Subject: Intelligent Automation May 2024 Newsletter

A newsletter for intelligent automaters

May 2024

In this issue...

  • Article: Employ AI and Machine Learning to Boost Your Legacy Modernization Efforts - CM First Group

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

  • Webinar - NexGen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems - CM First Group

  • Article: OpenAI and Google are launching supercharged AI assistants. Here’s how you can try them out. - MIT Technology Review

  • Watch: What Is an AI Anyway? A TED Talk by Mustafa Suleyman -TED Talks

  • Listen: Fallout When the Chips Are Down - Information Week

  • Intelligence: Intelligent automation news around the world

Heads Up

Employ AI and Machine Learning to Boost Your Legacy Modernization Efforts


Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have produced some eye-popping results across a wide range of applications. From data analysis to generative output and beyond, we're likely only getting started with the productivity gains we can build into our critical processes.


Here at CM First, we frequently address modernization. When we think about legacy modernization, we tend to focus on the technology itself—how to upgrade systems and processes and integrate new tools and software.


But now, with AI and ML growing in use, we have some real game-changing technology to help streamline and optimize our modernization efforts with things like database consolidation and cloud data migration.


And it doesn't stop there. AI and ML can automate updates, enhance performance through predictive maintenance, reduce operational costs, improve security with real-time threat detection, and facilitate seamless integration of old and new technologies. The benefits include cost efficiency, enhanced performance, improved security, and future-proofing of IT systems.


In this article, we take a deep dive into the ways that AI and ML can be used to make your modernization efforts bigger, better, and faster.


Read on →

 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 in on it now before the early bird prices expire. Virtual attendance and BootCamp options are available.

CA 2E / CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

October 15th - 17th in Austin, Texas

In-person or remote

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 IBM i and IBM z systems. This session is dedicated to COBOL developers working on IBM's midrange and mainframe platforms and offers a deep dive into how AI can amplify coding collaboration and efficiency.


In this webinar:

  • 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. Take the first step towards a smarter, AI-assisted development future.


Watch →

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 →

Heads Up

OpenAI and Google are launching supercharged AI assistants. Here’s how you can try them out.


In May, OpenAI made waves with the unveiling of its latest flagship model, GPT-4o. During the live demonstration, it showcased its ability to read bedtime stories and assist in solving math problems, all while sporting a voice strikingly reminiscent of Joaquin Phoenix's AI companion in the movie "Her" - a detail not overlooked by CEO Sam Altman.


MIT Technology Reveiw

Watch

What Is an AI Anyway? A TED Talk by Mustafa Suleyman


When delving into the realm of artificial intelligence, what exactly are we birthing? Even those deeply involved in its creation find it challenging to articulate the precise trajectory, as voiced by Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI CEO and a key figure behind the very AI frameworks prevalent today. His insights provide a candid glimpse into the future.


TED Talks →

Listen

Fallout when the chips are down


The Amazon Prime series "Fallout" presents a "retrofuture wasteland devoid of semiconductors." This begs the question: Can our innovations thrive without the foundation of silicon chips?


Tony Moor, the senior director of silicon lab services at IOActive, and Shane Snider, a senior writer at Information Week, come together for a discussion about our dependence on semiconductor chips.


Listen or watch at Information Week  →

 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.

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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