The Incredible i Show

013 On this episode I have Marina Schwenk as my guest host and we have the privilege to interview Scott Forstie from IBM.  Scott stops by the show to discuss the latest enhancements in 7.5 which includes "full support" for the SQL standards and increased security functions.  Scott talks about why you need to expand your horizons and think out of the box with SQL. Scott is a video blogger...

012 Folks this is a great show!  May 3 was a big day for IBM and users around the globe.  IBM released 7.5 to world.  We went right to the top and invited Alison Butterill, World Wide IBM i Offering Manager for IBM on the show.  Alison stops by to share a little bit about herself, how she got her start at IBM and then gives us the inside scoop an her favorite things in the new release of 7.5. Head...

011 Get ready folks!  On the show this week, we have the most awesome Marina Schwenk in studio.    I sat down with Marina to talk about how she got her start as an IBM i developer (RPG and Java), speaker (topics ranging from RPG and SQL standards to unit testing), Vice President of WMCPA, COMMON board member, COMMON's New to IBM i (N2I) AND she is a member of COMMON America Advisory Council (...

010 We hit the road April 12-14 to attend New England's biggest and best IBM i user conference - NEUGC held in Framingham, MA.  We were in person / face-2-face with over 80 attendees, 13 speakers and a dozen vendors.   While at the show, I caught up with few podcast friends – Tim Rowe from IBM, Brian Garland from Vermont Information Processing, Ken Meade from Littleton Coin and David Rouleau...

009 Here's another awesome Power i Replay All in the IBM i Family with James Hodgkinson from Kondex Manufacturing. 006 On todays episode, we talk with James Hodgkinson from Kondex Manufacturing.   For James, the IBM i is a family affair - growing up with an extra phone line connected to an AS400 in his bedroom closet.  In his spare time, James enjoys reading, Minecraft and Legos. And he openl...

008 On the show this week we are diving into the archives for a Power i replay. IBM i success never gets old with Season 1 Episode 1, IBM i Resurrected with David Jones from Liberty Mutual.  David shares with us how he and the Liberty IT team brought the IBM i back to life, leveraging their current applications and blending in a little open source.  This is a fun show!   David Jones, Manager, Engi...

007 On the show this week we have Alex Woodie from IT Jungle.  Alex stops by to chat with us about his amazing career as senior editor at IT Jungle and managing editor at Datanami.  Alex has been working in the IBM i space for more than 20 years and he's never really been on the system.  From aerospace to IBM i and AI, you don't want to miss this show! Alex Woodie, Senior Editor at IT Ju...

006 We have the one and only Dr. Frankeni on the show this week - Larry Bolhuis. Larry is well known in the IBM i space.  He is an IBM Champion, immediate past president of COMMON and he has certifications for days. Larry joins us from his home office in western Michigan and shares how he got his start on the platform and why he loves this community so much. Larry Bolhuis, Chief i-entist, Dr. Fran...

005 This week we welcome to the show John Rockwell, owner of ALL400s.com.  John has more than 30 years of experience on the IBM i platform and has worked just about every job available in IT.  John says he's retired but that doesn't stop him from trying to build up the IBM i community with ALL400s.com. On the website, you will find a list of companies running IBM i, a hiring board, vendo...

004 This week we have an action-packed episode with solutions architect Stuart Milligan.  Currently living in South Africa, Stu shares how he got his start on the IBM i platform – working as an engineer to software developer and now REST API expert.  Stu works with customers to help modernize applications and get the most out of the platform.  Stuart Milligan, solutions architect, software develop...

003 On the show this week Peg Tuttle welcomes back guest show host Steve Bradshaw.  Steve is filling in for Tony as he moves cross country from New York to Texas! Paul Tuohy is co-founder of System i Developer, IBM Champion, and iTalk podcast host. Paul finds himself on the other side of the microphone this week.  We caught up with Paul from Dublin, Ireland to hear his amazing story from poker pla...

002 On the show this week Peg Tuttle welcomes guest show host Steve Bradshaw.  Steve is filling in for Tony as he moves cross country from New York to Texas! Steve invites longtime friend and fellow IBM Champion Mats Lidstrom to the show.  Mats is no stranger to the IBM i platform. He is a speaker, CEAC member, 2014 COMMON Innovation Award winner and much more.  Mats shares stories of rock n roll,...

001 Welcome to Season 3 of The incredible i Show!  We are kicking off the new season with Rick Loughrey, Head of BI and IT at Camira Fabrics.  COBOL is alive and well in the IBM i space.  Rick weaves together his years of experience using COBOL on IBM Z to the IBM i, supporting Camira's in-house developed ERP applications.  Rick talks about the ups and downs of mergers and acquisitions and ma...

020  Season 2 is done! What a great season and it time for a break.    A BIG THANK YOU to our listeners and all our wonderful guests!  We are so grateful for all the support!  Keep spreading the love for IBM i.    Season 3 is just around the corner and we have some fun episodes planned.  We'll have swag, contests and maybe even a YouTube Channel.  Watch for more information on LinkedIn and Tw...

019:  We have Rich Ollari and Danny Duncan from the MOD Squad on the show this week.  They share their history and why they've teamed up to help companies modernized old RPG code. The MOD Squad Website Rich Ollari’s contact information and social: Email: rich.ollari@treelinesolutions.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/richollari/ https://www.treelinesolutions.com/ Danny Duncan’s contact informat...

018:  Spooktober continues and we happy to welcome the Master of Disaster Richard Dolewski.   Richard is well known in the IBM i space as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Managed Disaster Recovery, Business Resiliency, and DR Plans - and why you need them.  Richard shares some of his best scary DR stories.  Richard’s contact information and social: Email: richard@dolewski.com https://www.linked...

017:   Welcome to Spooktober on The incredible i Show - part 1.  On the show this week, we have Backup and Recovery expert Deb Saugen.  Deb is recognized worldwide as the leading expert on IBM i Backup/Recovery, Disaster Recovery and High Availably.  Deb shares some of her scariest DR stories and why you need to prepare for the worst! Deb’s contact information and social: Email: debsaugen@gmail.co...

016: Justin Reock, Field CTO for Gradle, blogger, speaker and free software evangelist, joins us in our virtual studio this week to discuss Open Source on IBM i.  Yes - that's right on IBM i.  With over 20+ years of experience, Justin worked with all the top dogs at IBM i to help make open source (more than 300 languages) available on the best platform in the market.    Justin ’s contact info...

015:  On the show this week we have Becki Wagoner in the house.  Becki is the VP of Strategic Innovation and Technology, for May Trucking Company and they have been running IBM i for more than 30 years.  Becki shares her love for the platform, and her passion for making business better!  Becki talks about leveraging proven business applications, modernization and upgrading to new hardware. Becki’s...

014:  Welcome back to the show Tim Rowe from IBM!  Tim is back on the show to talk about the New-Nav (everyone needs to check it out – literally rebuilt from the ground up), what’s going on with RPG and RDi and a few other exciting things from the recent IBM Announcements.   Tim’s contact information and social: Email: timmr@us.ibm.com http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/are/index.html...

013 This week on show we have the most awesome Scott Forstie from IBM.  Scott stops by the show to discuss his favorite subjects SQL, IBM Services and why you need to expand your horizons and think out of the box with SQL.  Scott is a video blogger, author, speaker, and all-around great guy.  And in his spare time, he enjoys running, hiking, listening to music and spend time with his family. Scott...

012 Last week was a BIG week - IBM released the new Power10!  And we are so excited to have Steve Will, Chief Architect - IBM i Operating System, back on the show this week to share some of the exciting IBM i enhancements.  Tune in to hear more about the new Power10 E1080, the “New Nav” – the re-invented Navigator for i and much more! Steve’s contact information and social: Steve Will/Rochester/IB...

011 We are excited to have IBM Champion Simon Hutchinson from RPGPGM.com on the show today.  Simon started his career working on the System/36 in his home country England.  He quickly fell in love with the IBM platform AND ended up marrying his boss! Simon is the author of RPGPGM.com – a great learning resource and he recently started Central Texas IBM i User Group. Simon’s contact information and...

010 On the show this week we have Ravinder Pal from HCL.  Ravinder has been in the IBM i space since 1997 – right out of college.  And he has done it all – starting as network administrator, to system admin to programmer, hardware architect from on-prem and in the Cloud.     Ravinder shares what he has learned along the way and why the IBM i platform is here to stay – forever!   Ravinder’s contact...

009 On this week’s episode we have Ted Macksam, VP of Information Technology from Hatco.  Innovation isn’t just talked about at Hatco – it’s a way of life!  Ted shares how Hatco leverages IBM i at the center of all the cool things they are doing.  Why?  Because everything just runs better with IBM i.   They are using open source, pushing the envelope with SQL, temporal tables, and stored procedure...