Subject: CM evolveIT August 2024 Newsletter

The modern state of static analysis, refactoring, and digital transformation

 August 2024

In this issue...

  • Conference: CA Plex/2E Worldwide Developer Conference Special Offer

  • Article: Unleashing the Potential of IBM i Applications with Azure AI and CM evolveIT - CM First

  • Article: Cycle Time vs. Lead Time: A Comprehensive Guide - IT Revolution

  • Watch: Third Quarter CA Plex/2E Communities Webcast

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

  • CM evolveIT 11.6: Announcement and Resources

  • Intelligence: News to think about...


 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


* 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

Unleashing the Potential of IBM i Applications with Azure AI and CM evolveIT


Azure AI, coupled with CM evolveIT, is a powerful combination for modernizing IBM i systems, which is great news for organizations under increasing pressure to modernize and remain competitive.


Azure AI can automate the extraction of business rules and analyze component connectivity, streamlining the modernization process while minimizing errors.


CM evolveIT plays a pivotal role by dissecting your IBM i application, extracting key business logic, understanding component relationships, and transcoding legacy code into modern programming languages such as Java or JavaScript.


Once you're done, say hello to a seamless cloud migration.


Read on for the full story →

Heads Up

Cycle Time vs. Lead Time: A Comprehensive Guide


Judging the success of a software development project is a tricky business. Half the job is picking the right metrics to establish and follow. According to IT Revolution, cycle time and lead time are two good choices to pick. Better yet, getting a grip on the nuances between the two, and how they work together, provides a strong basis for streamlining workflows and effectively delivering value to customers.


Read the full article at IT Revolution →

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 industry.


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 →

Webinar

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 Webinar →

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 →

Latest Release

CM evolveIT 11.6

In September, we announced the release of CM evolveIT 11.6 with brand-new automated COBOL to Java conversion functionality. Until today, CM evolveIT has been first and foremost an analysis tool that provides you with deep, insightful, and actionable data.


This update gives CM evolveIT powerful code transformation powers with the ability to convert legacy code to Java.


To learn more get in touch.


To get a sneak preview, watch Kiyoshi Terasawa of CM First Group demonstrate CM evolveIT's ability to automatically translate both hand-coded and 2E-generated code directly to Java.


Watch Kiyoshi's Lightning Talk →


 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-committment fifteen minute conversation with CM First Group tech.

Get rock solid Broadcom support

CM First Support

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

CM evolveIT current version is 11.6.

You can read more about CM evolveIT in our white paper CM evolveIT Data Lineage, or get in touch with us directly to learn about these new features and more.

We upgrade CM evolveIT customers to the newest versions continuously. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com.


Other CM First 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 M3 2023 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7.3, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

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