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

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

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

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

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

Storage Technologies

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

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