Implementation ibm zcloud7/13/2023 ![]() “It’s not like we’ve replaced Db2 Connect, or Client access or anything like that. “There’s no new product,” the longtime IBM and Kyndryl executive said. This is very important, as it allows IBM i clients to integrate their IBM i applications with the cloud in order to deliver a better experience for their clients/developers and will help them in resolving their developer’s skills gaps. ![]() Once the Kyndryl consultants have established those integration points and ensured they’re fully secured and authenticated, such as through Microsoft Active Directory’s service, then the organization’s Microsoft Power Platform developers can start to use the rich customer and product data contained in the IBM i and System z servers to quickly design and build the sort of next-generation applications that organizations are looking to build in the cloud, Baird said. You can open up the RPG and COBOL applications through Web services. It could be Client Access connections, could be Db2 Connect, any of the third-party adapters that will get you into logical and physical files. “We both know there are a variety of players out there that have adapters to get to i-based data and transactions. “It can be through whichever adapters you choose to use,” Baird told IT Jungle. There will likely be code written to create the data and/or application integration connections between Big Blue’s big iron platforms and the Microsoft Power Platform, whether the connections are done using ODBC/JDBC database drivers, ETL tools, REST-based Web services, or even change data capture (CDC) techniques. The work that Kyndryl consultants will do connecting Microsoft Power to IBM Power (no relation) and mainframe environments will now be done in a low-code, no-code manner, Baird said. “We’ve brought i into that domain so that people can access their i environment from a Microsoft Power platform, in an easy, secure, and best-practices way.” “Basically, it provides a low-code, no-code environment in Azure for programmers,” said Richard Baird, who holds the title of VP, CTO & Engineering Lead, Core Enterprise and zCloud at Kyndryl. Kyndryl’s alliance with Microsoft will make it easier for companies to leverage the valuable data and business logic contained in their midrange and mainframe assets as they develop new applications in the Microsoft Power Platform, which is a low-code, no-code development environment. Kyndryl, the former IBM division known as Global Technology Services (GTS), last week unveiled an expanded partnership with Microsoft that will see it helping IBM i and System z customers integrate their applications and data with Microsoft Azure, specifically its low-code, no-code development platform called Power. Kyndryl Wants to Connect Your IBM i to Microsoft Azure
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