What is it?
i-Community's annual Study Tour to the IBM Rochester Laboratories.
Sessions from key speakers, scheduled from 6 to 8 September, will span the full range of IBM i infrastructure and development topics.
The Tour is covered by the i-Community Confidential Disclosure Agreement for maximum benefit to attendees.
The Tour is offered to UK i-Community members, with details as below, or on a Wednesday to Friday daytime basis to US residents.
Dates
Tuesday 5 September to Monday 11 September 2017
Location
IBM Laboratories, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Who should attend
- IT Directors
- Chief Information Officers
- IT Infrastructure Managers
- IT Development Managers
- IT Architects
Provisional Agenda
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
08:45 am Arrival and Coffee
09:00 am Welcome and Introductions
John Rathke, WW Briefing Project Manager - Executive Briefing Center - Rochester
09:15 am IBM i Update and Roadmap
Steve Will, Chief Architect - IBM i
10:15 am Break
10:45 am DB2 for IBM i Enhancements
Mark Anderson, Chief Architect DB2 for i, SQL, SQL Language Council, Database, Query
11:45 am Luncheon
Dave Nelson, Director, IBM i & I/O Development
12:45 pm PowerVM Update and Roadmap
Kris Whitney, IBM i I/O, Storage, and Virtualization Architecture - PowerVC for IBM i
01:45 pm Break
02:00 pm PowerHA Update and Directions
Steve Finnes, Power Systems HA Product Offering Manager
03:00 pm IBM i Application Modernization
Tim Rowe, Business Architect of Application Development for IBM i
Thursday, September 07, 2017
08:45 am Arrival and Coffee
09:00 am POWER Systems Update and Directions
Brad Brech, Distinguished Engineer, POWER Solutions, Academy of Technology Member
10:00 am Break
10:15 am BRMS Update and Roadmap
Aaron Fistler, HelpSystems
11:30 am Luncheon
12:30 pm Systems Management Update
Tim Rowe, Business Architect of Application Development for IBM i
Friday, September 08, 2017
09:00 am Open Source and IBM i
Jesse Gorzinski, Business Architect: Open Source on IBM i
10:00 am Connecting Watson to IBM i from Open Source
Jesse Gorzinski, Business Architect: Open Source on IBM i
11:15 am Electronic Support Update and Discussion
12:00 pm Sandwich Lunch
More details
The group will leave London Heathrow on Tuesday 5 September for a direct flight to Minneapolis St Paul, and then transfer to Rochester by car. Accommodation will be at the Marriott TownePlace Suites, opposite the Laboratories ('blue buildings'). We will spend Wednesday to Friday in intensive sessions in the IBM Executive Briefing Center following which we will then return to Minneapolis, staying at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott. Attendees can explore the Twin Cities before leaving for the UK in the afternoon of Sunday 10 September, getting back to Heathrow on the Monday morning.
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