Modern Integrations

Set up a modern IBM i development environment in 2026: install the Code for IBM i VS Code extension, edit…

Learn how to integrate IBM i with Microsoft Azure in 2026 using the Azure Python and Node.js SDKs in PASE.…

A practical guide to using AI and large language models to document legacy IBM i RPG programs in 2026: extracting…

HTTPAPI by Scott Klement is the standard open source library for making outbound HTTP calls from IBM i RPG programs.…

A complete guide to RPGUnit for ILE RPG in 2026: install the framework, write test cases and test suites for…

A practical IBM i application modernisation roadmap for 2026: compare six strategies from screen transformation and API wrapping to selective…

A hands-on guide to connecting IBM i with Apache Kafka in 2026 — running kafkajs and confluent-kafka-python producers in PASE,…

A practical guide to IBM i display files in 2026 — DDS syntax, CRTDSPF, RPG EXFMT screen I/O, subfile programming…

Python runs natively on IBM i in PASE with direct DB2 access via ibm_db and pyodbc, IBM i program calls…

Node.js runs natively on IBM i in PASE with direct in-process access to DB2 for i via idb-connector and to…

AI intersects with IBM i in three ways: as an integration target (calling OpenAI or watsonx from RPG and SQL…

IBM i can integrate with Azure, AWS, and SaaS platforms without custom adapters or protocol gymnastics. This post covers five…

IBM i DevOps is not theoretical — Git, Bob, RPGUnit, and GitHub Actions all run on IBM i 7.3+. This…

REST APIs are the bridge between IBM i and modern front ends. This post covers every practical option — IAS…

The "should we leave IBM i?" conversation has been happening for twenty years. The shops that handled it well are…

IBM i has been talking to other systems for decades. EDI over AS/400 communications, FTP file drops, MQ message queues…