A practitioner's 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. That's what these are.
A practitioner's read, written for the people who run IBM i shops.
Every chapter answers in IBM i terms: profiles, authority, journals, Db2.
Each one ends with what to actually do next in your shop.
In an IBM lab, Bob ran infrastructure work on other clouds, and IBM i already has a certified Ansible collection. What connecting them could look like for the people who run the box.
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.
Profiles, adopted authority, and the audit trail, in depth.
IBM's TechXchange news, read for an IBM i shop.
A field report from Atlanta.
Before you let Bob in: how agent-ready is your IBM i, really?
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