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Unlock the Power of IBM i at POWERUp 2026!

Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana for POWERUp 2026, the premier conference for IBM i professionals. Whether you’re an experienced expert or just starting your IBM i journey, this event offers unparalleled education, hands-on workshops, and valuable networking opportunities. Stay ahead of the curve with insights from industry leaders, explore the latest innovations, and connect with a thriving community that shares your passion for IBM i. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge, grow your skills, and power up your career!
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Wednesday, April 29
 

8:00am CDT

IBM i ACS: From Soup to Nuts
Wednesday April 29, 2026 8:00am - 10:15am CDT
Studio 7-8
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Come and join us for this mini-Workshop on a range of IBM i Access Client Solutions topics.  Some of the topics covered will include Functional Overview; Deployment: Securing Functions; Administration; Scripting Functions and Q&A.

Learning Objectives:  Become more familiar with several IBM i ACS topics like Deployment, Securing Functions, Administration and Scripting Functions
Speakers
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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 →
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Joey Fritz

IBM i Global Support, IBM
Joey joined the IBM i Global Support Center in 2021. He is a Technical Support Professional whose areas of expertise include Access Client Solutions, Console, and Navigator for i.
Wednesday April 29, 2026 8:00am - 10:15am CDT
Studio 7-8
  Client Connectivity

10:45am CDT

Building a Quick Website on IBM i using Python?
Wednesday April 29, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Studio 7-8
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There are many tools for building basic web content on IBM I and Python has a few options. We’ll explore Flask briefly and then do a deep dive on Flask and FastAPI.

Learning Objectives:

1) Consider complete solutions vs back end & front end models. 2) See Flask in action with jinja templates. 3) Explore FastAPI and how it can be used to hydrate JavaScript front ends.
Speakers
avatar for Mike Pavlak

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Programmers.io
Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite. Later Mike was instrumental in developing... Read More →
Wednesday April 29, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Studio 7-8
  Python

3:45pm CDT

Modern QA and Test Automation: Elevating Reliability Across the IBM i Ecosystem
Wednesday April 29, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Studio 7-8
Evaluation Survey
As technology evolves, modern Testing strategies must be integrated across the IBM i Ecosystem to improve reliability. Full Testing automation is the door to future-proof your applications from end to end. Modern Testing strategies also become pivotal to a concrete implementation of AI models, tailored to company needs. In this session we will see the "Zero Touch" automation, the different levels of capitalizations and what to do to get there, from VS code, RPGUnit, integration and end to end testing operations. We will cover: -Test strategies, Unit test, Integration test, end to end test. -Risk monitoring -KPIs -AI & LLM -DevOps -Workload -Team collaboration -Test frequency -Regression testing -Code coverage -Web app test -5250 app test -SQL app test -Dashboard -IBMi and Multiplatforms

Learning Objectives:

For project managers and programmers this session will show what framework to settle and which methodologies to adopt in order to optimize quality outcomes and reliability on QA and Testing and on the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Speakers
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Pascal Polverini

CTO, POLVERINI & PARTNERS
With thirty years of professional experience in North America, Europe and Australia Pascal Polverini has a strong experience in digital transformation, strategy roadmap and planning, end-to-end software architectures, with expertise on DB, programming languages, communication protocols... Read More →
Wednesday April 29, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Studio 7-8
  Program Testing, Database, DevOps, Integrated File System (IFS), IT Strategy, Personal Development, Program Testing, Programming: Frameworks, Programming: General, Programming: PHP, Programming: Python, Programming: RPG, Programming: UI, Storage Technologies, Systems Mana

5:00pm CDT

Python Tips in 20 Minutes on IBM i
Wednesday April 29, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Studio 7-8
Evaluation Survey
Python on IBM i has been around for a while now. In this session we explore many of the various tips I’ve run across over the last few years. These tips apply to both Python and/or the IBM i environment running the Python scripts. Tips include best practices, IFS features, pathing and MUCH more.

Learning Objectives:

1) Little bit of everything to help the Python developer 2) Standards based code development and linting. 3) Features that improve Python performance
Speakers
avatar for Mike Pavlak

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Programmers.io
Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite. Later Mike was instrumental in developing... Read More →
Wednesday April 29, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Studio 7-8
  Python
 

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