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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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Tuesday, May 20
 

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
avatar for Pete Massiello

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
avatar for Larry Bolhuis

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

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
avatar for Pascal Ruckebusch

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
avatar for Kris Whitney

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
avatar for Tim Rowe

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

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
avatar for Steve Bradshaw

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
avatar for Steve Riedmueller

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

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
avatar for Richard Dolewski

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
avatar for Steve Riedmueller

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
avatar for Pete Massiello

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 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802
  Systems Management

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
avatar for Tim Rowe

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 →
avatar for Scott Forstie

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
avatar for Simon Hutchinson

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 4:30pm - 4:50pm PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802
  Systems Management

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
avatar for Ann Wilkerson

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