How to Talk to Aliens

In this session Steve will show examples of talking to external (alien) systems using open source software all from the comfort of your IBM i server.
Accessing data on a cloud hosted Microsoft SQL Server
Accessing data held in a Google Docs spreadsheet
Accessing data held in Salesforce
Coming out of this session Steve hopes you'll be inspired to use open source software in your next ""proof of concept"" project.

This session was created by Richard Moulton of RMsoftwareServices.co.uk, its content available for you to use yourself and GitHub and Steve hopes he can do this great presentation justice.

Steve Bradshaw

Friendly Techie

RowtonIT.com

My latest work as the Friendly Techie, includes assisting IBM i with the design and testing with IBM i 7.6 as both Beta Tester and Redbook Author, and as assistant in the design and testing of the new IBM i Migrate While Active tool and the AI based RPG Code Assistant.

I have worked in the IBM Business Partner world for over thirty years now and despite IBM's best attempts I still love them ;-) My career started as an RPG developer but for the last twenty years I have specialised in System Design, installation and management. In 2008 I founded my own company (Rowton) and now I and my team spend my time supporting clients or designing new IT solutions using a combination of Power servers, Intel and storage with a little extra cloud magic where it's needed.

When I'm not looking after my own clients, I help run the UK's largest IBM i User Group the i-UG and also serve on the Common Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) to help IBM shape the future of IBM i. In 2019, IBM made me an IBM Champion in recognition of the work I have done to help and evangelise the IBM i platform, Happy Days :-)

I have a love of teaching IBM i and have spent over a decade volunteering to teach at IBM i events around the world, in more recent times I have been creating my online webinars. I am a firm believer that the more I teach, the more I learn.

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