For many IT managers, “How much will it cost to run IBM i in the cloud?” is one of the first—and most difficult—questions to answer. Cloud providers may advertise an attractive monthly infrastructure price, but that number rarely represents the total cost of running an IBM i application in the cloud. The actual cost can…
Navigating from Project BOB 1.0 to BOB 2.0
Here at Arbor Solutions, we take pride in staying up to date in the latest advancements but also want to make sure we can walk alongside our customers as they navigate new technologies and more. For example, for an IBM i (AS/400) programmer, the jump from Project BOB / BOB 1.0 to BOB 2.0 +…
Coding RPG with Claude
How to Use Claude to Modernize RPG on IBM i (OS/400 V7R3) Author: Russ Afton/Co-Pilot Topic: AI-assisted modernization of legacy RPG (Report Program Generator) applications Many organizations continue to rely on IBM i (formerly AS/400) systems running OS/400 V7R3 and mission-critical applications written in RPG (Report Program Generator). While RPG remains powerful and stable, much of the existing codebase—especially fixed-format RPG III or early…
5 Common API Uses for Your IBM i
For companies utilizing IBM i (formerly AS/400), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have emerged as a powerful tool for achieving integration and efficiency goals. In this blog post, we’ll explore the most common API uses for businesses on the IBM i platform: 1. Integration with Modern Applications One of the most common uses of APIs in…
AI & IBM: The Path Forward
It seems that anywhere you go in the technology sector, you always find the same word: AI. AI, or Artificial Intelligence, refers to the development and application of technologies that enable machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. This can sound scary; images of robots overtaking humans and other sci-fi scenes come to…