I will give an overview of the key elements that are important to include for a successful modernization project. Modernization is not just about changing technology; it primarily involves improving and streamlining existing business processes. This is done in order not to jeopardize the unique services and features that already exist in the solution.
I have been working with IBM i (and it predecessors) since 1987 as a Programmer, Designer, Head of development, CIO and Architect. I have been part of a number of national and international projects throughout the years. Since 2018 I work for Apper and are helping customers to take... Read More →
Monday June 12, 2023 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
09-Cracow II
A case study in depth: from a huge Cobol IBM i system to a multi-platform system (IBM i- Linux - MSSQL – Oracle) We would like to talk about the benefit and the high level solutions to run software systems both on IBM I and open environments (Linux, AIX, Windows, etc.) with other DBMS than DB2. In particular we would like to talk about how most important components of an IBM i system are managed to become “portable”: • Business Logic: Code and Language conversion, System Commands support, System APIs support, Communication between languages • Database: Native I/O and SQL Access, SQL and different dialects, EBCDIC and ASCII conversion, data migration • Presentation: Video and report management
