Hands on Python Workshop for IBM i 

Mike Pavlak, Saturday, May 18 - 8:00am | Fantasy Tower Castle A-C

IBM i Batch Processing Options in the 21st Century

Mike Pavlak, Sunday, May 19 - 2:45pm | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom B

Business Uses for Python and IBM i

Mike Pavlak, Sunday, May 19 - 4:00pm | Fantasy Tower South Ballroom A

Open Source

Mike Pavlak, Alan Seiden, Erwin Earley, Michael Dawson, Jesse Gorzinski, Josh Hall.
Sunday, May 19 - 1:30pm | Fantasy Tower Magic Kingdom 3

Introduction to Python on IBM i

Mike Pavlak, Monday, May 20 - 10:30am | Fantasy Tower South Ballroom A

Advanced Python Programming and IBM i

Mike Pavlak, Wednesday, May 22 - 10:30am | Fantasy Tower South Ballroom A

Modernization Case Study – Creating a Database Abstraction Layer

Ray Everhart, Monday, May 20 - 4:00pm | Fantasy Tower Magic Kingdom 4

Developer Productivity – Playbook for Modernizing Multi Member Files

Ray Everhart, Sunday, May 19 - 11:30am | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

Building and Sharing RDi Templates to Improve Developer Productivity

Ray Everhart, Wednesday, May 22 - 9:15am | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

Business Value of Open Source and IBM i

Mike Pavlak, Wednesday, May 22 - 4:00pm | Fantasy Tower South Ballroom A

Preparing Your Data for Watson

Ray Everhart, Tuesday, May 21 - 5:15pm | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

ai

Preparing Your Application for Modernization - Cleaning Your Codebase

Ray Everhart, Wednesday, May 22 - 2:45pm | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

Modernization

Greg Patterson, Tim Rowe, Scott Klement, Scott Forstie, Charlie Guarino: Sunday, May 19 - 1:30pm | Fantasy Tower Magic Kingdom 1

Developer Productivity Case Study – Test Driven Architecture

Ray Everhart, Wednesday, May 22 - 5:15pm | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

Web Design Tips for Green Screeners Greg Patterson

Greg Patterson, Monday, May 20 - 4:00pm | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom B

Vendor sponsored

10 Questions to Determine Your Modernization Strategy

Chris Koppe, Monday, May 20 2:45pm - 3:45pm.

Modernization should bring value to your business, align with your goals and better position you for the future. With countless modernization options available for IBM i users, it’s not always easy to determine the best choice for you.

In this session, Chris Koppe will cut through the noise to help you understand the solutions available and show you how to determine which modernization strategies are right for your business by focusing on 10 key questions to ask yourself. He will also share real-life case studies of strategies used by IBM i customers and the results they have achieved.

In this session, you will learn

• How modernization can deliver benefits to IT and to the business?
• How to use your existing skills and tools to get you started in modernization?
• How you can balance modernization projects with all of your daily responsibilities?

Comparing Modernization Approaches : RPG OA, Node.js, PHP and More Greg Patterson

Greg Patterson, Wednesday, May 22 - 9:15am | Fantasy Tower Monorail C

ITEC

THINK TANK: Innovating for Change – Aligning digital strategies with business value

Chris Koppe, Alison Butterill, Mike Pavlak, Pete Massiello, May 21, 10:30pm – 11:30pm

Digital transformation is about more than deploying new technologies and platforms (e.g. artificial intelligence, cloud, mobile). To realize true business value through improved productivity, increased agility, and the ability to effectively compete in your market, it is important to consider corporate culture, how you attract and retain great talent, and how you will modernize legacy applications and processes.

The presenters will discuss how organizations can build their digital strategies that deliver on business value requirements while avoiding the mistakes others have made. The session will be interactive and moderated by Carl Novit.

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Choose Your Own Adventure: An Interactive IBM i Modernization Case Study Greg Patterson

Greg Patterson, Wednesday, May 22 1:30pm | Fantasy Tower Monorail C

What You Need to Know About AI and Cognitive Systems

Pascal Polverini, Monday, May 20 2:45pm | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

Open Access Magic! Restructure Your Database Without Modifying Applications

Pascal Polverini, Tuesday, May 20 8:00am | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

How to Globalize your IBM i Applications

Pascal Polverini, Tuesday, May 21 10:30am | Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

ITEC 

AI and Watson in the Real-World

Brendan Kay, May 20 4:00pm – 5:00pm

This session, which is focused on real-world examples, emphasizes on the business value derived from AI. After attending this session, IBM i clients will better understand where and how Watson/AI can be used in their organization.

Resize Your IBM i Database Fields with Fresche’s Automated Resizing Solution

Robert Arce, Tuesday, May 21 • 2:45pm - 3:45pm | Adventure Tower Adventure