CM First Group

06/17/2026

As businesses continue to evolve, so do their IT needs.

CM First Group is committed to helping organizations adapt and thrive in today's digital landscape with our innovative solutions for application maintenance, modernization, and transformation.

06/17/2026

Unlock the Future of Coding Together 🚀 Watch our exclusive webinar on leveraging AI for enhancing pair programming in COBOL development for IBM i and IBM z systems. Discover how AI can revolutionize your coding collaboration and efficiency. "

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06/16/2026

With CM First Group as your trusted partner, you can tackle the challenges of enterprise application management with confidence.

From analytics and managed services to modernization and integration, we have the expertise and resources to support your business every step of the way.

06/15/2026

How much is Technical Debt costing your company?

Find solutions in our white paper: "Technical Debt - What Is It Costing Your Company?" http://ow.ly/3HA030jivST

06/15/2026

Experience the difference with CM First Group's intelligent automation solutions.

From business rules analytics to legacy app integration, we offer a comprehensive suite of services to help organizations optimize their enterprise applications and drive business value.

Trust us to be your partner in innovation and transformation.

06/12/2026

The measure of AI adoption isn't how much the machine ran.

It's whether the output was something you could stake a production system on.

New article on why that distinction matters in legacy modernization.

https://ow.ly/WSfJ50Zbnwi

Tokenmaxxing, a relatively new term to describe a "more is better" philosophy applied to coding projects, will feel familiar to anyone who has watched a technology initiative get measured the wrong way. Apparently, many companies are tracking AI adoption by token consumption.

06/12/2026

Scale your business cost-effectively with Axon Ivy.

This integrated solution optimizes existing software, processes, and workflows, helping your company adapt to changing demands with agility and efficiency. With Axon Ivy, you can achieve ROI in weeks or months, not years.

06/12/2026

ICYMI: A clear roadmap changes the planning conversation. Broadcom's April 29 AppDev session gave CA 2E and CA Plex organizations something concrete to work with. Here's our read on what matters most.

On April 29, 2026, Broadcom’s Application Essentials product team hosted a live, public Office Hours session covering CA 2E, CA Plex, and CA Harvest SCM. The session was notable for its depth and specificity: Broadcom’s engineers and product managers walked through recent releases, answered tech...

06/11/2026

Trust CM First Group to provide reliable, cost-effective solutions for maintenance, modernization, and transformation of your enterprise applications.

With our expertise and cutting-edge tools, you can optimize your applications and drive business growth with confidence.

06/11/2026

The WSJ just ran a piece on why AI coding tools struggle with existing enterprise software.

Worth reading.

I'll take the argument one step further, and it lands differently for COBOL and IBM i shops.

A recent Wall Street Journal piece by Christopher Mims surfaced a warning worth paying attention to. Two engineers who helped build the OpenClaw AI agent, Mario Zechner and Armin Ronacher, are sounding an alarm about what they call "vibe slop": the low-quality, potentially dangerous code that gets p