by David Brault | Aug 11, 2015 | Application Modernization
Continuing on from my post last week about the 5 Guiding Principles of Enterprise Modernization, the ultimate goal of modernization is to use technology to best support your customers and trading partners. This means providing users with the best experience, enabling...
by David Brault | Aug 3, 2015 | Application Modernization
Businesses are being bombarded with the message to modernize. In the IBM i world, most tend to define modernization in terms of low-level development tactics such as converting RPG to free form, updating databases to SQL or refacing 5250 screens for the web. While...
by Patrick Fleming | Aug 19, 2014 | Rapid Application Development
The lesson of the Tower of Babel, possibly the first post-project review in historical records, is that communication failure within the team will cause project failure. In today’s software requirements, often staffed by cross-functional teams spread across the globe,...
by Richard Lancaster | Feb 4, 2014 | Business Intelligence
Data, information, and evidence Data is the foundation of information, information builds evidence and evidence allows you to make informed decisions about improving productivity, streamlining processes and understanding customers. You need data analysis tools to turn...
by Tom Mavroidis | Jun 24, 2013 | Application Modernization, Data and Process Integration
Guest Blogger: Tom Mavroidis, president of NTM Consulting Incorporated As part of Tom’s portfolio he manages the Computer Department for ITWAL Limited, Canada’s national network of independent distributors. In this article Tom shares how multiple vendors worked...
by Liz Dunham | Jan 31, 2013 | Mobile Application Development
There’s no escaping the rapid pace of our evolving mobile world – including the ensuing demand for mobile apps – and businesses can’t afford to take a back seat when it comes deploying mobile solutions. If you’re an IBM i organization considering taking the dive into...
by Ali Hamoody | Oct 29, 2012 | Rapid Application Development
Software Lifecycle and Quality Traditionally, when developers work on a software project, they write the application code or parts of it, and then test that code to verify correct implementation of the requirements. This unit testing process is usually a manual one,...
by Kevin Boucher | Jun 25, 2012 | Data and Process Integration, Rapid Application Development
When most people think about workflow they may think about a manufacturing process on a production line. And that’s really where the whole concept of workflow got started — when business and academic minds worked jointly to improve and control a process. Today,...
by Eden Watt | Mar 26, 2012 | Application Modernization
Legacy Asset Management and Transformation is the practice of maintaining older application assets so that you can continue to derive value from your stable line-of-business applications – while executing a plan to gradually transform and possibly even replace them. A...
by Richard Lancaster | Jan 30, 2012 | Mobile Application Development
These days almost everyone has one or more mobile devices, ranging from Smartphones to tablets. From a business perspective, widespread use of mobile devices is useful, as it allows immediate access to information for employees who work remotely and/or travel...
