COMMON 2023 was fantastic! Over the five days I was there, I personally had face-to-face conversations with well over 100 IBM i end user customers regarding their plans and challenges, I got to hear directly from the IBM i lab leaders about all of the exciting new technology coming (or already arrived) for the IBM […]
COMMON 2023 Reflections from the Mountaintop (or at least from the Mile High City) Read More »
According to the latest Help Systems IBM i survey (https://www.helpsystems.com/resources/guides/ibm-i-marketplace-survey-results), one of the most significant challenges IBM users say they face is finding and retaining skilled staff to maintain their IBM i applications. Most IBM i shops have powerful RPG or COBOL-based applications that have, over decades, been finely tuned to match the requirements of
Solving the IBM i Staffing Crisis: 3 Steps to Attract Next-Gen Developers Read More »
According to the latest Help Systems IBM i Marketplace survey (https://www.helpsystems.com/resources/guides/ibm-i-marketplace-survey-results), the number one concern of IBM i professionals is “Cybersecurity and Ransomware.” Sadly, that concern is well founded. I have heard recently from several IBM i shops that they had been victims of cyber attacks. The damage from these attacks is very real and
Zero Trust – Protecting Your IBM i in a Dangerous World Read More »
Are you worried about the future of the IBM i at your company? Do users complain that it looks “old”? Are you losing IBM i experts to retirement and finding it difficult locate skilled replacements? If so, you are not alone. According to the latest Help Systems IBM i marketplace survey (https://www.helpsystems.com/resources/guides/ibm-i-marketplace-survey-results), three of the
Future Proof Your IBM i Applications Read More »
“I feel the need, the need for speed” is not only a famous quote from Tom Cruise in the movie Top Gun but it also reflects the feelings of many IBM i users who are API enabling their applications. Whether they are adding new web or mobile user interfaces and must try to match the
The Need for Speed:
Secure, High-Speed APIs for Your IBM i Read More »
Now that so many IBM i users are adopting APIs to automate their communications with customers and partners, we are receiving many questions about how to manage the traffic. In my last blog, I talked about monitoring and how to check the health of your APIs. In this blog, we will talk about throttling and
Are Your APIs Too Loved?
Controlling API Cost and Resource Use Read More »
If you have joined the thousands of IBM i users who are starting to realize the huge benefits of API enabling their IBM i applications, then you know that it is critical to keep those APIs up and running. Electronic processing via APIs can dramatically increase revenue and reduce costs but if the APIs are
Are We Still in Business? API Health Checks for Continuous Uptime Read More »
According to the latest statistics, almost 60% of all web traffic is initiated from mobile devices. More than 50% of business to business web interactions now come from mobile (check out mobile statistics here). Yet, for many IBM i shops, building native mobile apps is expensive and requires skills they don’t have in house. How
If You are Not Looking at Progressive Web Apps, You Should Be! Read More »
We were on a family to trip to Disneyland this past weekend and my kids wanted to go on the Indiana Jones ride. We really don’t like long lines so we kept checking our Disney app to see if the current wait for the ride was less than ninety minutes. After checking several times an
Tired of Waiting for Data? Try Webhooks! Read More »
It’s scary how many IBM i users I’ve spoken to in the last few months whose networks have been hacked. Unfortunately, the frequency of those calls is growing rapidly. It is no longer safe to assume that if you don’t connect your IBM i to the internet, you will be safe. If any of the
Help, I’ve Been Hacked! Read More »
