Subject: CM First Group August 2024 Newsletter

All the modernization news that's fit to print

August 2024

In this issue...

  • CA 2E / Plex Conference Special Offer: First Time CM First Projects Get $1,500 Value off Conference Costs

  • Article: The Latest Microservices Monitoring and Observability Tools and Techniques - CM First

  • Article: Tech industry heavyweights push for more AI training - IT Pro 

  • Video - AI’s role in defending against global threats: insights from Microsoft - Silicon Angle

  • Intelligence: News articles from out yonder...


 CA Plex / 2E Worldwide Developer Conference 


CM First CA 2E / Plex Conference Special Offer: Get $1,500 off Conference Costs!


Sign up for a new project with CM First* between now and opening day, and we will reimburse you $1,500 towards conference costs, which include conference fees and even air travel.

Why not get started with a project and join us on October 15th?


CA 2E / CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

October 15th - 17th in Austin, Texas

In-person or remote


* Offer Terms: must be a first-time contract with CM First Group, $6,000 minimum value. Find out more about the conference at Plex2E.com

Heads Up

The Latest Microservices Monitoring and Observability Tools and Techniques


Monitoring and observability are vital in managing the complexity of microservices. They ensure performance, help you swiftly resolve issues, and generally upgrade operational efficiency. Like any other critical operation in your application development workflow, tools have emerged to make monitoring and observability easier to manage.


By harnessing the full potential of these tools, you can reap the benefits of a well-crafted microservices architecture. This includes the long-awaited advantages of enhanced agility, scalability, and resilience for years to come.


Read our review of the top 5 monitoring and observability tools →

Heads Up

Tech industry heavyweights push for more AI training


It's hard to imagine a tech job that AI won't transform pretty quickly. While guesses abound, according to the ICT Workforce Consortium, "92% of IT jobs are likely to undergo either high or moderate transformation due to advancements in AI." That estimate comes from a consortium that includes players like Cisco, Microsoft, and Google.


The upshot: AI literacy among tech workers should be a big priority, backed by lots of training.


Read more about it at IT Pro →

Watch

AI’s role in defending against global threats: insights from Microsoft


Cybersecurity is a demanding job nowadays, with security teams combating unprecedented threats nearly nonstop. Sherrod DeGrippo, director of threat intelligence strategy at Microsoft Corp., aptly characterizes this demanding profession as a true "calling" and asserts that the only way to meet these security threats head-on is to match bad actors with equal amounts of vigilance in return.


Watch the video at Silicon Angle →

CA Plex/2E Communities

Watch the Third Quarter CA Plex/2E Communities Webcast


Roger Hammer and the conference team provided much-anticipated up-to-the-minute news about the October Plex/2E Conference. This year's conference is focused on leveraging AI and Machine Learning for the CA 2E/Plex/IBM I developer and should prove to be a timely and critical skill-builder for the CA Plex/2E community.


Among the Lightning Talks: JP Gallo and Tim Higgins from A&I Solutions discuss Broadcom’s Test Data Manager (TDM). Donna Westmoreland from Midrange Dynamics covers managing IBM i CI/CD pipelines with MDChange. Finally, John Rhodes of CM First discusses Broadcom's latest CA 2E (Synon) announcements and Andrew Leggett discusses new features in the recent CA Plex 7.3 release.


Watch Now →

Watch

Next-Gen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems


Join us for a cutting-edge webinar that merges the art of pair programming with the innovation of AI for both IBM i and IBM z systems. This session is dedicated to COBOL developers working on IBM's midrange and mainframe platforms, offering a deep dive into how AI can amplify coding collaboration and efficiency.


In this webinar, we will:

  • Discuss the integration of AI-driven pair programming in IBM i and IBM z COBOL development.

  • Address the unique challenges of maintaining and evolving COBOL applications with AI support.

  • Showcase a live demonstration of AI tools tailored to IBM i and IBM z developers.

  • Share actionable strategies for embedding AI into the pair programming workflow on both platforms.

Whether you're involved in IBM i or IBM z development, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to leverage AI for better code quality, faster problem-solving, and more productive pair programming sessions. Engage with our experts and take the first step towards a smarter, AI-assisted development future.


Watch the video now →

Are you tired of time-consuming manual testing software applications? Fortra's Automate Plus RPA is here to help. Join us for a webinar where we review the features of this powerful tool and show you how it can revolutionize your software testing processes, making it better, more accurate, and quicker to get results.


Watch the Webinar →

Frightened about the prospect of your legacy IBM i and z application developers leaving? We have a solution that can put your fears to rest. In this webinar, we demonstrate how you can “refactor” your legacy app developed in COBOL, RPG, or CA 2E (Synon) directly to maintainable runtime-free Java and JS.


Watch the Webinar →

 Broadcom Support 


Many enterprises struggle with obtaining Broadcom support for their CA 2E (Synon, COOL:2E) or CA Plex systems


If you're working with an older unsupported release, upgrading you IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situtation. We specialize in all sizes of customers.


Fill out our 2 minute form and schedule a no-commitment fifteen minute conversation with a CM First Group technical rep.

Get rock solid Broadcom support

CM First Support

Current CM First Group customers can access tutorials and submit support tickets at support.cmfirstgroup.com.

Current Releases


CM WebClient 1.8.8 (with nightly builds) For details, go here.

CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 Build 004. For details, go here.

CM evolveIT 11.6, last supported 10.6
CM M3 2023 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
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