So I am dipping my toes into the social media arena with RPG. Here is an
article that just went live:
http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/enewsletterexclusive/35121p1.aspx
I mentioned it two weeks ago in this forum so I thought I would follow-up
with the URL.
Why did I create such a silly thing that already exists in a number of
forms? Well, I am trying to get the IBM i more publicity and prove to IBM
that they should continue to invest in RPG and do so on a more frequent
basis. Not only that but I am also trying to convince groups within IBM to
invest in getting "IBM i in the cloud" so geeks like me can run personal
websites (or side businesses, or start a new business) easily on IBM i with
low cost. I see that Chris Maxcer is also posting on this topic in his
latest blog entry:
http://blogs.systeminetwork.com/isnblogs/maxedout/2010/11/ibm_i_in_the_clouds.html
One thing that IBM has asked me (I submitted a formal requirement for IBM i
in the cloud to through the IBM ISV Advisory Council) is whether there are
more people out there that are wanting this.
Would you pay $65/month for a hosted IBM i on the latest version of the OS
with all of the compilers and DB2? Btw, $65 is the going rate to have a
virtual instance of an OS and that is what I believe IBM should shoot for.
Aaron Bartell
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog/
midrange.com
