Last week, I received a call from a distraught CIO of a major trucking company. “Dan,” he said, his voice tinged with worry, “our EDI expert just retired, and she took 30 years of knowledge with her. We’re in the middle of a major merger, which means onboarding a whole new set of EDI trading […]
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I was skeptical of the value that generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude.ai could provide for building code until one of our salespeople showed me how he could generate real-world, useful IBM i-based integrations without having any programming skills. He used the latest release of Eradani Connect with its new AI-based Eradani Assist module
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Last week, I spoke with two separate IBM i companies struggling with the same issue. They had the opportunity to onboard new customers, but their EDI vendor told them it would take weeks to set up the EDI connections. The companies risked losing the deals before they even got started. Their frustration struck a chord
The other day, I was chatting with a logistics company CEO who’d just completed a major merger. He was excited about the growth opportunities but had one big concern: “Our EDI costs are out of control,” he confided. “Every time we onboard a new customer or need to make a change to a current trading
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In recent years, logistics companies have been leading the way in increasing revenue, reducing costs, and enhancing customer service via online business-to-business connections. Tenders, Invoices, Status Updates, Acknowledgements, POs, Bills of Lading, and other critical documents are being shared and processed electronically without the need for human intervention. With this technology trucking companies can respond
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In the musical “The Music Man,” there is a song in which the townspeople of River City, Iowa, sing about the arrival of the Wells Fargo wagon. In the show, businesses and individuals eagerly await goods they may have ordered weeks or months earlier. How quaint that seems! Today, we can order items in the
Top Technology Trends for IBM i Professionals: Part III According to a recent Imperva survey, API calls make up more than 70% of all internet traffic. Most Fortune 500 companies are using APIs to transform their companies and their entire way of doing business. APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) enable seamless integration of data and application
Top Technology Trends for IBM i Professionals: Part II Imagine the power of enhancing your existing applications with exciting new features, all without the need to start from scratch. Open-source modules offer a compelling solution, accelerating your development process while meeting maintenance demands. With countless open-source modules available, many under free licenses like MIT, you
Top Technology Trends for IBM i Professionals: Part I Modern IBM i integration solutions are transforming how businesses connect with customers. Imagine a world where your customers can effortlessly make changes to their orders without the need for a lengthy conversation with a customer service representative. Picture a world where your IBM i applications
Beyond Legacy Thinking: Embracing the Future of the IBM i All too often, I hear executives dismiss the IBM i as a legacy system slated for replacement. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Innovative companies worldwide continue to leverage the rock-solid IBM i platform as the foundation for their digital transformation. These organizations