Subject: Intelligent Automation November 2024 Newsletter

For intelligent automaters

November 2024

In this issue...

  • Article: Unlocking the Potential of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for Legacy Modernization - CM First Group

  • Announcing: CM evolveIT 11.7

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

  • Article: AI is causing headaches in the boardroom as CFOs and CIOs struggle for clarity on ROI - AI Wire

  • CYBER MONDAY PROMO: Get $1,500 Off Your Next Contract...

  • Listen: How Roblox Uses Generative AI to Enhance User Experiences - AI Podcast

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

  • Intelligence: Intelligent automation news on the web

Heads Up

Unlocking the Potential of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for Legacy Modernization


Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) represents a transformative approach in Natural Language Processing, combining retrieval and generative models to deliver more accurate, contextually relevant, and effective AI interactions across diverse applications.


Applied to legacy modernization, RAG has powerful promise, especially in its ability to transform source code. Organizations that use RAG to uncover relevant source code logic can transform that logic from one language to a more modern one and even incorporate predictive capability to target potential issues.


Read on for the full story →

Announcing CM evolveIT 11.7


Join us for an informative, hands-on session focused on the CM evolveIT new 11.7 release. 


Tailored for future-minded developers, these sessions will 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.

We have two webinars coming up December 11/12th

Mainframe

Latest Advances in Mainframe COBOL Code Analysis and Transformation

Wednesday, December 11th, 10AM CT

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.


Register Now

IBM i

Latest Advances in IBM i Code Analysis and Transformation

Thursday, Dec 12th, 10AM CT

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.


Register Now

 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.


AI Day Keynote Speakers

Tim Rowe

Application Development and Systems Management at IBM


Tim explores the IBM i development team's efforts to help users take advantage of AI technologies while continuing to honor the pillars this platform has known all these years.

Richard DiZerega

Principal Engineering Lead Microsoft


Richard deep-dives into the landscape of conversational AI solutions with Microsoft’s CoPilot offerings in this comprehensive session.


Heads Up

AI is causing headaches in the boardroom as CFOs and CIOs struggle for clarity on ROI


Selecting, refining, and tracking key metrics can be a tricky business with emerging technologies like AI. Without established industry standards to lean on, decision-makers have a real challenge determining the true ROI of AI investments.


As AI becomes more mainstream, CFOs and CIOs will be tasked with keeping up with the pace of change and establishing reliable Return on Investment assessments and giving the powers that be the data they need to say yes or no to AI investments.


IT Pro Today assembles and reports on survey stats that shed light into how companies are meeting this challenge head-on.


Read on at IT Pro Today →

Get $1,500 Off Your Contract Fee!*


Thanks to AI and automation, the world of modernization is now riding on rails. We're very pleased to use our expertise, products, and services to help companies participate in this revolution.


To help you join the revolution, we’re offering a special Cyber Monday offer that gives you the perfect opportunity to help get you up to speed on the cutting edge!


If you sign up for a new contract with CM First* before December 2nd, 2024, you’ll receive an incredible $1,500 discount off your next contract.


If you want to get started now or discuss a custom service solution, contact Mark O'Brien at 512.796.4253 or mark.obrien@cmfirstgroup.com.


*Offer terms: contract minimum is $6,000 and must be a net new contract with CM First

Listen

How Roblox Uses Generative AI to Enhance User Experiences


Roblox has quietly become an online platform behemoth, reinventing how our younger generation comes together. It's not hard to see how the platform inspired elements of Mark Zuckerberg's Meta vision. Generative AI is now helping to expand this growing playground even deeper into the future.


Listen now at the AI Podcast →

Watch

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 the Webinar →

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 the Webinar →

 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 1.8.7 (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)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

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