IBM i Update: January 2025
Welcome to your first IBM i Update of 2025. In this update, we look at Fortra’s 11th annual IBM i Marketplace Survey. We will also compare the trends to last year’s results. Full details on the marketplace survey (rather than my sub-6 minute summary) can be found on Fortra’s website here. You can watch the […]
AI & Open Source on IBM i dominates i-UG Conference Agenda
On 20th February 2025, i-UG’s next conference will take place at the Norton Grange Hotel in Rochdale. AI and Open Source dominate the agenda for the first i-UG event of the year. The agenda will be mirrored at the South conference, which takes place on 13th March at IBM’s office on York Road, London. i-UG […]
Another year of IBM i Updates
January always seems to be a time of reflection – and an opportunity to look towards the future. In my case (and that of the IBM i community as a whole), I’m very much looking forward to 2025. I’ll be doing more reports on popular subjects within the community [ask for their input] and featuring […]
IBM i Update: November & December 2024
Welcome to your IBM i update for November & December 2024. This month Andy, takes a trip to Wolverhampton for the final i-UG event of the year, where learn more about the IBM i Code Assistant from Douglas Gibbs. Then, Andy explores the rumours of the upcoming Power 11, before finally wishing COBOL a happy […]
IBM i Update: September 2024
Welcome to your IBM i update for September 2024. This month, Andy scores with an #IBMi Ready badge, provides his predictions for the 2025 Fortra IBM i Marketplace Survey and speak swith the guys over at Silent Signal on their recent IBM i ethical hacking presentation. You can watch the video below or read the […]
IBM i Update: August 2024
Welcome to your IBM i update for August 2024. This month, Outsourcing company DDC ask the question, ‘is it worth continuing to invest in IBM i’, could Cloudstrike happen on IBM i? And, the latest PTF guide. You can watch the video below or read the full article underneath. Watch the Video: Is it […]
IBM i Update: July 2024
Welcome to your IBM i update for July 2024. This month, i have a brief report from the i-Power event in Northampton. In addition, following his successful workshop during the conference, I caught up with Andy Youens to discuss Python, with a bit of PHP and Node.JS too. You can watch the video below or […]
IBM i Update – A Year in Review
Welcome to the IBM i Update… A Year (and a bit) in Review! Over the last 12 months or so, I’ve published an (almost) monthly ‘IBM i Update’, in which I give my views on the news from within the IBM i community. I cover IBM i events, provide interviews with leading IBM i luminaries […]
IBM i Update: June 2024
Welcome to your IBM i update for June 2024. This month we have a last chance to be part of the ALL400s community IBM i survey, plus we have a full report from COMMON Europe in Milan, including presentations by Steve Will and Charlie Guarino. You can watch the video below or read the full […]
IBM i Update: May 2024
Welcome to your IBM i update for May 2024. This month we have an announcement on a native IBM i coding assistant by Steve Will, a preview of COMMON Europe [in Milan, no less] with COMMON Vice Chairman, Torbjörn Appehl plus… a dalliance with AS/400 by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. You can watch the video […]