Is IBM i Ready for the Agentic AI Revolution? Alex Woodie

​[[{“value”:”The AI world moves fast. Just when you get your head around large language models (LLMs) and the chatbots and coding co-pilots they enable, the AI world has moved onto something new. In 2025, that something new is the reasoning model, which is enabling autonomous AI agents and the world of agentic AI.
Is IBM i ready for the revolution that’s about to unfold?
By now you have undoubtedly read about LLMs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Meta’s Llama. These LLMs are popular ways to power text-based generative AI applications, such as chatbots, coding co-pilots, and question-and-answer …
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Fresche Makes Moves In The Cloud Alex Woodie

​[[{“value”:”Fresche Solutions is well known for IBM i application modernization, a line of business in which it has been successful for many decades. Thanks to its acquisition of OmniData Insights and a new partnership with IBM, the company is launching new ventures in the cloud.
In early March, Fresche Solutions announced a partnership with IBM that will see Fresche managing IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) customers. PowerVS is IBM’s cloud offering, and gives customers the capability to run IBM i, AIX, or Linux operating systems either in IBM datacenters or its partners’ datacenters. The deal with IBM means that Fresche …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 12 Doug Bidwell

​[[{“value”:”In this week’s IBM i PTF Guide, we contemplate the SF99741 patch and the following note from IBM:
Recent change to contents – IBM Db2 Mirror for i (SF99668 Group PTF) has been removed from the order.
Description:  This PTF group includes all PTF groups for the current IBM i release except the Cumulative PTF Package PTF group and WebSphere MQ PTF group. The PTF groups are included by listing them as related PTF groups. Use option 9 (Display related PTF groups) on the Work with PTF Groups (WRKPTFGRP) command to display the included PTF groups. Each time you order …
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Simple RPG Subfiles for Noobs – The ISERIES RPG – Beginners AS400 iSERIES and IBM i Programmers Nick Litten

​Alright, imagine you’re a newbie programmer stepping into the wild world of the AS400 iSeries and IBM i, armed with nothing but enthusiasm and a keyboard. This lesson, “Simple RPG Subfiles for Noobs,” is your trusty guide to mastering the art of RPG subfiles—like little digital drawers where you stash data for your retro-futuristic RPG programs. It’s all about keeping things simple, silly, and beginner-friendly. Think of it as learning to herd data like a pro, without getting lost in the techy wilderness of the iSeries jungle. Perfect for those who still think “subfile” sounds like a secret sandwich menu item! Read More 

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