Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly Development: The New Development Toys for the IBM i. Visual Studio Code and RPGLE. Db2: The hidden history of Db2. AI: IBMs Strategic Partnerships help AI Adoption. Hiring: Why It Pays to Be Sceptical About Behaviour Tests. Development The New Development Toys for the IBM i “From Merlin […]
Talsco Weekly: Trust allows for Digital Transformation
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly Trends: The digital reinvention of enterprise tech go-to-market. Development: Convert Fixed form RPG to Free Form RPGLE. Key things I wish I knew earlier as a developer. Leadership: Managing Up When Leadership Is Stuck in the Weeds. Modernization: Most App Modernization Projects a Struggle, Survey Finds. Digital Transformation: […]
Talsco Weekly: What is a simple coding solution?
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: Power10 Midrange Machine: The Power E1050. Learning: Common technology terms that you should know. Leadership: IT leadership: Why adaptability matters. Modernization: Rip up your org chart and reorganize around Value Streams. Programming: What is a simple coding solution? News Power10 Midrange Machine: The Power E1050 This is […]
Looking for an IBM i sandbox?
Renting space on an IBM i If you are looking to rent space on an IBM i. Here is a good spot. This system has been serving the IBM I community for almost 15 years since starting as a little test system. It’s a place where you can experiment and innovate. The location of this […]
IBM, Cloud, Power9 and AI
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: The $100 billion cloud market. Are we headed back into the 1990’s? AI: IBM is fighting cancer with open source AI. Deep Learning is getting easier. Power9 and AI. Career: The #1 Skill you need. Resume makeover. Development: Node project and using RDi to test. Learning: Learn […]
Understanding AI, Data and Cloud for IBM i
Welcome to another edition of Talsco Weekly News: IBM i On Premises or In the Cloud. Cloud is not just for new technologies anymore. IoT: Industry case study for IoT. AI takes IoT to the next level. Data: Db2 11.5 is the Database for AI. Are you familiar with a Data Lake? Development: Do you […]
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 […]
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. […]
Talsco Weekly: Top headlines for the IBM i in 2018
The top headlines for the IBM i in 2018 Thanks for supporting Talsco Weekly this past year. When we look back at 2018 it has been an exciting year for the IBM i community. And 2019 is going to get even better. Happy New Year. #1 Differences between the AS/400 and IBM i It’s very […]
The IBM i is helping transform business
Welcome to this weeks edition of Talsco Weekly. Here is what is happening in and around the IBM i community this past week. News: Missed opportunity with RDi Lite, Banking Industry transforms with a new vendor and GE gets into the IoT Software business. Career: Use Grammarly to write better & Blockchain Developers are wanted. […]