Glad to have you back for this week's IBM i Pulse! Each week we will be taking a deeper look at the latest IBM i and Profound Logic news. 

From Our Experts:

• Ted Holt talks about Quirky SQL Creations with IT Jungle.
• Learn how Internet of Things can benefit your IBM i business in our latest Blog Post.

Profound Logic in the News

• IT Jungle listed their top IBM i Mobile Apps and Profound Logic was named one of The Top iOS Apps for IBM i.
• Dan Devoe, a Profound Logic customer, wrote an amazing article on A Profound Replacement For My Visualage for RPG Applications for IT Jungle.

New Educational Resources

• Alex Roytman was a speaker at COMMON'S Virtual Conference and spoke on The Future of Open Source Development on IBM i.
• Featured Video: Alex Roytman shows you how to Tap into Optical Character Recognition with NPM and Profound.js.

Product News

• Profound.js Framework provides RPG-like capabilities for Node.js; get started with Profound.js here.

Industry News

IBM i Open Source and the Talent That Follows by Jesse Gorzinski

IBM i development skills are a huge topic now a days. IBM has committed to helping employees from all types of backgrounds to flourish on the IBM i platform. With the continued evolution of RPG, the enhancement of developer tools, and the creation of Open Access all show the continued commitment from IBM. Open Source is another big player in the continued development for the IBM i platform. Jesse Gorzinski gives a real-life example by having the Information Systems Leader at Midwest Manufacturer discuss their first-hand experience on how Open Source can help bring top tier talent to your team.

Read about their entire experience here

2017: An IBM i Year in Review by Alex Woodie

As the year comes to a close Alex Woodie looks back at the highlights and the biggest stories of 2017 for the IBM i and the mid-range community. From security breaches, technology refreshes, acquisitions and the downfall of the IBM i 7.1. 2017 was a busy and eventful year and in this article we see the biggest stories for each month of the year.

Check out the highlights of 2017