Industry Insights from Instantiations

More Paths Forward with AI For decades, enterprise modernization has often followed a familiar pattern: move an application from an older technology stack to a newer one. The reasoning was understandable. Experienced developers were becoming harder to find. New capabilities were emerging elsewhere. Remaining on the existing platform appeared to create greater long-term risk. Eventually, […]

Most conversations about AI begin with productivity. How many hours can it save?How many people can it replace?How much faster can software be written? Those are interesting questions. They just aren't the most important ones. The more important question is this: How do you adopt AI in a way that increases human capability without allowing […]

When an important software system starts to struggle, the explanation usually comes fast. The code is too old. The architecture is outdated. The platform is legacy. The language is obsolete. But after two decades working with enterprise software, I have learned to be careful with that diagnosis. Old technology is visible. It has a name, […]

Artificial intelligence, automation, and technology shifts are reshaping industries, business models, and daily work. But too often, these changes outpace people and organizations, creating gaps in knowledge, confidence, and safe adoption of these new technologies. At Instantiations, we believe there’s a better way forward. We call it Responsible Evolution® the practice of balancing innovation with […]

Avoidance of software updates is an industry-wide problem affecting small businesses, large enterprises, and all types of systems. While it might be advantageous to skip some updates occasionally, it's not a good idea to avoid them altogether. We've already written about the importance of updates as it relates to much older software like IBM® VisualAge® […]

Updating software is important. We all know that better security, more features, and improved stability are generally a good thing. When software is neglected, high profile issues can occur that result in huge problems! Enterprise systems using IBM® VisualAge® Smalltalk are no exception, but we've seen some organizations leave these applications untouched and out-of-date for […]