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2015 Annual Meeting and Exposition

The Premier Power Systems-related Educational & Networking Event

The Annual Meeting is COMMON’s largest educational event of the year, with four full days of in-depth IBM i, Linux, and AIX-related education that includes all-day pre-conference workshops, open labs and a wide variety of regular-length sessions.

April 26 - 29, 2015

Disneyland Resort

Anaheim, California

  • Leading Power Systems education with over 300 sessions, labs and workshops over four days.
  • Largest Power-Systems related Expo in the world
  • Expert speakers from around the world discussing real-world and applicable industry topics.
  • Extraordinary networking opportunities
  • An opportunity to earn a COMMON Certification
  • Hotel rate starting at only $175 per night

    Register by March 26, 2015 and Save $200 with the Early Bird Rate! Click here to register online for the 2015 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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    February 24 and 26, 2015

    WEBINAR: Back to the Future - IBM i Access and Management

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    March 3 - 4, 2015

    Focused Education - IBM i Systems Management

    * * A New Event in Partnership with iInTheCloud - Provides In-Depth Education on IBM i Systems Management * *

    Speakers: Pete Massiello and Larry Bolhuis

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    WEBCAST: Application Types and Availability on Linux

    Speaker: Ron Gordon, Mainline Information Systems

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    WEBCAST: Analyzing Recursive Data with SQL

    Speaker: Birgitta Hauser

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    April 26 - 29, 2015

    The 2015 Annual Meeting and Exposition

     Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA.
    April 26 - 27, 2015

    ITEC15 - 2015 IT Executive Conference

    Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA

    An event for IT managers and decision makers that want to maximize their Power Systems investment
    June 9 and 11, 2015

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    Speaker: Susan Gantner, Partner400

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    COMMON Annual Meeting and Exposition

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    Register Now for the 2015 Annual Meeting and Exposition:

    April 26 - 29, 2015 - Disneyland® Resort in Anaheim, California.


    The Annual Meeting is COMMON’s largest educational event of the year, with four full days of in-depth IBM i, AIX, and Linux-related education that includes all-day pre-conference workshops, open labs and a wide variety of regular-length sessions. It is the annual meeting of the COMMON membership and the largest gathering of the Power Systems user community.

     

    Register by March 26, 2015 and Save $200 with the Early-Bird Rate!


    VIEW THE ONLINE SESSION GUIDE TO SEE EDUCATIONAL CHOICES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE.

     

    Registration is Now OPEN - Click here to Register Online.

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    2015 IT Executive Conference

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    Meet and Share with Peers, IBM Executives and Industry Leaders

     

    Regiser today for the 2015 COMMON IT Executive Conference! It is an exclusive event for IT Managers and decision-makers that want to maximize their Power Systems investment. 


    Taking part in this event enables you to:

    • Learn about the latest industry updates and available business solutions directly from IBM executives and other industry experts.

    • Understand the leading edge developments in IT and Power Systems that can revolutionize your business.

    • Interact with your peers in a small group setting to learn best practices shared with IT Directors, CIOs and other Power Systems executives.

    • Create invaluable relationships with fellow IT decision-makers, industry experts and IBM leaders.
    • Benefit from additional education and unlimited access to the COMMON 2015 Annual Meeting and Exposition, the premier Power Systems-related educational and networking event.

    • Meet one-on-one with industry vendors at the COMMON Exposition.

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    Focused Education - IBM i Systems Management

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    When it comes to IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) Systems Management two names always come to mind Larry Bolhuis and Pete Massiello. With over 50 years between them of IBM i System Administrators experience this amount knowledge is hard to find anywhere else. They have the practical, experience, knowledge, and know-how to do Systems Administration the right way.

     

    Sessions Include: 

    • IBM i Advanced IP Networking and Troubleshooting
    • Managing IBM i PTFs
    • Advanced Interactive Work Management
    • Power Systems Virtualization, the Nuts and the Bolts (In Two Parts)
    • Worst Practices in Systems Management - You really did that?
    • Managing IBM i with Navigator for i
    • Step by step guide to creating Virtual i Partitions hosted by IBM i
    • Understand how to manage and update your HMC, IBM i, FSP, & Firmware
    • What You Need to Know and Understand to do Successful IBM i Upgrades 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2
    • Tips and tricks to improve system performance and save disk space

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