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

Steve Will

September 21, 2023

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 […]

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Harness the Power of AI and IBM i Modernization

September 18, 2023

IBM's Jason McGee and Rocket Software's Puneet Kohli explain how AI is changing the way we think about modernization—and break down misconceptions about modernization on IBM i

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Essential Strategies for Mainframe Modernization

September 14, 2023

IBM's Jason McGee and Rocket Software's Phil Buckellew and outline key considerations for maintaining the mainframe as a key element of your modern IT infrastructure

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Redefining Modernization: Application Transformation

Patrick Stanard

August 30, 2023

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 […]

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IBM Introduces Watsonx Code Assistant for Z

Ben Kopnick

August 24, 2023

The generative AI solution is designed to expedite mainframe modernization efforts

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How to Introduce Modern Development Tools Successfully

Dawn May

July 14, 2023

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

Dawn May

July 11, 2023

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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Building a Digital-First Strategy With IBM i

Neil Tardy

June 13, 2023

When it comes to modernizing IBM i environments, often the biggest challenges aren’t technical. Many enterprises simply don’t know where to begin. Puneet Kohli sees it all the time. As president of application modernization at Rocket Software, Kohli is charged with helping clients navigate the challenges and recognize that IBM i is well-suited to help […]

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Innovation and the Mainframe: Let’s Create Some Magic

Patrick Stanard

June 8, 2023

Kyndryl’s Pat Stanard discusses innovation—what it is, how to do it and why the mainframe is an innovative, modern platform

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Why COBOL Application Cost Reduction Needs to Be the Focal Point of Every IT Budget

Venkat Pillay

April 17, 2023

Despite ongoing macroeconomic concerns, there are indications that IT budgets remain steady. One study found that 52% of organizations expect to increase spending on IT products and services in 2023. The areas of particular interest to the surveyed organizations were cybersecurity, artificial intelligence/machine learning, public cloud services and private/hybrid cloud infrastructure; all closely linked to […]

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