In this Guided Tour, Amy Blea shares key insights and perspectives on IBM Bob, offering a closer look at how the tool helps organizations better understand their IBM i applications, support modernization initiatives, and enable smarter, more efficient development practices. Through guided examples and practical discussions, attendees gain visibility into how Bob brings clarity to complex environments and helps teams make more confident decisions. It’s a great opportunity to learn, ask questions, and engage—whether you’re deeply experienced with the IBM i platform or just beginning to explore what’s next. And of course, IBM Bob will be along for the ride, helping make the journey both informative and fun.

Discover how Backup, Recovery, and Media Services (BRMS) continues to evolve to help organizations protect their business-critical IBM i applications and data. Join IBM Business Partner Fortra experts Brian Nordland, Bob Butcher, and Aaron Fistler for an IBM i Guided Tour exploring the strategic partnership between IBM and Fortra and how the two organizations work together to deliver, support, and enhance BRMS. The speakers will demonstrate the newer BRMS web interface and show how it can simplify the management of backup, recovery, and media operations. Attendees will also learn practical ways to strengthen recovery readiness, streamline administration, and get more value from BRMS. The session will conclude with a preview of an upcoming BRMS certification course and badge designed to help IBM i professionals validate and expand their BRMS skills. 

Security and compliance continue to be top priorities for organizations running mission-critical IBM i workloads, and IBM PowerSC is designed to help teams simplify and strengthen how they manage those requirements across IBM Power processor-based server environments. Join Anima Varshney, IBM Power Security Product Manager; and Bhargavi Reddy, Senior Software Engineer at Rocket Software, for an IBM i Guided Tour focused on PowerSC for IBM i and the latest enhancements designed to help clients improve visibility, automate compliance, and reduce the complexity of audit preparation. During this Guided Tour, you will learn how IBM PowerSC helps protect IBM i environments with integrated security and compliance automation, real-time monitoring, centralized visibility, policy enforcement, and audit-ready reporting. Anima and Bhargavi will also highlight what is new for IBM i, including capabilities that give system administrators and security teams deeper insight into IBM i system configuration, users, and security posture. Whether you are responsible for IBM i system administration, security, compliance, or infrastructure strategy, this session will provide practical guidance on how PowerSC can help modernize security operations while supporting the reliability and trust IBM i clients depend on. 

Migrating mission-critical IBM i workloads and upgrading operating system levels are two of the most important, yet often the most disruptive, projects for IBM i teams. Join Kris Whitney, IBM i Chief Architect, and Yan Zhuo, IBM i Product Management Leader, for an in-depth IBM i Guided Tour of the latest version of IBM i Migrate While Active, now with new capabilities designed to help organizations move production workloads and perform IBM i operating system upgrades with significantly reduced planned downtime. During this IBM i Guided Tour, you will learn how IBM i Migrate While Active enables production systems to remain operational while system and data changes are synchronized to the target environment in near real time. Kris and Yan will walk through how the solution supports a structured migration and upgrade process, including the initial system save, transfer and restore to the target environment, ongoing synchronization of changed data, validation, and final cutover. The Guided Tour will also highlight how IBM i Migrate While Active helps reduce complex multi-step save and restore processes, simplify migration and upgrade workflows, reduce operational risk, and maintain business continuity throughout the transition.

IBM i Access Client Solutions is the strategic interface for accessing, managing, and working productively with IBM i environments. Join Scott Forstie, IBM Db2 for i Business Architect, for an in-depth Guided Tour on the latest version of IBM i Access Client Solutions and the newest enhancements designed to help IBM i users, developers, system administrators, and database engineers work more efficiently. During this IBM i Guided Tour, you will learn how ACS delivers a modern, flexible, and highly productive experience across key IBM i functions, including the 5250 emulator, Run SQL Scripts, Db2 for i database management, data transfer, printer output, integrated file system access, and open-source package management. The session will also highlight how ACS simplifies deployment and maintenance, supports a wide range of client devices, and helps organizations stay current with the tools they rely on every day. Whether you use ACS for day-to-day system access, SQL development, database analysis, administration, or modernization activities, this session will provide valuable insight into the latest capabilities and best practices for getting more value from IBM i Access Client Solutions. 

IBM i solution providers, ISVs, developers, and IBM Business Partners need easier access to the technology, skills, and ecosystem resources that help them build, test, modernize, and bring solutions to market on IBM Power. Join Tayna Fulmer, Program Director, IBM Power Technology Partner Program, Linda Alkire, Program Manager and Technical Content Strategist, IBM Power, and Ivette Alejandra Sanchez, Business Programs Manager, ISV Technical Engineering, for an IBM i Guided Tour focused on the IBM Power Developer Discount Program and the IBM Power Technology Partner Network. During this session, you will learn how these IBM Power programs can help partners reduce cost barriers for development and testing, access IBM Power processor-based servers on-prem and in Power Virtual Server environments, stay current on the latest IBM Power technologies, and strengthen their visibility in the IBM Power ecosystem. The discussion will also highlight how the IBM Power Technology Partner Network connects partners to technical resources, skills development, enablement content, go-to-market support, webinars, ISV innovation stories, and the IBM Power Solutions Catalog. Whether you are building new IBM i solutions, validating existing applications, modernizing for hybrid cloud, or looking to grow your presence in the IBM Power marketplace, this Guided Tour will show you how to take advantage of the programs and resources designed to help you innovate faster with IBM Power.

Discover how the latest generation of IBM Power11 technology is redefining what entry infrastructure can deliver for IBM i environments. In this IBM i Guided Tour, Fiona Tang, IBM Power Scale-Out Product Manager, and Todd Boyd, IBM Power STSM and Principal Product Manager, will explore a new compact Power11 processor-based server designed to modernize core business workloads while extending enterprise-class reliability, security, and AI capabilities to branch, retail, manufacturing and edge locations. Learn how organizations can improve application performance, support modern hybrid workloads, and prepare for AI inferencing closer to data, all while maintaining the simplicity, resiliency, and trusted architecture IBM i clients depend on. They will cover key architectural enhancements, virtualization and security innovations, memory and storage advancements, and strategies for expanding IBM i environments alongside Linux and AI workloads on a single system. Whether you are planning a hardware refresh, looking to optimize software licensing efficiency, or exploring practical AI use cases for IBM i environments, this session will provide technical insights and real-world guidance for developers, system administrators, and infrastructure architects.

IBM i continues to evolve to help organizations modernize applications, strengthen security, improve operational efficiency, and support emerging business requirements. Join the IBM i Business Architects for an in-depth look at the latest enhancements across the IBM i platform and discover how new capabilities are helping clients get even more value from their investments. During this IBM i Guided Tour, you will learn about advancements in security and resiliency, modern application development, Db2 for i innovation, system management, performance optimization, and hybrid workload support. The session will also highlight enhancements to popular IBM i tools and technologies, including Navigator for i, Access Client Solutions, open-source development environments, and backup and recovery solutions. Whether you are responsible for IBM i infrastructure, application development, database management, or IT strategy, this session will provide valuable insights into the newest capabilities designed to help you innovate, modernize, and prepare for the future with IBM i.

Whether you're just getting your career in IT started, or you've been at it for a while, you probably hope that your job brings more than just financial stability, you'd like to feel a sense of fulfillment. After over 40 years at IBM, Steve Will, CTO and Chief Architect of IBM i, has some thoughts that might help. He'll talk about fundamental behaviors and traits which promote a fulfilling career.

IBM i development teams are under increasing pressure to modernize applications faster while maintaining the reliability, security, and business continuity their organizations depend on. Join Tim Rowe, IBM i Application Development and System Management Business Architect and STSM, and Peter Ma, AI on IBM Power Product Manager, for an exclusive guided tour of the IBM Bob Premium Package for i. Designed specifically for IBM i developers, the IBM Bob Premium Package for i extends IBM Bob with IBM i-native AI capabilities that understand RPG, CL, DDS, application dependencies, and real system context. During this session, you will see how Bob helps development teams accelerate modernization, generate documentation, improve onboarding, create unit tests, and safely transform legacy applications using AI-assisted workflows purpose-built for IBM i. Attendees will learn how IBM Bob connects directly to IBM i environments, enables AI-powered code understanding and modernization, and helps organizations reduce risk while increasing developer productivity.