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IBM i Integration Architecture for 2027: Building a More Connected, Flexible Enterprise

IBM i integration architecture showing a professional working with an IBM i system connected through APIs to cloud services, mobile applications, analytics, AI, databases, automation, and enterprise applications.

IBM i continues to run some of the most important applications inside modern businesses. Orders, inventory, pricing, manufacturing, customer information, financial transactions, and decades of business logic may all depend on the platform. But the environment surrounding IBM i has changed. Organizations now need those applications to communicate with cloud platforms, mobile applications, customer portals, […]

Event-Driven IBM i Integration: Moving Beyond Batch Processing in 2026

IBM i system sending real-time event data to cloud, mobile, eCommerce, analytics, messaging, and business applications through an event-driven integration hub.

For decades, batch processing has been a dependable part of IBM i operations. Files are generated. Jobs run on schedules. Data moves between systems overnight or at predetermined intervals. For many processes, that model still works. But today’s businesses increasingly expect something different. An order is placed, and inventory should update immediately. A shipment leaves […]