Session Descriptions

Cool Things in Navigator to be a Rockstar System Administrator
IBM Navigator for i is a powerful new tool to better manage your i environment. Get expert advice for installation and set up to make sure you get this powerful tool up and running at peak efficiency. Step through the functionality of this product and learn how to leverage the Performance Data Investigator to turn the collection services data into graphs you can use to identify performance issues. Learn ways to protect your system from intrusions, as well as close security holes such as FTP. See how this tool can help you select and install Logical files on your system to improve performance. Learn about the enhancements to this valuable tool in the release of version 7.3, while we see how this tool provides tips and techniques for better and more easily managing your IBM i.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to close down various TCP/IP servers like FTP from intruders. 
• How to use the Index Advisor to improve performance. 
• Identify if someone is trying to access your IBM i with Intrusion Detection. 
• Performance Management graphs.
  
  Live IBM i Q&A 
  This session is about you and your questions! We're here to answer your questions in a live panel format. Bring your questions and we will do our best to answer them.
  
  Anatomy of a Bad Password 
  Do you know the differences between IBM i password levels? How about password rules that aren’t used or actually used too much to be effective? What about common patterns from keyboards to mobile devices that make it easy for someone to just guess your password? Steve will talk about how good and bad passwords are constructed as well as how to break them with social engineering, dictionary attacks, brute force attacks and more. Learn why most passwords stink so you can protect yourself and your users.
  

Learning Objectives:

• Learn where everything is in the new GUI. 
• Explore the functions and become familiar with the tasks as they are now in the new interface. 
• How to go about using the functions that you used to do in the classic GUI, and where they are now.

IBM i in a Modern Compute Environment 
Ever wonder how companies harness the massive performance of POWER8 along with the reliability and scalability of IBM i while remaining agile and competitive in a world dominated by mobile, analytics, and cloud? Let's face it, our line of business counterparts are demanding, but for good reason. The ability to quickly deliver innovative technology to the front lines of our businesses can mean the difference between surviving and thriving in our fast-paced economy. In this session we will look at IBM i on IBM Power Systems as it is today, a reliable, scaleable, and modern compute environment. You will find out why some of the most well known brands and biggest organizations on the planet run IBM i and why we don't always hear about it. You will hear some of my experiences with flipping organizations who have intentions of moving off the platform, to companies who are innovating on the platform. We will surface the typical objections to modernizing on IBM i and how you can knock those objections through the conference room wall.

Learning Objectives:

• You will find out why some of the most well known brands and biggest organizations on the planet run IBM i and why we don't always hear about it. 
• You will hear some of my experiences with flipping organizations who have intentions of moving off the platform, to companies who are innovating on the platform. 
• We will surface the typical objections to modernizing on IBM i and how you battle against them.