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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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