Why Most IBM i Staff Augmentation Doesn’t Shrink Your Backlog

Search “IBM i staff augmentation” and every provider claims the same thing: real experience, fast ramp-up, lower cost. Almost none of them can show you what that means on day one. Here is how to tell the difference, and why the answer increasingly involves more than the person you hire.
Why the Right AI Model for Your RPG Codebase Isn’t Always the Same One

Most AI coding tools ask you to trust one model with everything. For decades of RPG and COBOL logic, that trade-off deserves more scrutiny than it usually gets.