Subject: CM First Group November 2023 Newsletter

November 2023

In this issue...

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Webinar: Revolutionize Software Testing with RPA

  • Article: Transforming Industries: The Top 5 Use Cases of Robotic Process Automation - CM First Group

  • Article: Three Cloud Providers, Three Outages: Three Different Responses - Pragmatic Engineer

  • Video: Automated Refactoring from Legacy Code to Maintainable Java - CM First Group

  • Intelligence

🦃📱 Happy Thanksgiving from CM First Group! 🙏


On this special day, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. May your Thanksgiving be filled with joy, laughter, and the company of those who matter most. Thank you for being a part of our community, and here's to an even more amazing journey ahead!


Gratefully yours,


-CM First Group

Webinar

Register now for "Revolutionize Software Testing with RPA"


Frightened about the prospect of your legacy IBM i and z application developers leaving due to retirement?


We have a solution that can put your fears to rest.


In this webinar, we explore the 5th "R" in Amazon's Cloud Migration Strategy in detail. With this strategy, you can "refactor" your legacy app developed in COBOL, RPG, or CA 2E (Synon) directly to maintainable runtime-free Java and JS.


We will start with an overview of the refactoring process:

  • What is needed in upfront analysis

  • How to choose the right technology stack

  • Why AI is not currently the answer

  • Solutions to common challenges such as...

  • Avoiding vendor lock-in

  • Performance

We will follow up with the goods: a technical demonstration of moving COBOL/DB2 code to a modern maintainable Java/React/Postgres application running on Azure cloud.


Automated Refactoring from Legacy Code to Maintainable Java

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023


Speakers: 

John Rhodes (CTO) and Kiyoshi Terasawa (Principal Architect)


Register now →

Heads Up

Transforming Industries: The Top 5 Use Cases of Robotic Process Automation


With the emergence of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), your organization now has access to a cutting-edge tool that can revolutionize the way your knowledge workers handle repetitive tasks. Mundane and time-consuming processes can now be handed off to automated bots that open up a wide range of fresh possibilities in efficiency and worker productivity.


To help kickstart your thinking on the subject, we explore the top five use cases of RPA and how it is reshaping industries worldwide.


Read the article →

Heads Up

Three Cloud Providers, Three Outages: Three Different Responses


Over a period of several months, all three major cloud providers suffered regional outages, leaving us with a rare opportunity to compare their responses and judge accordingly.


This lengthy and very detailed analysis by Gergely Orosz at Substack picks apart the differences and outlines who won and why. The article is for paid subscribers, but may very well be worth the investment if your operations depend heavily upon the cloud.


Read all about it at the Pragmatic Engineer →


Webinar

Watch: "Automated Refactoring from Legacy Code to Maintainable Java"


Frightened about the prospect of your legacy IBM i and z application developers leaving due to retirement?


We have a solution that can put your fears to rest.


In this webinar, we explore the 5th "R" in Amazon's Cloud Migration Strategy in detail. With this strategy, you can "refactor" your legacy app developed in COBOL, RPG, or CA 2E (Synon) directly to maintainable runtime-free Java and JS.


We start with an overview of the refactoring process:

  • What is needed in upfront analysis

  • How to choose the right technology stack

  • Why AI is not currently the answer

  • Solutions to common challenges such as...

  • Avoiding vendor lock-in

  • Performance

In the grand finale, we showcase a technical demonstration of moving COBOL/DB2 code to a modern, maintainable Java/React/Postgres application running on Azure cloud.


Automated Refactoring from Legacy Code to Maintainable Java

Speakers: John Rhodes (CTO) and Kiyoshi Terasawa (Principal Architect)


Watch now →

 Broadcom Support 


Many enterprises struggle with obtaining Broadcom support for their CA 2E (Synon, COOL:2E) or CA Plex systems


If you're working with an older unsupported release, upgrading you IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situtation. We specialize in all sizes of customers.


Fill out our 2 minute form and schedule a no-commitment fifteen minute conversation with a CM First Group technical rep.

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CM First Support

Current CM First Group customers can access tutorials and submit support tickets at support.cmfirstgroup.com.

Current Releases


CM WebClient 1.8.8 (with nightly builds) For details, go here.

CM Matchpoint ALM 7.0 Build 004. For details, go here.

CM evolveIT 11.6, last supported 10.6
CM M3 2023 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7.3, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

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