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!

11:15am PDT

Get Going with Git on IBM i

Monday May 19, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT

Room 12

Unlock the full potential of your IBM i workflows with Git! This session will show you how to seamlessly integrate Git into your development process, set up GitBucket directly on IBM i, and leverage powerful version control features. Whether you’re new to Git or looking to refine your skills, you’ll leave with the knowledge and tools to streamline collaboration, boost productivity, and future-proof your workflows.

Speakers

Jonathan Zak

Monday May 19, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Room 12 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps

3:15pm PDT

Begin Your DevOps Journey - Evolution vs Revolution

Monday May 19, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Room 9

In this session, Denise Walstead dives into the fundamentals of DevOps. Explore what these methodologies look like and what they can do for your business as you learn first steps for implementation, the best mindsets for success, and tips on where to start and how to make regular progress.

Speakers

Denise Walstead

Monday May 19, 2025 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Room 9 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps

5:05pm PDT

Keep your source code close and your artifacts closer

Monday May 19, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT

Room 5

So you moved your IBM i source code to git but what about your artifacts? It seems like they should be hosted somewhere...into an artifact repository perhaps? If you agree with this statement, then this short session may be of interest to you. Through the use of Jenkins and an artifact repository like Sonatype Nexus or JFrog Artifactory, discover why it may be a good idea to build once, store the result and deploy it many times, to ensure deployment consistency and traceability.

Speakers

Sebastien Julliand

R&D technical advisor, ARCAD Software

Hi, I'm Seb! Let's talk about anything related to software development, on IBM i or not, it doesn't mater to me, I love it all 😁I'm actively contributing to Code for IBM i, and I'm very happy to be able to give back to the wonderful IBM i community.I've been working for ARCAD Software... Read More →

Monday May 19, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 5 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps

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

8:00am PDT

Optimize Code Review through Automation, DevOps Style

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

Room 10

Peer code review has great benefits but is often not fully formalized because it can be labor intensive. Often due to limited resources peer code review is limited to more complex changes. DevOps promises automation to reduce the overhead but how can it work on the IBM i? This session will discuss automation at a high level and dig deeper into the tools available for peer review, open source and otherwise, that can be used on IBM i source. We'll cover the use at the developer level with linting where the code can be previewed and at the workflow process level where it is automated. The automation tools discussed will be pull/merge requests and pipeline tools like SonarCube etc. We will also cover the limitations of IDEs and tools and how that impacts automation.

Speakers

Jeff Tickner

Wednesday May 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Room 10 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps

5:00pm PDT

How to have your cake and eat it too in the DevOps world

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

Room 10

Often, trying out something new in DevOps means messing with the stuff that’s already working well. Or asking a vendor to build a custom improvement to your DevOps environment, which could take months. But trying something new quickly and keeping the tried-and-true running don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

Speakers

Jeroen Van Dun

IBM Champion & Product Manager, Rocket Software

Wednesday May 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Room 10 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps

11:15am PDT

End-to-end development: Modern IBM i development stack

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

Room 10

In this talk, we’ll look at everything from development tools, build systems, to deployment methods. Finally there is a complete open source stack from IBM to use git and easily deploy ILE code (RPG, COBOL, you name it!) and this will cover them. We will look at the end-to-end lifecycle for IBM i applications when stored in git - all the way from the developers, to the end users machine automatically.

Speakers

Liam Allan

Software Advocate, IBM

I am a developer and open-source advocate. Ask me about Node.js, VS Code, app deployment and CICD :)

Thursday May 22, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Room 10 1150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

DevOps