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Simplify IBM i Development With MKS Integrity for IBM i (Implementer)
Can you reliably manage the IBM i development activities of today and tomorrow?
Organizations running IBM i on IBM Power Systems or earlier iSeries or System i servers are continuing to advance their RPG and COBOL applications running on IBM i. Meanwhile, these organizations are under increasing pressure to build applications more rapidly and to increase quality levels as business applications continue to be exposed to the Web. MKS Integrity for IBM i can make development more efficient, ensuring higher availability of all your applications, and delivering automated audit trails to satisfy compliance requirements.
MKS Integrity for IBM i addresses key questions asked by IBM i developers and managers:
- Can I work faster in the development environment of my choosing?
- How can I manage and control my packaged application software?
- Are increasingly rigorous IT audits going to be easier to pass?
- How can I utilize the latest in IBM i technology?
- Can software changes be securely deployed and rapidly rolled backed, if required?
"MKS has helped us out tremendously by not only looking at the flow of development but also to look back and decide why the changes were done in the first place and to serve as documentation."
- Rick Nichols, Director of Information Technology, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
What Makes MKS Integrity for IBM i Unique?
Makes developers more productive
Our Host-based Developer Workbench and
RDi and WDSC plug-ins work directly in Remote Systems Explorer (RSE) and make development faster and more reliable. Parallel development features, conflict management, net change source archives with visual differencing, and built-in impact analysis further enhance and simplify development activities.
Adapts to your choice of tools and packaged applications
Deep integrations into development platforms, such as CA 2E, CA Plex, LANSA, AS/Set, Lotus Domino, Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio keep all of your development activities under centralized control. Packaged applications such as Oracles’ J. D Edwards offerings and Infor (formerly SSA), are also supported.
Offers script-free build and deployment, reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO)
Compiles, builds, and deployments to testing and production servers are implemented out of the box without complex scripting or programming. Support for database files (SQL and DDS), a two stage promotion model, and automated rollback (at any level) are just a few of the unique features that ensure the highest availability of your critical business applications.
Addresses audit, security and compliance needs
Deployments utilizing SSL and FTP along with encrypted key adoption schemes make for highly secure deployment and control of your software assets. This helps eliminate backdoor updates of applications. Electronic signatures and detailed audit trails for each change also address key audit concerns.
Enables collaboration, visibility, and auditability across IT and Development
IBM i developers, end users, business analysts, testers and other stakeholders benefit from a cohesive feedback loop that keeps everyone in synch. A unified data model and a single repository maintains complete audit trails of all source/object changes, help desk tickets, requirements, deployments, and testing information.
Resources for IBM i Development
White Paper: What Do IBM i Developers Want Out of Their ALM Software?
White paper: From WDSC to Rational Developer for IBM i - Making Software Change Easier with MKS Integrity for IBM i.
MC Press Article: Can Compliance Solutions Help with More Than Just Passing an Audit?
System iNetwork Webinar: It's a "Secret Weapon" -- ALM Workflow
