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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Code for IBM i has changed a lot over the past two years. We've added more than a dozen enhancements and it's easy to miss them. We'll show off the brand new things you've missed for RPGLE, the database extension and more. Plus, we'll throw in things the community has been working on to make Visual Studio Code better for IBM i.
In this session we'll see the options that has the PDI (one tool from Navigator for i) to review and investigate performance data for CPU and Disk related metrics.
N2i (New to IBM i) is on a mission to help new IBM i professionals navigate their way through learning and optimizing the platform. By providing advocacy, community, and education during their formative years, N2i hopes to support the IBM i community, build skills and confidence, and fuel fresh careers.
This is a short session meant to socialize N2i, and especially the mentorship program. Come learn about N2i and our mission to bring community members together to POWERUp their skills and NAViGATE the industry!
You have a wealth of experience and expertise. Have you thought about sharing your know-how by speaking at COMMON? Speaking at COMMON is fun and a great way to get involved with other members as well as the organization at large. Come join this session to learn how to submit a session for speaking at a COMMON event along with tips and tricks for putting together a session abstract and learning objectives, what the overall process is once you have submitted a session, how to prepare for giving your presentation, and what speaker resources that are available to you.
While some IBM i developers may have been around for a while, there are plenty of ancillary business members who are working hard to get up to speed on the relatively complex industry like IBM i. From IBM i adjacent developers to IBM i services salespeople, joining this community can be intimidating. Here’s how I took my first 12 months on the job and integrated myself into this amazing community – and how you can too! This will be a talk and discussion so we can all learn from each other and create a sense of community around struggles and how to overcome them.
With over ten years of experience on the IBM Power System, Jasmine's passions include modernization, API development, integration of gamification techniques into business applications and mentoring new developers. Jasmine is an avid promoter of adopting open-source languages into... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 5:05pm - 5:25pm PDT
Room 11150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802
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.
VS Code is really built with developers in mind. IBM has been building a neat Visual Studio Code extensions that makes accessing and working with the database much simpler for developers. Not only can VS Code be used for writing in many different languages, but now it has great tools for working with Db2 for i. You might see exporting data, working with examples, browsing your schemas, or even managing multiple database configurations. There's a lot to see!
Under the strain of demands from upper management, discover how various companies have successfully brought their software stacks into the modern era. This session will explore why adopting 21st-century technologies necessitates a structured training approach. We'll delve into the specific strategies these companies employed to update both their business operations and IT team capabilities, achieving significant reductions in both cost and time compared to a complete platform migration.
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 →
Thursday May 22, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Room 11150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802
This session dives into the strategic advantages of a hybrid IT approach for IBM i environments, specifically focusing on the seamless integration of PowerVS and on-premises solutions. We will explore how to design a customized hybrid architecture tailored to your organization's unique needs, emphasizing redundancy and resilience.
Key topics will include:
Multi-region disaster recovery and high availability (DR/HA) strategies using PowerVS, ensuring business continuity across diverse locations. Robust data protection mechanisms such as Logical Replication, Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs), and journaling with Before/After Imageing to safeguard against data loss and corruption. Best practices for creating a redundant and resilient hybrid IT infrastructure that optimizes performance, availability, and cost-effectiveness.
Abstract:In this session, I will give you a rundown of some of features that I personally love in IBM i, I will explain how they might be useful to you and give real life examples of their value. Some of these functions are big, some small but all are beneficial and you can use every single one free of charge!
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 →
Thursday May 22, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Room 11150 Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802
