Why Modernize Now?

Why fix something that’s not broken?

Because even if it isn’t broken, it’s getting harder to run.

Legacy IBM i applications aren’t going away because they are mission-critical and are still productive. But, over time, they accumulate layers of patches, technology shifts, and workarounds, which makes the codebase harder to maintain and understand, especially for new talent that comes in. Modernization projects often get delayed until a failure causes a business disruption — like a bank’s loan application system crashing during peak season. The longer you wait until a compliance issue, downtime incident, or integration bottleneck hits you, the harder it becomes to bridge the gap between fixed-format RPG and the containerized, API-driven world. Why wait when you can make revolution elementary with easy, regular upgrades to preserve your IBM i investments and make them relevant in a cloud-first world?

For developers, modernization isn’t about replacing what works — it’s about building on the legacy with cleaner, faster, and more accessible tools

Developer Velocity: Instead of wrestling with green screens and decades-old syntax, you can convert your RPG IV code to RPG Free Form and integrate with Python, or even Node.js — speeding up deployment like never before.

Collaboration: Modern tooling brings Git, VS Code, and APIs into the IBM i world, so developers can work from the same toolchain, even review each other’s code and push updates through the same CI/CD pipeline.

Future-Proofing: With microservices, APIs, and containers, you can expose your IBM i inventory system to new applications without touching the original RPG programs.

Sustainability of Skills: Let’s face it: the RPG veterans who wrote those monolithic systems are retiring within the next decade or soon after. So, it makes sense to restructure your old code into modular services that junior developers can easily maintain and extend.

IBM i/AS400 Modernization Services

1.AI-Driven AS400 Application Modernization

Benefit:

Accelerates transformation of legacy RPG applications into modern, flexible assets. Reduces technical debt and enables quicker, safer development cycles—making your core systems more adaptable and scalable.

How We Do It:

We automate the conversion of fixed-format RPG code into modern free-form RPG as part of a DevOps pipeline—so modernization happens seamlessly during development.

2. Modern, Intuitive User Experiences

Benefit:

Improves developer productivity and morale while short-cycle onboarding reduces staffing risk and cost.

How We Do It:

We provide a browser-based IDE (compatible with Visual Studio Code), containerized via Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces (Eclipse Che). This gives developers one-click workspaces—no local setup headaches, consistent environment, ability to code from any machine.

3. Future-Ready Architecture

Benefit: Builds a resilient foundation for hybrid cloud strategies and future expansion. Ensures IBM i logic is not trapped in monolithic, outdated systems.

How We Do It: The engine runs entirely within Red Hat OpenShift containers—modular, scalable, and portable across environments—supporting hybrid cloud and modern DevOps practices.

4. Smarter, Faster Databases

Benefit: Although the modernization engine is focused on code modernization and DevOps, its modernization tools unlock database agility. This indirectly accelerates data-driven business responsiveness and reduces time-to-market for data-centric features

How We Do It: We assess DDS databases, then apply automated tools to convert DDS to modern SQL (DDL), creating a fully relational database on IBM i. Queries are optimized, APIs enabled, and cloud readiness ensured. Finally, we unlock scalability and intelligence, preparing your data for AI-driven analytics.

5. Anytime, Anywhere Access

Benefit: Empowers distributed and flexible teams with access to development tools from any location—accelerating time to insight and decision-making, while supporting remote work and global collaboration securely.

How We Do It: Our browser-based IDE and containerized workspaces remove the need for local IDE installations. Developers can spin up secure environments in the cloud within seconds from any device.

6. Cloud & Hybrid Re-Hosting

Benefit:Safely extends enterprise IBM i workloads into hybrid and cloud environments—reducing infrastructure risk and leveraging modern delivery models

How We Do It: The modernization engine runs inside Red Hat OpenShift containers, which means we can deploy it on your own servers, in the cloud, or in a hybrid setup. Our tools support provisioning, scaling, and selective teardown of development/test environments—maximizing resource efficiency.

We help you modernize in 3 simple steps:

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  We analyze your application to identify anomalies and redundant code

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  We establish a structured process for version control and regression testing

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  We modernize your application full-stack — including source code, database, and user interface.

Why Choose Srinsoft for IBM i Modernization Services?

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  Proven Expertise, Backed by AI

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  Innovation That Delivers ROI

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  Built for the Future, Ready Today

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  End-to-End Transformation

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  Low-code/no-code modernization for AS400

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  AS400 performance optimization