IBM i DevOps TechTalk #26 - Synon
IBM i DevOps TechTalk28 Marras 2025

IBM i DevOps TechTalk #26 - Synon

In this episode, Ray Bernardi welcomes Alan Ashley to talk about why Synon applications have become so difficult to manage today. After so many years of use, the technology hasn’t evolved, the code is hard to understand, and it’s getting harder to find people who still know Synon.

Ray and Alan explain the main problems: high maintenance costs, outdated green-screen interfaces, and the lack of developers willing to work with this old tool. They also discuss why rewriting everything from scratch often fails — and why replacing an entire application can be risky.

They then introduce ARCAD’s automated approach: converting Synon-generated code into modern free-form RPG and SQL while keeping all the business logic. This makes applications easier to maintain, easier to modernize, and much safer to move forward with. With ARCAD, companies can finally leave Synon behind and prepare their systems for the future.


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