Subject: Intelligent Automation March 2025 Newsletter

For intelligent automaters

March 2025

In this issue...

  • Article: How to Use DeepSeek Locally with LM Studio: A Step-by-Step Guide - CM First

  • Watch: Latest Advances in Code Analysis and Transformation with CM evolveIT 11.7

  • Article: AI Governance Is Too Vague. It’s Time to Get Practical - AI Wire

  • Watch: How to Build an AI Agent using AI -Tiff in Tech

  • Listen: Supercharging Developer Productivity with ChatGPT and Claude with Simon Willison - TWIML Podcast

  • CA 2E/Plex Conference: Watch AI Day at the 14th CA 2E Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

  • Webinar - NexGen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems - CM First Group

  • Intelligence: Intelligent automation news on the greater web

Heads Up

How to Use DeepSeek Locally with LM Studio: A Step-by-Step Guide


If you’re looking to run the powerful DeepSeek language model locally without complicated setup, LM Studio makes it easy. This guide walks you through downloading LM Studio, grabbing a GGUF-optimized version of DeepSeek, and loading it up for local AI chat and coding — no coding required.


Why run DeepSeek locally? It offers privacy, speed, and customization for developers and AI enthusiasts alike, making it a top choice for offline AI use. Whether for content creation, research, or coding, this guide will get you up and running quickly.


Get started with our recent guide →

Announcing CM evolveIT 11.7


Available for Streaming: Join us for informative, hands-on sessions focused on the new CM evolveIT 11.7 release. 


Tailored for future-minded developers, these sessions showcase groundbreaking enhancements aimed at revolutionizing your code analysis and transformation workflows. Expect hands-on demonstrations that you can take to your development workflows right away.

Watch one of these two webinars now...

Mainframe

Latest Advances in Mainframe COBOL Code Analysis and Transformation

Learn about cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools that promise streamlined analysis and transformation processes, automated tools that convert legacy COBOL code to Java, and advanced code slicing.


Watch Now

IBM i

Latest Advances in IBM i Code Analysis and Transformation

Learn how to cut your analysis costs by up to 80% with new capabilities. We'll demo new CA 2E (Synon) and CA Plex superpowers, AI and Code slicing innovations, and improved support for DB2 and COBOL and more.


Watch Now

Heads Up

AI Governance Is Too Vague. It’s Time to Get Practical


Organizations face growing challenges in implementing concrete AI governance practices. While many companies discuss AI ethics and regulatory compliance at a high level, they often struggle with practical implementation due to uncertainty about specific steps and measures.


Organizations need clear, actionable frameworks for AI governance, specific metrics for measuring AI system performance and bias, and practical guidelines for ensuring responsible AI development. Moving beyond theoretical discussions to practical implementation strategies is a much needed action for effective AI governance in today's digital environment.


Read on at AI Wire →

Watch

How to Build an AI Agent using AI


This practical guide by AI expert Beth Moore takes viewers on a step-by-step journey to build an AI agent from the ground up. She breaks down how to use different AI tools and frameworks to build an agent that can understand and respond to user questions.


The video covers key concepts like natural language processing, decision-making, and response generation, making AI development more approachable for developers at all skill levels. Moore focuses on practical tips and best practices for building reliable, efficient AI agents tailored to specific needs.


What really makes this tutorial stand out is its hands-on approach. Moore shares real-time coding examples and points out common pitfalls to avoid during development. She also touches on important topics like AI ethics and responsible development, helping viewers understand both the technical side and the bigger picture of creating AI agents.


Watch now →

Listen

Supercharging Developer Productivity with ChatGPT and Claude with Simon Willison


This TWiML AI Podcast episode features experts from various software companies who discuss enhancing developer productivity using ChatGPT and Claude. They explore how AI tools are transforming code development, debugging, and documentation processes.


Key highlights include using AI for code explanation, troubleshooting complex issues, and generating test cases. The discussion emphasizes practical applications and best practices for integrating AI assistants into development workflows, while acknowledging both benefits and limitations of current AI technology in software development.


Listen now at TWIML Podcast →

 CA Plex/2E Worldwide Developer Conference 

Watch: AI Day at the CA 2E CA Plex Conference


Watch keynote addresses from IBM and Microsoft that cover the powerful role AI plays in modern application development, with a focus on IBM i. These streamable keynotes were delivered by experts with deep experience leveraging the mighty power of AI for developers ready to dive headfirst into the future! Watch these streamable keynotes any time.


Video Vault

Next-Gen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems


Join us for a cutting-edge webinar that merges the art of pair programming with the innovation of AI for IBM i and IBM z systems. This session is dedicated to COBOL developers working on IBM's midrange and mainframe platforms and offers a deep dive into how AI can amplify coding collaboration and efficiency.


In this webinar:

  • Discuss the integration of AI-driven pair programming in IBM i and IBM z COBOL development.

  • Address the unique challenges of maintaining and evolving COBOL applications with AI support.

  • Showcase a live demonstration of AI tools tailored to IBM i and IBM z developers.

  • Share actionable strategies for embedding AI into the pair programming workflow on both platforms.

Whether you're involved in IBM i or IBM z development, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to leverage AI for better code quality, faster problem-solving, and more productive pair programming sessions. Take the first step towards a smarter, AI-assisted development future.


Watch →

Are you tired of time-consuming manual testing software applications? Fortra's Automate Plus RPA is here to help. Join us for a webinar where we review the features of this powerful tool and show you how it can revolutionize your software testing processes, making it better, more accurate, and quicker to get results.


Watch →

Frightened about the prospect of your legacy IBM i and z application developers leaving? We have a solution that can put your fears to rest. In this webinar, we demonstrate how you can “refactor” your legacy app developed in COBOL, RPG, or CA 2E (Synon) directly to maintainable runtime-free Java and JS.


Watch →

 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 your IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situation. 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 1.8.7 (with nightly builds) For details, go here.

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

CM evolveIT 11.7, 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)
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