational risks and defenses. Career: ✉️ […]
Talsco Weekly: Riding the AI Training Wave on IBM i
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly IBM i Brief: 🤝 Izzi partners with Virtutem for Valence expansion. AI: ⚡ Profound Logic unveils AI productivity breakthrough. Career: 💡For IBM i developers looking to advance their careers, this virtual training is essential. See details. Development: 🧪 Code4i FS extension seeks alpha testers. ➡️ IBM i Development […]
