by 3XSW | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorised
Many people will look at the title of this article and think to themselves ‘the AS/400 doesn’t exist anymore’. Others will look at it and think ‘hey, the forward slash between AS and 400 is missing’. All of them will be right of course. But very few of them will...
by 3XSW | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorised
Hidden amongst the recent announcements for IBM i 7.4 was a IBM i roadmap extending out to 2031. This is great news for all organisations currently using the IBM i operating system and shows the commitment from IBM to support and develop the platform. Find more...
by 3XSW | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorised
I came across this article in the ibm systems magazine for power systems today and was surprised to learn that the IBM workhorse RPG is 60 next year so I had to share it. The article talks about regardless of the fact that RPG is 60 years young the language is still...
by 3XSW | Jul 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
As an IT Director you may be considering migrating your legacy application, then there are 6 key questions that you need to ask. Why Do You Want to Move This Application? Is it to save costs, or help your company keep up with innovation? Are your employees demanding...
by 3XSW | Jul 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
1. Legacy applications tie up budget since legacy applications are more difficult to maintain. I disagree replacement solutions end up costing 2-3 times what the original budget was and they still don’t meet the needs of the business. 2. Keeps IT from innovation It...
