TFH Volume: 27 Issue: 16 Archives

The Feeds And Speeds Of The IBM i Base

March 13, 2017 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Without change, nothing new happens. But change is always difficult, so there is always this push and pull between the way we have always done it and the way we might improve it, and there is also a kind of gravity associated with capital investments in hardware, software, people, and processes that impedes change – and often for the best. Otherwise, we would be changing everything all the time and no one would know what state anything is in.

The very stability of the IBM i platform, as measured in the way it runs and supports the applications on it …
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IBM i And Watson: Another Step In The Right Direction

March 13, 2017 Dan Burger

One way to understand the future of enterprise computing is to focus on data and systems integration. Not everyone likes that idea. There are strong feelings about certain platforms and processes. But as the IT-business alignment evolves, integration will prevail. The current emphasis, driven by data analysis and cognitive technology, is a powerful motivation.

IBM’s Watson is on the big stage. Explaining Watson’s analytical power and how it can be integrated into business computing is one of the main cognitive attractions. It will take serious planning and incremental steps to bring Watson into widespread use. One of those incremental steps …
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Guru: MiWorkplace As An Alternative To SEU

March 13, 2017 Jon Paris

From time to time somebody will recommend an application to me and it sounds really useful – until I discover that it is Windows Only. Whenever that happens I usually go to one of the Alternative To websites, such as AlternativeTo.net, to see what I can find.

Recently I was asked if there were any alternatives to SEU by a programmer who wanted to use fully free RPG and was tired of the green screen blobs all over his code. (See the example below if you don’t know what I mean by this.) This was a topic that …
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Machine Learning And ERP’s Autonomous Future

March 13, 2017 Alex Woodie

What makes Netflix so good at predicting movies you’ll like? A recommendation algorithm based on your viewing history, and the viewing histories of others like you, of course. While consumer technology is rife with such technology, HarrisData president Lane Nelson sees a future when ERP applications augmented with machine learning algorithms can automate nearly all of the back-office decisions currently made by people.

Machines have been taking over the back-office since the days of the typewriter. But the next wave of innovation occurring around big data analytics and machine learning will likely make the transition to a people-less office nearly …
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RPG Investment Advice For Long Term Goals

March 13, 2017 Dan Burger

RPG programming remains a hugely important skill in the IBM Power Systems niche where the IBM i lives. It shares that space with other languages such as Java, PHP, a few fourth-generation options and a host of open source options. More than once in its long life, RPG has been declared dead.

Like an untended plant, some IBM i shops have let RPG die. It lingers on with little or no nourishment in other organizations. But it’s also doing very well as a modern language when in the hands of skilled programmers. Who are the skilled programmers and what are …
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The Feeds And Speeds Of The IBM i Base

IBM i And Watson: Another Step In The Right Direction

Guru: MiWorkplace As An Alternative To SEU

Machine Learning And ERP’s Autonomous Future

RPG Investment Advice For Long Term Goals

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