Why IMS Makerspace?
We want to help you modernize your IMS system so you can achieve your business needs. We bring a specialized team on-site to facilitate Design Thinking workshops to comprehensively understand your business scenarios and ideate on future solutions. Makerspace consists of four phases, with the Prototype and Production phase being optional:
Education
Understand the assets available for modernizing the existing IMS system.
Design thinking
Identify relevant business scenarios, current pain points and brainstorm Big Ideas for future modernization solutions related to the specific Makerspace topic. This is an essential phase to drive the ensuing Prototype and Production phases.
Prototype (optional)
Use customer assets to create and deliver on a prototype that solves a business need.
Production (optional)
Solve complex use cases and deploy into production.
IMS Makerspace topics
Each makerspace is focused around one area of IMS modernization . You request the area, and we deliver.
Don't see the area you want? No problem! Request another area of focus when you enroll.
APIs:
Open IMS transaction and database access as APIs
DevOps:
Integrate IMS assets into enterprise DevOps pipeline
Open database:
Access via JDBC and SQL, administer IMS database with the catalog and DDL
Java:
Extend existing applications or develop new IMS applications with Java™
How long does this take?
Complete the enrollment form, and we’ll work with you to find a duration that works.