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N2i Lunch Hour and Networking
2026-02-02 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
N2i Lunch Hour and Networking
Date: February 2nd
Time: 12:30PM – 1:30PM (CST)
Join us for a hour of networking with fellow n2i-ers and our experts. Come with questions and solve problems.

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COMMON India
2026-02-02 - 2026-02-03, 2025-02-24 08:00 - 2025-02-26 17:00

N2i: Fortify and Conquer: Secure Coding Strategies for IBM i Developers
2026-01-12 14:00 - 15:00
N2i: Fortify and Conquer: Secure Coding Strategies for IBM i Developers
Speaker: Brian Nordland
When: January 12, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
Embark on an exploration of IBM i security challenges as we navigate the dangerous landscape of common vulnerabilities on IBM i. Don’t miss the chance to fortify your coding skills and conquer the challenges of secure IBM i development!
In this session tailored for ILE developers (including RPG and CL developers), we’ll dissect real-world examples of security pitfalls in our sample software, exploring issues like object authority, adopted authority, and library list vulnerabilities. Discover actionable solutions that empower you to reinforce your IBM i code so it is ready to face threats lurking in the wild.
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn from correcting real-world examples of vulnerabilities in a set of sample applications.
2. Understand the basics of creating more secure software on IBM i.
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POWERcast: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes in IBM i Security
2025-12-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
POWERcast: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes in IBM i Security
Date: December 16 | 11 AM CTSpeaker: Sandi Moore, Sr. Solutions Engineer, Fortra
IT professionals need to get cybersecurity right every single day, while an attacker only has to succeed once to do incredible damage. Whether it’s thousands of exposed records, millions of dollars in fines and legal fees, or diminished share value, it’s easy to judge organizations that fall victim.
But these attacks are also a chance to learn. What underlying vulnerabilities were overlooked, and how can your organization avoid making similar missteps?
Join this webinar to learn about the biggest errors made when securing an IBM i server. This knowledge is critical for ensuring the integrity of your application data and for meeting compliance mandates, including SOX, PCI, GDPR, and HIPAA. IBM Champion and security expert Sandi Moore will cover:

Common misconceptions that put IBM i at risk
The unexpected source of many security breaches
Action you can take that doesn’t require new tools

If you’re responsible for IBM i or IT security, you don’t want to miss this session.

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N2i Lunch Hour and Networking
2025-12-01 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom
N2i Lunch Hour and Networking
Have a problem and need some expert advice? Want to meet more people on the i?
Join COMMON for an hour of networking and problem solving!

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POWERcast - IFS Security: Don’t Leave Your Server Vulnerable
2025-11-19 11:00 - 12:00
IFS Security: Don’t Leave Your Server Vulnerable
Speaker: Sandi MooreDate: November 19, 11:00 AM CT
Experts agree that one of the most overlooked areas of IBM i security is the Integrated File System (IFS). But it needs to be secure because the IFS provides access for users carrying nothing more than a user profile and password!
If you believe nothing important is stored on your server’s IFS, think again, because it’s a conduit to many things, including the Operating System and all of your application libraries and files.
Join IBM Champion and security expert Sandi Moore to learn about securing the IFS, including:

Why we care about the IFS
Permissions versus Authority
Root folder access
Auditing IFS activities
Read/write versus *ALLOBJ
Antivirus considerations

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About Sandi Moore
Sandi has been working with Fortra customers for over 20 years supporting systems monitoring and security software. With experience on IBM i, AIX, and Linux, she has been involved in product demonstrations, implementation, support, training, research, and product testing. Sandi is also a Certified Professional Forensics Analyst (CPFA),a Certified Data Privacy Practitioner (CDPP), and Secured Cloud Computing Practitioner (SCCP).
In her time at Fortra, Sandi has helped customers understand how to effectively address the threats they face. Her goal is to help people achieve the best solution to their IT problems, no matter how many servers are in their environment or where in the world they’re located.

N2i Getting Started With: How to Get Oriented on this Weird Platform
2025-11-03 17:00 - 18:00
N2i Getting Started With: How to Get Oriented on this Weird Platform
Speaker: Jack WoehrDate: November 3
Jack will present on “Getting Started: How to get oriented on this weird platform”. IBM i and IBM mainframes continue over 60 years since their inception to represent a valid approach to business computing, despite having often followed Yogi Berra’s proverbial advice, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it!”
Jack came from open source and personal computers to the IBM i environment and will share about the nature of and reasons for the differences between the IBM “big iron” approach environment and what we’re all used to from our personal computers and web servers. He’ll help you get oriented so the features of IBM i which are stumbling blocks to newcomers become instead stepping stones to a deeper understanding of enterprise computing in the world of big business.

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POWERcast : Security & Quality Without Compromise—See What’s Next for IBM i
2025-10-29 11:00 - 12:00
Presenters: Chris White, Herman Rensink, & Andy FinleyPrice: Free Courtesy of Rocket SoftwareDate/Time: October 29, 2025 @ 11:00 AM CT
Security & Quality Without Compromise—See What’s Next for IBM i
Join us for a powerful and forward-looking webinar hosted by Rocket Software in partnership with COMMON, where we’ll explore two of the most critical priorities in modern IBM i development: security and quality.
You’ll hear directly from Rocket Software experts: Chris White, Herman Rensink, & Andy Finley.
Together, they’ll share practical strategies and insights to help you:

Implement shift-left practices that catch issues earlier and reduce risk
Strengthen security around database access, compliance, and control
Apply efficient testing approaches that preserve performance and user trust

Plus, you’ll get an exclusive first look at the November release of Rocket® DevOps Insights (RDOi)—designed to help developers, testers, and IT leaders stay ahead of evolving challenges.
Join us for this insightful session and take the next step toward more secure, resilient development practices.

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Chris WhiteProduct Manager, Rocket® DevOps

Andy FinleySales Engineer

Herman RensinkDistinguished Engineer

POWERcast: Using IBM i Self-Service Password Reset to Reduce Costs, Improve Security
2025-10-16 11:00 - 12:00
Presenters: Rick Hengst Price: Free Courtesy of SEADate/Time: October 16, 2025 @ 11:00 AM CT
Using IBM i Self-Service Password Reset to Reduce Costs, Improve Security
SEA’s IBM i experts demonstrate how to solve common IBM i password management issues by implementing IBM i Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR).
We’ll explore how IBM i SSPR solutions can increase security, reduce costs, improve productivity, avoid risks, and meet compliance requirements by:• Avoiding IBM i password phishing attacks and other cybersecurity risks• Significantly reducing IBM i support costs• Helping meet MFA and other compliance requirements • Demonstrating features and best practices for deploying SSPR on IBM i systems
Join SEA on October 16th, 11am CT to discover how to increase user productivity, efficiency, and security by using SSPR for IBM i

Rick Hengst is an information systems professional with over 30 years of experience in design, development, implementation, and support of various applications across a wide spectrum of industries. At SEA, Rick specializes in support of the IBM i platform and the iSecurity suite of products.

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N2i Lunch Hour and Networking
2025-10-13 12:30 - 13:30
N2i Lunch Hour and Networking
Join the N2i community for an hour of learning and networking with your peers!

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IBM TechXChange 2025
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-09

POWERcast: Beyond the Hype: How AI Agents Can Unlock the Value of IBMi Data
2025-09-24 11:00 - 12:00
POWERcast: Beyond the Hype: How AI Agents Can Unlock the Value of IBMi Data
Date: September 24, 2025Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CT)Speaker: Nikhil Sama
AI is everywhere, but how does it actually apply to IBMi? In this session, we’ll cut through the buzzwords to show you how AI agents can “speak IBMi” and transform your decades of business-critical data into modern analytics.
What You’ll Learn:
– Why unlocking IBMi data is critical for competitive advantage and operational efficiency
– How agentic AI can decode the semantic structure of IBMi data: from cryptic table names and journals to business meaning
– Practical techniques for building AI agents that understand IBMi’s unique data language
– How to orchestrate modern data pipelines into platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau and Thoughtspot
– Smart automation strategies for translating from IBMi’s native structures to contemporary analytics frameworks
Your IBMi data speaks a unique language packed with decades of business logic, journals, and custom code. Now AI agents can finally understand it. Join us to discover how to harness this understanding to automate pipelines, accelerate reporting, and deliver a practical roadmap with real examples that unlock immediate business value from your IBMi infrastructure.

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Nikhil is the Founder and CTO of Turgon AI, a Silicon Valley startup building an agentic platform to help companies modernize their data infrastructure, accelerate data migration / integrations and generate revenue and operational insights. He’s a serial entrepreneur, with a proven track record of building AI + Expert Human based services to unlock business value.

NAViGATE 2025
2025-09-15 08:00 - 2025-09-17 12:30
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NAViGATE 2025
Where: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
When: September 15 – 17
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POWERcast: Sizing Power11 Correctly with Performance Navigator
2025-09-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Presenters: Chuck Losinski and Randy WatsonPrice: Free Courtesy of FortraDate/Time: September 10th, 2025 @ 11:00 AM CT
Sizing Power11 Correctly with Performance Navigator
IBM Power11 technology is here for running IBM i, AIX, and Linux workloads.  Performance Navigator is ready to help you plan your move to your next Power Server, whether it’s on-premises, dynamic capacity on-premises (PEP2), or in the cloud.
Performance Navigator is the only tool that can predict the exact model, processor, memory, storage, PowerVM settings, and VIOS needs for IBM Power 9, Power 10, and now Power 11.  Join Fortra Power server experts Randy Watson and Chuck Losinski as they discuss:

What’s new with Power 11 and how it affects capacity planning
What is available for Power11 planning
What you need to provide Fortra for a detailed Capacity Plan
How this service is used by most IBM resellers around the globe

You will learn the steps for proper capacity planning in a live demonstration and how this will save you in the future!

Chuck Losinski, Director of Technical Solutions for the Robot product line, has been with Fortra for over 25 years. He has over 40 years of experience in IT, including 30+ years on the IBM i platform.
Chuck’s background covers a wide variety of technical responsibilities, involving system implementation, programming, operations, training and support. Chuck has helped numerous customers automate their IBM i business applications, processes, and monitoring. Also, he is on the advisory board of the IBM i user group, QUSER.

Randy Watson is a capacity and performance analysis expert and offers consulting services around the Performance Navigator software. Before teaming up with Fortra, Randy was President and Co-Founder of Midrange Performance Group, Inc. (MPG) before Fortra acquired the company in August 2018.
He has been working in the IT industry for nearly 50 years, focusing primarily on performance and capacity planning. The last two decades have been spent helping IBM, IBM business partners, and customers manage and analyze performance and capacity on the Power Systems platform for IBM i, AIX, VIOS, and Linux, having most recently added analyzing AI/ML Power environments by monitory GPU metrics. Randy graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1972.

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N2i: Forget ODBC! Here's a New Db2 Connector
2025-09-08 17:00 - 18:00
N2i: Forget ODBC! Here’s a New Db2 Connector
Speaker: Jonathan ZakWhen: September 8, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CT
Connecting to Db2 has never been easier or more efficient. Join us for an in-depth session on Mapepire, a powerful open-source library designed to simplify and enhance your Db2 database interactions. This library offers a more straightforward alternative to traditional JDBC or ODBC connections, ensuring developers can achieve optimal performance and scalability without the usual complexity.

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N2i: Lunch Hour and Networking
2025-07-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom
Come network with your peers during your lunch hour!

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Cyber Resilient Backup Patterns for IBM Power VS and Hybrid Workloads
2025-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Presenters:
Tony Fiorot, IBM – Cloud Solution Sales Executive, Power Systems Virtual Server
Richard R. Spurlock, Cobalt Iron – CEO and Founder
Matt Dittoe, Cobalt Iron – Vice President of Sales
Price: Free Courtesy of Cobalt Iron
Date/Time: June 25th, 2025 @ 12:00 PM CT
Cyber Resilient Backup Patterns for IBM Power VS and Hybrid Workloads
Are backup challenges and security complexities leaving you frustrated or overwhelmed? If so, you won’t want to miss this discussion!
Our panel of experts will explore three customer use cases including specific challenges, overview of solution patterns, and the impacts of Compass Secure Automated Backup.
Customer Challenges Explored:

Challenge #1 – Reduce risk moving on-premises Power workloads to the cloud

Challenge #2 – Hybrid data protection

Challenge #3 – Unify protection for Power and x86 workloads (VMware, KVM, etc.)

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Tony Fiorot
Tony is a dynamic leader with a passion for guiding teams and customers through transformational change and the adoption of emerging technologies. With deep expertise in solution sales, business transformation, and Go-To-Market strategies, Tony has helped organizations unlock the full potential of cloud services, artificial intelligence, and digital user experiences. He is highly skilled in security and privacy by design, data protection, enterprise content management, workflow optimization, strategic planning, consulting, and financial analysis.
Known for his ability to make complex technical topics accessible and engaging, Tony combines technical mastery with an energetic, approachable style that resonates with diverse audiences. Tony’s outstanding contributions have been recognized with the prestigious Best of IBM Award in 2018.

Richard R. Spurlock
Intellectually curious entrepreneur, Richard is recognized as a global expert on data protection and recovery. After spending 15 years designing and delivering the world’s largest data protection applications, Richard harnessed that expertise to build a disruptive, software-defined data protection solution: Compass. Compass is the industry’s first enterprise-class data protection and analytics software designed to natively run in hybrid and public cloud environments. An experienced speaker and subject matter expert, Richard is a frequent industry spokesman and an avid Formula 1 racing fan with his family.

Matt Dittoe
A former developer, architect, and systems engineer, Matt has deep infrastructure knowledge and experience that he brings to solution sales and customer engagement. He has held a series of leadership positions at Amazon Web Services, Oracle, SolarWinds, Hewlett Packard, and at Cobalt Iron, where he currently serves as Vice President of Sales.

N2i Getting Started With: Leveraging SQL Services
2025-06-02 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
With every Tech Refresh and OS upgrade, IBM provides new and updated SQL Services. These are tools for the developer, administrator, and engineer which combine the power of existing APIs with the ease-of-use of SQL. Whether you’re an expert SQL developer, or you traditionally use the “greenscreen” for your dev/admin activities, these IBM i Services can greatly improve your efficiency. Learn how to use these tools individually and in combination to unlock their full potential! Bring your questions and any challenges that you’re facing.
Speaker: Steve Riedmueller
Bio: Steve has been working on the IBM i platform since 2001. He has developed an expertise in system security, performance, communications, and various IBM and 3rd-party software packages. Steve holds a B.S. from Rutgers University. In recent years Steve has become a COMMON and WMCPA speaker, an N2i mentor, and the N2i committee lead. In the world of IBM i technology, Steve is passionate about process improvement. He enjoys leveraging IBM i SQL Services for administration/operations tasks such as security and performance, as well as automation.

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POWERcast: IBM i Ransomware/Malware Detection and Prevention
2025-05-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Presenters: Ken McCalister and Rick Hengst Price: Free Courtesy of SEADate/Time: May 29th, 2025 @ 11:00 AM CT
How Secure Is Your IBM i Against Ransomware & Malware?
Failure to quickly detect and respond to IBM i cyberattacks can result in data loss, reputational damage, lost revenue, and other serious consequences.
Join SEA on May 29th to learn how to protect your IBM i systems from these growing threats.We’ll share practical strategies and tactics to strengthen your defenses and enhance your response to ransomware and malware attacks including:
• Identifying vulnerabilities in IBM i systems• Stopping cyberattacks before they reach IBM i servers• Developing effective ransomware and malware prevention strategies• Enabling IBM i protection to detect, alert, block, and report cyberattacks• Recovering from ransomware and malware incidents
Don’t miss this opportunity to discover how to improve your cybersecurity and protect your IBM i systems from ransomware and malware.

Ken McCalister has spent 35 years working with IBM i technology. Ken has vast experience working in all aspects of digital technology and management, including Administration, Engineering & Security. Ken is part of the IBM i Technical Team at Seasoft, providing support to its many diverse clients

Rick Hengst is an information systems professional with over 30 years of experience in design, development, implementation, and support of various applications across a wide spectrum of industries. At SEA, Rick specializes in support of the IBM i platform and the iSecurity suite of products.

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POWERUp 2025
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-22
Join us in Anaheim California for POWERUp 2025! More information coming soon

N2i: Lunch Hour and Networking
2025-05-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom
Network with your peers and problem solve on your lunch break!
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N2i Presents: Biggest Threats Facing IBM i Security Today
2025-04-07 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
N2i Presents: Biggest Threats Facing IBM i Security Today
What do you mean threats? Everyone’s told me the system is secure?!? Spoiler alert … it’s secure-able. Meaning, when security is not addressed, the system can be vulnerable. In this session Carol Woodbury will describe the security threats facing IBM i today. She will describe the threats as well as provide ways to address them. She will also explain how security should be important to everyone – including developers – and what happens when it’s ignored or forgotten.s.

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Carol Woodbury is Senior Advisor and IBM i Security SME at Kisco Systems. She started her career at IBM in Rochester, MN and has helped clients secure IBM i for over 25 years. She has two books, IBM i Security Administration and Compliance, 3nd edition and Mastering IBM i Security and has her CISSP and CRISC security certifications.

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COMMON Latin America
2025-03-05 09:00 - 14:00

N2i Lunch Hour and Networking
2025-03-03 12:30 - 13:30
Join us for your lunch break and network with your peers!

Focus 2025
2025-02-25 - 2025-02-27 | Zoom

N2i: Getting Started with DB2 for i
2025-02-03 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom

N2i Happy Hour and Networking
2025-01-06 17:00 - 18:00

NAViGATE 2024 - Toronto
2024-11-04 - 2024-11-06
November 4 – 6, 2024
Westin Harbour Castle
Toronto, Ontario – CANADA

N2i Networking and Happy Hour
2024-11-04 | Zoom
Join N2i for Happy Hour and Networking
