COMMON POWERUp 2024

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COMMON POWERUp 2024

THE BEST IBM i & POWER SYSTEMS EDUCATION.When you come to POWERUp, you’ll be able to customize your experience. Choose from 300 sessions, covering over 20 areas of IT, when you plan your schedule. Visit the largest Expo of its kind and meet the experts behind the solutions. Attend social events to meet renowned speakers and peers alike. This conference is structured to give you the pure education and professional connections needed to best enhance your career. Are you ready to POWERUp?

Exhibitor Hall: https://www.expocad.com/host/fx/common/s24/exfx.html

Exhibitor Hall Map Here

10:15am CDT

105: What's New in Db2 for i

In the tradition of previous Technology Refreshes (TR), the database team is delivering enhancements on the same cadence. Attend this session to hear about the many enhancements to SQL on i, SQL Query Engine, IBM i Services and more. This session will cover the new and enhanced Db2 for i capabilities added to IBM i 7.4 and IBM i 7.5 over the most recent IBM i Technology Refreshes.

This session will include something for everyone and anyone who uses the IBM i.

Resources: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1119129 and http://ibm.biz/Db2foriSQLTutor

Learning Objectives:

Speakers

Scott Forstie

Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

What's New in Db2 for i PowerUP May 2024 pdf

Monday May 20, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level Intermediate
Award BRONZE
Audience All comers

11:30am CDT

326: Visual Studio Code and IBM i - Bring Your Own Device

Bring a laptop to this session and work through live exercises in the browser with Liam and Jesse!

This session covers everything you need to know about using Visual Studio Code with IBM i - from editing, to compiling, to accessing the database, using the RPGLE linter, database tools, and many other features.

Learning Objectives:
* Installing VS Code and extensions
* Working with IBM i inside of VS Code
* Writing and compile in RPG, CL, etc
* Using database tools for Db2 for i inside of VS Code
* Introduction to git

Speakers

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect, IBM

Jesse Gorzinski works for the IBM i development lab in Rochester, MN. He is a Senior Business Architect and Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) responsible for open source technologies on the platform. Jesse, who was doing RPG programming at the age of 18, is an expert on application... Read More →

Liam Allan

Software Advocate, IBM

I am a developer and open-source advocate. Ask me about Node.js, VS Code, app deployment and CICD :)

Monday May 20, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programmer Tools

Session Level All
Digital Badge VS Code
Audience IBM i Developers

2:45pm CDT

419: Practical Examples of Using AI and IBM i

Abstract forthcoming

Speakers

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect, IBM

Jesse Gorzinski works for the IBM i development lab in Rochester, MN. He is a Senior Business Architect and Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) responsible for open source technologies on the platform. Jesse, who was doing RPG programming at the age of 18, is an expert on application... Read More →

AI with IBM i pdf

Monday May 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level Beginner

4:00pm CDT

157: IBM i Strategy, Roadmap and Innovation

IBM i is an amazing platform for running a business today, and its future is bright – innovative, integrated and incredible! Hear Steve Will, IBM i CTO, talk about the strategy, roadmap and future of IBM i.

Learning Objectives:
1. Learn what the direction of IBM i is.
2. See how IBM i is being used in the industry

Speakers

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM

Steve is the CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i Operating System. Spending the past fourteen years of his IBM career in this position, he has become an award-winning speaker, author of the influential blog "You and i," (https://bit.ly/You-and-i-blog) and is one of the most sought-after voices at customer briefings and events. Steve has worked on IBM i and its predecessors since before the creation of the AS/400, and is currently responsible for setting the strategy of the IBM i operating system, as well as deciding which enhancements will be implemented. In his role, he talks to clients and pa... Read More →

IBM i Strategy, Roadmap & Innovation PowerUp 2024 pdf

Monday May 20, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level All
Digital Badge IT Strategy
Audience Anyone using IBM i

5:15pm CDT

420: IBM i Security: A Dual Responsibility

Everyone wants their IBM i platform to be secure … But is this IBM’s responsibility or the organization’s running IBM i? The answer is ‘Yes’. In other words, there are responsibilities on both sides of this security equation. During this session IBM i CTO and Chief Architect Steve Will discusses IBM’s secure coding philosophy as well as the steps taken during the development process that address security – including how IBM responds to newly identified security vulnerabilities. Then, Carol Woodbury, co-founder and President of DXR Security, discusses an organization’s responsibilities – including addressing emerging security threats.

Speakers

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM

Steve is the CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i Operating System. Spending the past fourteen years of his IBM career in this position, he has become an award-winning speaker, author of the influential blog "You and i," (https://bit.ly/You-and-i-blog) and is one of the most sought-after voices at customer briefings and events. Steve has worked on IBM i and its predecessors since before the creation of the AS/400, and is currently responsible for setting the strategy of the IBM i operating system, as well as deciding which enhancements will be implemented. In his role, he talks to clients and pa... Read More →

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco Systems

With over 30 years' experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →

IBM i Security A Dual Responsiblity pdf

Monday May 20, 2024 5:15pm - 6:15pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level All

8:00am CDT

229: IBM i 7.5 Plus Favorite Features

The Development lab is continues to roll out new functions and features with every release and technology refresh. In this session we will review some of the key features that have been delivered over the past couple of releases. These are things that you should be aware of either for you to incorporate today, or to help you tomorrow.

Learning Objectives:

Speakers

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, IBM

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect responsible for Application Development and Systems Management for the IBM i operating system. His responsibilities include helping to make sure that the IBM i has what is needed to be successful both today and into the future. He sends much of his... Read More →

Scott Forstie

Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

1 IBM i 7.5 Plus our Faves pdf

Tuesday May 21, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level All
Award GOLD

9:15am CDT

377: The IBM i Box of Chocolates - with Q&A

You know what Forrest Gump's mother said about a box of chocolates. Well, in this presentation by Steve Will, IBM i CTO and Chief Architect, you never know what you're going to get - but we're pretty sure you're going to like every piece!
Steve will spend a few minutes talking about a few morsels from the IBM i box of chocolates – including the state of the IBM i operating system, its plans, its technology and its community – and of course, AI!
And then he'll open the floor for questions.

Learning Objectives:
1. Current hot topics

Speakers

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM

Steve is the CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i Operating System. Spending the past fourteen years of his IBM career in this position, he has become an award-winning speaker, author of the influential blog "You and i," (https://bit.ly/You-and-i-blog) and is one of the most sought-after voices at customer briefings and events. Steve has worked on IBM i and its predecessors since before the creation of the AS/400, and is currently responsible for setting the strategy of the IBM i operating system, as well as deciding which enhancements will be implemented. In his role, he talks to clients and pa... Read More →

IBM i Box of Chocolates 2024 POWERUp Preview pdf

Tuesday May 21, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level Beginner

10:30am CDT

372: Accessing the IBM i with Rest

Why not use Rest for all connections to the IBM i ? With the new Remote System Explorer, you can establish a secure connection with any IBMi, and request and interact with the IBM i using only Rest as the method. The RSE support allows custom request (CL, SQL) as well as some predefined actions leveraging only the Rest protocol. We will leverage Live demos to show this support in action to help you understand the possibilities.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, IBM

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect responsible for Application Development and Systems Management for the IBM i operating system. His responsibilities include helping to make sure that the IBM i has what is needed to be successful both today and into the future. He sends much of his... Read More →

Access the IBM i with Rest pdf

Tuesday May 21, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Systems Management

Session Level All

2:45pm CDT

300: Audit Journaling with Navigator for i

Understand how Navigator for i can make ease the use of audit journaling on the IBM i. Learn how Navigator simplifies configuring auditing to just a few button clicks. See how Navigator can make consuming and analyzing audit entries easier. Learn about what is planned to improve the performance of analyzing audit entries.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand how to configure an IBM i for auditing
2. Understand how to analyze the generated audit entries
3. Learn how to maximize the performance of analyzing audit entries

Speakers

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM

Ann Wilkerson is the technical team lead for Navigator for i and a developer for IBM i Services.

Audit Journaling with Navigator for i pdf

Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level Beginner
Audience System administrators responsible for configuring auditing and for reporting on audit entry data

4:00pm CDT

201: IBM i Security Cocktail, with an SQL chaser

In round 2 of this award-winning session, be prepared to hear Scott Forstie and Carol Woodbury shake up the world of IBM i Security once again, mixing up new SQL concoctions to bedazzle the otherwise boring world of IBM i Security. This menu includes examples of using SQL to find vulnerabilities in your code (aka penetration testing) as well as new (but practical!) ways to use SQL services. Even the most ardent security skeptic will be surprised at how just a sip of SQL can freshen up old IBM i Security processes. Before you know it, you’ll be sipping on the delightful features of SQL and rushing to pour out your current processes that have reached their ‘consume by’ date. A note of caution, however. You may leave a bit shaken (but not stirred) once again!

Learning Objectives:
1. Foundational knowledge of IBM i security
2. Why and how SQL is useful to the Security Officer and beyond
3. Have an idea of where to start and how

Speakers

Scott Forstie

Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

Carol Woodbury

IBM i Security SME and Senior Advisor, Kisco Systems

With over 30 years' experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →

IBM i Security Cocktail with an SQL Chaser Round 2 PowerUp 2024 zip

Tuesday May 21, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level Intermediate
Award BRONZE
Digital Badge SQL
Audience Anyone tasked with understanding, improving, or auditing security on IBM i.

5:15pm CDT

418: State of Code for IBM i – An Open Discussion

Welcome to our open forum discussion on the latest developments and future plans for Code for IBM i and its extensions. Join us to gain insights into our ongoing projects, current priorities, and upcoming features. This is your chance to engage directly with our development teams, including the core team, database team, and debug team. Whether you're curious about implementing VS Code, enhancing security measures, or contributing (be it code, documentation, videos, &c.), we invite you to bring your questions and ideas to the table. Let's collaborate and shape the future of Code for IBM i together.

Speakers

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect, IBM

Jesse Gorzinski works for the IBM i development lab in Rochester, MN. He is a Senior Business Architect and Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) responsible for open source technologies on the platform. Jesse, who was doing RPG programming at the age of 18, is an expert on application... Read More →

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, IBM

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect responsible for Application Development and Systems Management for the IBM i operating system. His responsibilities include helping to make sure that the IBM i has what is needed to be successful both today and into the future. He sends much of his... Read More →

Scott Forstie

Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

Liam Allan

Software Advocate, IBM

I am a developer and open-source advocate. Ask me about Node.js, VS Code, app deployment and CICD :)

Adam Shedivy

Software Developer, IBM

Adam is a software Developer working on enhancing client and open source integration on IBM i.

Tuesday May 21, 2024 5:15pm - 6:15pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programmer Tools

Session Level Beginner

8:00am CDT

407: Steve's Yin to Josh's Yang - Maximizing Your Productivity in a Distracted World!

The distractions are EVERYWHERE! Emails, texts, social media, meetings, phone calls - the list is as endless as the demands on our time. We live in a fast paced multi-tasking world of constant change, never having enough time! We NEED to find ways to maximize our productivity, despite the distractions! But there are questions…

Is it possible to use technology more efficiently and effectively to stay organized and communicate better?
Are we using technology too much, not allowing enough time for other aspects of life?
Can both be true? Spoiler alert… Yes, they are! Come join this session to find out how. Enjoy two speakers for the price of one, and learn two different but complementary approaches to the same goal!

Speakers

Steve Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son

Steven Wolk is the Chief Technology Officer for PC Richard & Son, a family owned and operated chain of 66 appliance and electronics superstores located throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Founded in 1909, PC Richard has always been known for honesty, integrity, and reliability throughout... Read More →

Josh Bander

IBM i Account Executive, IBM Champion, Rocket Software

Josh Bander is an IBM i Account Executive based in Cleveland, Ohio. He works at Rocket Software, one of the leading IBM i software providers with familiar products such as Rocket DevOps (Aldon), iCluster, and Rocket API. Recently, Josh has become well-known within the IBM i community... Read More →

Steve's Yin to Josh's Yang Maximizing Your Productivity in a Distracted World! Steve Wolk & Josh Bander pdf

Wednesday May 22, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Personal Development

Session Level All
Audience Everyone who would like to be more focused, less distracted, and more productive!

9:15am CDT

231: iSee with Scott and Tim

In this session Scott and Tim will show, ie live demo how to solve real problems that we get asked, using ACS and the power of SQL.

Learning Objectives:

Speakers

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, IBM

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect responsible for Application Development and Systems Management for the IBM i operating system. His responsibilities include helping to make sure that the IBM i has what is needed to be successful both today and into the future. He sends much of his... Read More →

Scott Forstie

Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

Wednesday May 22, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Systems Management

Session Level All

10:30am CDT

338: DB2 Mirror - Logistics for 400K trucks - Driving Business Outcomes

Transflo generates over 3.2M downloads to equip over 400,000 truck drivers 7 x 24 with all the features they need for their workday. Near zero downtime was the only way to keep the fleets connected and moving around the clock. This CASE Study will present through the eyes of the customer a roadmap : IBM lab DB2 Assessment, building a reference architecture, implementation, testing failover and day to day management for DB2 Mirror.

Learn how Transflo leveraged an IBM Cloud On Net solution by staying on IBM Power Technology connected to AWS and Azure. The solution enabled Transflo to scale easily, reach best-in-class system availability.

Learning Objectives:
1. Gain insight into the critical step for a successful DB2 Mirror Implementation
2. Explore operational testing with DB2 Mirror
3. Stay-up-to-date with the latest new features available for DB2 Mirror

Speakers

Richard Dolewski

VP, Enterprise Solutions, Connectria

Richard is a recognized SME and award-winning industry speaker specializing in, Cloud Computing Architecture, Business Resiliency, Disaster Recovery Planning and Backup & Recovery Program Design. He leads organizations through the new era of technology, achieving the desired, successful... Read More →

Scott Forstie

Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →

338 DB2 Mirror – Logistics for 400K Trucks Final pdf

Wednesday May 22, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

High Availability Resilience

Session Level Intermediate
Digital Badge HA/DR

1:30pm CDT

371: Secure Rest APIs

Rest is a key technology in todays world. Security has to be at the for front of any conversation. In this session we will look at best practices in creating a secure Rest API experience. Leverage TLS to encrypt all communication, JWT as an authentication mechanism. Like many session, not only we will review the best practices, we will show the possibilities with live demos.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, IBM

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect responsible for Application Development and Systems Management for the IBM i operating system. His responsibilities include helping to make sure that the IBM i has what is needed to be successful both today and into the future. He sends much of his... Read More →

Secure Rest interactions on IBM i pdf

Wednesday May 22, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programming - General

Session Level All

2:45pm CDT

351: Simon’s Top Ten SQL

Simon has written a lot about modern Db2 for i and SQL on his blog for the past ten years. In this fast past session he will take you through his top 10 favorites. You will have to attend to learn what these cool SQL tricks and tips are & how they can help you be a SQL super hero! (this will be updated to include any cool new things added to SQL in the intervening time)

Learning Objectives:
1. Get a quick overview of my favorite SQL table functions & views that allow you to get to information you did know you could do
2. Simple examples shown

Speakers

Simon Hutchinson

Author, RPGPGM.COM

Simon Hutchinson has been writing his highly acclaimed IBM i blog, RPGPGM.COM, for eleven years sharing his knowledge, experience, and giving many detailed examples of the latest RPG, SQL, and CL. His work has led him to be recognized by IBM as an IBM Champion for Power and IBM i Community Advocate. He is a subject matter expert for COMMON North America and... Read More →

Simon Hutchinson 351 Simon’s Top Ten SQL pdf

Wednesday May 22, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level All
Audience Examples anyone can use these examples to maximize their use of SQL to make their lives simpler.

4:00pm CDT

241: How Refactoring Helps Bulletproof Your Application

Do you (or does your manager) doubt the value of refactoring your code into a modular design? This session goes in-depth about how you save time and create higher quality programs by refactoring into small, independent routines. We will discuss how this improves your ability to test and maintain your application over time, saving you tons of time in the long run.

This session is co-presented by expert developer, Scott Klement, and expert tester, Yvonne Enselman to help you see it from both perspectives.

Scott and Yvonne are the coolest people you'll ever meet. If you don't come to this session, you'll be very very sad.

Learning Objectives:
1. How refactoring into a modular design saves you time in maintenance.
2. How refactoring into a modular designed simplifies and expedites the testing process.
3. How much better your life will be.

Speakers

Scott Klement

Development & Solutions Architect, Midrange Dynamics

Scott volunteers as a member of COMMON's Board of Directors, Strategic Education Team, Certification Committee and Innovation Awards. He is the author of around 1000 articles and a dozen open source projects. Scott's efforts to help out the IBM i Community have resulted in dozens... Read More →

Yvonne Enselman

Principal Architect for Quality Assurance on IBM i, Yvonne Enselman Professional Services

I am a Quality Assurance, Project Management, and Professional Services expert.Named IBM Champion 2024I have twenty-five years of experience in the IBM i industry starting in application development, transitioning through quality assurance, and into management. My passion has been... Read More →

Wednesday May 22, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programming - General

Session Level Intermediate
Audience Programmers who want fewer headaches.

5:15pm CDT

287: Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks

Have you ever tried to figure out a problem and you don’t know where to begin? Have you ever received a level 1 or level 2 help desk call and want to scream? How many times have you looked at your code and wanted to figure out how to troubleshoot the problem? This session is for you. We are going to give you some tips and tricks to help you overcome most common developer and user issues.

Learning Objectives:
1. How to troubleshoot user problems
2. How to add error handling to your programs.
3. How to overcome program issues.

Speakers

Marina Schwenk

Innovative Software Solutions

Marina started her career in January 2015 at Everbrite LLC in Greenfield WI after graduating from Gateway Technical College in May of 2014 with an Associate’s degree in IT Software Development. Marina worked for over nine years as a Senior Programmer Analyst/IBM i admin at Everbrite... Read More →

Shelly Petty

Application Support, Everbrite LLC

I am a Junior Full Stack Developer at Everbrite LLC. We run our production applications on the IBMi Power Server. Primary languages are CL, RPG, DB2 SQL and Java, and the UI: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Drupple, React, and Sencha.My position is a fast paced job and it includes Help Desk... Read More →

Wednesday May 22, 2024 5:15pm - 6:15pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programmer Tools

Session Level All
Audience Developers, Help desk support, n2i

8:00am CDT

204: The Magic of Rest APIs on IBM i

Rest APIs are a key technology in the world of Modern Applications these days. The IBM i operating system has integrated support for easily creating Rest APIs over existing ILE programs and service programs, as well as being able to wrapper SQL statements. In Addition, you can leverage the integrated support to call Rest APIs from your native RPG / COBOL ILE code. This session will leverage live demos to show both side of the Rest API conversation on IBM i.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, IBM

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect responsible for Application Development and Systems Management for the IBM i operating system. His responsibilities include helping to make sure that the IBM i has what is needed to be successful both today and into the future. He sends much of his... Read More →

John Westcott

Db2 for i Consultant and Team Lead, IBM

John Westcott is the Db2 for i Team Lead in IBM Technology Expert Labs. John is highyly skilled in SQL, RPG, Data Analytics, Rest API, and both database and application modernization. John has over 35 years of experience on IBM i and it's past family of names. John has a storied career... Read More →

1 Magic of Rest APIs on IBM i pdf

Thursday May 23, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programming - General

Session Level Beginner

9:15am CDT

373: Ai-Ops – Automation, AI for managing your IBM i

Ai, its all the buzz, but what if you really could start to leverage AI in the automated management of your IBM i systems ? With the latest support from IBM and the Instana product, combined with tools like Prometheus and Ansible, you now have options for monitoring virtual any metric you can dream up, combined with powerful alerting capabilities and AI to help determine the best corrective action via Ansible. In this session we will review these technologies, as well as show demos of this in action.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, IBM

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect responsible for Application Development and Systems Management for the IBM i operating system. His responsibilities include helping to make sure that the IBM i has what is needed to be successful both today and into the future. He sends much of his... Read More →

2 Ai Ops – Automation, AI for managing your IBM i pdf

Thursday May 23, 2024 9:15am - 10:15am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level All

10:30am CDT

306: Disk-level encryption isn’t enough

As companies look to leverage encryption as part of their security landscape, it can be tempting to just implement disk-level encryption. As security requirements continue to grow and compliance regulations are taken into account for the IBM i environment, administrators are finding they need to implement encryption at the field level versus disk level encryption.

Learning Objectives:
• What are the use cases for disk level and field level encryption?
• How do I satisfy PCI compliance auditors requirements for encryption?
• What types of fields should be encrypted?
• What is an IBM I Field Procedures?

Speakers

Barry Kirksey

Principal Sales Engineer, Precisely

Bill Peedle

Principal Sales Engineer, Precisely

Common Disk Level Encryption is not enough pdf

Thursday May 23, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level All
Audience Administrators and security professional responsible for IBM i security

1:30pm CDT

263: What is Open AI and Why Should You Care?

Open AI and specifically Online GPT has captured the latest in IT headlines. In this session we will discuss the history of Open AI, how it has matured and the goals of the team behind the technology. We'll also explore (speculate) on its impact to education, finance and most assuredly, Information Technology. We'll wrap up with a live demo of the Copilot application and how it might add productivity to the typical IBm i shop, but at what cost?

Learning Objectives:

Speakers

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Perforce Software

Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite. Later Mike was instrumental in developing... Read More →

Thursday May 23, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level Beginner
Award SILVER

2:45pm CDT

155: IBM i Services for the Developer

IBM i services provided by Db2 for i can be used to access system information that is useful for developers. In the past you may have considered using CL or coding to system APIs to access and work with some system information. Today there is a better option: SQL. In this session you will learn how to use SQL to work with data areas and data queues, discover how easy it is to review your program and service program attributes, and more.

http://ibm.biz/Db2foriServices

Learning Objectives:

Speakers

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM

Ann Wilkerson is the technical team lead for Navigator for i and a developer for IBM i Services.

SQL for the Application Developer pdf

Thursday May 23, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Session Level All

4:00pm CDT

291: Simplify Your Life with SQL Services

There are so many services in SQL on our platform. They can make your life a bit simpler. I will show a few services and show how they are done within SQL.

Learning Objectives:
will leave with new ideas about how they can try new services when they get home.

Speakers

Sven Jansson

Senior developer, Apper Systems AB

I have worked on the IBM i platform since 1995. My technical roles include developer, analyst, database specialist, application security, and communications. I also worked on IBMz for a few years, and I serve on the COMMON Sweden board. I'm a curious person who always wants to learn... Read More →

Thursday May 23, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Meeting Room 102 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programming - RPG

Session Level Intermediate
Audience Developer