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Name: VIRTUTEM
Address: 3333 Warrenville Road, Suite 200, Lisle, IL, 60532, US
Telephone: +16302994747
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Virtutem helps clients of all sizes effectively gain visibility into all areas of the business, and become more agile by leveraging technology solutions.

VIRTUTEM helps identify and implement the right software solutions for individual business needs and enhances overall performance so any enterprise can compete in today's global marketplace. VIRTUTEM believes that technology can advance businesses of any size in any industry but understands that not every business has the desire to begin an expensive technological experiment. While the usual deliverables are important, such as simplifying the organization's data, automating operational processes, and streamlining complex reporting, VIRTUTEM enhances overall performance so any enterprise can compete in today's global marketplace. By investing in their clients, Virtutem is able to establish communicative relationships, find solutions to obstacles, and provide sound technological solutions as companies grow, scale, and change. By adapting to the needs of individual clients and maintaining a technology-agnostic approach, Virtutem eliminates software bias and finds the right solution for individual businesses above all else.

10/14/2026

If you're running Infor LX or BPCS on IBM i, your managed services setup may have a gap that isn't obvious.

Most organizations have an infrastructure provider, someone handling the OS, PTFs, backups and uptime. That's essential work. But it's a different discipline from managing the business application running on top of it.

The configuration, custom code, job streams, EDI, and business logic that determine whether your operations actually run correctly are all part of the application layer. And that requires a different kind of specialist.

Both matter. They're just not the same engagement.

The confusion between the two is one of the most common mistakes we see in managed services evaluations. An engineer who manages PTFs and monitors system performance is not the same as one who can diagnose a BPCS job stream failure or modify RPG code without breaking downstream processes.

VIRTUTEM's ERP Architects work alongside infrastructure providers all the time. The scope is defined from the start, so each party knows exactly what they own. There's a named escalation path when an issue touches both layers.

If you're not sure which layer your current provider actually covers, that's worth finding out before something surfaces the answer for you.

Does your current managed services contract define which layer is covered and which is not?

10/12/2026

How strong is the support model behind your ERP?

Your team may have the expertise it needs today, but key-person dependencies, documentation gaps, and limited internal bandwidth can create additional pressure as modernization, upgrades, or broader transformation demands grow.

Knowing where the gaps are can help you decide what expertise, support or modernization your environment needs next.

10/09/2026

The IBM i talent pool is getting harder to replenish.

Over 72% of IBM i developers are already past 50. More than a third are 60 or older.

For organizations running BPCS or Infor LX, that creates a specific kind of risk. The people approaching retirement may also be the people who understand years of customizations, job streams, EDI connections and undocumented decisions inside the ERP.

Posting a job opening is one response. It isn't the only one.

Organizations can build internal succession plans, document and transfer critical knowledge, hire and train new talent, use contractors or managed services, selectively outsource support, and modernize parts of the environment that depend heavily on specialized expertise.

None of these approaches happens overnight. The important part is starting while the people who know the environment are still there.

If your BPCS or Infor LX environment depends on one person's memory, how long would it take you to notice if that knowledge walked out the door?

09/30/2026

Business logic built over decades. Customizations no one documented. Application behavior that exists in one person's head.

When that knowledge walks out, what remains is risk.

Our IBM i System Health Quiz surfaces the signals worth paying attention to before they become problems.

Find out if your system is at risk: https://bit.ly/4vBP6Tp

09/24/2026

72% of IBM i developers are over 50. More than a third are already 60 or older.

The replacement pipeline remains limited.

This isn't a future problem. It's already inside the planning window for most organizations.

When did you last audit who actually understands your ERP, and what happens when they leave?

09/22/2026

What happens when years of ERP experience walk out the door?

For organizations running BPCS or Infor LX, maintaining the expertise needed to support the system is a growing continuity risk.

That means preparing the people who will support it next, but it also means transferring institutional knowledge, documenting critical processes, and planning for succession before that expertise leaves.

Documentation matters, too. VIRTUTEM regularly encounters established ERP environments with gaps such as undocumented customizations and job streams without runbooks.

09/10/2026

VIRTUTEM's complimentary ERP Environment Assessment covers your active job streams, RPG customization inventory, EDI setup, current support coverage gaps, and is delivered as a written report with no obligation.

If managed services make sense for your environment, the report shows exactly what scope it would need to cover. If it doesn't, it's still a useful picture of where your environment stands.

This is especially relevant if someone who understands your Infor LX or BPCS environment is retiring in the next 12-24 months.

When did you last get a clear picture of where your IBM i environment actually stands?

Request your complimentary ERP Environment Assessment: https://bit.ly/4w4rZRD

09/09/2026

inPOWER 2026 is nearly here, and we can't wait.

From September 14–17, we'll be at The Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. If Infor LX is part of your environment, you'll want to be there, too.

Expect sessions on getting more out of your system, what's working across the industry, and a full AI track. Felix Schmidt has the keynote.

We're back as a Gold sponsor this year: sessions in the LX learning track, a sponsor session on Valence, and Booth 30 in the conference hub all week long.

Going? Come find us at Booth 30! We'd love to say hello!

09/07/2026

Have a wonderful Labor Day! Hope you're squeezing in one last summer adventure.

09/01/2026

IBM i 7.4 standard support ends September 30th, 2026, and a proper upgrade can take anywhere from 90-180 days to plan and execute.

Most shops are already inside that window.

Your RPG customizations, job streams, and EDI mappings probably aren't documented anywhere. That's the layer that's hardest to recover when the person who built it is gone.

VIRTUTEM has supported BPCS and Infor LX environments for over 30 years. We know what an orderly transition looks like, and we know what happens when companies wait too long to start one.

Has your team modeled the cost per hour of an unplanned IBM i outage?

Request your complimentary ERP Environment Assessment: https://bit.ly/4w4rZRD

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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+16302994747

Website

https://www.virtutem.com/

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