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Letter from Stephen Strake, LANSA’s new General Manager
As the new General Manager, I would like to introduce myself and share how excited I am to join LANSA at this transformative time for the company and the industry. LANSA is an important part of Idera. Today, we are one of the largest private software companies in the...
5 Best IBM AS400 Modernization Solutions
Today, organizations use the IBM AS400 systems, now known as IBM iSeries, to run critical business activities. For example, they can manage business processes such as enterprise resource planning, general ledger, client maintenance, pharmacy benefits, blockchain...
Why You’re Failing At IBM Application Modernization
It’s been more than 11 years since Paul Conte, a reputable application development strategist, formulated the main lessons of IBM application modernization. Summarizing the knowledge gained during the initial legacy business app modernization boom, he came up with ten...
10 Things About IBM i Modernization Tools You May Not Have Known
Today different organizations rely on IBM i software to run their operations. With the rapid increase in IT, legacy or existing IBM i applications require technology modernization. Different IBM i modernization tools are available to revamp the legacy applications or...
Common Mistakes Of AS400 Automation
Today, in 2022, automation in its various forms is no longer an exciting new trend in the global business environment. The benefits of automating digital and physical work processes have been well-reported and documented. Managers and corporate decision makers are now...
AS400 Application Modernization: Guide
Organizations are looking for IBM i modernization or to modernize their legacy IT infrastructure, particularly their IBM AS400 application servers, also known as 'IBMi' or 'IBM iSeries’ systems. These IBM systems allow different companies to run mission-critical...
LANSA Open for .NET – now supporting .NET 6
LANSA Open for .NET enables .NET developers with capabilities to incorporate IBM i (AS/400, iSeries, System i) services in Windows rich-client and Web applications, allowing them to view the IBM i data and programs as resources within Visual Studio. Now, we are...
The Evolution of Analytics And Reporting Tools
As the digital transformation continues to unfold, the generational shift has already occurred or is currently ongoing in virtually all fields of technological and software industries. Even though there is certainly no shortage of issues and challenges arising in the...
An Introduction To Application Modernization Automation Services
Running its 6th IBM i marketplace survey, HelpSystems, asked their respondents (500 IBM i users), “what are their top IT initiatives for the coming year?”. According to the results, leveraging application modernization services ranked third. This means that the need...
3 Steps To Developing Successful Synon Application Modernization Strategies
You don’t hear about CA 2E (also known as Synon) technology very often these days. It was once, however, by far the most popular third-party application development solution for IBM i. In fact, the Synon company was a pioneer in rapid application development. Fast...
11 Things About IBMi You May Not Have Known
Many of the world’s top 500 companies have relied on IBM i, correctly known as “IBM i,” for decades. They acknowledge its reliability, robustness, and security, alongside the many other perks associated with running on the IBMi platform. Others see the IBM i as legacy...
Legacy Application Modernization: Do More With Less Through BPI
"Legacy application modernization" has become a buzz phrase in the software development industry. This is because many legacy systems have become a liability rather than an asset in today’s fast-paced world of rapidly changing market conditions and customer...