History in the making on the IBM i. IBM Bi-Weekly: A new Podcast hosted by Liam Allan and Josh Hall IBM i and the open source revolution. A podcast covering the “technical” aspects of the IBM i and open source technologies. Liam Allan and Josh Hall, co-host the bi-weekly podcast where they interview experts in […]
What will the future hold for the IBM i?
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly. News: Tech Industry is disrupting banks. IBM i Big Announcements to come. Career: Developer burnout & Helpful Habits to Learn for RPG Developers. Development: Many Synon shops are considering a move to RPG free. Website Development: A Different perspective Hiring: Use automation to solve talent shortages. Implement an employee […]
IBM’s Role in Industry 4.0 and Rethinking ERP
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: Watson, AI, and the IBM i. Productivity Software allows for Remote Teams. Blockchain: Transportation and the Food Industry look to Blockchain as a game-changing technology. Career: Skills shortage in blockchain, ERP and Development. Why failure is a good thing. Development: A story about a smart programmer. Industry […]
The Full Stack IBM i Developer Makes AI Possible
The IBM i Developer is needed for AI to be valuable AI has yet to reshape most businesses. Why? Because “for many companies, deploying AI is slower and more expensive that it might seem.“ This is an interesting story that involves IBM. It points out that for AI to be valuable it needs data. This […]
RPG Developers: What Are You Waiting For?
An RPG Developer Starts a New Habit I spoke to an RPG Developer the other day. He spent his entire career working with RPG fixed format and SEU. The last several months he was given the opportunity to work with RPG free form and RDi. He made a point to use both of them daily. […]
4 Ways API’s can unlock your RPG Applications
API’s will bring your RPG applications to life Four reasons API’s are beneficial for your company and your IBM i environment. They put the customer first. Technology is no longer driven just from within your organization. Your customers need access to your data to serve them better. API’s allow for this to happen. The speed of […]
The IBM i is a platform for creativity
The IBM i is your chalkboard As you might guess, in my daily work I speak with a lot of IBM i professionals. Everyone from RPG Developers, IBM i Architects, AS/400 Administrators, IBM i Full Stack Developers to IT Leadership and everywhere in-between. Enterprises that run The IBM i (AS/400) platform are all over the […]
The New Code400 for RPG Developers
Code400 is the Support Alternative for RPG Developers If you have been an RPG developer for more than 10 years my guess is you are familiar with Code400. If you are new to RPG, (the AS/400 or iSeries) and helping an organization modernize by leveraging the power of IBM i platform, this will be a […]
The IBM i Supports Business Transformation
IBM i: From Modernization to Digital Transformation, to Business Transformation This is the future of the enterprise. Regardless of what platform you are running the customer is requiring businesses to transform. Technology such as AI, Cloud, Blockchain, IoT and Machine learning is making it possible. As a result, a shift is taking place. Marcel Sarrasin, VP […]
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, […]