Name: Planning a Smooth Move of your IBM i to the Cloud
Start: 2026-04-30T08:00:00-0500
End: 2026-04-30T09:00:00-0500

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Planning a Smooth Move of your IBM i to the Cloud

Thursday April 30, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT

Galerie 2

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Utilizing the cloud is can be a great option for IBM i customers. It sounds simple, and at it core it is! However, there are many items to consider for your organization to help determine if it's the right thing for you. There are, however, options on how to plan, execute, and validate the migration and these should be analyzed to find the best fit. In this session you'll gain a great overview of the reasons and the process for moving to a cloud.

Learning Objectives:

In this sessions you will learn: - Why to move your IBM i to the Cloud - What services are commonly offered by Cloud vendors - Items to consider for the Cloud migration - Connections options for the Cloud - Ways to move your data to the Cloud - Validating options the Cloud implementation

Speakers

Larry Bolhuis

Principal IBM Power Systems Architect, Service Express

Larry has grown up with computers since his father became a CE in 1967. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Calvin College in 1982.After 2 years working with early PCs and servers her began working on IBM midrange equipment with the S/34 and S/36 He moved to AS/400 at its introduction In 1988. Early in his career he was a developer, then migrated to networking, system design, upgrades and general systems... Read More →

Thursday April 30, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Galerie 2

Systems Management, Client Connectivity, IT Strategy, Networking, Systems Management

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Larry Bolhuis

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COMMON POWERUp 2026

Larry Bolhuis

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