IBM i Futures Conference

What's the "New Normal"?

9:00 AM CT – 10:00 AM CT
Speakers: Koen Decorte, CD-Invest; Steve Bradshaw, Rowton IT Solutions; and Ian Jarman, IBM

 

2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic forced many clients overnight to rethink how to do business and get work done. Many teams all of a sudden found themselves working at home while still trying to maintain a competitive advantage in the market. In this panel session moderated by Ian Jarman, IBM Systems Lab Services Business Unit Executive, IBM Champions for Power Systems Koen Decorte and Steve Bradshaw will have a discussion about how to utilize IBM i capabilities for the "new normal" in business and IT operations.

You'll hear real-life stories of customers who transformed their operations and business practices by taking advantage of the remote management and capabilities of the IBM i and Power Systems platform. 

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Pete’s Perspective on IBM i

10:00 AM CT – 11:00 AM CT
Pete Massiello, iTech Solutions Group

In this session, Pete Massiello will go over his thoughts on the future of IBM i.

This session is sponsored by iTech Solutions Group.

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IBM i Meets IoT

11:00 AM CT – 12:00 PM CT
Michael Dawson and Jesse Gorzinski, IBM

Bringing real-world interaction to your business workflows and customers can be key to success in today's competitive landscape. IoT is one of the key ways of doing that, and Node.js and IBM i are a great fit as a platform. Come learn about MQTT- a machine-to-machine (M2M) "Internet of Things" connectivity protocol and how you can integrate it into your application using Node.js on IBM i.

This talk will provide an introduction to MQTT, examples of how to use it with Node.js and then finish up with some demos of using it on IBM i as well as for home automation.

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12:00 PM CT – 1:00 PM CT

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IBM i Wears a Red Hat, Volume 2

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CT
Joe Cropper, IBM

Clients are increasingly looking to hybrid cloud Infrastructure and application modernization techniques to fuel the unprecedented need to accelerate transformation and innovation. Come join us to explore the latest trends, directions and technologies that IBM and Red Hat are using to help our clients, especially IBM i with its deep enterprise heritage, fuel the next chapter of industry innovation.

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Building Applications without Writing a Single Line of Code (Low Code)

2:00 PM CT – 3:00 PM CT
Mike Pavlak, Profound Logic

Modern development is more about configuring systems than building them in the 21^st century. Why not explore the best ways to do both at the same time? Leveraging technology that is a clear disruptor to traditional development will allow you to maximize your time and energy, while meeting the demands of your business. Low-code development platforms (LCDP) are sprouting up everywhere and they bring tremendous advantages when navigating the high costs and scarcity of developers.

In this session we’ll explore what a LCDP is, take a cogent look at the advantages and disadvantages, analyze its role in the IT environment, and explore a practical low-code solution that deploys directly on IBM i for both applications and API development. 

This session is sponsored by Profound Logic Software

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Smarter IBM i Applications Made Easy with AI

3:00 PM CT – 4:00 PM CT
Benoit Marolleau, IBM

Did you know that machine learning and data science technologies are available for modernizing and augmenting your IBM i 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 with free open source libraries on IBM i, or using the leading edge Auto ML technology brought by H20 Driverless AI on IBM Power Systems AC922, and models running on IBM i.

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4:00 PM CT – 5:00 PM CT

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The Future of IT Infrastructure: The Colliding Megatrends of Data Gravity and Semiconductor Physics

9:00 AM CT – 10:00 AM CT
Bill Starke, IBM

 

In August of 2020, IBM announced the POWER10 processor at the Hot Chips virtual conference. What does this mean for the future of IBM i hardware? In this session, Bill Starke, IBM Distinguished Engineer and POWER Processor Architect, will discuss the next generation of compute and infrastructure for IBM i. You’ll learn how being on the latest hardware can help improve the performance, reliability and availability of your business-critical applications.

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Lift and Shift: Real IT Professionals Talk About Building a Foundation for the Future

10:00 AM CT – 11:00 AM CT
Donna Westmoreland (Moderator), Midrange Dynamics North America


Attend our dynamic, interactive panel discussion with IBM i community members from Ashley Furniture, Hatco Corporation, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Everence Financial FCU, and Agri-Mark Family Dairy Farms. 
 
We will chat about the opportunities and challenges they encountered as they gear up for current and future IT directions. Plus, we’ll learn how they continue to advance their IT initiatives while working remotely. You will hear their advice for, and the benefits of, upgrading skills and software tools to support:

• Their teams’ advanced development and modernization directions,
• Application integrations --including integrating IBM i business assets with the wider world, 
• Smooth hardware and OS upgrades, and more.

 
Featuring Terri Accardo from Ashley Furniture, Ted Macksam from Hatco Corporation, David Jones from Liberty Mutual Insurance, Dean Eshleman from Everence Financial FCU, David Rouleau from Agri-Mark Family Dairy Farms (Cabot Cheese), and other special guests. Moderator is Donna Westmoreland, Midrange Dynamics North America

This session is sponsored by Midrange Dynamics North America.

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From Hollerith to Hamiltonian

11:00 AM CT – 12:00 PM CT
Jack Woehr, Absolute Performance, Inc.

Data processing in the quantum computing age. What will you be doing with quantum tomorrow that you do with IBM i today? In this session, Jack Woehr, a quantum computing expert and advocate, will be discussing how quantum computing works with IBM i and how businesses will use it in the future to enhance their business applications. You'll be inspired to get started with quantum computing and learn what it holds for the future of your business.

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Session TBD

12:00 PM CT – 1:00 PM CT

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Getting Real with IBM i and Apache Kafka

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm CT
Jesse Gorzinski, IBM and Justin Reock, Perforce Software

Apache Kafka is an open-source stream-processing software platform developed by the Apache Software Foundation. It provides a unified, high-throughput and low-latency platform for handling real-time data streams. In this session, Jesse Gorzinski, Business Architect for Open Source on IBM i, and Justin Reock, the Chief Architect for OpenLogic at Perforce Software, will give an introduction to Apache Kafka and how to get started with it. You’ll learn how to enhance your IBM i applications with real-time data streams to add business value.

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Innovative approaches to IBM i Application Evolution

2:00 PM CT – 3:00 PM CT
Chris Koppe, Fresche Solutions

When it comes to innovation, there are many moves and directions that can mean big disruption to how your business works today. A next-generation operating model can help you achieve new levels of agility, efficiency, speed, and performance. So what does a next-generation operating model and transformation roadmap look like for IBM i clients and what approaches and capabilities are companies really adopting? Through customer journeys we’ll explore some of the key areas being utilized and how they are helping organizations evolve and transform to support tomorrow’s business needs.

In this session we’ll discuss:

• Human insights and enterprise design thinking 
• Understanding the role of change management for both business and technology
• Improve information sharing with Knowledge Management    
• Service Based Architectures future proof your applications

This session is sponsored by Fresche Solutions

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Following the Rules with IBM i and Apache Camel

3:00 PM CT – 4:00 PM CT
Jesse Gorzinski, IBM and Justin Reock, Perforce Software

Apache Camel is an open source framework for message-oriented middleware with rule-based routing and mediation engine. It can support type-safe smart completion of routing rules in an integrated development environment. In this session, Jesse Gorzinski, Business Architect for Open Source on IBM i, and Justin Reock, the Chief Architect for OpenLogic at Perforce Software, will give an introduction to Apache Camel and how to get started with it. You’ll learn how to use Apache Camel for IBM i applications to streamline business rules.

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Session Details Coming Soon

4:00 PM CT – 5:00 PM CT

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