Subject: CM First Group May 2024 Newsletter

All the modernization news that's fit to print

May 2024

In this issue...

  • In-Person: Common Ft. Worth

  • Race to the Future: Catch us at the CA 2E / CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

  • CA Communities: Community Meet Rescheduled to June 12th

  • Article: Integrating Enterprise Software Packages with Legacy Applications - CM First

  • Article: Global IT spending set to rise by 8% in 2024 - Tech Monitor

  • Listen:  Setting Strong Foundations for Modernization in the Era of Everything AI with Carm Taglienti of Insight - AI in Business Podcast

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

  • Intelligence: News articles from out yonder...

Conference

COMMON POWERUp 2024 in Ft Worth, Texas


When presented with the opportunity to join IBM developers, industry experts, and IBM executives all in one place, we grab it.


We're glad we did this year. This year's COMMON POWERUp in Ft. Worth, Texas, was the usual hub of excitement and learning, with hundreds of sessions covering topics ranging from AI to security and everything in between.


The best part: the knowledge share goes both ways.


Over forty conference attendees filled out our survey, and the results, as usual, are enlightening (more on that soon).


Whether you are a seasoned developer or just starting out in the field, this conference is a must-attend for anyone looking to stay ahead of the game and make a significant impact in their career.


Be sure to mark your calendars for next year's IBM Developer Conference – you won't want to miss it!

Mark O'Brien chats with a fellow professional

 CA Plex 2E Worldwide Developer Conference 


The CA 2E / Plex Community is presenting another ground-breaking conference focused on meeting the needs of technical experts charged with maintaining, automating, and modernizing enterprise software systems like RPG, COBOL, CA 2E (Synon), and CA Plex on IBM i/Power and Microsoft.


Get get your tickets now before the early bird prices expire. Virtual attendance and BootCamp options are available.

Register for the Conference

CA 2E / CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

October 15th - 17th in Austin, Texas

In-person or remote

CA Plex/2E Communities

Register for the 2nd Quarter CA Plex/2E Communities Webinar and Help Shape the October Conference


The Plex/2E Community Meeting has been rescheduled to June 12th.


Community president Roger Griffith and the conference team will provide up-to-the-minute updates on the CA Plex/2E Worldwide Developer Conference coming up in Austin, Texas, in late October. CM First Group is a sponsor of the event, proudly leaning into this year's theme of leveraging AI/ML for the CA 2E/Plex/IBM i developer.


Now's your chance to contribute and help the community shape the next conference!


More information at the link.


Register Now →

Heads Up

Integrating Enterprise Software Packages with Legacy Apps


Organizations that maintain legacy systems bank on the reliability they provide, usually in the service of delivering a core business function to their customers.

Though they've traveled the oceans of time faithfully, they still need to interface with a growing list of modern enterprise applications that have come to market in the meantime.


While an integration project is often driven by need, it also introduces the modern benefits of technologies like Mulesoft, Snowflake, ETL, CDC, and RPA to combine the old with the new.


While this integration offers significant benefits such as enhanced operational efficiency, real-time data exchange, and improved analytical capabilities, it also presents notable challenges like performance bottlenecks and technical compatibility issues.


Read on for a game plan that addresses these issues and more →

Heads Up

Global IT spending set to rise by 8% in 2024


According to Gartner, global IT spending is expected to rise by 8% to $5.06 trillion in 2024. The projected surge in worldwide IT expenditure is poised to exceed the 6.8% market growth recorded last year, marking a mere 0.3% increase from 2022.


Read more at TechMonitor →


Listen

Setting Strong Foundations for Modernization in the Era of Everything AI - with Carm Taglienti of Insight


Digital transformation in the age of Artificial Intelligence is a fast-moving target indeed, and those in charge of an organization's AI adoption strategy have their work cut out for them. Carm Taglienti, an AI and Machine Learning expert, has been working with companies of all sizes to successfully implement modernization efforts in the face of ever-changing technology.


His central message is that the constellation of technologies adopted is central to a fruitful strategy, but the human element is also important to get them working together optimally.


You'll be faced with questions like, how do you marry AI's pattern recognition with the judgment and empathy of the humans who employ it?


Carm addresses this balancing act and more in this edition of the AI in Business Podcast.


Listen now at the AI in Business Podcast →

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 →

CM First Group Video Collection


Our videos and recorded webinars are packed with educational content programmers can leverage in modernization projects of all kinds, from intelligent automation and artificial intelligence to code refactoring and beyond. If you're looking for valuable guidance and insight into the latest trends and developments in modernization, go to our videos page for our complete catalog.


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


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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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