Subject: CM First Group September Newsletter

September 2019
What was once old-ish becomes new again with the Strangler Application Pattern thanks to the growth of microservices. We follow last month's visit of this hot topic with our own take just posted to the cmfirstgroup.com blog.

Read more below along with jumps to our recent webinars and workshops, the upcoming CA Communities Webinar, and the latest on Broadcom's support for CA Plex and 2E.
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Modernize with the Strangler Application Pattern and Microservices
IT Managers planning big, important modernization efforts are increasingly finding salvation in the Strangler Application Pattern, an incremental approach theorized by Martin Fowler fifteen years ago. Learn how this risk-reducing, incremental approach to modernization works and how it might help your enterprise achieve the kind of digital transformation management is looking for.
Webcast
October 1st CA Communities Webcast
Registration is now open for the October 1, 2019 CA 2E (SYNON) and CA Plex Community Webcast. 

The theme of the webcast is CA Plex/2E Roadmap and IBM i Web Services.

Learn more and register for the community webcast

Watch Our Past Webinars & Workshops
IBM/CM First Group: Securing IBM i/z Platforms with IBM Guardium

Watch our recent webinar
"IBM / CM First: Securing IBM i/z Platforms with IBM Guardium."

The webinar outlined options for securing your IBM i/z DB2 and file data, as well as your data on other database platforms such as Oracle and SQL Server. 

Techniques discussed:
  • Discover sensitive or regulated data
  • Classify the data
  • Scan for vulnerabilities
  • Begin remediating risk
CA Plex/2E Communities June 25th Community Event Webinar

CA Technologies/Broadcom Principle Software Engineer Raghu Daita demonstrated and discussed CA 2E recently released and upcoming technical features.

Raghu was followed by CM First’s CTO John Rhodes and Product Director Roger Hammer who demonstrated CM evolveIT for CA Plex/2E, an advanced technology to analyze and comprehend CA Plex and CA 2E enterprise applications. This deep insight can be invaluable to companies that are maintaining, modernizing, or re-platforming these applications.


Broadcom Announces CA Plex and CA 2E Support
As of January 31, 2019, Broadcom (CA) has announced that in general it will support the latest versions of CA 2E and CA Plex only. For CA 2E (Synon) that is version 8.7. For CA Plex, that is version 7.2.1.

For the full details see these links. Broadcom login is required.
  • CA Plex 7.2.1, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2019)
  • CA 2E 8.7, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2019)
Visit the Broadcom site at the links provided above for definitive info (password required).
CM First Can Help
At CM First we upgrade many CA 2E and CA Plex customers each year, and have extensive experience with the upgrade process. We also have experience working with Broadcom support and licensing and can work with you on any questions you have there.

Any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the button below to contact an office or request a demo.

CM First Releases
CM WebClient 1.8.5 Limited support for 1.8.3
CM Matchpoint ALM 6.5, last supported 5.5
CM evolveIT10.6 , last supported 10.1
CM M3 2018 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 , last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2019)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7 , last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2019)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

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