Partner Solutions Corner
Get the most up to date tools to maximize your systems. Vendor Partner experts will be presenting 15 min Solution Sessions during mid-day and evening expo hours.
Monday
5:20 PM -i-Rays an IBM i Observability
I-Rays
Observe, Understand and Act: Staying Ahead of Problems with i‑Rays
5:40 PM – One Workflow. One Day. A Working AI Prototype on IBM i
PMSquare
What if you could walk into next Monday’s leadership meeting with a working AI prototype built around one of your real IBM i workflows — built over a weekend? That’s not a pitch. It’s a method. In this session we break down exactly how to identify the right process, scope it tightly enough to move fast, and build a functional AI-driven workflow that runs alongside your existing IBM i applications, not instead of them. Whether you’re just starting your AI journey or trying to get a stalled initiative moving again, this session gives you a concrete, low-risk starting point you can act on immediately.
6:00 PM – Git + Change Management Working Together for Innovative IBM i DevOps
Midrange Dynamics North America
Source versioning tools like Git have transformed modern development—but for IBM i teams, Git alone isn’t enough. When paired with structured change management, it becomes a powerful combination that streamlines source control, strengthens compliance, and improves collaboration across IT teams. Join Donna Westmoreland as she shares real-world experiences integrating Git with IBM i change management. Discover how organizations are embracing DevOps practices while maintaining the control, auditability, and reliability IBM i environments demand. Combining Git with change management enables: • Faster, more efficient Git interactions with IBM i • Clear traceability and audit readiness • Seamless synchronization between development and production • Improved team collaboration without sacrificing governance
6:20 PM – VTL Frustration Is Real — And It’s Costing You More Than You Think
Cobalt Iron
You bought a VTL to simplify backup. So why are you still losing sleep? If you’re running IBM i on Power, the frustration is familiar: – Slow backups and painful restores – Rising maintenance costs that never stop climbing – A technology built for a different era But the real damage is what you’re not tracking: – Failed jobs consuming your team’s time – Missed SLAs putting the business at risk – Skilled people stuck managing a legacy box This session exposes the true cost of VTL ownership and shows you a modern, purpose-built alternative that eliminates the complexity, cost, and risk. Real examples. Practical takeaways. Secure backup for IBM i just got easier.
6:40 PM – What Does AI-Assisted IBM i Development Actually Look Like? An Honest 15-Minute Look
CNX
Everyone’s talking about AI in development, but what does it mean in practice for an IBM i shop? In this short session, we’ll give you an unfiltered look at what’s genuinely possible today: using AI to generate app components, build inquiry dashboards, and even produce RPG or SQL logic, without writing code from scratch. We’ll be straight with you about where it shines and where a human still needs to steer. Whether you’re skeptical or curious, you’ll walk away with a clearer picture of where this is all heading and whether it’s relevant to your team right now.
7:00 PM – MCP + AI = Deterministic Outcomes
Arcad Software
Hear how using MCP and LM can produce a deterministic outcome and reduce hallucinations from your favorite AI engines
7:20 PM – AI Session
Damco Solutions
Tuesday
Afternoon
11:50 AM
Eradani Inc
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12:10 PM
Fresche Solutions Inc.
12:30 PM
Modern IBMi Operations: How Netrix Helps You Simplify, Secure, and Scale
Netrix Global
How organizations can accelerate time to market, improve resiliency, and stay competitive by leveraging IBM Power Systems cloud and managed services. We highlight common customer challenges such as backup, high availability, disaster recovery, operational efficiency, and IBMi staffing constraints, while emphasizing the need for keeping systems running on 24×7 basis. The session outlines IBM Power System offerings including 24×7 monitoring, managed operations, backup, security, migration, and hybrid cloud services. Attendees will gain insight into how integrated, multi‑cloud environments can simplify infrastructure, enhance data management, and support business continuity through resilient, well‑managed platforms.
12:50 PM
AI and other IBM i Security Threats
Kisco Systems
AI is ushering in a new era of productivity and efficiency. It is also creating new security problems and compounding the pre-existing risk of known IBM i vulnerabilities. Join us for this brief session as we explore the security implications of AI and other modern cybersecurity threats.
1:10 PM
PowerVS: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
Meridian Group
Join us for a session co-hosted by Tom Horan and Dave Wiseman on IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS), where we’ll share real-world insights, lessons learned, and best practices to help you get the most out of the platform.
1:30 PM
Jumping onto the AI Enabled Development Train
iAGE
Do you want to jump onto the AI-enabled development train? What obstacles will you be facing? How can you make the transition easier, faster? Meet SOFEEi – the new chief architect of your multi-million lines of code system who helps you to make the jump – faster, easier.
Evening
5:40 PM
Automation testing
cm first group
6:20 PM
IBM i Trends and Risks You Can’t Ignore
Fortra
We’ll unpack the biggest takeaways from the 2026 IBM i Marketplace Survey and State of IBM i Security study. What trends are accelerating? And how serious are today’s security gaps? This session delivers insights that matter most, giving you a quick but powerful pulse check on the IBM i landscape.
6:40 PM – Git’g Ready for AI
Arcad Software Inc
Join this session as Jeff Tickner, Arcad’s CTO North America, shares his experience and facts on Git and AI. Currently unless your source is in Git, AI tools don’t have appropriate visibility. Get your source into Git safely right way for AI using an open source and see the value it can bring. Once you tested Bob, now what? What options do you have? What products do you need?
7:00 PM – Precisely
AI is ushering in a new era of productivity and efficiency. It is also creating new security problems and compounding the pre-existing risk of known IBM i vulnerabilities. Join us for this brief session as we explore the security implications of AI and other modern cybersecurity threats.
7:20 PM – From Pit Crew to Race Engineer: Why IBM i Modernization Needs More Than Talent
Programmers.io
For years, IBM i modernization has been approached the same way: add more developers, extend timelines, and hope incremental progress delivers meaningful change. But the world has changed. AI is accelerating development cycles. Integration demands are exploding. And businesses can no longer afford slow, unpredictable transformation journeys. The traditional “staff augmentation-first” model—while still valuable—is no longer enough to compete. In this session, Michael Killian, Simon Hutchinson, and Mike Pavlak share a new perspective on modernization—one shaped by real-world client challenges and the evolution of Programmers.io from a talent provider into a full-scale, AI-powered system integrator.
7:40 PM – Are you protecting your test Data
Arcad Software
Find out that you are exposing your production data to testers, trainers, and many more by not using anonymization. Have your heard of GDPR or CCPA or Law 25. Those apply to you in most cases. This is why anonymization is key.
Wednesday
12:10
PM Recover
Precisely
12:50 PM
Migrate Anywhere (and Back)
Maxava
Are you looking at new Power11 hardware? Considering migrating your workloads to the cloud? Or are you in the cloud and wanting to bring your workloads back on-prem? Come hear how Maxava can help you smoothly move to your next platform, no matter where it will be.