12th May 2022

International i-Power 2022

International i-Power 2022

Don’t miss out on i-UG’s International i-Power 2022

Date: 7th & 8th June 2022
Venue: Park Inn Hotel By Radisson, Northampton

The annual event for IBM i practitioners is back, with two days of education, information, and networking opportunities.

Bringing together the largest IBM i user group in the UK, International i-Power 2022 promises to deliver educational sessions with IBM i experts, give you the very latest up-to-the-minute news and information on IBM i, and facilitate communication between IBM i professionals and peers.

As with other events, all the great and the good of the IBM i world are presenting at the event, including Alison Butterill, Paul Tuohy and Jon Paris.

Register now to attend sessions including:

International i-Power 2022: Day One

i-UG Classroom Workshops: Session One (09:30)

  • Advanced Queries: Multi-Dimensional Grouping and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Functions – Powerful Partners (part 1) – with Birgitta Hauser
  • Hands-on NewNave The IBM Navigator for i (part 1) – with Rudi van Helvoirt
  • IBM i Security in the Real World (part 1) – Guy Marmorat
  • Modern RPG Editing Options – John Paris & Susan Gantner

i-UG Classroom Workshops: Session Two (11:00)

  • Advanced Queries: Multi-Dimensional Grouping and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Functions – Powerful Partners (part 2) – with Birgitta Hauser
  • Hands-on NewNave The IBM Navigator for i (part 2) – with Rudi van Helvoirt
  • IBM i Security in the Real World (part 2) – Guy Marmorat
  • The Latest in RPG – John Paris
  • Dispel the Myths – Mike Ryan & Steve Bradshaw

i-UG Classroom Workshops: Session Three (13:15)

  • Use Ansible for your IBM i monitoring (part 1) – Andy Youens
  • Merlin IBM’s Next Generation Development & Modernisation environment for i (part 1) – Adrian Tully
  • IBM i Elementary School – Steve Bradshaw
  • ACS for Programmers: Including 7.5 Updates – Paul Tuohy
  • Education Experience – Mike Ryan & Colin Spofford

i-UG Classroom Workshops: Session Four (14:45)

  • Use Ansible for your IBM i monitoring (part 2) – Andy Youens
  • Merlin IBM’s Next Generation Development & Modernisation environment for i (part 2) – Adrian Tully
  • IBM i Careers – Steve Cast
  • Consuming & Generating JSON – (RPG vs SQL) – Paul Tuohy & Jon Paris
  • Executive Round Table Session

 Gala Dinner (18:30)

International i-Power 2022: Day Two

Breakfast Session (08:00)

  • Learn how to use from IBM i the SnapShot/FlashCopy ‘magic’ function (and reduce daily work) – Pascal Ruckebusch
  • Web Query over i-UG Database – Steve Cast & Chris Fenn
  • How to future proof core business applications locked in outdated technology – Eugine King

Welcome Session (09:00)

  • Welcome session setting out some exciting changes, introducing new faces and pointing out the added value that i-UG provides to members – Mike Ryan
  • Speed Date the Sponsors (09:20)
  • Conference Keynote Presentation (09:30) – Alison Butterill

Session One (10:50)

  • IBM Flash storage – The benefits of external storage – Mike Potter
  • Get Ready for the BT switch off – it starts now! – John Taylor
  • Demonstration of an Open source-based Scenario around stock reorder – Ross Cruickshank
  • Web-Services only with SQL? Yes (Db2 for) i can! – Birgitta Hauser
  • MACRO 4

Debate – Cloud vs On-Premise (11:40)

Session Two (13:50)

  • Macro4 – Herb Daly
  • Viruses and Ransomware on Power: What are the Threats & How to Mitigate Risk – Mike Davison
  • Things I love about 7.5 – Steve Bradshaw
  • Topic TBC – Susan Gantner
  • Streaming Data from IBM i to Next Generation Platform – Precisely Customer Journey – Alexander Trekin

Session Two (13:50)

  • Latest hardware update – Doug Gibbs
  • The Path to safety (IBM CyberVault) – Stan Wilkins
  • Performance Monitoring – Morton Rasmussen
  • Still stuck on PDM/SEU? Switch to Visual Studio Code for free! – Andy Youens
  • Hyper Automation – Andrew Simpson

Prize-giving (15:30)


Register here to attend International i-Power 2022 from Tuesday 7 June to Wednesday 8 June at Park Inn Hotel By Radisson, Northampton

Posted by Paul on 12th May 2022.