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Monday, November 16
 

14:00 CET

Opening & Speed Dating
Speakers
avatar for Ranga Deshpande

Ranga Deshpande

Immediate Past President, Coordinator/Moderator NextGen track, Common Europe
“Ranga” has been using IBM i and its predecessors in his entire IT professional career at Jules Bordet Institute, the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the University of Brussels, Belgium.Ranga is an IBM Champion since 2012 and is a recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award of the... Read More →
avatar for Jonathon Sawdon

Jonathon Sawdon

Executive Secretary, Common Europe
Jonathon is a professional actor, writer, drama teacher, presenter and voice coach.He has several film and TV credits to his name, has appeared in numerous corporate films and advertisements as well as various corporate and commercial voice overs.He also works in the business sector... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 14:00 - 14:25 CET
Keynote Room

14:25 CET

IBM Keynote
Speakers
avatar for Steve Sibley

Steve Sibley

Vice-President, Power Systems Offering Management, IBM


Monday November 16, 2020 14:25 - 14:50 CET
Keynote Room

15:00 CET

Customers room
Moderator: Jesper Omer
Description: This room is dedicated to IBM i customers! Any ideas what is missing or what could be done better? Or just discussing what is fabulous about this great system! Share your thoughts with other delegates and collect your ideas.

Moderators
avatar for Jesper Hemmet Omer

Jesper Hemmet Omer

Marketing Director, Common Europe
Jesper Hemmet Omer is 49 years old and is the IT Manager in HT BENDIX A/S in Denmark. A wholesale comapny which sells furniture fittings all over Europe. He has been working the last 27 years in this company with his main focus on IBM i, Power Systems, system administration and project... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Steve Will

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM
Steve is the CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i Operating System.  Spending the past fourteen years of his IBM career in this position, he has become an award-winning speaker, author of the influential blog "You and i," (https://bit.ly/You-and-i-blog) and is one of the most sought-after voices at customer briefings and events. Steve has worked on IBM i and its predecessors since before the creation of the AS/400, and is currently responsible for setting the strategy of the IBM i operating system, as well as deciding which enh... Read More →
avatar for Alison Butterill

Alison Butterill

WW Program Director, Product Management, IBM i, IBM
Alison Butterill is the offering manager for IBM i. She owns the responsibility for the IBM i business, including defining and guiding future directions and strategies. She works with the IBM i sales, marketing, and development teams as well as clients and partners to ensure that... Read More →
avatar for Jean-Claude Krieger

Jean-Claude Krieger

CEO, IntesaSanpaoloServitia
avatar for Peter Boesman

Peter Boesman

Application Manager, Solucious - Colruyt Group
Hi,I am Application Manager at Solucious. Solucious is a B2B or Foodservice company in Belgium and belongs to the Colruyt Group, Belgiums largest retailer.We make sure that our foodservice clients can order fresh, frozen and dry goods to be delivered at their doorstep. We have about... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 15:00 - 15:30 CET
Network Track 3

15:00 CET

Developers Garage
Moderator: Koen Decorte
Professionals: Charlie Guarino, Mats Lidström
Description: You want to talk with world-class professionals in the area of IBM i development? You want to discuss your development problems with other delegates? Then you should enter this room and discuss the world of development

Moderators
avatar for Koen Decorte

Koen Decorte

CEO, CD-Invest

Speakers
avatar for Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems
Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame... Read More →
avatar for Mats Lidström

Mats Lidström

CPO, IBM i Cheif Architect, Apper
I have been working with IBM i (and it predecessors) since 1987 as a Programmer, Designer, Head of development, CIO and Architect. I have been part of a number of national and international projects throughout the years. Since 2018 I work for Apper and are helping customers to take... Read More →
avatar for Birgitta Hauser

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, Independent Consultant
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 →


Monday November 16, 2020 15:00 - 15:30 CET
Network Track 1

15:00 CET

System Management Blackbox
Moderator: Steve Bradshaw
Professionals: Pete Massiello, Rudi van Helvoirt
Description: IBM i System Management is your hobby… or your business. Exchange ideas with top professionals and your fellows.

Moderators
avatar for Steve Bradshaw

Steve Bradshaw

Managing Director, Rowton IT
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 →

Speakers
avatar for Pete Massiello

Pete Massiello

IBM i Advisor, iTech Solutions: A Service Express Company
Pete Massiello has been working with the AS/400, iSeries, IBM i since 1989, focusing on systems management and technical support. He has held numerous technical positions through out his career. He is the President of iTech Solutions Group, an IBM Premier Business Partner delivering... Read More →
avatar for Rudi van Helvoirt

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, Easi Nederland
After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 15:00 - 15:30 CET
Network Track 2

15:40 CET

Champions Talk
Moderator: Stuart Litel (lifetime Champion)
Professionals: all Champions inkl. Koen Decorte, Pete Massiello, Charlie Guarino
Description: Meet your (IBM i) Champions, talk with them or listen to them when they discuss everything about POWER and IBM i. If you do not know the IBM Champion program, you should also join this room

Moderators
avatar for Stuart Litel

Stuart Litel

IBM
Stuart Litel has nearly 40 years of Relational Database experience. He was one of the original beta tester of Informix relational daabase. In the early to mid 80's, he led one of the largest end user commercial Unix projects in the world during the time when UNIX was just getting... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Pete Massiello

Pete Massiello

IBM i Advisor, iTech Solutions: A Service Express Company
Pete Massiello has been working with the AS/400, iSeries, IBM i since 1989, focusing on systems management and technical support. He has held numerous technical positions through out his career. He is the President of iTech Solutions Group, an IBM Premier Business Partner delivering... Read More →
avatar for Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems
Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame... Read More →
avatar for Rudi van Helvoirt

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, Easi Nederland
After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →
avatar for Koen Decorte

Koen Decorte

CEO, CD-Invest
avatar for Birgitta Hauser

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, Independent Consultant
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 →
avatar for Dmitry Mironov

Dmitry Mironov

Co-founder, AIXPortal
Dmitry is the POWER Systems and AIX expert.His professional carrier includes system integration, consulting, technical support and system administration.In 2007 he and his friends founded the AIX Portal - The First Independed Russian speaking POWER Systems Community.Honored to be... Read More →
avatar for Jesper Hemmet Omer

Jesper Hemmet Omer

Marketing Director, Common Europe
Jesper Hemmet Omer is 49 years old and is the IT Manager in HT BENDIX A/S in Denmark. A wholesale comapny which sells furniture fittings all over Europe. He has been working the last 27 years in this company with his main focus on IBM i, Power Systems, system administration and project... Read More →
avatar for Christoph Cuscoleca

Christoph Cuscoleca

Common Austria
Christoph Cuscoleca is working in the AS/400 – IBM i world since 1994
avatar for Ranga Deshpande

Ranga Deshpande

Immediate Past President, Coordinator/Moderator NextGen track, Common Europe
“Ranga” has been using IBM i and its predecessors in his entire IT professional career at Jules Bordet Institute, the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the University of Brussels, Belgium.Ranga is an IBM Champion since 2012 and is a recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award of the... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 15:40 - 16:10 CET
Network Track 3

15:40 CET

News room
Moderator: Torbjörn Appehl
Professionals: Simon Porstendorfer
Description: You want to talk with IBM and their vendors? You want to know what IBM is doing for vendors and what vendors can do for you? You are welcome to enter this interesting room.

Moderators
avatar for Torbjörn Appehl

Torbjörn Appehl

Vice President & IBM Power Advisor, Common Europe / Built on Power
I've been working with IBM i and It's predecessors since 1997. Today I have my own company Built on Power, focusing on helping IBM and their Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to fully take advantage of all technologies available on the platform. IBM Champion since 2016, producing... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Simon Porstendorfer

Simon Porstendorfer

ISV Ecoystem Leader Europe, IBM
Simon spent the last 18 years with IBM in various sales roles from Client Executive in the Business Partner Channel up to being the Sales Leader for Scale Out Servers in Europe. After being the responsible Principal Offering Manager for Power Scale Out Worldwide he took over in 2020... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 15:40 - 16:10 CET
Network Track 2

15:40 CET

Open Source room
Moderator: Alan Seiden
Professionals: Jesse Gorzinski, Gautier Dumas
Description: If Open Source is your topic, then you should attend this room and talk with others about this hot subject.

Moderators
avatar for Alan Seiden

Alan Seiden

Principal, Seiden Group
How to modernize and create something new while leveraging your valuable business logic.APIs, IBM i, open source, web, PHP, Node.js, Python, RPG, ERPs

Speakers
avatar for Jesse Gorzinski

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect, IBM
Jesse Gorzinski is a tinkerer, programmer, hacker, and an award-winning speaker. In his role as business architect at IBM, Jesse has helped build an open source ecosystem on the IBM i platform. He has helped countless numbers of small businesses and enterprise clients deploy open... Read More →
avatar for Gautier Dumas

Gautier Dumas

Director, CFD-Innovation
Gautier DUMAS has been involved for 10 years in conducting numerous development projects implementing web technologies in the IBM i environment.A PHP specialist, Gautier is interested in various modernization approaches involving Open Source technologies. It is in this dynamic that... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 15:40 - 16:10 CET
Network Track 1

16:20 CET

Keynote: How Single Level Store effects technology today
Speakers
avatar for Frank Soltis

Frank Soltis

Frank G. Soltis (born 1940), an American computer scientist, was IBM's Chief Scientist for the System i computers. Based on his PhD research, his pioneering architecture of technology-independent machine interfaces (TIMI) and single-level stores has appeared in these eight generations... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 16:20 - 16:40 CET
Keynote Room

16:50 CET

CEAC talk
Moderator: Rudi van Helvoirt
Professionals: all CEAC members
Description: Do you know what CEAC (COMMON Europe Advisory Council) is? Even if not you might already use some things that they were involved in! Do you have ideas for enhancements? Network with the CEAC members or listen to their success stories.

Moderators
avatar for Rudi van Helvoirt

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, Easi Nederland
After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Therese Eaton

Therese Eaton

Client Technical Architect and CEAC Program Manager, IBM UK
I help to put great tech into your hands. I’m a Client architect for IBM's Systems portfolio: Storage, Servers, Hybrid Cloud & AI. In addition I lead the Common Europe Advisory Council (CEAC).
avatar for Ash Giddings

Ash Giddings

Product Manager, Helpsystems
With more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry and coming from anoperational background, Ash Giddings has worked for some of the largest datacenters in Europe and has advised large companies in the U.S. on major projects tosave costs and improve efficiencies.He began his... Read More →
avatar for Holger Scherer

Holger Scherer

CEO, POWERbunker.com
Holger and his team run IBM i hosting in a unique fallout shelter from the times of the cold war.What was planned to protect 200 people to control civil protection is now a place for yourimportant IBM i data. Mirroring in real time, production hosting, archival and remote backup... Read More →
avatar for Koen Decorte

Koen Decorte

CEO, CD-Invest
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Leszek Czajka

Head of IT Application Systems Section, KDPW
avatar for Mats Lidström

Mats Lidström

CPO, IBM i Cheif Architect, Apper
I have been working with IBM i (and it predecessors) since 1987 as a Programmer, Designer, Head of development, CIO and Architect. I have been part of a number of national and international projects throughout the years. Since 2018 I work for Apper and are helping customers to take... Read More →
avatar for Paul Tuohy

Paul Tuohy

ComCon and System i Developer
Paul Tuohy, IBM Champion and author of Re-engineering RPG Legacy Applications and The Programmer's Guide to iSeries Navigator, is a prominent consultant/trainer/educators for application modernization and development technologies on the IBM Midrange. He currently holds positions as... Read More →
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Philippe Vanden Bussche

President, Common Belgium
avatar for Ranga Deshpande

Ranga Deshpande

Immediate Past President, Coordinator/Moderator NextGen track, Common Europe
“Ranga” has been using IBM i and its predecessors in his entire IT professional career at Jules Bordet Institute, the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the University of Brussels, Belgium.Ranga is an IBM Champion since 2012 and is a recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award of the... Read More →
avatar for Stefan Pelzer

Stefan Pelzer

Teamlead IBM i, PROFI Engineering Systems AG
avatar for Steve Bradshaw

Steve Bradshaw

Managing Director, Rowton IT
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 →


Monday November 16, 2020 16:50 - 17:20 CET
Network Track 3

16:50 CET

Hackers Nightmare
Moderator: Henry Karlsen
Professionals: Carol Woodbury, Guy Marmorat, Alain De Maght
Description: Security is always a hot topic. And in this room, you can discuss it with leading professionals. A chance you should not miss.

Moderators
avatar for Henry Karlsen

Henry Karlsen

CIO, Umoe Restaurants AS
I started my career back in 1987 and became CTO when I was 22 years old, and then CIO in 1994. Now we have 480+ restaurants in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Our international brands are Burger King, Starbucks, TGI Fridays and LEON. Our local brands are Peppes Pizza, Opus, La Baguette... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Guy MARMORAT

Guy MARMORAT

IBM i Security Consultant, Resiliane
“For more than twenty years Guy Marmorat has been dedicated to the development of Security Solutions on IBM i (AS/400). He has played a key part in the development and success of Cilasoft, helping to make its software products part of the World-Leading Security and Auditing Suites... Read More →
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

President, CTO, Co-Founder, DXR Security
With over 25 years experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →
avatar for Alan de Maght

Alan de Maght

CISO and DPO, IRIS South Hospitals


Monday November 16, 2020 16:50 - 17:20 CET
Network Track 1

16:50 CET

Fortress Rochester
Moderator: Roberto de Pedrini
Professionals: IBM speakers
Description: What is hot and what is not in the IBM i and POWER world. Talk with top IBMer’s and get the latest information.

Moderators
avatar for Roberto de Pedrini

Roberto de Pedrini

CTO, Faq400 Srl
ERP Consultant - IBM i passionate - Educator and trainer for IBM i Italian Community - Blogger and Speaker at some IT events - IBM Champion. Founder at Faq400.com, company and IBM i Italian Community, Common Europe MemberFounder at Nexev Srl, IT Consultant Italian Company 

Speakers
avatar for Alison Butterill

Alison Butterill

WW Program Director, Product Management, IBM i, IBM
Alison Butterill is the offering manager for IBM i. She owns the responsibility for the IBM i business, including defining and guiding future directions and strategies. She works with the IBM i sales, marketing, and development teams as well as clients and partners to ensure that... Read More →
avatar for Steve Will

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM
Steve is the CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i Operating System.  Spending the past fourteen years of his IBM career in this position, he has become an award-winning speaker, author of the influential blog "You and i," (https://bit.ly/You-and-i-blog) and is one of the most sought-after voices at customer briefings and events. Steve has worked on IBM i and its predecessors since before the creation of the AS/400, and is currently responsible for setting the strategy of the IBM i operating system, as well as deciding which enh... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 16:50 - 17:20 CET
Network Track 2

17:30 CET

Tell & listening the funniest IBM i (AS/400) stories - Virtual Bar by COMMON Austria
COMMON Network Austria invites all vCEC participants to tell their funniest real-life stories in this session (approx. 4-5 minutes). We also invite big names from the community – allow us to surprise you.
At the end all participants can vote for the best story and the winner will receive a certificate from COMMON Austria.
Finally, we will give a toast and chat in a relaxed atmosphere – might be that we will not finish exactly at 6 p.m.
COMeON and join this network session – we´re looking forward meeting you at the virtual bar!

Moderators
avatar for Timo Rassl

Timo Rassl

President, COMMON-Network Austria

Speakers
avatar for Frank Soltis

Frank Soltis

Frank G. Soltis (born 1940), an American computer scientist, was IBM's Chief Scientist for the System i computers. Based on his PhD research, his pioneering architecture of technology-independent machine interfaces (TIMI) and single-level stores has appeared in these eight generations... Read More →
avatar for Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems
Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame... Read More →
avatar for Pete Massiello

Pete Massiello

IBM i Advisor, iTech Solutions: A Service Express Company
Pete Massiello has been working with the AS/400, iSeries, IBM i since 1989, focusing on systems management and technical support. He has held numerous technical positions through out his career. He is the President of iTech Solutions Group, an IBM Premier Business Partner delivering... Read More →


Monday November 16, 2020 17:30 - 18:10 CET
Keynote Room
 
Tuesday, November 17
 

13:00 CET

Communiquer avec le monde (French session)
De nous jours, nous avons besoin de plus en plus besoin de faire communiquer notre système d’information avec l’extérieur.
Dans cette session tournée sur la technique, je vous propose de voir ensemble comment faire communiquer facilement votre IBMi avec d’autres systèmes d’information à travers des cas concrets : messagerie instantané, consommation de web service, cartographie, etc....

Speakers
avatar for Sebastien Bourreau

Sebastien Bourreau

Cooperl
Passionné d'informatique, j'ai commencé très tôt (sur un Commodore 64) ce qui m'a permis de suivre les différentes évolutions dans ce domaine. J’ai découvert « l’AS400 » et plus particulièrement le RPG III durant mes études d’informatique. Je travail dans l’informatique... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 13:00 - 13:50 CET
Track 4 - French Language

13:00 CET

AIX Trends and Directions
Today’s IT organizations face challenges that are both immense and exciting - the demand for elastic computing capability, flexible infrastructure, continuous availability, and predictable security is more important than ever. Power Systems with AIX are well positioned to deliver these capabilities for your most demanding, mission-critical workloads. The strategic direction of AIX is to continue innovating for the needs of clients while embracing new technologies and IT trends. Learn how you can unleash the Power of AIX in your enterprise, including the newest innovations all focused around Cloud, OpenSource and AI.

Speakers
avatar for Petra Bührer

Petra Bührer

Technical Sales Leader, Technology Infrastructure DACH, IBM


Tuesday November 17, 2020 13:00 - 13:50 CET
Track 5 - AIX

13:00 CET

Modernization – an Example from Real Life
During this session I will describe how we helped a customer to make their processes more automated, flexible, efficient and modern without risking a big system replacement and lock-in. Step by step is the way to go to meet the future and to lower the risk and costs.  

Speakers
avatar for Mats Lidström

Mats Lidström

CPO, IBM i Cheif Architect, Apper
I have been working with IBM i (and it predecessors) since 1987 as a Programmer, Designer, Head of development, CIO and Architect. I have been part of a number of national and international projects throughout the years. Since 2018 I work for Apper and are helping customers to take... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 13:00 - 13:50 CET
Track 1 - Development

13:00 CET

Db2 for i – Ping Pong Match
Scott (Ping) - IBM's Db2 for i owner (Scott) vs the Queen of Db2 for i (Birgitta) in a match to the death. What could be more exciting? Upon further review, we have decided to conduct a friendly match of "Anything you can do, I can do better". Scott and Birgitta will take turns talking about their shared passion... Db2 for i.
Birgitta (Pong) - Db2 for i is integrated in the operating system. Data which is mainly stored in database tables is our most valuable asset. SQL provides commands for generating database objects, for manipulating data in these database objects. Different join methods and around 180 scalar functions, including functions for generating XML or JSON data are available for editing the data in the we needed. Multiple techniques, such as RCAC (Row and Column Access Control) are available for securing the data. With the last releases a lot of powerful features are integrated in Db2 and SQL, and with each technology refresh we get additional enhancements.…but what about our legacy applications? In this session we will illuminate several discussion points from two perspectives, from the architect’s (Scott’s) and the programmer’s (Birgitta’s) side.

Speakers
avatar for Birgitta Hauser

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, Independent Consultant
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 →
avatar for Scott Forstie

Scott Forstie

Business Architect, Db2 for IBM, IBM
Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 13:00 - 13:50 CET
Track 3 - Trends and Directions

13:00 CET

Using Modern Tools for System Management Tasks
Speakers
avatar for Rudi van Helvoirt

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, Easi Nederland
After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 13:00 - 13:50 CET
Track 2 - Systems and Security

14:00 CET

The Best of Access Client Solutions
IBM i Access Client Solutions continues to evolve and change based on requests from you, our user community. This session will explore using ACS for your everyday tasks. We will demo many of the new features that have been requested and how these can make the IBM i experience more productive.

Speakers
avatar for Tim Rowe

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, 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 November 17, 2020 14:00 - 14:50 CET
Track 3 - Trends and Directions

14:00 CET

AIX Performance Tuning for CPU and Memory
This presentation describes a recommended set of starter tunables to be used on an AIX system and goes into the details of how to determine the settings for those tunables and how to set them. It looks at the general performance tuning approach and tuning CPU and memory.

Speakers

Tuesday November 17, 2020 14:00 - 14:50 CET
Track 5 - AIX

14:00 CET

Smarter IBM i / AIX applications made easy with Accelerated Machine Learning & H2O Driverless AI (French session)
Did you know that Machine Learning & data science technologies are available for modernizing & augmenting your IBM i (& AIX) applications with predictive capabilities , taking benefits of your business data residing on your favorite platform? In this session, you will learn how to build powerful machine learning models 1/ with free open source libraries like Scikit Learn & Python on IBM i 2/ using the leading edge Auto ML technology brought by H2O Driverless AI on Power AC922, and models running on IBM i. As an example, you will see how to build a "Customer Churn" model from your CRM data on Db2 for i, and how to integrate it simply with Node.js and Node-RED on IBM i.

Speakers
avatar for Benoit Marolleau

Benoit Marolleau

Architect, IBM
Benoit Marolleau is Senior Solution Architect at IBM Client Engineering EMEA, based in Montpellier, France. Since 2006, he helps customers design innovative solutions, modernize infrastructure and applications with Open Source, Cloud, Storage, and AI technologies with a focus on IBM... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 14:00 - 14:50 CET
Track 4 - French Language

14:00 CET

Refactoring with a side of Rdi
Sloppy code, beautiful code. They both produce the same results, so who cares how it looks? If you have heard this before, or are living with this scenario, this is a MUST ATTEND session. How bad can source code be since it never rusts? Or does it? Learn about code refactoring (aka "modernization") with discussion to help rejuvenate old code into maintainable, flexible, and scalable components. We will also review how RDi can assist in this process.

Speakers
avatar for Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems
Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 14:00 - 14:50 CET
Track 1 - Development

14:00 CET

Introducing IBM i Services - the future of systems management
IBM i Services are perhaps the best-kept secret of managing and monitoring IBM i. Relatively few users of our favourite platform know what they are and even fewer use them regularly. This is a crying shame as they are truly remarkable. IBM i Services can tell you in seconds what it takes a skilled system operator minutes or even hours to discover. In this session, we explain what IBM i Services are, how you use them and why they can give you a better answer than the tools we had available to us before.

Speakers
avatar for Steve Bradshaw

Steve Bradshaw

Managing Director, Rowton IT
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 →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 14:00 - 14:50 CET
Track 2 - Systems and Security

15:00 CET

Keynote: IBM i: The Forecast is Cloud-i
Where is IBM i going? IBM i has a roadmap that stretches past 2030. It includes enabling IBM i to run Cloud technology in your data center or in a hybrid cloud environment. What amazing things are clients doing with IBM i? Mobile interfaces, machine learning, Internet of Things, the list is endless. In this session, Alison Butterill (IBM i Offering Manager) and Steve Will (IBM i Chief Architect) will give you a clear vision of the answer to those questions, discussing strategy, roadmap and client stories.

Speakers
avatar for Steve Will

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM
Steve is the CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i Operating System.  Spending the past fourteen years of his IBM career in this position, he has become an award-winning speaker, author of the influential blog "You and i," (https://bit.ly/You-and-i-blog) and is one of the most sought-after voices at customer briefings and events. Steve has worked on IBM i and its predecessors since before the creation of the AS/400, and is currently responsible for setting the strategy of the IBM i operating system, as well as deciding which enh... Read More →
avatar for Alison Butterill

Alison Butterill

WW Program Director, Product Management, IBM i, IBM
Alison Butterill is the offering manager for IBM i. She owns the responsibility for the IBM i business, including defining and guiding future directions and strategies. She works with the IBM i sales, marketing, and development teams as well as clients and partners to ensure that... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 15:00 - 15:50 CET
Keynote Room

16:00 CET

Ansible on AIX - what do you need? What do you get!
This session is not about using Ansible (Tower) to manage your AIX servers.
Huh? Answer: you don't need Ansible on AIX to use it on AIX.
So why get started? THAT is what this session is about! -- Working with Ansible
from an AIX perspective.

After this session you will be able to:

  • Describe what Ansible is
  • Describe how Ansible fits into AIX System Management
  • List core Ansible Concepts for System Management
  • Install Ansible Control Node on AIX
  • Setup Control Node to manage a remote (AIX) system using Ansible

Speakers
avatar for Michael Felt

Michael Felt

Michael Felt (@rootvgnet, @aixtools) has over 40 year’s experience on UNIX as developer, educator and consultant. The last 25 years the focus has been on the UNIX flavor known as AIX.Since 2001 he has been the main contributors to the AIX education portal http://www.rootvg.net... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 16:00 - 16:50 CET
Track 5 - AIX

16:00 CET

What's New in Db2 for i
Abstract: In the tradition of previous Technology Refreshes (TR), the database team is delivering enhancements on the same cadence. Attend this session to hear about the many enhancements to SQL on i, SQL Query Engine, IBM i Services and more. This session will cover the new and enhanced Db2 for i capabilities added to IBM i 7.3 and IBM i 7.4 over the most recent IBM i Technology Refreshes. This session will include something for everyone and anyone who uses the IBM i. www.ibm.com/ibmi/techupdates

Speakers
avatar for Scott Forstie

Scott Forstie

Business Architect, Db2 for IBM, IBM
Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 16:00 - 16:50 CET
Track 3 - Trends and Directions

16:00 CET

Tactical Approaches to Open Source Integration
Do you want to "have your cake and eat it too?" That's what you get when you combine the power of RPG and Db2 workloads with the many benefits of open source technologies. In addition to talking about the recent Open Source enhancements, Jesse will explore (in a high-level, language-agnostic fashion) the various techniques for integrating the two worlds of traditional IBM i development with the world of popular languages

Speakers
avatar for Jesse Gorzinski

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect, IBM
Jesse Gorzinski is a tinkerer, programmer, hacker, and an award-winning speaker. In his role as business architect at IBM, Jesse has helped build an open source ecosystem on the IBM i platform. He has helped countless numbers of small businesses and enterprise clients deploy open... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 16:00 - 16:50 CET
Track 1 - Development

16:00 CET

RDi : nos fonctions préférées (French session)
RDi est devenu l'outil indispensable du développeur IBM i. Mais utilisez vous toutes les fonctions pratiques disponibles ? Gagnez du temps dans vos développements en découvrant nos fonctions favorites !

Speakers
avatar for Nathanaël Bonnet

Nathanaël Bonnet

Gaia Mini Systems
Nathanaël BONNET is co-owner of Gaia Mini Systems and Volubis, 2 companies specializing in IBM i training and expertise.His entire career is tied to the IBM i: share knowledge, support customers, implement new solutions, modernize and allow more possibilities.It is in this spirit... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 16:00 - 16:50 CET
Track 4 - French Language

16:00 CET

Determining Whether your IBM i Has Been Breached
Perhaps a setting was accidentally changed in a firewall or router which exposed your entire internal network to the Internet. Or perhaps other parts of your organization is seeing evidence of inappropriate activity. Do you know what you’d need to examine to determine if your IBM i had been breached? Based on a real-life incident, Carol Woodbury will walk you through the steps she took to determine whether an IBM i had been breached.

Speakers
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

President, CTO, Co-Founder, DXR Security
With over 25 years experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 16:00 - 16:50 CET
Track 2 - Systems and Security

17:00 CET

Q&A - French track
Speakers
avatar for Nathanaël Bonnet

Nathanaël Bonnet

Gaia Mini Systems
Nathanaël BONNET is co-owner of Gaia Mini Systems and Volubis, 2 companies specializing in IBM i training and expertise.His entire career is tied to the IBM i: share knowledge, support customers, implement new solutions, modernize and allow more possibilities.It is in this spirit... Read More →
avatar for Sebastien Bourreau

Sebastien Bourreau

Cooperl
Passionné d'informatique, j'ai commencé très tôt (sur un Commodore 64) ce qui m'a permis de suivre les différentes évolutions dans ce domaine. J’ai découvert « l’AS400 » et plus particulièrement le RPG III durant mes études d’informatique. Je travail dans l’informatique... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 17:00 - 17:30 CET
Track 4 - French Language

17:00 CET

Q&A - AIX track
Speakers
avatar for Petra Bührer

Petra Bührer

Technical Sales Leader, Technology Infrastructure DACH, IBM
avatar for Michael Felt

Michael Felt

Michael Felt (@rootvgnet, @aixtools) has over 40 year’s experience on UNIX as developer, educator and consultant. The last 25 years the focus has been on the UNIX flavor known as AIX.Since 2001 he has been the main contributors to the AIX education portal http://www.rootvg.net... Read More →
avatar for Dmitry Mironov

Dmitry Mironov

Co-founder, AIXPortal
Dmitry is the POWER Systems and AIX expert.His professional carrier includes system integration, consulting, technical support and system administration.In 2007 he and his friends founded the AIX Portal - The First Independed Russian speaking POWER Systems Community.Honored to be... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 17:00 - 17:30 CET
Track 5 - AIX

17:00 CET

Q&A – Application Development
Speakers
avatar for Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems
Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame... Read More →
avatar for Jesse Gorzinski

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect, IBM
Jesse Gorzinski is a tinkerer, programmer, hacker, and an award-winning speaker. In his role as business architect at IBM, Jesse has helped build an open source ecosystem on the IBM i platform. He has helped countless numbers of small businesses and enterprise clients deploy open... Read More →
avatar for Mats Lidström

Mats Lidström

CPO, IBM i Cheif Architect, Apper
I have been working with IBM i (and it predecessors) since 1987 as a Programmer, Designer, Head of development, CIO and Architect. I have been part of a number of national and international projects throughout the years. Since 2018 I work for Apper and are helping customers to take... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 17:00 - 17:30 CET
Track 1 - Development

17:00 CET

Q&A – SQL/Db2/ACS
Speakers
avatar for Scott Forstie

Scott Forstie

Business Architect, Db2 for IBM, IBM
Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry... Read More →
avatar for Tim Rowe

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, 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 →
avatar for Birgitta Hauser

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, Independent Consultant
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 →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 17:00 - 17:30 CET
Track 3 - Trends and Directions

17:00 CET

Q&A – System Management/ Security
Speakers
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

President, CTO, Co-Founder, DXR Security
With over 25 years experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →
avatar for Steve Bradshaw

Steve Bradshaw

Managing Director, Rowton IT
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 →
avatar for Rudi van Helvoirt

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, Easi Nederland
After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 17:00 - 17:30 CET
Track 2 - Systems and Security

17:40 CET

Ask the Experts
Moderators
avatar for Niels Liisberg

Niels Liisberg

Chief Software Architect, Partner & IBM Champion, System & Method
Niels has developed IBM i middleware used in numerous applications worldwide. He is the architect of the IceBreak application server for IBM i. Over the years he has contributed to the IBM i community with presentations, demos, and loads of open source: ILEastic and noxDB to name... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Alison Butterill

Alison Butterill

WW Program Director, Product Management, IBM i, IBM
Alison Butterill is the offering manager for IBM i. She owns the responsibility for the IBM i business, including defining and guiding future directions and strategies. She works with the IBM i sales, marketing, and development teams as well as clients and partners to ensure that... Read More →
avatar for Steve Will

Steve Will

IBM i CTO & Chief Architect, IBM
Steve is the CTO and Chief Architect for the IBM i Operating System.  Spending the past fourteen years of his IBM career in this position, he has become an award-winning speaker, author of the influential blog "You and i," (https://bit.ly/You-and-i-blog) and is one of the most sought-after voices at customer briefings and events. Steve has worked on IBM i and its predecessors since before the creation of the AS/400, and is currently responsible for setting the strategy of the IBM i operating system, as well as deciding which enh... Read More →
avatar for Scott Forstie

Scott Forstie

Business Architect, Db2 for IBM, IBM
Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry... Read More →
avatar for Tim Rowe

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, 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 →
avatar for Jesse Gorzinski

Jesse Gorzinski

Business Architect, IBM
Jesse Gorzinski is a tinkerer, programmer, hacker, and an award-winning speaker. In his role as business architect at IBM, Jesse has helped build an open source ecosystem on the IBM i platform. He has helped countless numbers of small businesses and enterprise clients deploy open... Read More →
avatar for Petra Bührer

Petra Bührer

Technical Sales Leader, Technology Infrastructure DACH, IBM
avatar for Birgitta Hauser

Birgitta Hauser

Database and Software Architect, Independent Consultant
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 →
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

President, CTO, Co-Founder, DXR Security
With over 25 years experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →
avatar for Charles Guarino

Charles Guarino

CEO & IBM Champion, Central Park Data Systems
Charles Guarino believes in the “power” of IBM Power Systems. His career reflects his dedication and interest in bringing the platform and its solutions to others and as a result has been recognized as an IBM Champion.He is a member of COMMON’s Speaker Excellence Hall of Fame... Read More →
avatar for Steve Bradshaw

Steve Bradshaw

Managing Director, Rowton IT
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 →


Tuesday November 17, 2020 17:40 - 18:30 CET
Keynote Room
 
Wednesday, November 18
 

13:00 CET

Partner Videos
Wednesday November 18, 2020 13:00 - 13:30 CET
Keynote Room

13:40 CET

Speeding Up Time to Production - Automated IBM i Application Testing
There is a growing requirement for IBM i shops to develop, modify and test applications quickly and reduce time to production. However, many IBM i applications are monolithic and complex making it difficult for developers to make changes to these applications without the need for rigorous testing. Automation is key to adapting rapidly and getting key changes implemented quickly.
Fresche's end-to-end testing suite, which includes X-Datatest and the newly-released X-Replay, reduces risk by enabling developers to test the UI, business logic and changes made to tables. X-Datatest helps prepare data for testing, create test cases, automates regression testing and integrates with IBM’s Code Coverage to validate the completeness of your test. Together, the solutions form a highly effective IBM i application testing suite.
 
Join Ray Everhart to learn :
  • Best practices for automated end-to-end testing 
  • Technical demo of X-Replay for automated 5250 UI testing 
  • X-Datatest for test data management, regression testing and Code Coverage

Speakers
avatar for Ray Everhart

Ray Everhart

Senior IBM i Analyst and X-Analysis Product Manager, Fresche
For over 30 years, Ray has helped companies understand, develop and manage their RPG, COBOL and CA 2E application environments. He also specializes in helping clients enhance and modernize their systems to meet evolving business demands and take advantage of digital transformation... Read More →


Wednesday November 18, 2020 13:40 - 14:10 CET
Track 1 - Development

13:40 CET

LPARKit- Tool for quick deployment LPARs and cloning IBM i OS using the HMC/VIOS or Virtual Partition Manager
LPARKit is a green screen interface which isolate VIOS/HMC layer from IBM i administrator. It allows quick deployment of LPAR and clone IBM i operating system from the template partition. It also allow to manage virtual storage adapters, maping/unmaping vSCSI disks or creating virtual adapters reports in the spool or csv file.
For small customers which use IBM i as the hosting LPAR, it provides a new interface for quick LPAR creation rather than use Virtual Partition Manager in SST. It also provide a mechanism to clone the operating system stored as NWSD object. 
 
The tool can be also used in the private cloud as a native green-screen deployment interface or by business partners. A BP can prepare IBM i image with all PTFs, toolset required by a customer, store it as a binary image and deploy on the customer machine.

Speakers
avatar for Bartlomiej  Grabowski

Bartlomiej Grabowski

CEO, Cloud Walkers
Bartlomiej Grabowski known as Bart. IBM Champion and Platinum Redbook author. With over 15 years of experience in various worldwide solutions Bart founded Cloud Walkers company which delivers tools for IBM i. He is a frequent speaker presenting at technical conferences and events... Read More →


Wednesday November 18, 2020 13:40 - 14:10 CET
Track 2 - Systems and Security

14:20 CET

DevOps on the IBM i – Client testimonial: Acushnet
It’s been over a decade since the foundational principles of DevOps first spread through the distributed-systems development space. The Agile approach to developing, testing, releasing, and operating applications is making its way into more traditional infrastructure, like IBM i, and the benefits are clear. Organizations are finding their developers are more comfortable using this model and that it facilitates greater collaboration across teams, but many others don’t know where to start.
 
In this session, we’ll discuss with Acushnet (global leader in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of performance-driven golf products) many reasons to move to DevOps, how the approach integrates across IT departments, and what pitfalls they have seen—and survived—as they’ve rolled out DevOps for IBM i.
 
Speaker: 
Andrew Finley, Solutions Engineer, Rocket Software
David Pipe, Technical Services Manager, Acushnet

Speakers
avatar for Mr Andrew Finley

Mr Andrew Finley

Sales Engineer, Rocket Software
Andrew Finley has over 25 years of experience working with IBM i, covering ALM and DevOps, technical support, middleware, operations, and release/deployment management. Having spent the last fifteen years as a Principal Solutions Engineer for Rocket Software, Andrew will be able to... Read More →


Wednesday November 18, 2020 14:20 - 14:50 CET
Track 1 - Development

15:00 CET

Manage Change, No Sweat
An overview of TD/OMS and Gravity applications, going through the development lifecycle

Speakers
avatar for Wim Jongman

Wim Jongman

CTO, Remain Software
I am the CTO of Remain Software, home of TD/OMS and various other products. I am a committer and project lead for various Open Source projects.In my, not existing, free time, I like to gaze at the stars, shoot some pool, and enjoy my family.Please come and have chat at our booth... Read More →


Wednesday November 18, 2020 15:00 - 15:30 CET
Track 2 - Systems and Security

15:00 CET

How GEODIS reach a 24x7 activity
Geodis' worldwide activities requires more and more processing time during the night. Consequence: no more backup window nor, of course, any Save21 window ... Rolland, will explain us how his team manages this situation and finally chooses the M81 'Flash for i' solution (which completely manages/automates/reports the usage of the fabulous SnapShot/FlashCopy function of the external storage ) !

Speakers
avatar for Rolland Marietta

Rolland Marietta

IBM i administrator, Geodis
Rolland MARIETTA is a Geodis IBM i administrator since 4 years working in a team of 5 people. He specialised on IBM I platform 13 years ago. 


Wednesday November 18, 2020 15:00 - 15:30 CET
Track 1 - Development

15:40 CET

The Business Side of Low-Code
There should be no doubt using a low-code app builder will accelerate your app development process. However, not all low-code platforms are the same and there is actually quite a bit of difference in the available solutions. Join Tony Graham, LANSA Marketing Manager, for the Business Side of Low-Code and learn how to determine the best low-code app builder for your applications. Learn about the differences in the various low-code platforms and what to look for when choosing a platform. He will also guide you through steps to successfully launch your first low-code application.

Speakers
avatar for Tony Graham

Tony Graham

Product Marketing Manager, Lansa
As product marketing manager, Tony draws on his experience as a former Information Systems Manager where he was responsible for developing enterprise applications. His broad range of experience includes leading a digital transformation initiative that included rewriting a custom legacy... Read More →


Wednesday November 18, 2020 15:40 - 16:10 CET
Track 1 - Development

16:20 CET

Got ProtecTIER? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered
DSI was selected by IBM as the as the replacement Virtual Tape Library (VTL) for ProtecTIER. Chris Bremer explains the process of migrating off of your ProtecTIER system to the DSI VTL.

Speakers
avatar for Chris Bremer

Chris Bremer

Chief Technology Officer, Dynamic Solutions International
Chris has been working with computer storage systems for over 40 years


Wednesday November 18, 2020 16:20 - 16:50 CET
Track 1 - Development

17:00 CET

Q & A with all Speakers of the Day

Wednesday November 18, 2020 17:00 - 18:00 CET
Keynote Room
 
Thursday, November 19
 

14:00 CET

Managing IBM i - Building blocks of ACS and IBM i Services: Part 1
In this session Scott Forstie & Tim Rowe will teach you how to use IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) and IBM i (SQL) Services. SQL can be used for more than querying database tables. With the invention of IBM i Services, there are many options for accessing and managing IBM i. This workshop will explore how to leverage ACS and SQL to accomplish amazing things. We will learn how to modify and enhance these to take your system management capabilities to the next level. Additionally, there are many examples that Scott has created to help IBM i clients accomplish modern system management.
Workshop requirement: You must have ACS 1.1.8.5 installed and connected to an IBM i running at IBM i 7.3 or IBM i 7.4. Download ACS at http://ibm.biz/IBMi_ACS

Speakers
avatar for Tim Rowe

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, 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 →
avatar for Scott Forstie

Scott Forstie

Business Architect, Db2 for IBM, IBM
Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry... Read More →


Thursday November 19, 2020 14:00 - 15:20 CET
Workshop Track 3

14:00 CET

BRMS in a Flash Copy Environment: Part 1
Speakers
avatar for Rudi van Helvoirt

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, Easi Nederland
After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →


Thursday November 19, 2020 14:00 - 15:20 CET
Workshop Track 2

14:00 CET

Hands on building a Node.js application on IBM i: Part 1
JavaScript has become one of the most popular programming languages in recent years, ranking #1 in GitHub in 2017.
Today JavaScript is the de-facto language in the web front-end realm.
You can use it across various platforms and browsers, and it does not discriminate against back-end languages. 
Thanks to the birth of Node.js in 2009, JavaScript has even become a back-end language itself.
In this session you will learn how to configure and use it on IBM i.
And learn how to integrate with your current applications.

Speakers
avatar for Koen Decorte

Koen Decorte

CEO, CD-Invest


Thursday November 19, 2020 14:00 - 15:20 CET
Workshop Track 1

14:00 CET

Taking a Fresh Look at IBM i Security: Part 1
Are you Using the IBM i Security Features Provided in the Operating System?
IBM i has so many security features, you may not even be aware of them or not know how to make practical use of them. During this workshop Carol Woodbury will be explaining these features and providing practical examples of how to use them to help you effectively manage security on your IBM i. Features to be discussed include: ARE (Application Runtime Expert), Authority Collection, Row and Column Access Control (RCAC), Function Usage (Application Administration) and IBM i Services (SQL views.)

Speakers
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

President, CTO, Co-Founder, DXR Security
With over 25 years experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →


Thursday November 19, 2020 14:00 - 15:20 CET
Workshop Track 4

15:30 CET

Managing IBM i - Building blocks of ACS and IBM i Services: Part 2
In this session Scott Forstie & Tim Rowe will teach you how to use IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) and IBM i (SQL) Services. SQL can be used for more than querying database tables. With the invention of IBM i Services, there are many options for accessing and managing IBM i. This workshop will explore how to leverage ACS and SQL to accomplish amazing things. We will learn how to modify and enhance these to take your system management capabilities to the next level. Additionally, there are many examples that Scott has created to help IBM i clients accomplish modern system management.
Workshop requirement: You must have ACS 1.1.8.5 installed and connected to an IBM i running at IBM i 7.3 or IBM i 7.4. Download ACS at http://ibm.biz/IBMi_ACS

Speakers
avatar for Scott Forstie

Scott Forstie

Business Architect, Db2 for IBM, IBM
Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry... Read More →
avatar for Tim Rowe

Tim Rowe

Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i, 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 →


Thursday November 19, 2020 15:30 - 16:50 CET
Workshop Track 3

15:30 CET

BRMS in a Flash Copy Environment: Part 2
Speakers
avatar for Rudi van Helvoirt

Rudi van Helvoirt

Technical Director, Easi Nederland
After having started as a System/38 programmer in 1986. In 1989 the switch was made to system programming and systems management.Being passionate about systems management he founded van Helvoirt Automatisering in 1993.Rudi enjoys helping IBM i customers ever since for running their... Read More →


Thursday November 19, 2020 15:30 - 16:50 CET
Workshop Track 2

15:30 CET

Hands on building a Node.js application on IBM i: Part 2
JavaScript has become one of the most popular programming languages in recent years, ranking #1 in GitHub in 2017.
Today JavaScript is the de-facto language in the web front-end realm.
You can use it across various platforms and browsers, and it does not discriminate against back-end languages. 
Thanks to the birth of Node.js in 2009, JavaScript has even become a back-end language itself.
In this session you will learn how to configure and use it on IBM i.
And learn how to integrate with your current applications.

Speakers
avatar for Koen Decorte

Koen Decorte

CEO, CD-Invest


Thursday November 19, 2020 15:30 - 16:50 CET
Workshop Track 1

15:30 CET

Taking a Fresh Look at IBM i Security: Part 2
Determining and Working on your Next Security Project
Many organizations know they need to do something with IBM i Security but have no idea exactly what should be addressed or they have a huge list of IBM i Security projects but don’t know where to start. During this session Carol will discuss how to determine where to start and how to use the features described in the first workshop session to address that issue. Practical examples of how to address various issues such as ransomware, privileged account take-over, and more, will be discussed in detail.

Speakers
avatar for Carol Woodbury

Carol Woodbury

President, CTO, Co-Founder, DXR Security
With over 25 years experience in the area of IT security, Carol is known world-wide as an expert in the area of computer security. During her career, Carol has architected security solutions for Fortune 100 companies as well as small and medium-sized organizations. Carol is passionate... Read More →


Thursday November 19, 2020 15:30 - 16:50 CET
Workshop Track 4

17:10 CET

Closing Session, CEC 2021 announcement, IT History Quiz, Common Europe Whiz-Kids
Speakers
avatar for Ranga Deshpande

Ranga Deshpande

Immediate Past President, Coordinator/Moderator NextGen track, Common Europe
“Ranga” has been using IBM i and its predecessors in his entire IT professional career at Jules Bordet Institute, the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the University of Brussels, Belgium.Ranga is an IBM Champion since 2012 and is a recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award of the... Read More →
avatar for Jesper Hemmet Omer

Jesper Hemmet Omer

Marketing Director, Common Europe
Jesper Hemmet Omer is 49 years old and is the IT Manager in HT BENDIX A/S in Denmark. A wholesale comapny which sells furniture fittings all over Europe. He has been working the last 27 years in this company with his main focus on IBM i, Power Systems, system administration and project... Read More →
avatar for Dmitry Mironov

Dmitry Mironov

Co-founder, AIXPortal
Dmitry is the POWER Systems and AIX expert.His professional carrier includes system integration, consulting, technical support and system administration.In 2007 he and his friends founded the AIX Portal - The First Independed Russian speaking POWER Systems Community.Honored to be... Read More →
avatar for Piotr Tkaczyk

Piotr Tkaczyk

Treasurer, Common Europe
avatar for Jean-Charles Finidori

Jean-Charles Finidori

President, Common Romandie (Switzerland)
avatar for Christoph Cuscoleca

Christoph Cuscoleca

Common Austria
Christoph Cuscoleca is working in the AS/400 – IBM i world since 1994


Thursday November 19, 2020 17:10 - 18:00 CET
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