WMCPA iCON2025

Session Abstract:
Get a detailed look at the enhancements brought to the CL language from i5/OS V5R3 through IBM i 7.1.
See examples of the new functions like DOFOR, DOWHILE, DOUNTIL and SELECT, and how they allow programming CL in a much more structured format.
Learn about the many new process flow options and variable types in the CL language such as integer, signed integer, and pointer variables and how to use them.
Get tips on how to simplify the compiling of CL programs and command objects.
Find out how to provide direct feedback to IBM on your needs for the CL language -- they want to know if these changes are helping you and what to enhance next.
Learning Objectives:
What IBM has added to the language in the last several releases.
How to leverage some of these enhancements to better access user spaces and APIs
What IBM has added to Command objects in recent releases.
Audience:
IBM i Developers and System Administrators.

Anyone creating web or mobile applications, or APIs, can benefit from the techniques shown here:

Do I need a web server? Which one is best for me?
Securing your site
Apache and Nginx tips and tricks
HTTPS encryption (SSL/TLS), including using the free Let’s Encrypt
Create user-friendly and search-engine friendly URLs over any web application
What if you become popular? (performance and handling a large number requests)
Learning Objectives
Understand how to secure the Apache web server on IBM i
Learn to use Apache’s most useful features, including search engine optimization, logging, and virtual hosts
Audience
Administrators and developers seeking to prepare their systems for web applications, improve performance, and improve security.

IBM i Services are provided by Db2 for i and can be used to access and manage the IBM i operating system. This session will include many examples of how to use IBM i Services to modernize administration on IBM i. Invest in understanding this alternative to existing IBM i APIs and commands.

In this session we will discuss: Many things that you did NOT plan for that would cause you to need an HA, or at LEAST a DR partition. Virtually every one of these are items from my personal customers, not made up or 'read it on the internet.'
You will be surprised and potentially even shocked by some of these occurances.
Despite your security policies, the quality of your building, reliability of power and cooling, you cannot think of everything.
Learning Objectives:
A realization that you can't prevent every disaser!
Audience:
IBM i System Administrators

A detailed and practical guide based on personal experience, offering insights and strategies for successfully migrating to a new ERP system.

Deploying IBM i Access Client Solutions to a large user base is far easier than doing the same with old Access for Windows, but it still takes some forethought and planning. There really is no “one size fits all” approach to this topic, so this session will cover what you’ll need to know when planning for your own ACS deployment and how do determine the best method for your environment.

Linux, AIX, UNIX - we hear about them everywhere these days. But what does it all mean? Linux skills are important to everyone working in the technology field. The days of running everything on just one platform are behind us, so it's important to be familiar with Linux. But you probably don't have a spare Linux server sitting around, just waiting for you tinker with, right? Well, you don't need one! Can you replace Windows with Linux? Even if you can, should you? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How do you get, install, and use Linux? Is it really all free? What can you do with a Linux command line, and is it really as powerful as you've heard? Attend this session to learn the answers to these questions and much more. See step by step instructions for safely installing Linux on your PC while still running Windows or Mac OS! We'll cover a number of powerful commands that can be executed from a Linux environment on your PC, within Windows 10, your X86 servers, or even on your IBM i!
Learning objectives - After participating in this session, attendees should have the skills to:
Identify the best way to get started with a Linux environment
Install and set up Linux on their personal PC in a safe way
Use a Linux desktop for productivity and learning
Apply skills learned to a production server environment
Take full advantage of the power of the Linux command line in multiple environments, even on your IBM i!
Audience:
Anyone new to Linux who would like to quickly get started in a fun, safe, and productive way.

IBM has provided so many security features with IBM i, it’s hard to keep track of them much less understand all of the new features. This session highlights Carol and Steve’s favorite IBM i Security features and details the security features in recent Technology Refreshes that you may have missed.