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

Web Services: A RESTful introduction

Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT

South Ballroom A

We'll introduce the basics of web services, with a focus on HTTP, JSON, and RESTful principles. This session focuses on the basic principles and architecture of web services, and will also have some examples of how to consume and provide web services from IBM i.

Speakers

Patrick Behr

Software Developer / Architect, Seiden Group

Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
South Ballroom A 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

9:15am PDT

Security as a developer, why should I care?

Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

South Ballroom A

Security is the hottest topic in today's society and yet many developers don't have it in the forefront of their minds. We will look at todays trend, risks and why you as a developer should develop with security in mind.

Speakers

Marina Schwenk

Innovative Software Solutions inc.

Marina started her career in January 2015 at Everbrite LLC in Greenfield WI after graduating from Gateway Technical College in May of 2014 with an Associate’s degree in IT Software Development. Marina worked for over nine years as a Senior Programmer Analyst/IBM i admin at Everbrite... Read More →

Wednesday May 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
South Ballroom A 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

10:45am PDT

OSS Tools For System Management

Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Safari

Join us as we explore the world of open-source tools for system management, starting with fundamental concepts and progressing to practical applications on IBM i with Prometheus for operational monitoring and Grafana for data visualization. We will also introduce Manzan, IBM i's new open-source solution for seamless integration with modern infrastructure monitoring tools. Have you ever wanted to receive Slack notifications for critical system errors, or perhaps send syslogs directly to monitoring dashboards like Sentry or Grafana Loki? With Manzan, not only is all of this now possible, but it also unlocks the potential for AI-driven system management. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how you can enhance your system's monitoring capabilities with minimal setup and maximum flexibility.

Understand basic system management concepts and explore various open-source tooling options
Learn how to use Prometheus and Grafana on IBM i
Learn how to integrate Manzan with modern infrastructure monitoring tools
Explore the role Manzan plays in system management with AI

Speakers

Jesse Gorzinski

STSM and Senior Business Architect - AI and Open Source, IBM

Sanjula Ganepola

Software Developer - IBM i App Dev & AI Toolchain, IBM

Sanjula Ganepola is a Software Developer at IBM working on IBM i application development tools. As an open-source advocate, he is an active contributor and maintainer of several Visual Studio Code extensions including IBM i Project Explorer, Code for IBM i, IBM i Testing, Source Orbit... Read More →

Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Safari 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

10:45am PDT

SQL Error Logging Facility (SELF)

Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Magic Ballroom 3

Have you ever been faced with “strange” SQL Errors or SQL Errors that were not trapped but simply ignored? How to find those problems?
SQL Performance Monitors can help, at least if you know where to start, i.e. which job, which program caused the problems. But SQL Performance Monitors come with significant overheads, just by gathering everything.
SELF is an additional tool for finding understanding and fixing SQL Errors and Warnings. SELF can be started without modifying any programs and can safely run in production.
This session will show what are the components of SELF and how to use them.

Speakers

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, IBM Champion, Birgitta Hauser - Modernization - Education - Consulting

Birgitta Hauser worked on the IBM i and its predecessors since 1992. She graduated with a business economics diploma, and started programming on the AS/400 in 1992. She worked and works as traditional RPG Programmer but also as Database and Software Engineer, focusing on IBM i application... Read More →

Wednesday May 21, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Magic Ballroom 3 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

5:00pm PDT

IBM i Services for the Developer

Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT

Safari

In the past you may have considered using CL or coding to system APIs to access and work with system information. Today there is a better option: IBM i Services. In this session you will learn how to use SQL to work with data areas and data queues, discover how easy it is to review your program and service program attributes, and much more.

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.

Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Safari 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

5:00pm PDT

Practical Examples of pulling web service data into your IBM i applications

Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT

South Ballroom B

Obtaining information from external systems or data servers has come a long way since the introduction of EDI in the 1980s! Today, publicly available web service APIs offer a much more flexible and easier-to-integrate method for pulling pertinent global data into your IBM i applications. Whether it be commodity prices, financial data, current weather information, demographic statistics or whatever else you can think of, there is no shortage of information available on the internet that could complement certain areas of your company's business, thus adding valuable real-time information to your various user applications.

In this session we'll put this concept to work in a hands-on fashion. The presenter will use real-world API examples to demonstrate how IBM i developers, using SQL, can quickly access this valuable web service repositories and pull data into an RPG program or UI tool for their users.

Attendees will see three simple 5250-based interactive examples in action, with source code they can try on their own systems.

Speakers

Robert Swanson

Senior Partner, CNX

Rob has worked as an in-the-trenches IBM i developer since 1992, with the past 15 years focused on developing modernization efforts for legacy systems written in RPG. Currently serving as Senior Partner for CNX Corporation in Chicago, Rob is a strong advocate of introducing highly... Read More →

Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
South Ballroom B 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General

5:00pm PDT

Processing JSON with DB2 and RPG

Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT

Nile

IBM has enhanced DB2's capabilities for managing JSON objects, simplifying data handling. This session provides "Tips and Tricks" for mastering JSON data, starting with an introduction to the new HTTP functions in DB2 and their synergy with JSON_TABLE. Jim will demonstrate the practical use of QSYS2.HTTP_GET and JSON_TABLE to fetch and process JSON from APIs. Many find it challenging to construct the correct SQL/JSON path expressions to convert JSON into relational data. Through detailed, actionable examples, Jim will clarify this process, improving your proficiency with DB2's JSON features.

Speakers

Jim Buck

CEO & Head Instructor, imPower Technologies

Jim Buck’s career in IT has spanned more than 35+ years, primarily in college education, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. Past president (13 years) of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer Professional Association (www.wmcpa.org) and has served on several teams developing IBM... Read More →

Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Nile 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Programming: General