COMMON POWERUp 2026

As enterprise IT environments grow more complex, system administrators are exploring how artificial intelligence can help them manage infrastructure more efficiently, proactively, and securely. For organizations running mission-critical applications and workloads on IBM Power and IBM i, AI is opening new possibilities for improving system monitoring, performance optimization, capacity planning, and operational resilience. This interactive workshop will explore practical AI use cases for system management, showing how AI-driven insights can help administrators detect anomalies, anticipate issues before they impact users, and automate routine operational tasks. Participants will review real-world examples of how AI and agentic operations can assist with system monitoring, performance analysis, security event detection, and infrastructure optimization. Through guided discussion and hands-on exploration, attendees will learn how to identify high-value opportunities to apply AI within their own environments and how to begin incorporating AI-powered capabilities into their system management practices.