The Incredible i Show

Welcome to episode #6! I am thrilled to have a special guest, Steve Bradshaw, from Rowton IT.  Steve is a well-known figure in the IBM i community and is recognized as an IBM Champion, speaker, author, and hardware expert. With his extensive knowledge and expertise in the IBM i platform, Steve is a true jack of all trades regarding IBM hardware.  I am excited to have him on the show to share his i...

005 Marina Time!  Today I welcome Marina Schwenk to the show. Marina is very active in the IBM community and a brand new IBM Champion! As we head into conference season, we're excited to bring you an episode about getting the best IBM education. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out in the industry, staying up to date on the latest trends and advancements is cri...

004 I am pleased to welcome my friend and coworker Donna Westmoreland, CTO of Midrange Dynamics North America, to the show. Donna has over 30 years of experience on IBM I. She has worked with 100's corporations nationwide.  We will unpack why modernization is vital in our fast-paced business environment and is more important than ever for staying ahead of the curve. As organizations continue...

003 My special guest is Steve Pitcher from iTech Solutions, a Service Express Company. On the show, we explore various security concerns that organizations using IBM i need to be aware of and how to address them. Steve is an expert on systems administration and security. He is a speaker and an IBM Champion and serves on the common advisory council known as CAC. Steve Pitcher, Expert in Systems Adm...

002 I have a great episode lined up for you today. It's my pleasure to welcome Allison Butterill and David Spurway from IBM. We will unpack the importance of sustainability, companies going carbon neutral, and how big Blue can help you and your company get started on your GREEN journey. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the impact of climate change, it's more important than ever...

001 Welcome to season 5 on The incredible i Show! On this episode, I welcome back to the mic Simon Hutchinson, author of RPGPGM.com. Simon stops by to dive deep into the topic of modernization. Simon says that the modernization of the IBM i is crucial because it allows companies to stay competitive in today's demanding business environment! Give it a try by refactoring RPG code to take advant...

014 Hello Friends!  That's a wrap on Season 4! A special thank you to ALL OF YOU - our listeners, our awesome GUESTS, our amazing guest hosts Steve Bradshaw and Marina Schwenk - they will be back again, to our sponsors - imPOWER Technologies, Midrange Dynamics and COMMON. We will be back mid-January with season 5.   More customer stories, more subject matter experts, and hopefully a YouTube c...

013 This is the final episode of season 4.  On the call today I welcome to the mic - Jay Allison, V.P of Compass Americas at Infor.  Jay stops by to talk about how Koch industries has given new life to XA, LX, System21 and IBM i! Jay Allison, V.P. Compass Americas, IBM i Platform Solution Email:   jay.allison@infor.com Social: LinkedIn Infor One incredible Th(i)ng!  Products, gadgets, recipes, mus...

012 I have a great show for you this week!  Marina Schwenk joins me guest host and we team up to interview 2022 TechChannel Power Systems Rising Star Jean Boris Konan. As a former front-end developer, Jean needed a challenge and he found it when he landed on the IBM i at Great Lakes Rubber Milwaukee, WI.  He's only been on the system a year but he has fallen in love with this awesome platform...

011 I have a great show for you this week. IBM Champion Scott Klement joining me in studio.  For Scott, technology is a family affair.  Scott shares how he got his start on the IBM platform, top trends – REST APIs, Open Source and DevOps/CI/CD Pipelines and his favorite RPG updates coming in December. Scott Klement, Development & Solutions Architect for Midrange Dynamics, IBM Champion, speaker...

010  It's IBM announcement day!  Joining me from across the globe is Steve Bradshaw as guest co-host. In the studio with us, we have the ever-awesome Scott Forstie, Db2 for i Business Architect.  We sit down with Scott to dive into the latest enhancements for Db2 in this big technology refresh for 7.5 and 7.4.  We talk about SELF, NVMe locking, Database Engineering, TRY_CAST() and a couple of...

009  On this episode my friend Tom Huntington stops by to talk about the POWER of IBM i.  With over 30 years of experience helping customers on the IBM i, Tom knows a thing or two about this community.  Tom is the executive Vice President of Technical Solutions for HelpSystems, an IBM Champion, speak, author and probably the biggest Green Bay Packers fan I know.  Tom stops by to talk about the 202...

008 It’s security week friends and you will enjoy this episode with IBM I security experts - Robert Andrews, executive security consultant team lead for IBM I security and Thomas Haze, IBM i cryptographic security development. Thom and Robert share their insights on the latest security hot topics like ransomware, anatomy of a password, security policies and what you can expect at COMMON’s i on Sec...

007 Kisco CEO Justin Loeber stops by and talks about their security offerings.  Justin Loeber, Owner Kisco Systems Email: justin@kisco.com LinkedIn Thank you Kisco for sponsoring Security Week! One incredible Th(i)ng!  Products, gadgets, recipes, music, or things we are loving right now. Justin's pick for the week: Justin's son heading off to Berkley School of Music ! Peg's pick for...

006 Security week is in progress! If you are thinking it’s time to get started on your security journey, checkout COMMON’s i on Security conference at Navigate in St. Louis October 3-5.  This in-person security conference is all about the how to get it done and check one thing off your list.   On exciting episode, we have security experts Carol Woodbury and John Vanderwall from DXR Security.  They...

005 Welcome to SECURITY WEEK on The incredible i Show.  I have a great week planned for you.  I have interviews included Robin Tatam – from HelpSystems, Carol Woodbury and John Vanderwall with DXR Security and Robert Andrews and Thom Haze both well known IBM security experts. Need more security how to training?  Sign up for i on Security in person event at Navigate!  See below for details!  Watch...

004 We have an awesome show for you this week.  Steve Bradshaw and I team up this week to interview Bill Starke – IBM Distinguished Engineer, Power Processor Chief Architect at IBM.      Bill has been with IBM for over 30 years and is the driver behind the power processor.  Bill talks about why the IBM platform is the most modern hardware available and why it’s the best iron to run every business!...

003 I have a great episode for you this week.  I welcome back to the mic Pete Massiello and Larry Bolhuis.   Larry and Pete join me to discuss the sale of iTech Solutions and i In the Cloud to Service Express.  They share how IBM Power has created a career of opportunity and a very bright future.  And we talk about release of the POWER 10 for SMB – they share their likes and dislikes. Larry Bolhui...

002 On this episode I catch up with Tonny Bastiaans who is the Worldwide Offering Manager Power Virtual Server at IBM.  Tonny started his career with IBM over 20 years ago.  Tonny joins me to discuss what’s happening with IBM i, Power Cloud offerings, modernizing, and transforming technical value to business value.  Show Links: https://www.ibm.com/products/power-virtual-server IBM i Customer Stori...

001 Hey everyone, it’s Peg Tuttle host of the incredible i show, and we are kicking off Fantastic Season 4!   We have a superhero season planned for you!  You can look forward to IBM i users sharing their incredible i stories, security week, in-person interviews, amazing guest hosts and so much more.   It’s going to be a fantastic season. Welcome to episode 1 of season 4.  On the show this week, I...

018 Hello Friends!  That's a wrap on Season 3!  A special thank you to ALL OF YOU - our listeners, our awesome GUESTS, our amazing guest hosts Steve Bradshaw and Marina Schwenk - they will be back again, to our sponsors - COMMON, Midrange Dynamics and ROWTON IT.    We will be back with season 4 at the end of July/early August with the release of Power10.  More customer stories, more subject m...

017 On this episode, I welcome back to the show Open-Source guru Jesse Gorzinski from IBM, Matthew Weier O'Phinney Zend product manager from Perforce, and Yeshua Hall senior solutions architect from Perforce.  We have a candid conversation on the state of PHP (it's not dead folks), touch on containerization, DevOps, and getting started with open-source.  And the guys share a couple custo...

016:  Tim Rowe from IBM is back to talk about IBM's big 7.5 announcements! We also welcome back guest co-host, Steve Bradshaw, to join the conversation. Steve and Tim unpack their favorite features and dive a little deeper into the juicy tech details while in the background - Steve is running a 7.5 upgrade! Tim’s contact information and social: Email: timmr@us.ibm.com http://www-03.ibm.com/sy...

015 We are face-2-face at POWERUp in New Orleans.  COMMONs biggest and best conference with roughly a 100 speakers, over 300 sessions and several hundred attendees.  The vendor expo was alive with friends and colleagues reconnecting after years of not seeing each other.  I sat down with the who’s who from IBM including Steve Sibley, and Dan Nelson along with speakers and attendees. One incredible...

014 This week we have Carol Woodbury from DXR Security.  Carol joins me to discuss her latest book, Mastering IBM i Security, a 'how to' guide for implementing and managing security using SQL Services, New Nav and ACS.  We spends a few minutes unpacking a couple (there are over a 100 folks) of her favorite security enhancements available in 7.5.   Carol is an author, educator, speaker an...