Why is there a push for IT Modernization in AS/400 shops?

It’s not necessarily for the reasons you think.

Let’s take a step back and take a high-level view and ask: Who is driving Modernization and why? The role of IT in the enterprise has changed. Read more.

News

The future of Enterprise Software is around the corner Imagine if there was a company that was “building a no code, metadata-driven enterprise application development environment” that could completely change Enterprise Software? Well, there is, and it’s roots come from JD Edwards. Customers want Supply Chain Visibility As the lead story highlights. Consumers and businesses consumers are pushing modernization. “According to a global survey, 78% of consumers want to receive updates on the status of their orders when purchasing goods, and they won’t hesitate to switch brands if supply chain performance fails to meet their expectations.”

Career

How to write a resignation letter that won’t hurt you So, “it’s time to put your departure in writing. Whether it was an awesome company or one that you’re totally dying to leave, you’ll need to write a resignation letter.” Business Insider offers some sound advice on just how to get this done. Useful tips on how to read the room before a presentation Are you getting ready to pitch an IBM i Modernization project to the business? If so, you might want to take a quick read of this article. It offers some helpful insight on how you might want to position your material so it is most effective.

Modernization

How a bank goes digital Here is an excellent article about DBS Bank and how they made it through modernization, to digital or as it might be better called Business Transformation. “If you focus purely on digital and forget the organizational change you have to make, you won’t get very far.” Study: Containers in the enterprise Here is a study on why many enterprises are using Containers “the technology to support the remodeling of their legacy applications in microservices.” Much of this is due to hybrid and multi-cloud options.

Open Source

From one stop shop to custom fit IT Ops This article highlights the lead story in this issue in that the business is tech savvy. As a result, they demand more responsiveness from IT. It is also ”becoming commonly accepted even among the most staid and risk-averse organizations that the way to go is no longer to align to a single IT vendor and trust them to deliver on their vision, but rather to design custom-fit, multi-solution toolchains, including home-grown, open source and commercial tools.” Why PHP web development company is recommended for AMP As an IBM i Developer. If you have ventured into the web development side of IT and are responsible for the website at your company. You should become familiar with AMP. “It has been observed by many experts in the industry that AMP is the next level of mobile pages that will take the outlook of the business to another level.“

Trends

Digital Transformation in the Transformation Industry I work with a high percentage of transportation companies who rely on the IBM i as their core business system. This article touches on what the transportation is up to. Things are changing. “Transportation operators have taken a huge leap in the last decade since data connectivity has become available everywhere. Their digital transformation is awe-inspiring.” Will Retail's Technical Debt teach us a lesson? This article, from Forbes, puts technical debt in perspective. It uses the retail industry as an example. Amazon, Jet.com and other online retailers all agree that the reason they are successful is due to technology. "While traditional retailers have struggled with these challenges, some upstart retailers – with an eCommerce-only heritage – have upended everything about retail." What can we learn from this?

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