Going forward with IBMi: which way now for the system formerly known AS/400?

IBM’s AS/400 series; launched in 1988; and better known these days as IBM i; has had a long and storied history. More than three decades on; and countless upgrades later; the system is still in use and; despite the ‘legacy’ tag; independent research suggests most users plan to continue their usage; even to expand it; rather than migrate away. Three decades of continuous use mean that many enterprises working with IBM i have highly tailored and tightly bound business critical apps that are at the heart of operational workflows: ERP; business intelligence; supply chain; payroll; finance and invoicing – even web applications.