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Monday, October 26
 

9:00am EDT

Building a Successful IFS Security Strategy
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The Integrated File System (IFS) remains one of the most overlooked areas in IBM i security. Many organizations either underestimate the risks posed by an unsecured IFS or lack clarity on how to effectively protect it. This oversight can leave sensitive data vulnerable to unauthorized access, manipulation, malware, and theft. In this session, attendees will learn practical strategies for securing the IFS and discover the tools and configurations necessary to implement robust protections. We’ll also explore the latest security features introduced in IBM i 7.6, which offer expanded capabilities to safeguard the IFS environment.
Speakers
avatar for Sandi Moore

Sandi Moore

Sr. Solutions Engineer & IBM Power Champion, Fortra LLC
Sandi Moore is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Fortra with over 20 years of experience supporting systems monitoring and security software. She works extensively with IBM i environments and has been involved in product demonstrations, implementations, support, training, research, and... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Security, IFS |   Systems Administration, IFS

9:00am EDT

A Journey to the Truth....with AI and Ansible!
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Sometimes, the answer to a tricky problem is right in front of you - you just have to know where to look. That’s what the team at PC Richard & Son discovered while rolling out our next-generation POS solution to our fleet of IBM i systems using Ansible. Everything was going well until we hit a hardware issue on one IBM Power Server. Fixing that single machine was easy, but figuring out if the same issue was quietly lurking on other servers? That was the real challenge. Join us for a real-world case study on how we used Ansible and AI in creative ways to find and fix hidden problems before they caused major headaches. We’ll share what we learned, how AI helped us work smarter, and how you can apply these lessons to your own environment.
Speakers
avatar for Steven Wolk

Steven Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son
Steven Wolk is the CTO for PC Richard & Son. Founded in 1909, PC Richard is a family owned and operated chain of over 65 appliance, electronics, and mattress superstores located throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Steve's deep background in retail began on the sales floor while in college... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Ansible

9:00am EDT

A Live Demo of Navigator for i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM Navigator for i continues to evolve with ongoing enhancements and new features. Whether you're a long-time user or just getting started, this session offers a live demo of the latest capabilities Navigator for i has to offer. Discover how these updates can improve your system management experience and streamline daily operations.
Speakers
avatar for Ann Wilkerson

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM
Ann Wilkerson is a lead user interface developer in IBM i. She joined the Rochester lab in 2021 and has since worked on Navigator, IBM i Services, and IBM i Migrate While Active. Her focus areas include security, networking, and the IFS.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

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
avatar for Wayne Bowers

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

9:00am EDT

Advanced IBM i Services (SQL) for Admins
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
In this followup session to "Intro to IBM i Services (SQL) for Admins" we dig deeper into the capabilities of IBM i Services.  This session will cover more complex and powerful use cases for monitoring, automation, and system administration. Combine IBM i services using CTE (common table expressions) to unlock powerful administration, automation, and monitoring capabilities, and more!
Speakers
avatar for Steve Riedmueller

Steve Riedmueller

Director of Security Services, Kisco
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Beyond Migration: Operating IBM i at Scale on PowerVS
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Moving IBM i workloads to Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) is only the beginning. Once in production, teams face new challenges around performance, cost, resilience, and day-two operations. This session explores how to successfully run IBM i at scale in a hybrid cloud model. Drawing on real-world deployments, we’ll cover architecture decisions, performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery, and operational best practices. Co-presented by an IBM Champion and Cloud Architect, alongside an IBM PowerVS subject matter expert, this session delivers a practical, experience-driven playbook for production success—making it a must-attend for teams serious about getting the most from PowerVS.
Speakers
MM
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Cloud

9:00am EDT

Deep Dive into IBM i Wait Accounting
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM i wait accounting is a powerful technology built into the IBM i operating system to determine what your jobs are waiting on when they are not using the CPU. Reducing the wait time in applications will increase the responsiveness, which results in improved performance. This session will delve deep into wait accounting, as this technology is key to fully understand the visualization of Collection Services and Job Watcher performance data. This session is a prerequisite to the iDoctor sessions.
Speakers
avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Performance

9:00am EDT

IBM i Network Troubleshooting & Diagnostics
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
BM i network communications has changed a lot since the AS/400 primarily communicated to workstations and printers using Twinax and to other computer systems using specialized communications lines. In some ways things are more complex because our IBM i nodes communicate to a lot of other devices in many different ways, but in other ways things are simpler today because nearly all network communications are built on top of the foundation of Ethernet and TCP/IP. Your IBM i Networking health is very important and is how most of your data and applications are accessed. Your IBM i may be fully up and running, but if network issues prevent business units from utilizing these applications and data the IBM i will be perceived as being down. This session will take a look at approaches to assess IBM i OS Networking health, and it's interaction with Network communications. We will looks at tools we can use within the IBM i OS to better determine what is causing, or likely causing issues with TCP/IP network applications. Finally, we will look at how to collect network diagnostic trace data from the IBM i.
Speakers
avatar for Wayne Bowers

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, Networking

9:00am EDT

IBM Power Roadmap
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Come to this breakout session to hear about upcoming features and roadmap direction with IBM Power, delivered by William Starke, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for Power microprocessors.
Speakers
avatar for William Starke

William Starke

Power Processor Chief Architect, IBM
William Starke is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for Power microprocessors. Since graduating from Michigan Tech University, Bill has been employed by IBM for over 30 years in several roles, spanning mainframe and Power systems performance analysis, logic design... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Hardware

9:00am EDT

Introduction to the Navigator for i Performance Tasks
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Navigator for i has a rich set of tools to help you understand the performance of your IBM i. This session will review these performance tasks; from traditional performance management tasks, to System Monitors for real-time monitoring, the Performance Data Investigator to understand your performance signature, and Graph History for long-term trending. Attend this session to learn about these features and how to use them.
Speakers
avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Performance

9:00am EDT

It's 2AM, Do You Know Where Your Console Is?
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
The IBM i restricted state (DSP01) Console environment is an oft neglected part of System Administration/Management. Many things allow systems to run months or even years without needing to connect this system Console. Then, when it is absolutely necessary to have this level of access for a system upgrade, hardware replacement, etc and the environment isn't correctly configured or is completely unknown significant delays are likely increasing a system outage. In this session we will go over the configuration and usage best practices for both the HMC and LAN Console environments.
Speakers
avatar for Wayne Bowers

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

9:00am EDT

Navigator for i - An Administrator's View
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
IBM Navigator for i is the modern, web-based interface for accessing, managing, and monitoring your IBM i system. This session will guide you through getting started with Navigator and demonstrate how it can be used to manage everything from individual user profiles to system-wide administration. We’ll focus on key administrative features that support large-scale rollouts, including how to configure TLS for secure connections—a critical step for IBM i 7.6—and how to control user access to specific areas of the interface to maintain security and compliance.
Speakers
avatar for Ann Wilkerson

Ann Wilkerson

Software Developer, IBM
Ann Wilkerson is a lead user interface developer in IBM i. She joined the Rochester lab in 2021 and has since worked on Navigator, IBM i Services, and IBM i Migrate While Active. Her focus areas include security, networking, and the IFS.
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Systems Management

9:00am EDT

Observability on IBM i
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Observability is an industry trend, but IBM i shops are left behind in the enterprise observability direction, often because there is a false sense of security that investment isn’t needed to gain observability on IBM i. With the database holding the crown jewels of the company, keeping the IBM i running is critical, but while IBM i is self-managing and easy to use, hidden underneath is a very complex system with an extensive set of tuning parameters. IBM i is also loaded with telemetry data - the metrics and information key to identifying and resolving problems. Attend this session to learn more about observability, why it is critical for IBM i and the extensive telemetry data hidden away that can make troubleshooting much easier using the right knowledge and tools.
Speakers
avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
avatar for Maciej Wielgus

Maciej Wielgus

Omnilogy
Maciej Wielgus is an IT Architect at Omnilogy, where he spearheads development for i-Rays, the first observability platform developed for the IBM i ecosystem. He spent nearly 27 years as an AS400/IBM i SME and IT architect at IBM and another three years in the same role at Kyndryl... 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

9:00am EDT

Using SQL in everyday life
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
SQL is great stuff, but that is only for getting stuff out of the database, right? … NO! Wrong!! On IBM i its way more. Any task you might consider on IBM i SQL should be your first choice. In this session we will explore how to make SQL part of your everyday IBM i activities. We will look at the tools available and practical use case, even if you are an SQL neophyte or a SQL Rock Star . Lots of live demos as well as the best places to find and steel SQL examples to show the useful and practical side of using SQL.
Speakers
avatar for Tim Rowe

Tim Rowe

STSM - IBM i Business Architect, IBM USA
Tim Rowe is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Architect for Application Development and Systems Management. He has been working on the IBM i operating system since 1989. Tim is a frequent author, industry speaker and... 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

9:00am EDT

What Really Happens After Moving IBM i to PowerVS: Lessons from the Field
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Moving IBM i workloads to Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) is a major milestone—but the real story begins after go-live. In this moderated session, an IBM Champion and Cloud Architect leads a discussion featuring multiple perspectives—customer, vendor, and partner—to share what actually happens in the weeks and months following migration. From performance challenges and cost surprises to operational gaps and lessons learned, attendees will gain a balanced, experience-driven view of IBM i on PowerVS. This session delivers candid insights and practical guidance—making it a must-attend for teams serious about succeeding on PowerVS.
Speakers
MM
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Cloud

9:00am EDT

Why Wait? Resolve Contention Problems with iDoctor Job Watcher
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD
Contention problems prevent applications from scaling and must be resolved in order to improve performance. Adding hardware resources, such as additional CPU, memory, or faster disk will not improve the performance of applications that have contention issues. This session will show how IBM iDoctor Job Watcher can be used to identify and resolve contention problems. This session will review how to start with Collection Services data to initially identify what should be looked into further, then using Job Watcher data to reveal root causes of contention. The session on wait accounting is a recommended prerequisite for this session.
Speakers
avatar for Dawn May

Dawn May

Owner, Dawn May Consulting, LLC
Dawn has been involved with COMMON for over 20 years and has been a consistent volunteer since 2008. She's been a member of the strategic education team, a subject matter expert, and a speaker. As Immediate Past President of COMMON, she's focused on leading COMMON as the industry... Read More →
Monday October 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBD 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  Systems Administration, Performance
 

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