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January 22, 2020
Issue Highlights
January 22, 2020 | Volume 12 Issue 41
- LEAD ARTICLE: Trusting Artificial Intelligence
- FEATURED ARTICLE: Open-Source Adoption Hurdles Are More Organizational Than Technical, Part 1
- FEATURED ARTICLE: Why the IBM i Is the Perfect Open Source Platform
- NEWS HIGHLIGHT: IBM AI Innovations Sharpen Risk Detection in Identity Management
- WEBCAST: Node.js on IBM i Webinar Series Pt. 2: Setting Up Your Development Tools
- FEATURED VIDEO: Design an Invoice in 10 Minutes
- EVENT: System Sizing for IBM Power Systems Servers
Lead Article - Analytics & Cognitive
Trusting Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence penetrates our daily lives, questions on trust and transparency arise. Without the right tools to manage, detect, and mitigate bias to what extent are we humans prepared to hand over control to AI systems for decision-making and taking actions?
By Mark Simmonds
Throughout history, some sectors of society have rejected automation and technology—partly because of the fear of “letting go” control to the machines. Yet if we don’t relinquish some control, we humans become a bottleneck.
Industry News
IBM Quantum Computer Demonstrates Next Step Towards Moving Beyond Classical Supercomputing
Analytics & Cognitive News
IBM News
IBM Industry News
Feature Article - Linux/Open Source
Open-Source Adoption Hurdles Are More Organizational Than Technical, Part 1
Although adopting open-source technology usually involves developers learning a new language, several IBM i experts in open source point out that adding it to an enterprise’s solutions toolkit is more of a business-cultural change.
By John Ghrist
While the concept of open-source technology on the IBM i has been around for years now, as with many “new waves” in technology over the platform’s history, a large number of enterprises have been relatively slow to adopt it. According to HelpSystems’ 2019 IBM i Marketplace Survey Results report, a top concern at 50 percent of the participating survey sites was “application modernization,” and 71 percent of respondents report running more than half their core business apps on the i. Open source is a path to the modernization goal, but from the outside, the issues surrounding its adoption can appear daunting, even though many companies already use it in some form.
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Webcast
Node Webinar Series Pt. 1: The World of Node.js on IBM i
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Low Code: A Digital Transformation of Supply Chain and Logistics
Learn how businesses leverage Low-Code to continue to deliver value through digital transformation. Discover how the power of Low-Code is helping many businesses evolve their supply chain, increase ROI, and achieve more tangible results.
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Feature Article - Open Source
Why the IBM i Is the Perfect Open Source Platform
The IBM i’s stability, strong language support, and active developer community make it ideal for open source applications
by Pete Helgren
This article is excerpted from Open Source Starter Guide for IBM i Developers.
If you are new to IBM i, then welcome! I would guess though, that you probably already have an IBM i, or access to one, and you are hoping to leverage some of that IBM i goodness because …
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