Name: Adoption, Care & Feeding of Open Source Packages
Start: 2026-10-26T09:00:00-0400
End: 2026-10-26T10:00:00-0400

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Adoption, Care & Feeding of Open Source Packages

Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

TBD

As more and more development teams embrace Open Source technologies on the IBM i, it is important that Systems Administrators understand managing these packages on the IBM i. This session will predominantly look at the Open Source Package Management capabilities included with IBM i Access Client Solutions as the go to environment for those who are not themselves using the Open Source packages, but will also cover the Shell YUM commands that can also be used by more advanced users to manage packages. We will also discuss approaches to managing this environment in various secured network environments, and general recommendations on updating individual packages.

Speakers

Wayne Bowers

IBM i Global Support, 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... Read More →

Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Systems Administration, Systems Management

Company Intermediate Level

NAViGATE 2026 at IBM TechXchange

Wayne Bowers

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