Events

N2i Lunch Hour and Networking Date: April 6 Time: 12:30 - 1:30 PM (CT) Grab your lunch and your laptop for a quick 1 hour networking session. Come with questions and get to know your peers.  Register

NEUGC 2026 Date: April 7 - 9, 2026 Leominster, MA Got IBM i Skills Gaps? The IBM i skills shortage is the number one concern for IBM i organizations, according to the 2026 Fortra IBM i Marketplace Report. This marks the first time skills have overtaken cybersecurity as the industry’s top worry—highlighting the challenge for […]

Come see us in beautiful New Orleans, April 27 - 30. More information coming soon.

POWERcast Build an IBM i Firewall Using Exit Point Management Date: May 6, 11:00 AM, CTSpeaker: Lloyd Ramdarie IBM i doesn’t provide its own firewall. However, IBM i exit points provide powerful capabilities to control, monitor, and secure user activity across services such as FTP, SQL, ODBC, and data transfers. Join SEA on May 6th to learn […]

N2i Getting Started Series: Built-in Functions You Should Be Using Speaker: Simon HutchinsonDate: June 1, 2026Time: 4:00 PM, CSTOver the years, Simon has written extensively about modern RPG on his popular blog, sharing tips, techniques, and deep dives into the language's capabilities. In this session, he'll highlight a selection of his favorite Built-in Functions (BIFs)—along with […]

Getting Started With: Unit Testing on the IBM i Speaker: Marina SchwenkDate: July 6, 2026Time: 5:00 PM (CT)Think unit testing doesn't apply to RPG? Think again. This session introduces the fundamentals of automated testing on IBM i using IBMiUnit, an open-source RPGLE testing framework. We'll write real tests against real code, talk about how to […]

N2i Getting Started With: Introduction to Db2 for i Speaker: Ryan Moeller Date: August 3rd, 2026 Time: 5:00 PM (CT) Did you know that IBM i contains its own database, called Db2 for i? Db2 for i's unique integration with the IBM i operating system means you do less managing of your database and more building […]

N2i: What I wish I knew when I started my IBM i Career Speaker: Jacob AndersonDate: October 5, 2026Time: 5:00 PM (CT) What I wish I knew when I started my IBM i Career is a practical roadmap for early-career and aspiring IBM i professionals looking to build momentum within the ecosystem. Drawing from real-world experience, this […]