POWERUp 2019: Full Schedule

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2:45pm PDT

16AL Scale Out Overview – POWER9

Get an overview of the POWER9 Scale Out Family. After this you will have an idea which systems are geared towards IBM i in the Scale Out Portfolio and which characteristics these systems have. Some market overview and experience of the first year of POWER9 will be given as well. So if you want to have a quick overview about the current systems please join me for this session!

Speakers

Simon Porstendorfer

ISV Ecoystem Leader Europe, IBM

Simon spent the last 18 years with IBM in various sales roles from Client Executive in the Business Partner Channel up to being the Sales Leader for Scale Out Servers in Europe. After being the responsible Principal Offering Manager for Power Scale Out Worldwide he took over in 2020... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm PDT
Fantasy Tower North Ballroom A

Hardware

Level Beginner
Operating System AIX, Linux, IBM i

4:00pm PDT

17CG There Are No Stupid Questions

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Over the nearly two decades I have been working with Power Systems, I have collected a lot of questions from clients, business partners, and IBMers. I will take you through the questions and answers that I have accumulated, but feel free to bring your own questions as well. If you want to have a guaranteed answer send me an email before the session, as I am good at asking questions to the right people in order to get the best answers. If we have some time left at the end, I will cover some funny experiences involving Power Systems.

Speakers

Simon Porstendorfer

ISV Ecoystem Leader Europe, IBM

Sunday May 19, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Fantasy Tower Monorail C

Hardware

Focused Education Roadmap IBM i 7.4

5:15pm PDT

18CG What's brewing inside your server?

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Like all good beers your Power servers start with a great mix of key ingredients. IBM has brewed up a revolutionary new platform that has been able to secure the #1 and #2 spots on the Top500 list as well as the #1 spot on the IO-500 list. What are those key ingredients and are they in my POWER9 server? What can I do with them now and down the road?

Speakers

Douglas Gibbs

Product Manager, IBM

Douglas Gibbs is the offering manager for IBM Power Systems I/O and works closely with the overall Offering Management, Sales and Development teams regarding all manners of I/O. Douglas has worked in the IT Industry for more than 25 years and has been in a variety of positions at... Read More →

Sunday May 19, 2019 5:15pm - 6:15pm PDT
Fantasy Tower Monorail C

Hardware

10:30am PDT

33DB POWER9 and IBM i: Install, Upgrade and Backup Using USB

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This session will discuss the new Power9 Scale-Out 41A and 42A models and how we can install, upgrade and backup IBM i using the integrated USB ports. With Power9 there is no internal DVD and our default Alt-IPL device is now USB vs SAS. Live demonstration of installing IBM i (7.2 TR8 and/or 7.3 TR4 and later) from a USB key will be shown and the process to create the key. Other topics included with the be the USB Internal Docking Station for RDX and the 7226-1U3 IBM Multi-Media Enclosure.

Speakers

Robert Schuster

Certified IT Specialist, IBM

Bob Schuster has worked in the computer industry for over 32+ years, currently on the Washington Systems Center - POWER Certified I/T Consultant; where he has supported IBM Systems(S/36, AS/400, iSeries/i5, POWER Systems and Personal Computers). He has specific skills in POWER... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Adventure Tower Amazon

Hardware

Level Beginner
Operating System IBM i

10:30am PDT

33DD Optimizing IBM i IO performance in a hybrid disk environment

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Optimizing IBM i IO performance in a hybrid (HDD and SSD) disk environment: This session will provide an insight on tips, tools and methods for maximizing IO performance on IBM i from a disk IO subsystem consisting of a mix of spinning (HDD) drives and solid state/ flash drives. We will discuss methods for moving or storing frequently referenced data to the faster drives and less frequently referenced data to the slower drives.

Speakers

Anil Madan

Sr. Managing Consultant, IBM

Anil Madan is a Senior IBM i Performance Consultant with specialization in system, application and Db2 for i performance management. He is an IBM certified Thought Leader Technical Specialist and an IBM certified Executive Project Manager. Working out of the IBM Expert Labs in Rochester... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Adventure Tower Safari

Hardware

5:15pm PDT

38BM IBM i Storage Options

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Storage requirements are growing and so are the storage options. IBM i continues to evolve and adopt emerging storage technologies. Solid state has been around for years, but these IBM offerings are changing. SAN storage is offered in a variety of forms and can provide extended options. Have you heard about NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory express), if not, you will. The is a fast evolving technology and likely a topic you may want to be aware of.

Learning Objectives:

Currently storage options and how IBM i can best exploit them.
Understanding the SSD industry trends.
Flash storage is becoming a mainstay and this is evolving very fast, so what is NVMe and what's available on Power Systems today.

Speakers

Daniel Sundt

IBM i Product Manager, IBM

Dan Sundt is an IBM i product manager. He has the responsibility for the IBM i business, including defining and guiding future directions and strategies. He works with the IBM i sales, marketing, and development teams as well as customers and partners to ensure that the IBM i operating... Read More →

Allyn Walsh

Certified Consulting IT Specialist, IBM

Allyn Walsh is a Certified Consulting IT specialist on the IBM Power Systems Strategic Initiatives Team (formerly called (ATS). He has over 40 years in the IT industry, the last 25 years working with the AS/400 – Power Systems platform. He is a regular speaker at the Power Systems... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2019 5:15pm - 6:15pm PDT
Fantasy Tower Magic Kingdom 1

Hardware

Level Intermediate
Operating System IBM i
Audience Operations management, System Administrators, data science and performance,

2:45pm PDT

46BM IBM Power Systems POWER9 Processor/Systems Update

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2018 was an exciting year for IBM Power Systems from a new processor and server standpoint. Attend this session to learn more about the new POWER9 processor and scale-up and scale-out enterprise servers based on POWER9.

Speakers

Daniel Sundt

IBM i Product Manager, IBM

Wednesday May 22, 2019 2:45pm - 3:45pm PDT
Fantasy Tower Magic Kingdom 1

Hardware

Level Beginner
Operating System IBM i