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2021 May OCEAN Meeting - 3 Concise Presentations by IBM i Experts
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
Category: Events

May OCEAN Meeting - FREE Webinar

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 

         

IBM i Experts Ray Everhart, Alex Rodriquez, and Charlie Berry.

 

3 Concise (18 minute) Presentations by IBM i Leaders!

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5:45 pm PT Sound check/Social Time

6:00 pm PT - 3 Concise Presentations by IBM i Experts

1. Who has time for testing? Time saving test automation approaches for your RPG Applications - Ray Everhart of Fresche

2. Scheduling in an IBM i HA Environment - Alex Rodriguez and John Massey of RevSoft

3. Power Systems Virtual Server - Charlie Berry of IBM 


Event location: This will be a remote-only event. We will not be meeting in person. 

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Who has time for testing? Time saving test automation approaches for your RPG Applications - Ray Everhart - Automated testing shortens development cycles, avoids cumbersome repetitive tasks and helps to improve software quality but how do you get started? And, what types of testing will benefit you most? This 18 minute power session focuses on how to build a successful foundation for automated testing and start improving your software quality.

In this session we will cover:

1. Testing levels defined
2. Pragmatic approaches for IBM i applications
3. Strategies for test automation and building unit tests 

For over 30 years, Ray Everhart has helped companies understand, develop and manage their RPG, COBOL and CA 2E application environments. He also specializes in helping clients enhance and modernize their systems to meet evolving business demands and take advantage of digital transformation opportunities. You can reach Ray at [email protected].

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Scheduling in an IBM i HA Environment - Alex Rodriquez and John Massey - IBM i High Availability is critical so the Fail Over time needs to be minimized with high accuracy to have business continuity to avoid revenue loss or impact on the overall productivity of the organization. Often the Job Schedule (which is the organization’s catalyst for data and information processing) is overlooked or scarcely considered during HA/DR planning. This session from RevSoft will show how you can minimize your Fail Over time (under 1 minute) and also run automated Integrity checks to give you confidence that you are good to go should you need to Fail Over. 

Alex Rodriguez  - Alex Rodriguez is the Enterprise Sales Manager at RevSoft. In the tech industry for over 20 years focusing on IBM i technologies for advanced process automation, content management, modernization, high availability and disaster recovery. Experienced IT Specialist assisting Medium to Enterprise customers connect with proven products and services that best fit goals and requirements.   .. 

John Massey - John Massey is the Head of Software Development at RevSoft, lead designer and specialist in enterprise process automation technologies. With over 20 years applications development experience, John brings success and knowledge on meeting requirements for customers around the globe, designing applications that meet current demands for the changing computing landscape facing datacenters today.

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Power Systems Virtual Server - Charlie Berry -  IBM and indeed the whole IT industry is shifting to cloud based systems for nearly every workload imaginable.  What about those core IBM i (and AIX and Linux) Power Systems?  Yes indeed!  Let's take a quick look at the Power Systems Virtual Server offering and IBM Cloud in general.

Charlie Berry is a Power Systems Technical Specialist in IBM's North America Public Sector and Healthcare team focusing on solution designs utilizing AIX, IBM i and Linux based systems. Career positions in retail banking, public accounting (CPA) and has over 37 years in IBM technical, consulting and management roles across a wide array of technologies and industries.  A LA native, married 37+ years, and have two married daughters and a recent grand daughter.  Golf anyone?..

 

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For more information:

Contact: Margaret Matthews
Email:  [email protected]