Learn about the power of modernizing and optimizing IBM i systems from Ensono's Steve Lord, Senior Manager, Product and Technology, and Fresche's Chris Koppe, Senior VP, Transformation and Modernization Services.
4. 100%SECURITY
AUDITS
PASSED BY CLIENTS
17,700DATABASES
MANAGED
10PB STORAGE
MANAGED
1.4MM+
TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS
ACTIVELY MONITORED
30Gb/SECOND
INTERNET
BANDWIDTH
20,000SERVERS
UNDER MANAGEMENT
100,000+MAINFRAME MIPS
UNDER MANAGEMENT
100%DATA CENTER AVAILABILITY
ACHIEVED OVER LAST 5 YEARS
Ensono - Power in numbers
5. Fresche – IBM i application modernization and management
22,000+ customers
– 8 offices around the world
– North America, Europe, Latin
America and Asia Pacific
– Over 200 partners/resellers
Innovative Products and
Services
– Web, mobile and GUI
modernization
– Analysis & productivity
– Application & database
modernization
Application Management
and Modernization Experts
– 15+ years application optimization,
integration, modernization expertise
– 40 years of IBM i product
development
40+ years in business
– Management and employee
owned
– 300+ employees
– 18 yr average employee tenure
– Named one of Canada’s top
small and medium employers
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Overview
Your IBM i systems connected to the modern data center
Optimize your IBM i applications to bring value to the business
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IBM i users are at a crossroads
Legacy and
complex
infrastructure
Integration of
legacy apps
with new cloud
systems
Limited IBM i
funding
Security and
compliance
challenges
Shift from
CapEx to
OpEx models
Diminishing
IBM i workforce
8. 8Source: Gartner – ID G00301664
The modern data center – cloud first is mainstream
Yes No Don’t Know
Does your organization
have a cloud first strategy?
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Why does your organization consider
cloud services the preferred option for IT investments?
More
innovative
Organization
agility
Drive business
growth
Reduce
IT costs
Enable
IT scalability
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Base: 136 US insurance decision makers responsible for technology infrastructure who are interested in, have begun, completed, or are expanding their transformation efforts
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Ensono, August 2017
Meeting rising customer expectations
Deriving better data insights and predictive analysis on our customers
Increasing upsell/cross-sell opportunities
Streamlining business processes(such as underwriting, claims, etc.)
Reaching new customers
Gaining a competitive edge over emerging competitors
Improving our customer satisfaction metrics
Improving fraud identification
Driving revenue growth and/or market share growth
Reducing our expenses
Creating a unified experience over mobile, web and interacting with agents
Gaining a competitive edge over traditional competitors
Building a separate digital business, distinct from from our agent-centric business
35%
27%
27%
26%
25%
24%
23%
21%
21%
20%
19%
17%
15%
Drivers in a digital economy
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Base: 160 US insurance decision makers responsible for technology infrastructure
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Ensono, August 2017
Modernized platforms and/or data center environments we own
Innovated front-end customer applications
Started to use more cloud infrastructure (public or private cloud)
Retired or reduced dependence on mainframe or midrange systems
Modernized platforms and/or data center environments we don’t own
63%
59%
58%
47%
41%
What changes have you made to your infrastructure to become more digital?
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Why should I be interested?
Parity with the rest of the
data center and cloud OS’s
Not just the perception of parity
but actual similarity in management
to achieve business needs.
Systems and platforms that
are unable to achieve what is
needed will be re-platformed
Not in future data centers
but in today’s data centers.
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CIOs are spending time and money integrating modern UI's, and have
an aversion to green screens seen as legacy systems
AS/400
iSeries
System i
AS/400
System i
iSeries
Perception matters to organizations
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If you are running a modern day OS refer to it as IBM i and educate others
AS/400
System i
iSeries
IBM i
Perception matters to organizations
17. 17Source: Help Systems – 2017 IBM i Marketplace Survey Results
IBM i install base
5.4 or older 6.1 GA 03/08 7.1 GA 04/10
7.2 GA 05/14 7.3 GA 04/16
Assess what OS version
you are running first
4.5%
8.4%
52.1%
30.2%
4.8%
The right operating system matters
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Upgrading to the latest OS is mission critical
Applications will upgrade Increased interoperability
with hardware platforms
Increased interoperability
with management platforms
Increased capacity and
performance on new Power HW
IBM i 7.3 released in 2016 IBM i 7.4 to be
released in 2019
No need to fear
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Not upgrading carries risks
Unsupported
Power Hardware
Unsupported
IBM i OS
Lack of integration
with other business
requirements
Fear of change takes over and
actually makes it easy for the CIO
to move off of the platform
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What is the TCO compare?
Flexibility Performance
Re-platforming costsServer HW and SWPower consumption CapEx vs OpEx solutions
People, floor spaceRAS (Reliability Availability
Serviceability)
Do your own homework and compare the entire TCO
IBM TCO calculator – compare to Power systems and x86 alternatives
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Upgrading your IBM i is mission critical
Automation platforms, mgmt.
systems and web portals are built
to integrate with your systems
Extract data for reporting Automate work to be
done on the system
Working with APIs is
easier than you realize
An updated OS is a happy OS
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It starts with you
Project plan the work with the development teams to get IBM i
integrated with the companies core management system.
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Base: 81 US insurance decision makers responsible for technology infrastructure
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Ensono, August 2017
Improve our application performance overall
Leverage cloud platforms for advance data analytics
Improve our overall availability and disaster recovery capabilities
Expand on our use of mobile, analytics, loT and other emerging cloud-based platforms
Increase our use of public cloud platforms for solutions of engagement
Offer real-time, as opposed to batch, processing of transactions
Deliver new software faster
46%
46%
44%
41%
37%
36%
17%
What are the most important IT changes your company could make to create
better customer experiences?
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Stay relevant by renovating and build a better foundation for your application renovation
Digital transformation after an upgrade and integration
Unlock the power of your IBM i
• More value to your business
• Reduce costs with automation
Infrastructure optimization
• Tools that communicate for
event correlation
• Leads to application optimization
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Application transformation is the next step
Digital transformation of the infrastructure is an important
foundation to your application renovation.
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Fresche Solutions: Chris Koppe – SVP Transformation and
Modernization Group
Optimize your IBM i applications to bring value to the business
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Unique Starting Point
(languages, technologies, apps)
Unique Destination
(target technology stack, packaged apps, etc.)
Uniquely staged to the needs of your organization
Executed in a model that matches your needs
Modernization is a unique journey
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Agility
Reduce training / onboarding
Lower costs = increase profitability
Innovate beyond competitors
Enable new channels of access
Merger and acquisition integration
Compliance (SOX, HIPAA, etc.)
Modernization Business Goals
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New Graphical / Web User Interface
Mobile Access
Reporting and Data Management
Big Data Opportunities
Integration via Web Services
Lead Innovation Efforts
Leverage New Technologies and Approaches
Modernization Technical Goals
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• Security
• TLS/SSL - some ciphers may not run on 7.1
• New encryption features
• DB2
• Better JSON support (7.3)
• All Technology Refreshes include DB2 improvements
• Open Source
• Portfolio expansion at 7.2 and higher (updates to GIT, curl and more)
• Latest group (includes 7.1) includes:
• Node and Python improvements
• Artificial Intelligence / Cognitive Computing – Watson
Modern solutions need a modern OS
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UI / UX / Workflow
Optimization
Database
Mobile
Increase user productivity
Reduction in workforce
Faster onboarding of new employees
Easier access to database
Self-service reporting and analytics (decision support)
Improved data integrity and data quality
Improve client / partner satisfaction
Increased revenues
Increased user productivity and client servicing
Modernization Must Create Measureable Value
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Surround & Extend
Web Services
New channels of access (partners, suppliers, etc.)
Innovation beyond competitors (first to market)
Enabling new ways of doing business
Functional add-ons to address missing automation /
capabilities
Enabling access to partners, suppliers, and other
consumers
Web / Mobile application integration
Integration with other systems to streamline and
automate operations.
Modernization Must Create Measureable Value
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1. Engage with the users
2. Think outside the IBM i
3. Focus on User Experience
4. Create Quick Wins
5. Adopt Agile
1 2 3 4 5Engage Think Focus Create Adopt
How to get started - Discovery
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Modernization
Project /
Program
Scoping &
Analysis
Modernization
Roadmap
Planning &
Budgeting
Portfolio
Strategy
5-Step Process
Other Parallel Activities
Solution & Project Business & Financial
• Education on Tools &
Approaches
• Solution Due Diligence
• Risk Assessment &
Mitigation Plan
• Alignment to Business
Value Creation
• Business Case
• Funding Model, TCO &
ROI Analysis
How to get started - Discovery
HA & DR– the more valuable your system to your org, the more important HR & DR become
Changed – Upgrading to the
Compete against Amazon. Mobile is often critical for eCommerce.
IBM is committed to Open Source and providing all the capability needed take advantage of modern, open applications. This does require making sure you are running on the latest OS
To reach technical goals, you must stay current.
There are a lot of possibilities for modernization. Don’t get overwhelmed. Thing to never lose sight of is that you always need to be adding value.
Key message is – MODERN APPLICATIONS REQUIRE MODERN SYSTEMS
AND IBM I IS MODERN.
So long as your on the latest versions you can take advantage of so many things
Tools/Solutions
Discovery and Jumpstart
Work in Tandem, with them, as part of team
Complete project
Approach
Engage with the users
Think outside the IBM I
Focus on User Experience
Create Quick Win
Adopt Agile
Who are you helping? What is their pain?
Interview them. Watch their workflow.
What is the disconnect between what they are trying to achieve and what they are doing.
Eliminate their workarounds (Alt-Tab, copy / paste)
Re-think navigation and simplify around most frequent user activities
Most older workflows have a historical “why”
Re-think menu branching and function keys… flatten out navigation
Add desktop integration to improve workflow (and value)
“If they could wave a magic wand…”
Focus on User Experience
Easy, intuitive, simple
Adopt an agile / phased approach
Focus on small chunks of work / improvements
Work closely with the business users
Get something out quick, get feedback, improve it, repeat
Focus on areas of highest impact to the business