IBM i Guided Tour 2025
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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.
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Join Yan Zhuo and Steve Will for an essential update on the IBM i strategy and roadmap. This session will provide a forward-looking view into the future of IBM i, including the latest innovations, investment areas, and how IBM is evolving the platform to meet modern business demands. Whether you're a long-time IBM i advocate or exploring its capabilities for the first time, this session will help you understand where the platform is headed and how it continues to deliver value in hybrid cloud, AI, and mission-critical workloads.
Join Yan Zhuo and Steve Will for an essential update on the IBM i strategy and roadmap. This session will provide a forward-looking view into the future of IBM i, including the latest innovations, investment areas, and how IBM is evolving the platform to meet modern business demands. Whether you're a long-time IBM i advocate or exploring its capabilities for the first time, this session will help you understand where the platform is headed and how it continues to deliver value in hybrid cloud, AI, and mission-critical workloads.
Steven Will
Chief Architect - IBM i, IBM
Steve has worked on the IBM i operating system and its predecessors since the initial development of the AS/400. Since 2007, he has been the IBM i Chief Architect, responsible for the strategy of the operating system and the plan for future releases.
Yan Zhuo
IBM i Product Management Leader
IBM
I have been with IBM for over twenty years, starting out as tech sales and consultant, then product management. Acting as a technical product manager, I worked with a development team, and together we delivered a next-gen requirements management product that was used by NASA for its mission to Mars. I launched the first multi-tenant SaaS with an on-prem delivery before IBM has the hybrid cloud infrastructure. And the multi-tenant SaaS product won the first subscription deal for IBM Cloud. Recently I have delivered business partner activation kits for watsonx.ai, watsonx.data and watsonx.governance. watsonx is IBM's generative AI platform.
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Join Steve Will, IBM i Chief Architect, as he introduces the IBM i platform and the exciting new #ProjectBob — a next-generation AI-powered code assistant designed to support developers working with IBM i.
Join Steve Will, IBM i Chief Architect, as he introduces the IBM i platform and the exciting new #ProjectBob — a next-generation AI-powered code assistant designed to support developers working with IBM i.
Steven Will
Chief Architect - IBM i, IBM
Steve has worked on the IBM i operating system and its predecessors since the initial development of the AS/400. Since 2007, he has been the IBM i Chief Architect, responsible for the strategy of the operating system and the plan for future releases.
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In this Guided Tour, Wayne Bowers explores IBM i Access Client Solutions (IBM i ACS)—a critical interface for both IT and business users interacting with IBM i. Understanding how to administer and control IBM i ACS is essential for maintaining a secure and efficient environment. This session takes a deeper dive into the tools IBM provides to administer and restrict access within IBM i ACS. We’ll examine the ACSConfig.properties file, how it can be used to manage behaviors, and how to safeguard those configurations. We’ll also explore methods to limit user access to specific ACS functions, and conclude with a brief look at how ACS features can be automated through scripting.
In this Guided Tour, Wayne Bowers explores IBM i Access Client Solutions (IBM i ACS)—a critical interface for both IT and business users interacting with IBM i. Understanding how to administer and control IBM i ACS is essential for maintaining a secure and efficient environment.
This session takes a deeper dive into the tools IBM provides to administer and restrict access within IBM i ACS. We’ll examine the ACSConfig.properties file, how it can be used to manage behaviors, and how to safeguard those configurations. We’ll also explore methods to limit user access to specific ACS functions, and conclude with a brief look at how ACS features can be automated through scripting.Wayne Bowers
Software Engineer - IBM
Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the IFS.
Wayne has been developing and delivering presentations since 1999, and at COMMON and other User Groups and IBM Conferences since 2009.
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Amy Blea and Steve Will share how modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. IBM i empowers business leaders and developers to modernize with confidence—building on what works instead of replacing it. With deployment flexibility, you can optimize applications across hybrid environments, integrate cloud-native solutions, and extend core systems via APIs. Developers can refactor code, automate testing, and add AI capabilities—all while keeping critical workloads running.
Amy Blea and Steve Will share how modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. IBM i empowers business leaders and developers to modernize with confidence—building on what works instead of replacing it. With deployment flexibility, you can optimize applications across hybrid environments, integrate cloud-native solutions, and extend core systems via APIs. Developers can refactor code, automate testing, and add AI capabilities—all while keeping critical workloads running.
Steven Will
Chief Architect - IBM i, IBM
Steve has worked on the IBM i operating system and its predecessors since the initial development of the AS/400. Since 2007, he has been the IBM i Chief Architect, responsible for the strategy of the operating system and the plan for future releases.
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IBM i Access Client Solutions (IBM i ACS) is a foundational tool for interacting with the IBM i platform. This session will begin with an overview of IBM i ACS, presented by Wayne Bowers, covering its core features and capabilities. Attendees will then be guided through a structured, step-by-step approach to deploying IBM i ACS in their environments.
BM i Access Client Solutions (IBM i ACS) is a foundational tool for interacting with the IBM i platform. This session will begin with an overview of IBM i ACS, presented by Wayne Bowers, covering its core features and capabilities. Attendees will then be guided through a structured, step-by-step approach to deploying IBM i ACS in their environments.
Wayne Bowers
Software Engineer - IBM
Wayne Bowers has been with IBM since 1997, where he works with the IBM i Global Support Center in Rochester MN. He is an Advisory Software Engineer specializing in the support of the IBM i Access (aka Client Access) products, Console, the TCP Telnet communications server, and the IFS.
Wayne has been developing and delivering presentations since 1999, and at COMMON and other User Groups and IBM Conferences since 2009.
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Join Brock Chamblin as he speaks on Instana -- IBM's observability and automation tool for the entirety of the organization. He will go over the three pillars of observability with Instana, the IBM i-specific Instana features and use-cases, and how Instana can be used to benefit any organization.
Join Brock Chamblin as he speaks on Instana -- IBM's observability and automation tool for the entirety of the organization. He will go over the three pillars of observability with Instana, the IBM i-specific Instana features and use-cases, and how Instana can be used to benefit any organization.
Brock Shamblin
Software Engineer
IBM
Brock Shamblin in a Software Engineer at IBM that graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Masters of Science in Computer Science.
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Join Scott Forstie, the SQL Tutor, to learn how the very powerful SQL language can be used beyond the database. He will go over tips and tricks for system managers, security managers, database engineers, application developers, and more!
Join Scott Forstie, the SQL Tutor, to learn how the very powerful SQL language can be used beyond the database. He will go over tips and tricks for system managers, security managers, database engineers, application developers, and more!
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.
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Navigator is a storied element of systems management on IBM i. In this guided tour, Tim Rowe will walk through the updates and functionalities of Navigator and how to securely administer an IBM i system.
Navigator is a storied element of systems management on IBM i. In this guided tour, Tim Rowe will walk through the updates and functionalities of Navigator and how to securely administer an IBM i system.
Tim Rowe
Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i
Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.
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PowerVS for i and Migrate While Active have experienced a multitude of upgrades in IBM i 7.6. In this guided tour, Tonny Bastiaans and Dan Sundt will review these changes and what they mean for your businesses.
PowerVS for i and Migrate While Active have experienced a multitude of upgrades in IBM i 7.6. In this guided tour, Tonny Bastiaans and Dan Sundt will review these changes and what they mean for your businesses.
Tonny Bastiaans
WW Offering Manager Power Virtual Server
IBM
Tonny has over 18 years of experience working at IBM in a variety of roles. He has an open mind building the bridge between technic and business. Tonny is always interested in a good conversation and human interaction (accompanied with a good cup of coffee)
Daniel Sundt
Technical Sales Specialist, IBM
Daniel helps customers architect optimal solutions on IBM Power Systems servers running the IBM i, AIX, and Linux operating systems, and has been supporting IBM i customers for over 25 years. He also specializes in working with ISV's or applications on IBM hardware/software
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In the latest edition of the IBM i Guided Tour series, Sanjula Ganepola will walk through how VS code can improve RPG unit testing.
In the latest edition of the IBM i Guided Tour series, Sanjula Ganepola will walk through how VS code can improve RPG unit testing.
Sanjula Ganepola
Software Developer - IBM i App Dev & AI Toolchain
IBM
