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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8:00am PDT

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Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 1

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 1 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

8:00am PDT

AI and IBM i: tying the worlds together

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 7

AI has become an unstoppable and unavoidable force in the industry. When you integrate IBM i with a powerful AI stack, the potential is indescribable! In this session, we will learn about some key AI technologies and explore a couple techniques for integrating IBM i with them.

Speakers

Jesse Gorzinski

STSM and Senior Business Architect - AI and Open Source, IBM

Jonathan Zak

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 7 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

8:00am PDT

Beyond the Code: How AI and RPG Code-Assistant Deliver Smarter Development

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 3

Gain insights into code and data by effectively using information from AI tooling and RPG Code Assistant to accelerate application development. This session will explore AI's inner workings and workflows through real-world test cases and live demonstrations. We will offer a clear and engaging look at AI’s practical applications and how you can apply these learnings to your development journey.

Speakers

Lief Morin

Ray Everhart

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 3 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

8:00am PDT

SQL Coding Tips and Techniques

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 4

SQL is a very powerful language for processing data. There are many ways to write SQL statements to get the desired results. However, not all queries are created equal. This session will compare different ways to approach a problem from an SQL perspective in terms of code maintenance and performance. Taking the right approach for writing SQL helps Db2 for i help you.

Speakers

Kent Milligan

Senior Db2 for i Consultant, IBM

Kent Milligan is a Senior Db2 for i Consultant in IBM Technology Expert Labs. Kent has over 25 years of experience as a Db2 for IBM i consultant and developer working out of the IBM Rochester lab. Prior to re-joining the Db2 for i Expert Labs practice in 2020, Kent spent 5 years... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 4 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

8:00am PDT

IBM Power10 for the COMMON User

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 10

The entire IBM Power server family is now available with Power10 processor technology. From the largest IBM model E1080 enterprise system, to the scale-out models S1014, S1022s, S1022 and S1024, and then last year the new model S1012. The latest Power11 processor was announced late 2024. IBM i customers need to know the capabilities and positioning of the entire Power server family, so attend this session to hear about the latest and greatest.

Speakers

Dan Sundt

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 10 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Hardware

8:00am PDT

BRMS Beyond the Basics

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 12

This session will discuss some of the advanced topics in using BRMS for your back up and recovery. Featured topics will be tape and library management, BRMS Networking, control group and list controls, BRMS Policies and how they affect the overall operation of BRMS, and using SQL to manage BRMS. Recovering from a BRMS back up can be extremely easy, but it can also present some opportunities for trouble. This session will discuss some of the landmines in a BRMS recovery and how to avoid them.

Speakers

Sarah Jacob

Agile Tech

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

High Availability Resilience

8:00am PDT

HA/DR Solutions for IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 9

The IBM i HA/DR solution portfolio features highly automated IBM storage-based HA/DR solutions. We will address on premise, in cloud and hybrid cloud capabilities as well as the roadmaps going forward. The HA/DR solutions for IBM i incorporate IBM storage replication
and FlasCcopy/BRMS automation. With Cyber Vault, the environment can be extended to automate safe guarded copies for Ransomware protection.

Learning Objectives:
1) How to position, which solution approach should you be using
2) What are the capabilities and limitations if each option
3) What are the value propositions, licensing options and other considerations

Speakers

Steve Finnes

Product Manager, IBM

Steve has spent several years in IBM with positions spanning basic research to product development, product offering and marketing. He is the product offering manager for IBM Power Systems with responsibility for PowerHA for AIX, PowerHA for IBM i and the CBU.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 9 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

High Availability Resilience

8:00am PDT

Modern RPG what does that mean?

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 2

You hear modern RPG but, what does that actually mean? we will look at converting from monolithic programs to modular programming including the use of service program and converting RLA(Record level access) to sql.

Speakers

Marina Schwenk

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 2 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

8:00am PDT

Single Sign On (Kerberos) Overview for IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 8

Wouldn’t it be nice to have just one password? It may be possible using Single Sign On. In this overview level session, we will discuss how the process works. We will cover the steps to setup an IBM i in an existing Windows Environment. Finally, the session will provide some pain points and best practices to consider before implementing Single Sign On. Time and systems permitting, a live demo of the setup and usage will conclude the session.

Speakers

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM

Robert Andrews is a Principal Security Consultant, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), and the Team Lead for the IBM i Security and Authentication Technology Expert Labs team in Rochester, MN. He is an IBM certified Thought Leader and The Open Group certified Distinguished Technical... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

8:00am PDT

What you need to Know to Successfully Upgrade to IBM i 7.5 or 7.4

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 13

When upgrading to IBM I, the planning stage requires more effort than the actual upgrade. Once the planning is complete, the upgrade itself is simple. We will discuss planning tips, prerequisites, and post-installation requirements. Everything you need to know to do a successful upgrade. Your upgrade is not fully complete until this final step is done.

Speakers

Pete Massiello

IBM i Advisor, Massiello Holding Corp.

Pete Massiello has been working with the AS/400, iSeries, IBM i since 1989, focusing on systems management and technical support. He has held numerous technical positions through out his career. He is the President of iTech Solutions Group, an IBM Premier Business Partner delivering... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 13 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

8:00am PDT

Why and How to read a Job log

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

Room 5

When a job runs on IBM i it generates various status messages. When things go 'bump' the job issues additional messages. Where do those messages appear? Most of them appear in the job log, making the job log the 'go to' for identifying issues or determining status of the job.

In this session we will review how to control the job log detail and disposition. We'll show you ways to read the job log. We'll also discuss the differences between active and completed jobs and give some thinking about dealing with a large number of job logs.

Speakers

Larry Bolhuis

Cloud and Datacenter Engineer, IBM Champion, Service Express Inc.

Larry has grown up with computers since his father became a CE in 1967. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Calvin College in 1982 and soon after began working on IBM midrange equipment with the S/34 and S/36. Larry began working on the As/400 at its introduction In 1988.After spending many years as a developer Larry began working on communications, networking, and systems management tasks. Years of... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 5 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

8:00am PDT

Getting Started VS Code and IBM i Workshop

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT

Room 6

Dive into VS Code and CODE for IBM i / DB2 extensions with this perfect starter Lab. Many RPG developers are unfamiliar with VS Code, and beginning with this IDE can feel daunting. This lab offers a introduction to both VS Code and the Code for IBM i / DB2 development environment. To Participate the attendee MUST BRING A LAPTOP! The attendee will receive access to an IBM i system to engage in lab tasks.
By the end of the lab:

The basics of VS Code.
Installing and VS Code extensions
Navigating the Code for IBM i development environment.

Speakers

Jim Buck

CEO & Head Instructor, imPower Technologies

Jim Buck’s career in IT has spanned more than 35+ years, primarily in college education, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. Past president (13 years) of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association (www.wmcpa.org) and has served on several teams developing IBM... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT
Room 6 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

8:00am PDT

Provisioning an IBM i partition with IBM SAN storage

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT

Room 11

This session will cover the concepts and methods involved with creating an IBM i partition hosted on IBM SAN storage. This will involve an overview of fibre channel architecture and zoning concepts followed by a step-by-step walkthrough of building a partition from the ground up – adding fibre adapters, zoning, creating a host definition on the storage, and setting the partition to IPL from SAN.

Speakers

John Kinne

Lead IBM i Engineer, ProCern

Tuesday May 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT
Room 11 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Storage Technologies

9:15am PDT

IBM Placeholder

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 1

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 1 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

9:15am PDT

The Ethical use of AI

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 7

In the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence, the ethical implications of AI systems have become a critical concern for developers, researchers, and policymakers alike. This session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the ethical challenges posed by AI and offer practical techniques to address hate, abuse, and profanity (HAP), biases, and violations of privacy or intellectual property.

Speakers

Charlie Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems

Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame... Read More →

Jesse Gorzinski

STSM and Senior Business Architect - AI and Open Source, IBM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 7 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

9:15am PDT

ILE Concepts - and Analyzing ILE Objects with IBM i/Db2 Services

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 2

Programs, Modules, Service Programs, Internal and exported Functions and Procedures, Binding Directories ... in short ILE Concepts are necessary for a modular and modern programming in RPG and other ILE messages. But ... sometimes still a mess.
Once the Concepts are understood and used, programs can easily be created by putting "puzzle pieces" pieces together, i.e. calling functions and procedures.
But how to analyze our ILE Objects, i.e. where are our procedures/functions located, which modules are bound to what (service-)programs etc?
The good news is, IBM provided in the last releases and technology refreshes a lot of powerful IBM and Db2 Services.
Among these services are also all kinds of Services for analyzing and managing ILE Objects.
This session combines an introduction into the ILE Concepts and shows what services are available for analyzing the ILE Objects (modules, programs, service programs, modules …)

Speakers

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, IBM Champion, Birgitta Hauser - Modernization - Education - Consulting

Birgitta Hauser worked on the IBM i and its predecessors since 1992. She graduated with a business economics diploma, and started programming on the AS/400 in 1992. She worked and works as traditional RPG Programmer but also as Database and Software Engineer, focusing on IBM i application... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 2 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

9:15am PDT

DevSecOps for IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 12

Security is a universal concern nowadays. How can we automatically verify that any new programming changes to native IBM i code meet your security requirements and follow best practices. We will talk about automating code scanning for less secure functions based on your requirements. We will also talk about checking object attributes during the deployment cycle to control adopting authority. The goal is to automate these checks so that they are consistent and there are no surprises after a promotion. We can use open source tools and in house business function or use commercial packages, but the key is automation so the checks happen every time.

Speakers

Jeff Tickner

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps

9:15am PDT

Management by the Movies!

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 4

Do you aspire to be a more effective leader? Are you tired of dull books about abstract leadership and management concepts? Perfect! Then come join this lively session! Using clips from well-known movies and TV shows, we will demonstrate key leadership traits and techniques you can develop within yourself. Seeing these approaches to leadership come to life on the big screen may just make you look at leadership in a whole new way. We will discuss each of the clips shown, to understand what they can teach us about leadership.

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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 4 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

IT Leadership & Management

9:15am PDT

IBM i Network Troubleshooting & Diagnostics

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 10

IBM i 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 nodes 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.

Your IBM i Networking health is very important and is how most of your data and applications are accessed. Your IBM i may be fully up and running, but if network issues prevent business units from utilizing these applications and data the IBM i will be perceived as being down.

This session will take a look at approaches to monitoring this IBM i OS Networking health and it's interaction with the network, how to collection diagnostic data and how to troubleshoot problems.

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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 10 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Networking

9:15am PDT

Options for Consuming REST APIs from RPG

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 9

REST APIs have become a crucial technology for people writing business applications in all environments, and RPG on IBM i is no exception. In this session, Scott will explain what a REST API is, and how you can call them using free tools from your RPG program. Three different free options for calling them will be discussed, compared and contrasted.

Speakers

Scott Klement

Managing Partner, ORC LLC

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 9 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

9:15am PDT

Using Function Usage to add Another Layer to your IBM i Security Defenses

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 8

Come to this session to understand what Function Usage (formerly known as Application Administration) is, how to access it, how to implement settings to add an additional layer of security to your IBM i Security strategy and how discover or report on current settings. Carol will also discuss the audit journal entries that are generated by function usage and describe several ways to utilize this information.

Speakers

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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

9:15am PDT

Control all your IBM i applications and systems from your current monitoring solution, extremely easily!

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 3

Not happy with the IBM i monitoring level of your existing tool such as Nagios, PRTG, SolarWinds, Zabbix, etc ?
Discover how “Control for i” adds instantly 180 ‘Plug & Play’ IBM i checks and how your tool is enhanced without any development required.
You will also acquire knowledge on how it is easy to automate answers to well-known messages.
Learn how you will become more proactive: with high accuracy probes you are alerted of problems before they become critical; this improves the service continuity and reduces emergency response costs).
Note: “Control for i” is compatible with 90% of most commonly used monitoring tools.

Learning Objectives:
How to enhance easily your enterprise monitoring solution integrating IBM i controls without any development.

Speakers

Pascal Ruckebusch

CTO and CEO, M81

Pascal Ruckebusch adopted IBM i at the exact beginning of AS/400, three decades ago, and never left it … Pascal's experience on IBM i covers system and application development, training and operations. Twice CTO of 2 major IBM business partners in France, his technical skills and... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 3 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

9:15am PDT

Db2 Mirror - Migrate While Active

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 13

Come see the latest addition to the Db2 Mirror for i product family. Migrate While Active helps automate migrating your IBM i system to another server whether that is in a cloud or just another data center.

Speakers

Kris Whitney

IBM

Kris Whitney is a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Rochester. He has worked at IBM for the last 22+ years and currently is leading the development for Db2 Mirror for i and IBM i Public Cloud enablement.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 13 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

9:15am PDT

Using SQL in Everyday Life

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Room 5

There has been a significant strategic shift in how IBM i exposes data and how you can access and leverage that data. No longer are CL command and APIs the best way. Today, its all about SQL. You may go, great… I know nothing about SQL… no worries, neither do I! This sessions is about equipping you with some useful activities, and resources so that even if you are a novice, you can be successful with SQL Services to manage your IBM i today.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

STSM - IBM i Business Architect, 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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 5 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

10:45am PDT

IBM Placeholder

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 1

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 1 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

10:45am PDT

The Practical Side of AI: Beyond the Hype, Real-World Applications for Business Value Today

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 7

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often portrayed as a panacea for the world's challenges, with futuristic depictions overshadowing its practical, present-day capabilities. This session aims to demystify AI by showcasing real-world use cases that drive tangible business value. We will explore how AI is being effectively deployed across various industries to optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth. By focusing on the here and now, this session seeks to empower businesses to harness the power of AI today, rather than waiting for the promises of tomorrow. Join us to learn how AI can be a practical tool for your business, delivering measurable results and a competitive edge.

Speakers

Sebastian Lehrig

WW AI on IBM Power Leader, IBM

As world-wide leader for AI on IBM Power, Sebastian is the main product manager to drive design, development, and market success of AI offerings & capabilities on the IBM Power platform. Previously, he has brought the open-source AI portfolio (including technology such as Kubeflow... Read More →

Jesse Gorzinski

STSM and Senior Business Architect - AI and Open Source, IBM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 7 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

10:45am PDT

ACS and Db2 for i Explained

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 3

In this session, you’ll hear the inside scoop about IBM i ACS Db2 tooling from from Ryan (Db2 on i Developer) & Wayne (IBM i ACS Support)

We will explore IBM i ACS Db2 tools in a fun and interactive live demo environment where along the way you will hopefully have a better understanding of all ACS has to offer in the Db2 tooling space.

Speakers

Wayne Bowers

Software Engineer, IBM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 3 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

10:45am PDT

Database Modernization – An Evolution Not Revolution

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 13

Modernizing applications and neglecting the database? Think converting from DDS to DDL is enough database modernization? It may be enough, although there’s more to the database than the way it’s defined. This session explores database modernization techniques from an evolution perspective for continuous change. And, how that type of database modernization compliments application modernization.

Speakers

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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 13 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

10:45am PDT

Choosing the right HA/DR Solution

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 2

The High Availability and Disaster Recovery landscape is continually evolving with new technologies both on-premis and in the cloud dedicated to ensuring your business stays running. Navigating through these technologies requires and understanding of business needs, and outage protection goals.

Throughout this session we will discuss the types of outages, and the technologies available to protect against those types of outages in order to help you make decisions to map out your HA and DR journey. This session will give a brief overview of a number of technologies including: Db2 Mirror, Live Partition Mobility, Logical/Software based Replication, Full System Replication, and PowerHA technologies.

Speakers

Brian Nordland

Director of Development, Fortra

In addition to his role as Director of Development for Power Development at Fortra, Brian Nordland serves as the technical product manager for PowerHA and Robot HA. Brian has spoken at events, webinars, and user groups—including COMMON—since 2014. He is a co-inventor on multiple... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 2 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

High Availability Resilience

10:45am PDT

Technical Debt: The Clock is Your Friend

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 5

Acknowledging that you have amassed Technical Debt is easy. The hard part is paying it off. Join us as we explore one of the most prevalent types of debt, Hard Coding. Admit it, we've all done it. We'll discuss two methods of attacking this problem - The Standard Cross Reference and the Truth Matrix, both of which can be easily implemented and gradually introduced into your legacy and new development to replace most instances of hard coding in your ILE/RPG and CL programs.

Speakers

Chris Burns

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 5 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programmer Tools

10:45am PDT

Fun with JSON Publishing: Letting SQL Do the Dirty Work

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 4

If you've ever been tasked as a developer with creating complex responses for an internal or external web service, you've likely explored multiple avenues for generating JSON from your IBM i programs. From constructing responses manually in your RPG code, to using various publicly available toolkits like YAJL, RPG NextGen, etc., there are a myriad of ways to create JSON strings with all the requisite curlies, commas, colons, quotes and hard brackets.

If you're on IBM i OS 7.2 or higher, there's yet another avenue you can explore in which you let SQL do all the JSON construction work for you. The biggest benefit of this approach becomes most apparent when your JSON response requires arrays, and especially nested subarrays. Coding such responses can be a bit tedious when done on a record-by-record basis in your program, whereas by using some nifty functions you can can let SQL assemble your JSON response automatically.

In this session we'll review the basics of JSON publishing functions such as JSON_Object, JSON_Array, JSON_ObjectAgg and JSON_ArrayAgg. We'll explore some practical use examples for publishing your business data in JSON, letting SQL do all the dirty work.

Speakers

Rob Swanson

Senior Partner, CNX Corporation

Rob has worked as an in-the-trenches IBM i developer since 1992, with the past 15 years focused on developing modernization efforts for legacy systems written in RPG. Currently serving as Senior Partner for CNX Corporation in Chicago, Rob is a strong advocate of introducing highly... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 4 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

10:45am PDT

30 Python tips in 60 Seconds on IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 6

Python on IBM i has been around for a while now. In this session we explore many of the various tips I’ve run across over the last few years. These tips apply to both Python and/or the IBM i environment running the Python scripts. Tips include best practices, IFS features, pathing and MUCH more.

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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 6 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: Python

10:45am PDT

SELF: Simon’s Experiences Learning this Feature

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 9

SQL Error Logging Feature, SELF, is one of those Db2 tools that few know about, and even less have turned on. Learn about Simon Hutchinson’s experiences in setting up SELF, “turning” it on, and what he discovered using it. And what he used it for.

Speakers

Simon Hutchinson

Founder & 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 Americas, awarded... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 9 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

10:45am PDT

30 Security Tips in 60 Minutes

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 8

Security is a big topic, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Just like weightlifting, where you can start with smaller weights and work your way up, such is the case in cyber security, you can reduce your risk by doing some basic things as you work toward bigger goals. Examining the most common causes of security failures and a few simple countermeasures can help you take some action now.

Speakers

Robert Nettgen

Senior Consultant, Briteskies

Robert Nettgen wanted a career in radio broadcasting, but saw that profession declining and found better pay working in IT. A PC developer in the ‘80’s, Rob started administering AS/400s in the early ‘90s for a Radio/TV group owner. In 1999 Rob accepted a job as IT director... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

10:45am PDT

IBM FlashSystem Unleashed : What’s New & What’s Next ( Revolutionise your storage with next-gen FlashSystem features )

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 11

IBM FlashSystem continues to evolve as a powerful storage solution, providing businesses with the tools necessary to stay ahead in a rapidly changing digital landscape. The session outlines the roadmap for future innovations and reinforces IBM's commitment to offering cutting-edge , Highly performant , extremely secure and AI-powered storage systems that enable organizations to scale efficiently and securely in a hybrid cloud world.

Speakers

Sally Neate

Yves Santos

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 11 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Storage Technologies

10:45am PDT

i-Chi - Thinking differently about IBM i System Administration

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 12

What is i-Chi? It is about thinking differently about IBM i System Management, Embracing new ideas , Automating processes and monitoring, Using IBM i functions in ACS, Nav4i, ARE, IBM i Services, Integrating IBM i SysAdmin with other platforms and Reducing your reliance on the 5250 command line. In this session we give practical examples of how to do this that you can start to use today on your systems using tools that are free to use, already installed on your systems and all without the use of the 5250 green screen.

Speakers

Steve Bradshaw

Friendly Techie, Rowton IT Solutions Ltd

I've worked in the IBM Business Partner world for over thirty years now and despite IBM's best attempts I still love them ;-)In 2008 I set up my practice (Rowton) and now spend my time supporting clients or designing new IT solutions using a combination of Power servers, Intel and... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

10:45am PDT

IBM i Services for Admins - Intro

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Room 10

This session is designed for IBM i system administrators. It covers real-world problems faced by system admins, and how to solve them using SQL (with some help from IBM i Services). Don't be intimidated by SQL. It isn't just for developers! You can copy and paste the examples provided in this session to get started easily. Attend this session and add a suite of new tools to your system admin toolbox!

Speakers

Steve Riedmueller

Certified IBM i Admin - IBM Champion, Speaker, Mentor, and Advocate, Kisco

Tuesday May 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Room 10 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

3:15pm PDT

IBM Placeholder

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 1

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 1 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

3:15pm PDT

AI-Powered Development: Your IBM i Copilot (or Claude, or ChatGPT, etc.)

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 7

AI is transforming software development across all platforms, and IBM i is no exception. But how do you effectively leverage these powerful tools while maintaining the high standards IBM i users expect? In this session, we'll cut through the hype and show you practical applications of AI in daily IBM i development. From code generation to documentation to testing to cool new AI-based application capabilities, you'll see real-world examples of how AI can enhance productivity while preserving code quality. We'll demonstrate best practices for AI integration and provide guidance for successful implementation in your environment.

Speakers

Mike Samboy

Chief Commercial Officer, Eradani

IBM i integrations, APIs, DevOps

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 7 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

3:15pm PDT

Analyzing Geospatial Data Using Db2 for i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 3

In everyday life when we asks questions like “Where is the nearest coffee shop” or “How far away is the airport” we are asking questions about geospatial data. Geospatial data is used to represent objects and events that occur on the surface of the earth. Geospatial analytics allows you to not only store geospatial data representing real location in your database, but to also compare and analyze geographic relationships and trends.

Speakers

John Westcott

Db2 for i Consultant and Team Lead, IBM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 3 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

3:15pm PDT

Commitment Control – Transaction Control

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 13

In applications multiple steps have to be consolidated and executed as a unit (Transaction), That means either all steps or none of the steps must be performed. Example: An order has to be completely delivered or not at all.
No problem if everything is okay, but what if there is suddenly not enough inventory for one position?
Everything has to be reset … and this can become tricky, because multiple programs were executed, multiple rows in different tables were updated and may be even constraints or triggers were activated.
The solution is Commitment Control. Even though Commitment Control is not new, it is only rarely used in (traditional) IBM i applications. … but it is essential for keeping data consistent, especially when using techniques such as referential integrities and triggers.
… and it is even for traditional applications important.
… so, it is time to start!

Speakers

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, IBM Champion, Birgitta Hauser - Modernization - Education - Consulting

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 13 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

3:15pm PDT

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SOFTWARE TESTING FUNDAMENTALS

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 5

This session reviews all the guiding principles of software testing along with practical experience from the IBM I specific applications and infrastructure. Topics covered include the fundamentals of testing, testing through the development lifecycle, static techniques, test design, management, and tool support.
Understand how quality assurance integrates into an environment.
Determine what types of testing there are and when to apply which.
Learn about layering the complexity of test concepts.

Speakers

Yvonne Enselman

Owner, Yvonne Enselman Professional Services

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 5 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Program Testing

3:15pm PDT

PASE Twilight Zone

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 9

You have just been introduced to PASE ... you log in via SSH, visit familiar directories and use familiar programs .. maybe adventure as far as nano ... but just around the corner from the familiar lies another dimension between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination ... it is an area which we call the PASE Twilight Zone ...

Speakers

Jack Woehr

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 9 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programmer Tools

3:15pm PDT

Dueling way to prevent, find, resolve error message to your systems

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 4

Presenters: Marina Schwenk, Shelly Petty, Simon Hutchinson

This fast paced presentation, "the duel", Marina Schwenk and Simon Hutchinson will offer methods and alternatives for the following:

How to find error messages
How to find the joblog for the job that has errored.
Determine the cause of the error.
Demonstrate various approaches to prevent errors.
Create RPG, CL, & SQL code that is "hardened" to handle issues when they happen.

Shelly Petty will adjudicate the duel & award points to each of the presenters, & at the end of the presentation announce the winner.

Speakers

Simon Hutchinson

Founder & author, RPGPGM.COM

Marina Schwenk

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 4 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

3:15pm PDT

Advanced Python on IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 6

So, you’ve been learning about Python and maybe even playing a bit. Building upon the introductory session, this session will address the object oriented world of Python programming and introduce several topics for those considering Python for development. Some of these include Exception processing, Pathing, GUI use ODBC and NoSQL(Mongo), Web Services and much more. Many examples are taken from my college course on Advanced Python.

Speakers

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Perforce Software

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 6 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: Python

3:15pm PDT

Securing SSH on IBM i - Practical Approach

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 8

• SSH is the preferred shell for administering and managing OpenSource technology on the IBM i
• Automation software such as Ansible requires SSH connectivity to function properly

• Organizations are adopting DevOps tools such as Merlin, VS Code for i, etc. to deploy application code that requires SSH connectivity

• Provide examples and tips to secure SSH for any IBM i environment

Speakers

James Olliges

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

3:15pm PDT

Turn up the Power: External Disk and Hardware Replication on i... A Case Study!

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 11

Your IBM i does a great job of managing internal disk, so why upgrade to external storage using a SAN? Your replication software may require some extra time and attention, but it gets the job done - so why change? Turns out there are lots of reasons to change both! This won't be a nuts and bolts how-to session. Rather it will be a case study of the decisions made by one large appliance and electronics retailer to implement these technologies, including the considerations, decisions, trade-offs, and benefits. You may not leave this session knowing how to do it, but you'll understand why you might want to, and you'll be ready to ask many of the right questions to get you there.

You'll leave this session better prepared to:

Determine if external storage is right for your environment
Understand the trade-offs involved with external storage and hardware replication
Know what questions to ask along the way!

Speakers

Steve Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 11 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Storage Technologies

3:15pm PDT

Business Posture: Leveraging the benefits of IBM i in the Cloud

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 2

Join us on a transformative journey as we explore secure and resilient Cloud solutions purpose-built for the IBM i.  How can you unlock the modern capabilities of IBM Power Systems without introducing the complexity and risk while driving positive business outcomes?

DRaaS, Db2 Mirror, and HA Solutions Delivering Uptime Results

Hybrid Cloud Architecture: Enhancing resiliency, security, and compliance

Three reasons Why Cloud Computing is Important for Businesses

Bonus - 1 BIG reason you may have never considered.

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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 2 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

3:15pm PDT

IBM i Services for Admins - Advanced

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 10

In this followup session to "Intro to IBM i Services (SQL) for Admins" we dig deeper into the capabilities of IBM i Services. This session will cover more complex and powerful use cases for monitoring, automation, and system administration.

Speakers

Steve Riedmueller

Certified IBM i Admin - IBM Champion, Speaker, Mentor, and Advocate, Kisco

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 10 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

3:15pm PDT

Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Virtual IBM i Partitions Hosted by IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 12

IBM i can host an IBM I Logical Partitions (LPAR) to provide virtual disk storage for other IBM i partitions. IBM i has provided "hosted disk” for Windows servers and AIX or Linux partitions for a long time, but now has the ability to host other IBM i LPARs. See the step-by-step process for creating hosted virtual partitions. Learn the requirements, the prerequisites, and all the steps needed to make this once you are back in the office. This will be great for creating a virtual partition to test your 7.5 upgrades or for any other partition needs.

Speakers

Pete Massiello

IBM i Advisor, Massiello Holding Corp.

Tuesday May 20, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

4:30pm PDT

IBM Placeholder

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 9

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 9 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

4:30pm PDT

SQL Merge: One-Statement for Data Modifications

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 3

Have you ever needed to handle multiple cases when inserting, updating, or deleting records from a table? Don't you wish you could handle all of these cases in one single statement? Well, you can! In this session we will cover how and when to use the SQL Merge statement to make our code more concise and more efficient for data modifications

Speakers

Mike Zaringhalam

Developer, PC Richard & Son

Have you ever wanted to meet someone who started Hawaiian Shirt Fridays at their work place? If the answer is 'Yes!', then feel free to reach out with any questions you have regarding Hawaiian shirts... Or IBM i related topics. My main focuses are RDi, DB2, Modernization, and D... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 3 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

4:30pm PDT

The simplicity of audit columns

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 4

Simon will explain the simplicity of using Db2 audit columns for providing audit columns to your DDL tables & DDS files. He will give examples of how to create system maintained columns or add them to existing tables & files. Then show how they can be hidden from common users.

Speakers

Simon Hutchinson

Founder & author, RPGPGM.COM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 4 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

4:30pm PDT

How to Become a Speaker at COMMON

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 1

You have a wealth of experience and expertise. Have you thought about sharing your know-how by speaking at COMMON? Speaking at COMMON is fun and a great way to get involved with other members as well as the organization at large.
Come join this session to learn how to submit a session for speaking at a COMMON event along with tips and tricks for putting together a session abstract and learning objectives, what the overall process is once you have submitted a session, how to prepare for giving your presentation, and what speaker resources that are available to you.

Speakers

Kim Greene

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 1 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Personal Development

4:30pm PDT

N2i: One Year Roadmap for Getting Up to Speed in a 37 year old Industry

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 1

While some IBM i developers may have been around for a while, there are plenty of ancillary business members who are working hard to get up to speed on the relatively complex industry like IBM i. From IBM i adjacent developers to IBM i services salespeople, joining this community can be intimidating. Here’s how I took my first 12 months on the job and integrated myself into this amazing community – and how you can too! This will be a talk and discussion so we can all learn from each other and create a sense of community around struggles and how to overcome them.

Speakers

Leah Avner

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 1 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Personal Development

4:30pm PDT

VS Code Features You Didn’t Know Existed

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 5

Visual Studio Code has quickly become one of the most popular development environments, praised for its lightweight design and flexibility. In this session, I will be sharing several powerful and lesser-known features that you might not have known existed, helping you unlock even more potential in your development workflow.

Speakers

Sanjula Ganepola

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 5 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programmer Tools

4:30pm PDT

Getting Started with Python on IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 7

Python is becoming an essential tool in the IBM i ecosystem. This session will provide a beginner-friendly introduction to setting up and using Python on IBM i. Topics include calling Python from PASE, SSH access, development in VS Code, and methods for integrating Python with RPG and SQL.

Speakers

Joseph Wright

Owner / Consultant, Wright4i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 7 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: Python

4:30pm PDT

What the Heck is Binder Source and Why Do I Care?

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 6

Discover what binder source is, what it's used for, and why you definitely want to use it with your service programs. We'll talk about binding, signatures and signature violations, and how to change service programs without having to recompile all your programs.

Speakers

Patrick Behr

Software Developer / Architect, Seiden Group

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 6 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

4:30pm PDT

Break Free from Defaults – Why Keeping Them Can Harm Your System Security!

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 8

Misconfiguration is still one of the leading causes of data breaches.
IBM i settings can also be misconfigured—either by mistake or neglect.
Not updating the shipped configurations can expose your system.
Find out how you can improve the shipped configuration on your new system or improve the configuration that has been handed down year after year, hardware migration to hardware migration.

During this session, you'll learn about the top IBM i security configuration errors that can make your system, data and organization vulnerable.

Speakers

Amy Williams

Sr Security Services Consultant, Fortra LLC

Amy Williams is a Senior Security Services Consultant who joined Fortra in 2015. She holds CISSP, CISA, and PCI-P certifications.Amy has worked on the IBM i platform for nearly 30 years and her experience includes application testing, system installation, system administration, and... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

4:30pm PDT

Storage Drive Options from Spinning to Flash to SCM & Everything in between

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 11

In this session we will look at the underlying drive/module offerings within the IBM FlashSystem portfolio. Understand flash storage at a new level and see the proprietary FCM technology that is changing the game for IBM i customers. In today’s world performance, rack density, and price matter. You will leave equipped with the ability to make a more informed decision when you purchase your next IBM FlashSystem storage.

Speakers

Richie Palma

Senior Solution Consultant, Service Express

A Tech Solutions Consultant for iTech Solutions Group, IBM Champion for Power, IBM Fresh Face, founder of the “Midrange Meetup” in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the steering committee for YIP’s (Young i Professionals), and on the board for SEMIUG (South East Michigan IBM i User... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 11 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Storage Technologies

4:30pm PDT

iSee with Scott and Tim

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 2

iSee is all about helping our IBM i user community learn and use SQL to solve everyday life problems. This session is no exception, Scott and Tim will show via live demo some fun new way to solve problems with SQL.

Speakers

Tim Rowe

STSM - IBM i Business Architect, IBM

Scott Forstie

STSM, 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 →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 2 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

4:30pm PDT

SQL data marts

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT

Room 12

This year IBM created data marts that allow us more control over the way we can monitor data from the system audit journal and special authorities. Learn how to create and use these data marts, and how it becomes an easy way to gather and store this information for your LPAR.

Speakers

Simon Hutchinson

Founder & author, RPGPGM.COM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

5:05pm PDT

Using Github Copilot with RPG

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 7

This session will introduce IBM i developers to GitHub Copilot and demonstrate how it can enhance RPG programming. We’ll cover installation and setup within VS Code, including the Code for IBM i extension. Attendees will see how Copilot generates code, assists with debugging, and improves efficiency through inline suggestions and Copilot Chat.

Speakers

Joseph Wright

Owner / Consultant, Wright4i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 7 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

5:05pm PDT

SQL Final Table - Retrieving Data Changes

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 3

There are some SQL functionalities that go unnoticed regardless of skill level. One of these possible unknown functionalities is the Final Table statement. In this session we will cover how we can leverage the final table statement and when it may be best to do so.

Speakers

Mike Zaringhalam

Developer, PC Richard & Son

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 3 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Database

5:05pm PDT

Manager's Survival Guide: Justify The Spend

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 1

This session will feature a targeted approach to proving the value of the benefits your team bring to your business.

Speakers

Jasmine Kaczmarek

Director of IT, M.R. Williams

With over ten years of experience on the IBM Power System, Jasmine's passions include modernization, API development, integration of gamification techniques into business applications and mentoring new developers. Jasmine is an avid promoter of adopting open-source languages into... Read More →

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 1 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

IT Leadership & Management

5:05pm PDT

My Fave VS Code4i - Database Extension features

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 2

In this new session, Scott will explain and demo his favorite VS Code4i - Database Extension features.
Come to this session to learn how to use the database features, and gain a depth of understanding on what these amazing features can do.
All in 20 minutes!

Speakers

Scott Forstie

STSM, Db2 for i Architect, IBM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 2 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programmer Tools

5:05pm PDT

Preparing your RPG for the year 2040

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 4

The year 2040 is only 15 years away. Why is this an issue? Any 6 long date in your applications probably relies on the “1940” date rule. You are going to start thinking about what to do and how to identify all the places that this may cause a problem.

Simon Hutchinson will demonstrate some of the methods that IBM has given to help us start this journey.

Speakers

Simon Hutchinson

Founder & author, RPGPGM.COM

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 4 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

5:05pm PDT

Why Procedures Are Better Than Subroutines

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 6

Discover the super powers that procedures have(and subroutines don't) and how they can help you create more reliable and more easily maintained programs. We'll talk about the benefits of input parameters: local variables, and return values, error handling with on-exit, and increased functionality with recursion.

Speakers

Patrick Behr

Software Developer / Architect, Seiden Group

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 6 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

5:05pm PDT

IBM i Security: A Dual Responsibility

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 8

With security breaches making weekly headlines, what is IBM doing to provide us with a secure-able operating system? And once delivered, what are our responsibilities? Or is what IBM's doing sufficient such that we have no additional work or responsibilities? Come and join a lively discussion between Steve Will and Carol Woodbury as they debate these relevant issues.

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

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 8 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

5:05pm PDT

A 20-Minute lesson on Hardware based replication options for IBM i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 11

More and more IBM i shops are looking at hardware-based replication as an option for enhancing business resiliency. In this session you will get a high-level understanding of the options available for hardware-based replication and what you can expect from each solution. As always with my sessions on business resiliency, we will measure based on RPO (Recovery Point Objective) and RTO (Recovery Time Objective).

Speakers

Richie Palma

Senior Solution Consultant, Service Express

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 11 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Storage Technologies

5:05pm PDT

License Management with Navigator for i

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 9

The switch from perpetual licenses to subscription licenses mean that system administrators need to be aware of when their licenses are expiring. Navigator for i has made many improvements to the interface that make it clear that OS and other licenses are expiring. In this session, we will explore these enhancements through live demo.

Speakers

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM

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

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 9 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management

5:05pm PDT

When Job Tables Attack!

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 5

There are very few issues that can threaten the stability of an IBM i LPAR, but one of them is filling of the system job tables. Circumstances can make this happen quickly even though you may not see it very often if at all! Even if you have seen the dreaded job table message, it may have been so long ago you don't recall what to do. Time may be of the essence when taking corrective action, so knowing what is happening and how to fix it can be critical.
Protect your system and be able to thwart this threat before it becomes truly dangerous.

Speakers

Jeff Carey

Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 5 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Systems Management