Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly. News: Would Amazon ever buy IBM? Should have IBM purchased Amazon in 2007? Career: What does a good resume look like? A shift is taking place: CIOs are uniquely positioned to become CEOs. ERP: VAI ERP solution is posting double-digit growth. Modernization: Does your company strangle innovation? Application […]
The IBM i is going to the cloud
Welcome to this weeks edition of Talsco Weekly. News: IBM sells off software to make way for AI, and IoT. Skytap is helping IBM i customers go to the cloud. Career: The power of storytelling. Watson can help your career. Leadership: Motivate through this leadership behavior. Managers, admit your failures and you people will love […]
AI, Automation and the future for the RPG developer
Will robots replace the RPG developer? No, not anytime soon. Automation has been going on since the beginning of time. It’s human nature. We don’t want to be stagnant and are always looking for easier ways of doing things. Society has been build upon automation and innovation. It’s true that technology and automation eliminate jobs, […]
A New Open Source ERP for the IBM i
Open Source ERP Developed in free-form RPG introduced at COMMON Great things happen when you have a COMMON belief in building an open source ERP for the IBM i. Alex Woodie, from ITJungle, unveils the news in his October 15th article. “An open source ERP package written in free-form RPG. Dubbed intERPprise, the software project […]
IBM’s future with AI, Data and Cloud
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly AI, Data and Cloud continue to be topics of conversation in and around the community. The challenge is understanding how it all fits together. In this weeks edition you will find articles with links about the following: News: Cloud and Data are better with AI & the mainframe […]
RPG Modernization Developer opening in Youngstown, OH area
Position Title: IBM i Developer Analyst – RPG We just started working with another company who is modernizing their custom RPG ERP system. Like many organizations who started out running the AS/400, now called the IBM i, they have fallen in love with the platform because it just works. Now it’s time to take advantage […]
Why PHP, IoT and Blockchain are important for the future
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly Why PHP, IoT and Blockchain are important for the future and more news and updates for the IBM i community. News: Why it might be best to modernize IBM i applications. Career: AI, Automation and what millennials want out of work. Development: Building a Web Service on IBM […]
IBM i Developer / Analyst – (RPG) opening in Greater St. Louis, MO area
Position Title: IBM i Developer / Analyst – RPG Have you ever thought, gone are the days where you can start and finish your career with just one company. Not so fast, I found one. I was recently approached by one such company. A company that treats you like family, because you are family. A […]
6 Interview Tips To Help You Win
Be Prepared. Do your homework. “There’s only one interview technique that matters… Do your homework so you can listen to the answers and react to them and ask follow-ups. Do your homework, prepare.” Jim Lehrer It’s shocking, but most people fail to fully prepare for an interview. Can you imagine a professional athlete who neglects […]
Is the IBM i community ready for change?
Are RPG Developers are ready for a change? Some are. Some aren’t. And some are unsure. This is not isolated to the IBM i community. It’s just human nature. As in everything, there are those who don’t want to change, those who will wait to see who else is doing it and those who are […]