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A constant challenge for a Chief Information Officer in a transactional, data-heavy industry is leveraging the legacy of their IBM i platform to adapt to current needs, essentially using it to its fullest potential. Keeping that potential tapped translates into a flexible and agile platform, driving growth for your business, an important aspect to keep in mind when approaching the demands of IT.

First let’s answer the question: why modernize your IBM i applications anyway? Well, many IBM i modernization projects don’t start until after a major production failure, so getting out ahead of problems saves you time, pain and resources. Secondly, many IBM i specific skills like RPG or 4GL development are becoming more and more scarce, meaning time could be running out.

A practitioner’s guide to easy CI/CD on IBM i with Git (or, why are you waiting?). I have a question for the IBM i shops out there. What are we waiting for? Why aren’t we doing DevOps yet? I’m going to suggest that a lot of shops fall into the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” category. That’s pretty much been the culture of traditional IBM i shops.

A personal and sympathetic view of taking a traditional AS/400 development team to an Agile POD using a fully automated CI/CT/CD DevOps pipeline with Agile methodology on the IBM i, by Adrian Tully

Until now, the current change management (CM) tools have dominated the IBM i market providing some elementary versioning of application releases, only ONE version of the source per release. But today the term ‘source control’ - or SCM - has taken on a whole new meaning.

Why test data can be hard to manage, what are the best practices and which tangible benefits you stand to gain from a consistent set of test data?

Similar to GitHub’s relationship with the open source project Git, CloudBees is the company built around the open source project Jenkins.

With the major economic crisis we will face for at least the next twelve months, it is high time to take a fresh look at our existing application assets.

In this article we will examine the importance of unit testing in general and assess how relevant the technique is on IBM i.

Learn how your IBM i shop can utilize Microsoft’s most powerful development software, aside from perhaps Windows itself. Azure DevOps has existed in some iteration since 2006, but it seems to have hit its stride with the addition of git in 2013.

Git is still generating an enormous amount of buzz. What are the reasons behind its poularity? Is it really justified? And how relevant is Git in the world of IBM i development?

SonarQube is the de-facto standard code review tool for many modern languages today. But do you need to automate the same continuous quality checking for your RPG code and CL?

The DevOps movement has created a refreshing “wind of change” in the way application development is managed, reaching the furthest corners of the industry and not least our beloved IBM i.

Any data protection project (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) begins by identifying personal data to feed your registry.

How do I get from where I am today to “real” DevOps? Here’s a good start.

Can RPG Free Form et Java languages coexist in order to obtain "the best of both worlds"?

Modernization vs. Migration : Discover how Legacy systems can provide oustanding competitive advantage, reduce operational risk and keep your business up and running smoothly and securely!

Discover how to secure your DevOps transformation on Legacy platforms (Mainframe and IBM i)

How Test Automation combined with Batch Testing and Defect Analysis at the Database level can optimize your DevOps process.

What is containerisation and what are the stakes of a production launch?

Reflections on the rise of Git and the DevOps paradigm on so-called legacy platforms IBM i and z/OS – by Floyd Del Muro, DevOps Advocate

Data grows continuously, and data breaches concern all enterprises. So Regulations are emerging by focusing on data protection & privacy. Check out our infographic to discover how Data Masking can solve these challenges.

Whatever the driving reason for a modernization project on a so-called "legacy" system like IBM i, it is important to identify the key points that will help secure the success of the project.

What’s in it for the developers and why is it needed for DevOps – a thought inspiring blog by ARCAD’s Director of Northern European operations, Nick Blamey

Discover the rise of Enterprise DevOps and where it will lead.

Find out how the DevOps concept, which previously focused primarily on IT services, is spreading across the enterprise today.

Maurice Marrel's interview about data anonymization.

DevOps adoption is growing faster than ever. Check out our infographic to discover the latest DevOps predictions, and how this agile corporate culture improves efficiency in all lines of business!

Back from a trip in different countries in Asia, I’ve clearly seen that the situation in the IBM i market is rather different from Europe and North America – apart from Japan of course, which definitely resembles these two large areas.

A strong trend is underway and is set to continue: businesses are adopting an increasing number of standard software packages, often in the cloud, into their Information Systems. Today’s period of major technological change fosters this trend.