CSI has partnered with Fresche Solutions (Fresche), a provider of IBM “i” modernisation solutions, to unblock access to the cloud for IBM “i” applications.
CSI’s private cloud offering (CSI PowerCloud) allows IBM i and AIX systems to be migrated to the cloud and directly connected to the world’s leading public clouds whatever the platform.
For over 30 years, IBM i has supported thousands of customers worldwide and continues to be the backbone of their infrastructure into the future. However, CSI estimates that up to 80 percent of IBM i workloads still run on-premises, locked out from the advantages of the cloud. This is because these large IBM i applications that run mission critical business operations are written in older coding languages, and the skills to rewrite this underlying code are now rare.
The idea is that Fresche will help companies more easily understand, maintain and evolve millions of lines of IBM i code. Once these complex workloads have been modernised, CSI can migrate them to its CSI PowerCloud. Thus, business-critical applications that were previously “unclassifiable” can be taken to the cloud and then on to public clouds if desired.
Mark Vargo, Chief Technology Officer, CSI said: “Our single aim is to drive the performance of our clients’ businesses forward no matter what applications they are using. This partnership will allow complex IBM i applications to be modernised so that they can be transferred to the CSI PowerCloud, allowing them to then connect to all their other clouds to accelerate their digital transformation.”
Jennifer Fisher, VP of Business Engineering at Fresche Solutions said: “When it comes to modernising applications, exposing business rules is a critical priority. However, for many IBM i enterprises, core applications – as vital as they may be – remain a “black box” to the teams responsible for modernisation efforts. Our ability to clearly understand and document the entire business application and expose business rules allows us to bring together today’s modern development methods with critical value for CSI’s clients.”
