Another year and another busy time for the IBM i team. They’ve been traveling around listening to your feedback out there in the community on needs and requirements for IBM i and are now ready to present you with the latest and greatest. Join COMMON and the IBM i Business Architects on Tuesday, October 10^th at 10:00AM CST for a roundtable discussion on the latest and greatest with the platform. You’ll hear updates about security, database, hardware, systems management, application modernization, open source, and more. Mark this on your calendar now so you don’t miss out on learning about new updates and features that will bring value to your teams, applications, and systems. 

The “i” in “IBM i” stands for “integration”, and the database is a key component of that. The IBM i team has been hard at work listening to the needs and feedback of the community and have delivered a new round of Db2 for i updates for all users of IBM i to enjoy. Join Scott Forstie, Db2 for i Business Architect, on Thursday, October 12^th at 10:00AM CST for a discussion with COMMON on the latest Db2 for i updates. Scott will overview the latest updates within Db2 for i, including new SYSTOOLS functions that add even more capabilities for system administrators, developers, and all users of IBM i alike. Learn how these new capabilities in Db2 for i will increase productivity for your teams and how to utilize updated database functions to maximize business value.  

In this series, see a team of Common Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members, Common Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members, and IBM team members react to the technology refreshes and other timely news in the world of IBM i. In episode one, the panel discusses goodies in IBM i 7.5 TR3 / IBM i 7.4 TR 9.