The Future of IBM i at COMMON POWERUp18
May 21, 2018
COMMON’s POWERUp18 conference is just around the corner. A large contingent of the IBM i community is in our final preparations for the event. I’m excited, and one of the best things about this particular annual conference is the focus it will have on the future: the future of IBM i as a platform, and […]
ArticlesCelebrating IBM i at COMMON POWERUp18
April 12, 2018
One of the biggest events for IBM i professionals is the annual conference put on by the COMMON organization. This year, the event is named POWERUp18.
ArticlesIBM i 30th Anniversary Celebration Begins
April 2, 2018
Here we go! As I hinted in my last post, it’s time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of IBM i—and that celebration starts today, officially. We had a “preview party” of sorts at the RPG & DB2 Summit a few weeks ago, and we had a great time. Now, we get to start celebrating with […]
ArticlesThe IBM i 30th Anniversary Is Here and We Need Your Photos
February 20, 2018
Do you have some photos you’d be willing to share? OK, that sounds a little weird. Let me give you some context. People with a little knowledge of the platform (and a basic understanding of arithmetic) have already started asking me whether IBM is going to be recognizing the 30th anniversary of the platform. Most […]
ArticlesHarry Williams on Building the Next Generation of Mainframers
February 1, 2018
Reg Harbeck talks with Harry Williams about his involvement with SHARE and bringing new people to the platform. Listen to the interview via the orange play button or read the transcript below. Reg Harbeck: Hi. I'm Reg Harbeck and I'm here with Harry Williams, who is the president of SHARE. Harry has been really involved […]
Andrew Hicks Celebrates Interest in the Mainframe and Building 3-D Printers
January 1, 2018
Reg Harbeck: Hi. I’m Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Andrew Hicks who is a new IBMer who is involved with the mainframe and a vast number of other really interesting things. I met him at SHARE and every conversation we’ve had has been so interesting that we absolutely had to do a zTalk […]
ArticlesDeep Thinking in IBM Rochester With Watson Analytics
October 27, 2017
Charles Guarino reflects on the IBM i Driveway to Watson event.
Articles9th Annual Enterprise Computing Community Conference: Day 2
July 17, 2017
In June, I attended the 9th annual Enterprise Computing Community (ECC) conference hosted by Marist College with collaboration and support from academic and industry partners and sponsors. This year’s conference was June 11 to 13, 2017. I gave an overview of the conference in a previous post and I covered in detail the sessions from […]
Articles9th Annual Enterprise Computing Community Conference: Day 1
July 10, 2017
In June, I attended the 9th annual Enterprise Computing Community (ECC) conference hosted by Marist College with collaboration and support from academic and industry partners and sponsors. This year’s conference was June 11 to 13, 2017. I gave an overview of the conference in my previous post. In this post, I focus primarily on the […]
Articles9th Annual Enterprise Computing Community Conference
June 26, 2017
Two weeks ago, I attended the 9th annual Enterprise Computing Community (ECC) conference hosted by Marist College with collaboration and support from academic and industry partners and sponsors. This year’s conference was Sunday, June 11, to Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Revitalizing Undergraduate Education in Enterprise Computing ECC was formed because of a National Science Foundation […]