Re: Ibm i modernization

On Sat, Jun 17, 2023 at 11:53 AM Efield <netnature212@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

1) So why does everyone wants to go after this modernization for Ibm i?

Because it's the only way to deliver the sorts of web apps and dashboards
an enterprise user base and leadership expect from a system these days, not
to mention externals like customers.
It's straightforward enough a process to modernize without leaving the IBM
i platform if you have the folks who are motivated and ready to do the work
involved.

2) Why is Ibm i professionals are so hard to find and why are so less
opportunities for them and why are there salaries no where match to full
stack developers

The second clause of your question answers the first clause!

,why is it to hard freelancing jobs for IBM I compared to
other open source technologies like python, java, cloud etc. ?

See your previous question.

3) Why is everyone running after cloud computing platform?

It's tempting to distribute your apps on serverless hosting, but the cost
and reliability comes back to bite you.
The reliability and security of a single unified platform properly
disaster-recovery-ready is more to the advantage of the enterprise.
Of course you can cloud your IBM i LPARs which is very convenient,
reliable, and disaster-recovery-ready. Absolute Performance, my company,
has a Power cloud.

4) Why should users of IBM I applications have right to get mobile

app/weblinks kind of easyness in terms of their day to day operations?

That's a good idea, and there are many solutions for that.

5) Any idea how many apps based on IBM I around the world have been
decommisioned from this IBM I platform and have been modernized now?

Modernization does not require leaving the IBM i platform!