Logicalis' POWER Systems Forum is a community of large-scale
System i users interested in the application of the i operating
system on POWER Systems platform from both business and technical
perspectives.
The POWER Systems Forum is enabled by Logicalis' strong
relationships within IBM's Rochester, Minnesota i development labs
and has been in existence since 1995 to address a wide range of
issues relevant to the UK's largest System i users and to provide
the opportunity to exchange views and ideas with other people
running similar large i installations.
We aim to give members the information they need for budgeting
and to provide a direct and regular conduit to the Rochester labs,
influencing development strategies and giving the labs important
feedback on the issues facing large users.
The Forum, which is subscription based, meets four times a year,
annually visiting IBM Rochester. Each member organisation signs a
confidential disclosure agreement with IBM Rochester, allowing our
speakers to share future plans.
Next event(s):
Logicalis IT Forum
Logicalis' annual Study Tour gives delegates the
chance to learn about IBM's strategy for Power Systems and IBM
i from the most senior and knowledgeable speakers at the Rochester,
Minnesota Laboratories. Sessions are very interactive and are
covered by the Forum Confidential Disclosure Agreement, allowing
speakers to share futures information with attendees. As always the
event also provides an opportunity to discuss issues with your
peers, in this case including representatives of Logicalis US
customers.
Rochester, Minnesota, 14th - 19th Sept 2010
We will leave Heathrow at lunch time on Tuesday 14th September,
getting back late morning on Sunday 19th September.
The Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights will be spent at the
Marriott TownePlace Suites in Rochester, and the Friday night at
the Minneapolis Airport Marriott.
Agenda
Wednesday 15th September,
Zumbro Room, Executive Briefing Centre, IBM Rochester,
MN
| 09:00 |
Welcome, John Rathke, Briefing Project Manager
for Europe and Latin America |
| 09:10 |
Power7 update and directions |
| 10:20 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
IBM i 6.1, and 7.1 update and directions: What benefits
are gained by moving to 6.1 and/or 7.1?, Steve Will, Chief
Architect, IBM i Operating System |
| 12:00 |
Luncheon |
| 13:20 |
PowerVM:IBM i, AIX, Linux, VIOS, Blades,
Naresh Nayar, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Architect - PowerVM |
| 14:05 |
Break |
| 14:15 |
PowerHA, Steven Finnes, Power Systems HA
Product Offering Manager |
| 15:15 |
Backup/Recovery update, Deb Saugen, IBM
Rochester |
Thursday 16th September
| 09:00 |
Bringing together IBM platforms: to include iNavigator
coming under director banner, Rob Bestgen, Business
Architect, IBM Systems Director |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:10 |
Application developement directions: Rational
developement tools, Tim Rowe, Business
Architect |
| 11:10 |
Break |
| 11:20 |
Application development directions -
continued, general update - open access for RPG
etc, Tim Rowe |
| 12:20 |
Luncheon |
| 13:20 |
Green initiatives, Brad Brech, IBM
Distinguished Engineer, STG Software Strategy and Architecture |
| 14:20 |
Break |
| 14:30 |
Security update from a compliance perspective,
Terry Ford, Project Manager, Security Services Delivery |
| 15:30 |
Break |
| 15:40 |
DB2 for IBM i: Data
Warehousing |
Friday 17th September
| 09:00 |
Cloud computing, Amit Dave, IBM Distinguished
Engineer, STG Software Portfolio Management |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:10 |
IBM i Marketing update, Ian Jarman, Manager,
Power Systems Software |
| 11:25 |
Web support update, Paula Fulton, Executive IT
Specialist - Senior Certified IBM Support Portal Strategy and
Design |
| 12:25 |
Luncheon |
| 13:25 |
WebSphere on IBM i-Update |
For more information, or to speak to an existing member, please
contact info@uk.logicalis.com.
Annual Study Tour
IBM Laboratories at
Rochester, Minnesota
14-19th September
Christmas Meeting, topic to be
announced
8th December, Cliveden, Maidenhead
A few recent topics:
- July 2010, Technical Meeting, 'Update on HA strategies for IBMi
and Power Systems/Solid State Drives'
- December 2009: Encryption and i/OS Security, Thomas Barlen,
Consulting IT Specialist, System i Security, IBM Europe.
- July 2009: External storage for System i, Dave Painter, Senior
IT Specialist, IBM Europe.
- April 2009: SOA and E nterprise Web 2.0 Development Options for
System i, Kurt Rump, Executive Briefing Center, IBM Rochester, and
Jon Mell , H eadshift .