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

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

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

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

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

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

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