Subject: Intelligent Automation September 2024 Newsletter

For intelligent automaters

September 2024

In this issue...

  • Article: Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs): Transforming Technology and Society - CM First Group

  • CA 2E/Plex Conference: Keynote Speakers

  • Article: Is AI Killing Fantasy Football? To Find Out, I Let It Manage My Team - The Next Web

  • Watch: Small Language Models: A Game Changer for Enterprise AI - eWeek

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

  • Intelligence: Intelligent automation news on the web

Heads Up

Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs): Transforming Technology and Society


Understanding how Large Language Models (LLMs) work is a big first step in understanding the nuts and bolts of AI, so we wrote a primer on the topic.


The power of LLMs is tough to exaggerate. By being trained on vast datasets, LLMs can tackle tasks such as sentiment analysis, machine translation, and text generation, making them invaluable tools across a wide variety of use cases and industries.


Their application extends to enhancing customer service, healthcare, and even legacy application modernization, providing more efficient, precise, and contextually aware solutions.


As LLMs grow and evolve, their influence in driving innovation and reshaping business technology is bound to take us to higher places.


Read on for the full story →

 CA Plex/2E Worldwide Developer Conference 

The CA 2E/Plex Community is proud to present 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.

CA 2E/CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

October 15th - 17th in Austin, Texas

Virtual attendance and BootCamp options are available


Keynote Speakers

Tim Rowe

Application Development and Systems Management


Tim will explore the IBM i development team's efforts to help users take advantage of AI technologies while continuing to honor the pillars this platform has known all these years.


With two decades of experience at IBM, Tim Rowe is currently the business architect for application development on IBM i with responsibility for ensuring that the platform has the infrastructure and components necessary for customers to develop, build, and run applications on IBM i.


Richard DiZerega

Principal Engineering Lead Microsoft


Richard will deep-dive into the landscape of conversational AI solutions with Microsoft’s CoPilot offerings in his comprehensive session.


Richard DiZerega is a Software Development Engineer in the Technical Evangelism and Development group at Microsoft, where he helps developers and software companies maximize the use of Microsoft services in Office 365 and Azure. He’s a passionate and skilled technology evangelist with great interest in innovative solutions that cross workload and platforms.


Heads Up

Is AI Killing Fantasy Football? To Find Out, He Let it Manage His Team


If spending Sundays armchair quarterbacking your fantasy football team is your favorite pastime, say hello to data analytics. Thomas Macaulay at The Next Web unleashed AI on his Fantasy Football team with some interesting and unexpected results.


See the results at The Next Web →

Heads Up

Small Language Models: A Game-Changer for Enterprise AI


In many quarters, Artificial intelligence (AI) advancements target solutions to save on costs and resources. Here, a "Lean AI" strategy emerges that emphasizes minimal resource use while maximizing business value as its primary focus.


This approach involves creating small language models that are more efficient and demand less computing power than traditional large models. By integrating principles from lean methodologies originally applied in manufacturing and product development, Lean AI focuses on optimizing the development and deployment of AI systems.


Read more at eWeek →

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 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 →

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.

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