Photo by Radek Grzybowski on Unsplash Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: The IBM i stimulus and the 2020 Technology refresh for IBM i. Hiring: The Home Office has taken on a whole new meaning. RPG developers are taking advantage of the opportunity to work remotely. Leadership: Thoughts on how to lead through a crisis. Learning: […]
Training RPG Developers for the future
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly Feature: It’s never too late to start training RPG Developers. AI: The best approach for AI. Blockchain: Walmart with legacy systems, is pushing forward with Blockchain solutions. Career: DevOps is a smart career move. Many IBM i professionals already have this skill and might not know about it. […]
A Better Way To Learn RPG Programming
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: IBM is using its platform to and programs like “Call for Code” to solve big issues. The hybrid cloud market is heating up. Will IBM i Badges help build community? AI: IBM and Digital Workers that are powered by AI. Career: Apprenticeships are a better way to train […]
Market insight for the RPG Development Community
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: IBM, Red Hat and Cloud. Application Services Market growth Blockchain: Tracking Food Supply and Reducing payment disputes. Career: How watching baseball might help your career. Cloud: What is Cloud IaaS? Development: How Node.js might help your legacy RPG Development department. ERP: IBM i ERP Subscription Model for […]
Learning Opportunities for the RPG Developer
The more you learn, the more places you’ll go. – Dr. Seuss Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: Economic Indicators. A Fresche Approach to Modernization. Common Europe Congress 2019. Career: Do you have a Customer Centric Approach to your job? Development: Learning Python and the History of Node.js to date. Data: Three articles […]
Why the IBM i is a proven business system
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: IBM i innovation. The IBM i is a proven platform for the modern enterprise. AI: AI starts with Data. AI can speed up the learning process. Job openings: IBM i Applications Team Lead – RPG. Leadership: Value Chain and Value Stream Management. What you need to know. […]
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. […]
Train RPG Developers with imPower Technologies
The smart (new) way to train RPG Developers There seems to be a lot of concern with how we are going to deal with the shortage of RPG Developers in the future. In reality, the solution is really not that difficult. Find individuals with natural talent. Then train them in RPG. Sounds simple enough. But, the […]
Bridge the RPG programmer skills gap with training
Is there an RPG programmer talent shortage or a skills gap? Do we think that we are the only ones challenged with a gap in available talent? No matter where you look there seems to be a shortage. It certainly makes for good headlines. Here are some of them: The STEM crisis: What the growing […]
The end of summer leads to new beginnings for RPG developers
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly It’s hard to believe it’s Labor Day weekend. We give thanks to all workers here in America. It’s because of you that we in the IBM i (AS/400) community have a lot of work to do. Here is what is going on this week. News: A big loss […]