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

IBM i Security Best Practices

Thursday May 22, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT

Adventure

While the IBM i is an extremely secure system, there are still a variety of attack vectors that can result from administrative mistakes that can cause a breach. In this session, we will review many of the common issues and configuration errors we have seen time and again with our IBM i customers. If you are a system administrator or security officer, this session is a must attend!

Speakers

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM

Robert Andrews is a Principal Security Consultant, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM), and Team Lead for the IBM i Security and Authentication Technology Expert Labs team in Rochester, MN. An IBM Certified Thought Leader and The Open Group Distinguished Technical Specialist, Robert... Read More →

Thursday May 22, 2025 8:00am - 10:15am PDT
Adventure 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

11:15am PDT

TLS for ACS and Navigator

Thursday May 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT

Adventure

The use of encrypted sessions is both an effective way to prevent credential theft, as well as a requirement for numerous laws and regulations.
In this session, you will see how to configure the replacement for Client Access—Access Client Solutions—to use an encrypted (TLS) session.
This session will include an example of using your IBM i as a CA (Certificate Authority). You’ll also see an example of creating a request to send to a well-known CA to create the digital certificate you’ll need to assign to the servers to enable encrypted communications.
Demonstration of securing Navigator for i using a self-signed certificate.

Speakers

Amy Williams

Principal Security Services Consultant, Fortra LLC

Amy Williams is a Senior Security Services Consultant who joined Fortra in 2015. She holds CISSP, CISA, and PCI-P certifications.Amy has worked on the IBM i platform for nearly 30 years and her experience includes application testing, system installation, system administration, and... Read More →

Thursday May 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Adventure 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

1:30pm PDT

Disk-level encryption isn’t enough

Thursday May 22, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT

Adventure

As companies look to leverage encryption as part of their security landscape, it can be tempting to just implement disk-level encryption. As security requirements continue to grow and compliance regulations are taken into account for the IBM i environment, administrators are finding they need to implement encryption at the field level versus disk level encryption.

Speakers

Bill Hammond

Thursday May 22, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Adventure 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

3:30pm PDT

Moving to a Higher Level: Password Resilience

Thursday May 22, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT

Adventure

Have you thought about the passwords you use on your systems? What rules or restrictions do you have in place? But more importantly, why?! Have you ever thought about what those rules actually do to your passwords? Do you think they are making you more secure or less secure? In this presentation, we will cover passwords in depth, in theory, and specific to IBM i. Can your IBM i password be hacked? Come and find out at this inquisitive session! COMMON Bronze medal session.

Speakers

Robert Andrews

Principal Security Consultant, IBM

Thursday May 22, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Adventure 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Security

4:45pm PDT

Real-Time Access to Integrated File System Data Across the Network

Thursday May 22, 2025 4:45pm - 5:45pm PDT

Adventure

The “green screen” isn’t the only place where users can interact with IBM i file system data. Explore the various file systems that allow users to remotely access the system to get more done with less effort. Latest updates to the various file systems will be included.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the file sharing options on the IBM i and their differences.
Understand how to set up/use the file sharing options on the IBM i.
Understand how policy and configuration settings can affect various servers.

Speakers

Justin Nelson

Staff Software Engineer, IBM

I work on the integrated file system for the IBM i (aka AS400).

Thursday May 22, 2025 4:45pm - 5:45pm PDT
Adventure 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Integrated File System (IFS)