Expert Tips for IBM I - Tom Huntington, Amneris Teruel, & Chuck Losinski

These are very exciting times for IBM i: Power10 and IBM i 7.5 have been released, tools like Merlin and RDi are assisting in application modernization, the remote workforce has further accelerated modernization of operations and incorporation of new technologies, and the Log4j vulnerability made clear the need to keep up with patches and updated security technologies.

In such a changing context, it is essential to know the IBM market trends and technology launches and think about how they affect your IBM i. In this webinar, IBM i experts Amneris Teruel, Tom Huntington, and Chuck Losinski provide technology tips and advice to keep in mind for IBM i, including:

- Modernizing with Power10 and automation

- Preventing malware on Power Systems: yes, it’s a real thing!

- Making full use of DB2 database capabilities: masking, encryption, etc.

And much more

Tom Huntington

Executive Vice President of Technical Solutions at HelpSystem

Tom Huntington is Executive Vice President of Technical Solutions at HelpSystems, and has been with the company for nearly 30 years. He works with business alliances, acquisitions and large customer relationships and ensures that the HelpSystems software works with other major software and hardware vendors worldwide.

Tom often speaks on enterprise scheduling, security, automation topics, IBM i technology, and the HelpSystems products, and hosts technical presentations on a variety of automation topics. He is the author of the HelpSystems IBM i Marketplace Survey and has written articles on automated operations, security, cloud computing, and business intelligence for leading trade journals and newsletters. He was named an IBM Champion in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 for over three decades of advocation and thought leadership on the IBM i platform.

Chuck Losinski

Director of Technical Solutions, HelpSystems

Chuck Losinski, Director of Technical Solutions for the Robot product line, has been with HelpSystems for nearly 20 years. He has over 30 years of experience in IT, including 25+ years on the IBM i platform.

Chuck's background covers a wide variety of technical responsibilities, involving system implementation, programming, operations, and support. He is certified as an IBM System Administrator and as a HelpSystems Robot Certified Specialist.

Chuck has helped numerous customers automate business applications from Infor, Oracle JD Edwards, HBOC, RxClaim, Infinium, Fiserv, Jack Henry, and more. Currently he is the co-president of the local IBM i user group, QUSER.

Amneris Teruel

HelpSystems

Amneris Teruel is a senior consultant in Information Security and Automation. She has a degree in Systems Analysis and she has specialized in IBM i since the beginning of her professional career, becoming one of the most recognized IBM i experts in Latin America.