IBM i continues to evolve with new capabilities that help organizations strengthen security, improve performance, modernize applications, simplify system management, and increase resiliency. Join the IBM i Business Architects for an in-depth IBM i Guided Tour of the latest platform enhancements and practical guidance for planning adoption. The session will cover advancements across key areas such as Db2 for i, application development, system management, security, networking, storage, availability, and open source, with demonstrations or examples where appropriate. Attendees will learn what is new, which enhancements may deliver immediate value, and what system administrators, developers, architects, and IT leaders should consider as they plan their next IBM i updates. Whether your priority is operational efficiency, modernization, resilience, or preparing the platform for new workloads, this session will provide a comprehensive view of the newest IBM i innovation. 

The IBM i team is announcing a series of Guided Tours on important IBM i topics. These Guided Tours are intended for IBM and Business Partner sellers and technical sellers. Customers are also welcome to attend the Guided Tour sessions.

VS Code has become the go to IDE to get development done on IBM i. It let’s you work with project traditionally hosted on IBM i, but the next step forward is it to get these projects into Git. And using Code for IBM i, it’s as simple as with any other modern language.

This session will cover the basics of Code for IBM i and focus on how to work with an IBM i project hosted on Git from VS Code:

– How to compile from VS Code

– Which tools to use to manage and build a Git project

– Which extensions can help with Git and IBM i

Discover how the latest IBM i Solution Edition enhancements can help small and midsized businesses modernize their infrastructure, strengthen business resilience, and support their development teams. Join the IBM i team to explore the addition of the IBM Power S1112 and expanded software and support options, including reduced-price offerings for IBM i Migrate While Active, BRMS, and IBM i Extensions for Visual Studio Code Enterprise Support. We will also highlight IBM Power Virtual Server credits and community and education benefits. Whether you are planning a hardware refresh or evaluating IBM i subscription options, learn what is included, how to qualify, and how to get started with your IBM Business Partner.

IBM i teams often rely on a combination of platform-native tools, scripts, APIs, monitoring products, ticketing systems, and enterprise automation platforms to keep critical environments running. Join Erik O'Neill, Senior Product Manager, Banking and Application Modernization, IBM Power; and Hari Muralidharan, Senior Technical Staff Member, Systems Management Architect, IBM Power; for an IBM i Guided Tour exploring how IBM Concert and the IBM Concert platform can help connect operational context with coordinated automation across applications, infrastructure, security, and operations. The session will examine potential IBM i use cases such as orchestrating existing scripts and playbooks, responding to events, coordinating cross-platform remediation, managing approvals, and creating repeatable workflows that reduce manual handoffs. Attendees will learn how Concert Workflows can complement existing tools rather than require teams to replace them, what integration patterns to consider, and how to select a focused first use case that delivers measurable operational value.

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 session explores how conferences, mentorship, community involvement, and side projects can accelerate growth and create meaningful career opportunities.

Attendees will learn how to engage strategically at IBM i events, approach interviews with confidence, identify skill gaps, and build credibility within the community. The session also addresses common misconceptions about networking and professional development in the IBM i world.

Participants will leave with clear, actionable steps they can immediately apply to strengthen their career trajectory and become active contributors to the IBM i ecosystem.

IBM i environments support business-critical workloads that require continuous availability, efficient resource management, and fast response when operational conditions change. Join Heather Lavergne, Product Manager, IBM Power Automation; and Hari Muralidharan, Senior Technical Staff Member, Systems Management Architect, IBM Power; for an IBM i Guided Tour focused on practical use cases for IBM Power Autonomous Operations. The session will explore how AI-driven insights, Power system telemetry, and automated operational actions can help teams identify capacity pressure, investigate emerging issues, reduce repetitive work, and improve the speed and consistency of systems management. Heather and Hari will discuss where Power Autonomous Operations can complement the expertise of IBM i system administrators, what teams should consider when introducing progressive levels of automation, and how governance and human oversight remain part of the operating model. Attendees will leave with concrete scenarios for evaluating the technology in their own IBM Power and IBM i environments. 

Maintaining a healthy IBM i environment requires more than simply reacting to problems when they occur. Critical system events, performance degradation, and application failures can quickly impact productivity, uptime, and business operations. The challenge is identifying and responding to these issues before they escalate.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss how absMessage helps organizations reduce administrative overhead, improve operational efficiency, and maximize system availability. By automating monitoring, alerting, and response processes, absMessage enables teams to address issues before they become critical, while intelligent escalation ensures the right personnel are notified at the right time. From routine operational tasks to major system events, absMessage helps IT departments maintain visibility, reduce workload, and keep IBM i environments running at peak performance.

This session is a dive into IBMi Command Line tooling with a hands-on introduction and its role in the OS. Learn how CL commands are structured and used to interact with the IBMi environment, navigate into SHELL and other interfaces like QSHELL and PASE, and explore the broader IBM ecosystem.

Walk away with a solid understanding of essential CL commands to work more efficiently on the IBMi platform.