Application Modernization

More on Mainframes and Open-Source Tools

Following on from my article looking at the value of open-source software on the mainframe, I thought it would be interesting to see what else was available for mainframers to use. Open Tools Community Let’s start with the z/OS Open Tools Community on GitHub. According to their website, z/OS Open Tools provides a package manager […]

Hybrid Cloud Is the Future of the Mainframe

In 1897, the New York Journal published a rumor that Mark Twain was dead. Hearing the news, Mark Twain is said to have replied, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” I have had the occasion to use it many times when discussing mainframe over the past 30 years. My first encounter with mainframe […]

Streamline Mainframe Application Development

How a risk-managed approach to application development can enhance productivity and address staffing challenges

Automated Analysis and Transformation for Enterprise COBOL Applications

CM First's John Rhodes and Roger Hammer on modernizing enterprise COBOL applications

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Announcing IBM i 7.5 TR3 and 7.4 TR9

Believe it or not, fall is here, which means it’s time for another IBM i announcement. The team has once again spent the summer traveling around the world listening to user feedback from our community and IBM i Advisory Councils and have delivered several key enhancements to our platform and Licensed Program Products (LPPs) that […]

What’s Up With Merlin? An Update From the CTO

In May 2022, along with the announcement of IBM i 7.5, we rolled out a new application development and modernization solution called IBM i Modernization Engine for Lifecycle Integration, or what we call Merlin for short. Merlin is an integrated set of tools that run in Red Hat OpenShift containers. The first set of tools […]

Redefining Modernization: Application Transformation

Anyone that works with a mainframe today understands that the mainframe is, indeed, already a modern machine. Just look at the new features with the z16. The key today is how do we optimize the mainframe to include the latest advancements and features of the mainframe. Optimizing allows the user to implement best practices based […]

IBM Introduces Watsonx Code Assistant for Z

On August 22, IBM introduced watsonx Code Assistant for Z, the newest offering in its watsonx AI and data suite. Watsonx Code Assistant for Z is a generative AI solution designed to convert COBOL more quickly to Java for IBM Z to expedite mainframe modernization. The product will be available in Q4 2023 and will […]

How to Introduce Modern Development Tools Successfully

Dawn May, president of COMMON, and Andy Finley, senior solutions engineer at Rocket Software, discuss how IBM i customers are taking advantage of new DevOps offerings

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Experts at IBM i Modernization

COMMON president Dawn May and CM First Group's John Rhodes discuss current trends and technologies to modernize RPG and COBOL applications on the IBM i

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