IBM i Strategy and Roadmap update

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.