An independent IBM i read on IBM Bob. What it does, what it means for an IBM i shop, and how to put it to work, tracked from the seat as it changes.
Bob is IBM's AI platform for building, modernizing and maintaining software, and it's moving fast. Every release changes the question an IBM i leader has to answer: not "is AI coming for our code," but "what do we let it do, and how do we govern it on the box?"
The IBM i community deserves a read on that from someone who has run the seat and doesn't sell the tool. That's what these are.
A practitioner's read, written for IBM i shops rather than on behalf of any vendor.
Every chapter answers in IBM i terms: profiles, authority, journals, Db2.
Each one ends with what to actually do next in your shop.
Bob acts with exactly the authority you give it. How to set that up: a profile built for the work, the reach adopted authority adds, the guardrails in Bob itself, and an audit record you can stand behind.
Self-hosted and air-gapped Bob, and why "our code can't leave" stopped being a reason to wait.
The Premium Package for i in practice, and how to get the most from it.
A field report from Atlanta, October 26–29.
Before you let Bob in: how agent-ready is your IBM i, really?
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