ISVs that offer applications developed on IBM's Power Systems IBM i platform face many challenges. While these systems are proven and stable, some ISVs struggle when it comes to finding RPG, Cobol or CA/2E Synon resources, modernising applications, and rolling out new versions to their clients.
Recent global market conditions and disruptions have driven the need for real-time access to applications, intuitive user experience (UX) and integrated systems. This presents an opportunity for ISVs to keep up with their industry’s changing needs, expand into new markets and grow their revenue.
Join Fresche and IBM for the following 20-minute lunch-and-learn sessions to learn how you can leverage your IBM i applications to bridge the skills gap, protect and grow your installed base, and give yourself a competitive advantage through innovation.
Simon Porstendorfer (IBM) and Pascal Polverini (Fresche)
Recorded Date: Monday, 7th December – 12:30 pm CET / 11:30 am GMT
Keeping your clients current with your applications is one way to increase maintenance revenue and reduce costs related to supporting previous versions. Learn how application insights and automated testing validation can help your clients more readily adopt new versions of your applications and move their systems forward.
In this session you will learn about:
- Automatically analysing and identifying the differences between your core applications and your client’s customised versions
- Visualising the impact when modifying and enhancing your applications
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Upgrading with confidence by automatically testing your applications from end-to-end
Simon Porstendorfer (IBM) and Stephen Flaherty (Fresche)
Recorded Date: Tuesday, 8th December – 12:30 pm CET / 11:30 am GMT
As experienced RPG, Cobol and CA 2E (Synon) developers retire, many ISVs are facing critical staffing shortages. Automated application understanding tools can drastically reduce on-boarding costs and enable you to improve time-to-market when delivering new features.
In this session you will learn about:
- Improving developer productivity with automated application documentation
- Segmenting application areas to suit individual developers’ skills
- Visually understanding application relationships with data flow diagrams
Simon Porstendorfer (IBM) and Nick Hampson (Fresche)
Recorded Date: Wednesday, 9th December – 12:30 pm CET / 11:30 am GMT
Modernising your applications and developing new web and mobile applications can help you access new markets, offer competitive models (e.g. SaaS, Cloud) and retain clients with intuitive interfaces and modern features.
In this session you will learn about:
- Automatically modernising existing applications and adding new functionality
- Rapidly developing strategic web and mobile applications
- Improving integration with APIs
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Presenters
Simon Porstendorfer
ISV Ecoystem Leader Europe - Cognitive Systems at IBM
Simon spent the last 20 years with IBM in various sales roles from Client Executive in the Business Partner Channel up to being the responsible Principal Offering Manager for Power Scale Out Worldwide. Today he is back in EMEA as responsible for the ISV Ecosystems on AIX and IBM i.
Pascal Polverini
PSO Consultant and IBM Champion, Fresche
Pascal Polverini has extensive experience in end-to-end software architectures, databases, programming languages, communication protocols and graphical interface. He is co-author of the IBM i Modernization Redbook, an active member of the IBM i ISV Advisory Board since 2005, and an individual associate of the OpenPOWER Foundation since 2014.
Stephen Flaherty
Technical Specialist, Fresche
Stephen started RPG programming in the early 1980s and has worked for many types of organisations in the manufacturing, retail, and software development industries. As a strategist and IBM i application development expert at Fresche, Stephen helps clients transform their IBM i systems with innovative strategies and modern solutions.
Nick Hampson
Product Manager, Fresche
Nick has extensive experience in Design, UX, Product Management, Innovation and Pre-Sales. Focused on bringing the business value of design and UX to IBM i customers and the community at large, Nick is recognised as a UX expert on IBM i.
