WMCPA Spring Conference 2017

Most of us on the IBM i now develop in a mix of languages and platforms. Diverse languages have meant different source code management (SCM) and deployment systems. It’s been every IT manager’s “Holy Grail” to manage all the code in the same tool: one repository, one branching system, one way to manage and deploy versions, in the end, one version of the truth. So the traditional native IBM i SCM tools are losing ground and versatility. Welcome SCM tools like Rational Team Concert (RTC) and Git for distributed source control. But each of these SCM tools fail in two key areas on the IBM i: the BUILD or recompile and Deploy of IBM i artifacts. We will explore technology options to bridge these gaps and automate a complete DevOps cycle on IBM i. 

Application modernization projects leverage the business value buried in your applications while exploiting the opportunities that new technologies can offer. Like any major enhancement to your system, such projects start by a thorough analysis, to understand application structure, dependencies, data model and business rules. When performed manually, application analysis can consume 50% of the modernization effort. This session gives a practical view of automated application “discovery” using the latest IBM tools. Using case examples we will see how automated application analysis saves time and improves accuracy on modernization projects of any scale.

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