ACS, DB2 and the Latest Tools - Scott Forstie and Jesse Gorzinski

This session will show how IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) is providing new and improved Navigator capabilities for the database user. We will include a live demo of database features in ACS Nav, some of which are currently available and others which will be available soon. If you know and love using iAccess for Windows to work with DB2 for i, come to this session to understand how ACS Nav can help you now and into the future.

Scott Forstie

Db2 for i Business Architect

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

Jesse Gorzinski

Senior Business Architect - Open Source Software on IBM i

IBM

Jesse Gorzinski works for the IBM i development lab in Rochester, MN. He is the Business Architect of open source technologies. Jesse, who was doing RPG programming at the age of 18, is an expert on application development on IBM i, as well as system access and modernization. His hobbies include playing with his dog, replacing complex applications with 5-line Python programs, and advocating for the use of new technologies on IBM i!Prior to his 2006 employment at IBM, Jesse worked with the AS/400 as an I/T administrator for an IBM customer in the finance/mortgage industry, where he specialized in data backup/recovery, process optimization, and information integrity. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science as well as a Master of Business Administration degree