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

HA/DR Solutions for IBM i

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

Castle

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 FlashCopy/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
Castle 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

High Availability Resilience

9:15am PDT

Options for Consuming REST APIs from RPG

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

Castle

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
Castle 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

10:45am PDT

SELF: Simon’s Experiences Learning this Feature

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

Castle

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
Castle 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: RPG

3:15pm PDT

PASE Twilight Zone

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

Castle

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

Senior Engineer / Senior Consultant, Consulting to Procern Technology Solutions and Seiden Group LLC

40+ years development. IBM Champion 2021-2025. IBM Qiskit Advocate since 2019. Secretary, OpenQASM Technical Steering Committee. MongoDB Creator status. Prolific Open Source creator/contributor. Former Contributing Editor, Dr. Dobb's Journal. Consult on IBM i modernization.

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

Programmer Tools

4:30pm PDT

Using Navigator for i to set up your TOTP

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

Castle

Do you think setting up a time-based-one-time password for your profile is going to be hard? Come see how quick and easy it is with Navigator for i. We will explore how users with and without traditional access to Navigator can use it to generate a TOTP key and validate your code from your client authenticator.
Learning Objectives
Learn how to generate and validate a TOTP key using Navigator for i.

Speakers

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM

Ann Wilkerson is a lead user interface developer in IBM i. She joined the Rochester lab in 2021 and has since worked on Navigator, IBM i Services, and IBM i Migrate While Active. Her focus areas include security, networking, and the IFS.

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

Castle

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

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

Systems Management