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Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions: March 24 - 26, Atlanta, GA http://searchCIO.com/r/0,,21963,00.htm?track=NL-17 ==================================================================== Essential explanations, tools and code for the iSeries programmer. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f9,00.html?track=NL-17 ==================================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers to the following iSeries programmer questions and concerns: Today's Featured Programmer Tip: -- Nine skills every RPG programmer should have 1. Answers to Other Technical Questions: - Managing system performance using iSeries Navigator - Understanding and taking advantage of the IFS - RPG trigger examples - Improving system performance 2. Important Announcements and Links - Book Excerpt: Re-engineering RPG Legacy Applications - User Survey: What are your spending plans for 2004? - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum ___________________________________________________________________ ***************** Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions **************** March 24 - 26, Atlanta, GA Is cost still the main reason for outsourcing? What aspects of your business should you outsource - the critical or non-critical business functions? Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions delivers answers to these questions and more for companies already outsourcing or still in the decision-making process. Learn how to achieve greater ROI from your investments, make smart offshore outsourcing decisions, choose the right vendors and set your sourcing strategy. Confirm your registration today and save $1,495. http://searchCIO.com/r/0,,21963,00.htm?track=NL-17 ==================================================================== Today's Featured Tip ==================================================================== Nine skills every RPG programmer should have by Paul Tuohy Do you get the feeling you are being left behind in the technology race? You know you want to move forward, but you don't know where to begin. Why not begin with simply expanding your current skills? Here are nine skills every RPG programmer should have. >> CLICK here for the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci942692,00.html?track=NL-17 =================================================================== Answers to Other Programmer Questions =================================================================== MANAGING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE USING ISERIES NAVIGATOR Do you have an iSeries that is not performing well? Are you trying to get your arms around iSeries Navigator so you can fix whatever is ailing it? Sue Townsend, a senior software engineer at IBM, answers some of your questions here. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci888459,00.html?track=NL-17 UNDERSTANDING AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE IFS It's an old story, but if you are involved in any way with your iSeries' administration duties, you will want to be sure you understand your system's Integrated File System (IFS). Understanding what it is and how it works will allow you to take full advantage of the IFS. You also need to have a fairly comprehensive understanding of the IFS to perform routine saves and restores. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci893726,00.html?track=NL-17 RPG TRIGGER EXAMPLES Check out these resources to get examples of triggers using RPG 400 or RPG IV. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid552037_tax285217,00.html?track=NL-17 IMPROVING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE Bad system performance equals low productivity. And you don't want that. In this Search400.com Featured Topic we give you 10 tips to help you monitor and improve performance. http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci935211,00.html?track=NL-17 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BOOK EXCERPT | Re-engineering RPG Legacy Applications Log on and download for free Chapter 3 of Re-engineering RPG Legacy Applications written by Paul Tuohy and published by MC Press. This chapter, "The Conversion Process," addresses the first major step to updating legacy applications -- converting them to RPG IV. And Tuohy says that is "embarrassingly simple." Tuohy, an award-winning presenter at COMMON user conferences, provides tips and guidelines for completing the conversion. >> DOWNLOAD the chapter: http://www.search400.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid3_gci938572,00.html?track=NL-17 >> BUY the book: http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=1583470069&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER SURVEY | What are your spending plans for 2004? What kind of iSeries investments is your shop making next year? Will you be spending more or less? What projects are scheduled? By answering a few questions like those, you can help guide future articles and features on Search400.com. 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