Re: Modernization?

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A friend and I have been working on the idea of extending the i, as we 
know it, with something called Liferay.  Liferay provides the portal and 
many useful ready-built portlets.  We've been working on making JSR-286 
compliant portlets to  run against the i data.  It is promising so far 
and should give Websphere portals a  real run for the money.   Right now 
we are discussing if it is possible to write a JSR-286 compliant portlet 
in RPG.   Its a struggle though.


Dr. Syd Nicholson wrote:
> Yes, indeed.
>
> Perhaps, instead of converting system i applications to run with things 
> that can run on Intel, we should try to get Intel applications converted 
> to run on system i.
>
> Syd
>
>
> Nathan Andelin wrote:
>   
> > FWIW, it seems that Windows evangelists run into the same type of wall when trying to replace IBM i systems.  Short-term ROI favors making incremental changes to legacy applications, rather than wholesale replacements.
> >
> > The problem is that incremental changes to legacy applications may be implemented by referencing IBM i databases via Windows or Linux applications, which ultimately leads to replacing databases and programs that may be hosted under IBM i.  We need to stop the blood loss.  It seems to me that native IBM i support for contemporary devices may be our best hope.  That was my reason for raising the point about possible forthcoming Open I/O interfaces.
> >
> > Then we address incremental or wholesale replacements of Windows applications.
> >
> > -Nathan
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Dr. Syd Nicholson <sydnic@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Mon, November 16, 2009 1:06:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WEB400] Modernization?
> >
> > I think the problem revolves around the fact that most businesses have 
> > an Intel based server farm that they are committed to. They cannot see 
> > this ever going away. If the system i can be replaced by Intel, this 
> > looks attractive and cost effective. The cost impact of adding another 
> > Intel server is less than the cost saving of getting rid of the system i 
> > and its staff.
> >
> > Of course, it would be a lot more cost effective if the system i was to 
> > replace the Intel server farm. But this is a very difficult sell - 
> > company politics, entrenced attitudes, etc, all come into play.
> >
> > The migration of Intel to System i will only be posible if a very 
> > positive short term cost benefit can be shown. Ultimately it all comes 
> > down to money.
> >
> > Syd
> >
> >
> >       
> >   
> >     
>
>