Name: Security for You and A(i)
Start: 2026-04-30T10:45:00-0500
End: 2026-04-30T11:45:00-0500

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Security for You and A(i)

Thursday April 30, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am CDT

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Adopting AI-based Assistants and Agentic AI tools in your organization? While these technologies are enticing and extremely powerful, the need to consider security during your AI projects is something one must not forget. During this session Scott Forstie and Carol Woodbury will demonstrate the power of using IBM Bob for IBM i security tasks. In addition, they’ll discuss the security safeguards and proper configurations you’ll want to consider when implementing AI.

Learning objective:
Learn the power of using Bob and IBM i for IBM i security tasks as well as considerations for safeguarding your IBM i in the world of AI.

Speakers

Scott Forstie

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM

Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.
Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events... Read More →