COMMON POWERUp 2025: Full Schedule

Unlock the Power of IBM i at POWERUp 2025!

Join us in Disneyland, California, for POWERUp 2025, the premier conference for IBM i professionals. Whether you’re an experienced expert or just starting your IBM i journey, this event offers unparalleled education, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking opportunities. Stay ahead of the curve with insights from industry leaders, explore the latest innovations, and connect with a thriving community that shares your passion for IBM i. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge, grow your skills, and power up your career!

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10:00am PDT

Adoption, Care & Feeding of Open Source Packages

Monday May 19, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

Amazon

As more and more development teams embrace Open Source technologies on the IBM i, it will be important that Systems Administrators know the basics of managing these packages on the IBM i. This session will predominantly look at the Open Source Package Management capabilities included with IBM i Access Client Solutions as the go to environment for those who are not themselves using the Open Source packages, but will also cover the Shell YUM commands that can also be used by more advanced users to manage packages. We will also discuss approaches to managing this environment in various secured network environments, and general recommendations on updating individual packages.

Learning Objectives:
As a Systems Administrator, or other responsible party, become familiar and proficient with Open Source Package Management on IBM i.

Speakers

Wayne Bowers

Software Engineer, IBM

Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the... Read More →

Monday May 19, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Amazon 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

11:15am PDT

IBM i Networking Overview

Monday May 19, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT

Amazon

The IBM i OS network communications has changed a lot since the AS/400 primarily communicated to workstations and printers using Twinax and to other computer systems using specialized communications lines. In some ways things are more complex because our IBM i OS systems communicate to a lot of other devices in many different ways, but in other ways things are simpler today because nearly all network communications are built on top of the foundation of Ethernet and TCP/IP.

This session will take a look at these foundation Ethernet and TCP/IP and how they are built up within the IBM i OS. We will look at your communications adapters, Line Descriptions, and IP addresses, subnets, routes and more including the commands and interfaces used to manage these.

As time allows we may also look at some of the most commonly used networking servers Telnet and FTP and cover their basics of configuration, management and even troubleshooting.

Speakers

Wayne Bowers

Software Engineer, IBM

Monday May 19, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Amazon 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Networking

3:15pm PDT

Technical Debt: On the Clock

Monday May 19, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Amazon

We've all heard of the National Debt and what a threat it is to our country. What you may not have heard of is the Technical Debt that may lurk in your information systems and is just as big a threat to your business. Join us as address the often sensitive subject and explore five of the worst (best?) examples of Technical Debt - how they manifest, the damage they can cause and how to begin to turn the tide in the right direction. We'll also put it into terms that both management and technical staff can understand.

Speakers

Christopher Burns

Sr. Consultant, Tri-Delta Resources

Most of my peers know me as the brains behind Inuendo, an open source database model and API layer. But I'm just an IBM i geek like everyone else. In recent years, I've tackled the sensitive topic of Technical Debt, and how to eliminate it. Check out my open source projects on GitHub... Read More →

Monday May 19, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Amazon 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

IT Strategy

4:30pm PDT

VS Code Tech Talk

Monday May 19, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Amazon

By now, everyone knows the benefits of using VS Code (and if you don’t you should!). In this “tech session” see how to use VS Code in real-world scenarios. Leveraging client cases, see how our team used VS code, why we chose to use VS code in these situations and how you can do the same. We will discuss VS Code and the IFS, VS and SEU, using VS code for converting files from DDS to DDL, the DB2 for i extension, etc.

Speakers

Phil Tolbert

Senior IBM i Developer, Briteskies

Monday May 19, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Amazon 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programmer Tools

5:05pm PDT

Keep your source code close and your artifacts closer

Monday May 19, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Amazon

So you moved your IBM i source code to git but what about your artifacts? It seems like they should be hosted somewhere...into an artifact repository perhaps? If you agree with this statement, then this short session may be of interest to you. Through the use of Jenkins and an artifact repository like Sonatype Nexus or JFrog Artifactory, discover why it may be a good idea to build once, store the result and deploy it many times, to ensure deployment consistency and traceability.

Speakers

Sebastien Julliand

Tech Lead, ARCAD Software

Hi, I'm Seb! I am a Tech Lead & IBM i Advocate at ARCAD Software and an active contributors to IBM i open source projects.Let's talk about anything related to software development, on IBM i or not, it doesn't mater to me. RPGLE, Java, TypeScript...I love them all equally 😁I'm actively... Read More →

Monday May 19, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Amazon 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps