What is it?
i-Community's annual Study Tour to the IBM Rochester Laboratories.
Sessions from key speakers, scheduled from 11 to 13 September, will span the full range of IBM i infrastructure and development topics.
The Tour is covered by the i-Community Confidential Disclosure Agreement for maximum benefit to attendees.
The Tour is offered to UK i-Community members, with details as below, or on a Wednesday to Friday daytime basis to US residents.
Dates
Tuesday 10 September to Sunday 15 September 2013
Location
IBM Laboratories, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Who should attend
- IT Directors
- Chief Information Officers
- IT Infrastructure Managers
- IT Development Managers
- IT Architects
Agenda
Wednesday 11 September, Executive Briefing Center
IBM i Update and Directions, Steve Will, Chief Architect, IBM i
DB2 for IBM i Discussion, Mike Cain, Team Leader DB2 for i Center of Excellence
PowerVM, Kris Whitney, Power Virtual I/O, SAN, Comm Development
PowerHA, Steve Finnes, Power Systems HA Product Offering Manager
IBM i Storage Solutions, Nick Harris, SWG CPO, Storage Team Lead
POWER Systems Update and Directions, Mark Olsen, Power System WW Product Management
Thursday 12 September, Executive Briefing Center
IBM Director for IBM i, Tim Rowe, Business Architect of Application Development for IBM i
Application Development Directions, Tim Rowe
Energy Management, Brad L. Brech, IBM Distinguished Engineer, STG Strategy Team and Architecture Board
Security – TKLM, Key Manager
Performance Tuning – Awareness of iDoctor
Friday 13 September, Executive Briefing Center
i25 and Lab Services Responsibilities, Ian Jarman, Apollo Category Marketing
BRMS – Backup and Recovery, Parallel Saves, Encrypted Backups, David R. Bhaskaran, BRMS Development
Electronic Support, Paula R. Fulton, Business Analyst, Electronic Support Transformation
Fix Support, Paula R. Fulton
More details
The group will leave London Heathrow on Tuesday 10 September for a direct flight to Minneapolis St Paul, and then transfer to Rochester by car. Accommodation will be at the Marriott TownePlace Suites, opposite the Laboratories ('blue buildings'). We will spend Wednesday to Friday in intensive sessions in the IBM Executive Briefing Center following which we will then return to Minneapolis, staying at the Minneapolis Airport Marriott. Attendees can explore the Twin Cities before leaving for the UK in the afternoon of Sunday 15 September, getting back to Heathrow on the Monday morning.
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