The rapid adoption of digital and networking technologies over the last several decades gave birth to a continuously expanding ecosystem of IT solutions and services. Millions of people around the globe use these technologies daily, and, as a result, they generate a...
For many of us, the end of the year is a time of stock-taking, evaluating progress, and making plans for the future. For many businesses, however, it is the busiest, most hectic season of the year with high sales and peak workloads. The year-end is marked with a bunch...
It is hardly news that in their day-to-day operations, businesses today generate truckloads of data. Irrespective of its industry, a typical business employs numerous applications and on-premise systems to store enterprise data. Every business activity produces data,...
All organizations today, regardless of their size or industry, face a mounting need to implement automation solutions. Only a few years ago we considered digital transformation and Industry 4.0 technologies like AI and Big Data futuristic solutions that could provide...
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Industry 4.0 -- gains momentum, most businesses see the benefits of implementing the technologies driving the transformation. Even those business leaders who previously thought automation was unreliable understand its necessity....
The IBM i platform holds a unique position among the operating systems and software solutions organizations use to power their IT infrastructure. Originally introduced by IBM as part of the AS/400 system back in 1988, IBM i is a rare case of a platform that has served...
Let's take a step back to assess traditional business processes using a hypothetical enterprise company. Companies need to keep data moving through various systems that may be a combination of custom and off-the-shelf solutions. In order to do this, they need to...
As the demand for digital transformation rapidly increases, the need for changes throughout every aspect of enterprise IT systems becomes more pressing. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems are no exception to this trend. The requirements for EDI platforms and...
COMMON is the world’s largest community of IBM-related IT professionals. As a result, its annual conference COMMON POWERUp 2021 offers more insights into IBM i development and deployment than any other. This year is going to be a little different, however, due to --...
LANSA Integrator simplifies exchanging data between applications and transferring files and documents between businesses. It enables bi-directional flows of data and/or files in almost any format. Data Integration nowadays is important because: Without...
