Bradley V. Stone has been programming since the age of eight, when a TRS-80 Color Computer showed up at his house one Christmas. He has been programming on the AS/400 since 1993 and has created many Web-based applications using the AS/400 and RPG. Bradley is the Web administrator for Netshare400.com and provides AS/400 shareware and e-consulting services at BVS/Tools. He has also written many articles showing how to use RPG as a CGI for Midrange Computing magazine.Bradley V. Stone
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Bradley V. Stone has been programming since the age of eight, when a TRS-80 Color Computer showed up at his house one Christmas. He has been programming on the AS/400 since 1993 and has created many Web-based applications using the AS/400 and RPG. Bradley is the Web administrator for Netshare400.com and provides AS/400 shareware and e-consulting services at BVS/Tools. He has also written many articles showing how to use RPG as a CGI for Midrange Computing magazine.
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn: