Northdoor plc & IBM present: IBM Bob
A live demonstration of the AI-first platform that maps, documents, and modernises your RPG application estate at a pace manual effort simply cannot match.
Why this session matters for IBM i modernisation
If your business runs on IBM POWER, IBM i modernisation is no longer a “someday” project. The estate is ageing, the RPG skills pool is shrinking, and regulatory pressure on resilient, well-documented systems is rising. For most teams, the question is not whether to modernise. It is how to do it without taking the platform offline for months.
In response, Northdoor and IBM are running a live demonstration of IBM Bob. This is an AI-first platform built to map, document, and modernise RPG application estates at a pace manual effort cannot match. It is not a slide deck. We will run Bob against real RPG workloads in front of you.
What you will see
Every IBM POWER environment is different. In this session, we move past theory and show what IBM Bob does in practice. By the end of the 45 minutes, you will have a clear view of what an AI-orchestrated modernisation programme looks like for your organisation, and how to take the first step.
In particular, the demo covers:
- Application mapping. Deep AI-driven analysis of your RPG codebase, dependencies, and data flows.
- Auto-documentation. Living documentation generated in real time as Bob works through your estate.
- Governance and audit. Every AI action is fully traceable, so there are no compliance blind spots.
- Faster delivery. How AI-coordinated agents can take a typical 30-day upgrade programme down to three days.
Session agenda
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- 11:00 AM | Welcome & Introduction: Setting the scene for IBM POWER customers and the business case for AI-orchestrated modernisation.
- 11:05 AM | IBM Bob Live Demonstration: A hands-on walkthrough covering:
- Platform Overview: SDLC orchestration, use cases, IDE, and BobShell usage.
- IBM i Modernisation: AI-driven code explanation, documentation, refactoring, and architecture strategy.
- 11:40 AM | Q&A & Next Steps: Open questions and how to explore further with Northdoor.
Who is speaking
IBM Bob, AI application mapping and documentation specialist. Bob is an AI-driven solution for IBM POWER and IBM i, built to solve the “tribal knowledge” problem inside legacy systems. In particular, Bob specialises in deep structural analysis of RPG codebases (RPG II, III, IV, and ILE), tracing dependencies and data flows that often take humans months to uncover.
Tom Richards, Practice Lead for IBM Systems and Security, Northdoor. Tom has over two decades of enterprise solution design experience, with a focus on IBM systems optimisation and data security. He has led technical solution design for several of IBM’s top POWER clients, and previously served as Technical Account Manager at HSBC Bank.
Matt Parry, Cross Architecture Specialist, IBM. Matt is a Cross Technology Partner Technical Architect at IBM with 15 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale cloud, hybrid, and on-premises solutions. In practice, he works with partners and clients on cloud-native transformation, platform engineering, DevOps, and AI-driven architectures.
AJ Thompson, Chief Commercial Officer, Northdoor plc. AJ is a recognised industry voice on cybersecurity, data governance, and cloud computing. He sits on IBM’s Worldwide Security Advisory Council, advising on data access and security. Involved in the IBM POWER environment since 1988, AJ brings the business context for customers weighing up AI-led modernisation.
Register today
Places are limited. The session is an honest, no-obligation walk-through of what is now possible for IBM i modernisation on IBM POWER. Therefore, if you are weighing up your next move with RPG, it is worth 45 minutes of your diary.
