Steve Bradshaw
My latest work as the Friendly Techie, includes assisting IBM i with the design and testing with IBM i 7.6 as both Beta Tester and Redbook Author, and as assistant in the design and testing of the new IBM i Migrate While Active tool and the AI based RPG Code Assistant.
I have worked in the IBM Business Partner world for over thirty years now and despite IBM's best attempts I still love them ;-) My career started as an RPG developer but for the last twenty years I have specialised in System Design, installation and management. In 2008 I founded my own company (Rowton) and now I and my team spend my time supporting clients or designing new IT solutions using a combination of Power servers, Intel and storage with a little extra cloud magic where it's needed.
When I'm not looking after my own clients, I help run the UK's largest IBM i User Group the i-UG and also serve on the Common Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) to help IBM shape the future of IBM i. In 2019, IBM made me an IBM Champion in recognition of the work I have done to help and evangelise the IBM i platform, Happy Days :-)
I have a love of teaching IBM i and have spent over a decade volunteering to teach at IBM i events around the world. In more recent times, I have been creating my online webinars. I am a firm believer that the more I teach, the more I learn.
Sessions
Steve shares his experience of using IBM 7.6, highlighting many of the cool new features and functions big and small that make this new release so great.
As an IBM i 7.6 Beta Tester and author of the IBM i 7.6 Redbook, Steve has been using IBM i 7.6 since January and with his team at RowtonIT.com has already performed over a hundred 7.6 Installs and upgrades.
I will explain how they might be useful to you and give real life examples of their value.
Some of these functions are big, some small but all are beneficial and you can use every single one free of charge!
Fear not if you are still running 7.5, Steve has a few i-Love gems to share with you too.
What is i-Chi? It is about thinking differently about IBM i System Management, embracing new ideas, automating processes and monitoring, using IBM i functions in ACS, Nav4i, ARE, IBM i Services, and Integrating IBM i SysAdmin with other platforms and reducing your reliance on the 5250 command line.
In this session, we give practical examples of how to do this that you can start to use today on your systems using tools that are free to use, already installed on your systems, and all without the use of the 5250 green screen.