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WELCOME TO COMMON EUROPE CONGRESS 2025

Don’t forget to reach out to your local country user group to get the discount code for the congress!

Common Europe, in collaboration with Common Sweden, is delighted to be holding its annual flagship event, Common Europe Congress, in the friendly city of Gothenburg offering extensive education, networking and relaxation opportunities. It’s also a great opportunity for exploring the city… so why not take a family mini-break as well.
Congress education areas targeted are IBM Power hardware, Application Development, Advanced RPG, Open Source tools and Languages, System Management, Db2 and SQL,  IBM Storage, IBM i services and microservices, Security and Compliance and much more.
There will be two AIX / Linux tracks, to emphasize the Power Systems character of Common Europe.
Top IBM Business Architects and industry experts have already agreed to share their knowledge on the latest announcements, customer cases as well as practical subjects.
The congress content includes:
  1. 3 ½ days of latest education delivered by top IBM and industry leading speakers  punctuated by large breaks offering maximum networking,
  2. Three-hour in-depth workshops, 60 minutes’ education sessions and solution provider’s special slots,
  3. A Solution Providers’ Centre open for 2 ½ days with top European and worldwide technology companies at their booths presenting innovative practical solutions that will enhance our solutions,
  4. A  Congress Dinner  in the hotel with live entertainment.
We have negotiated special room rates in the Congress hotel itself, 
The Common Europe Organization Team looks forward to seeing you in picturesque Gothenburg.
Venue: 09 - R14 clear filter
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Tuesday, June 3
 

10:40 CEST

vSCSI, NPIV or NVMe. Internal or external. What IBM i administrator should know about storage options
Tuesday June 3, 2025 10:40 - 11:40 CEST
Bart Grabowski - IBM Champion & Platinum Redbook author talks about internal and external storage devices. Descrive differences between vSCSI, NPiV or NVMe. What are the storage options today.
Speakers
avatar for Bartlomiej Grabowski

Bartlomiej Grabowski

IBM POWER Systems Principal Support Specialist, DHL
Bartlomiej Grabowski known as Bart, a B.A Computer Science. IBM Champion and Platinum Redbook author with over 15 technical publications. +18 years of experience in various worldwide solutions works for DHL IT Services - one of the biggest IBM i installations. He runs a personal blog... Read More →
Tuesday June 3, 2025 10:40 - 11:40 CEST
09 - R14

11:50 CEST

Turn up the Power: External Disk and Hardware Replication on i... A Case Study! LIMITED
Tuesday June 3, 2025 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
Your IBM i does a great job of managing internal disk, so why upgrade to external storage using a SAN? Your replication software may require some extra time and attention, but it gets the job done - so why change? Turns out there are lots of reasons to change both! This won't be a nuts and bolts how-to session. Rather it will be a case study of the decisions made by one large appliance and electronics retailer to implement these technologies, including the considerations, decisions, trade-offs, and benefits. You may not leave this session knowing how to do it, but you'll understand why you might want to, and you'll be ready to ask many of the right questions to get you there.

Some of the topics we'll discuss will include:
- HA vs DR
- RPO (Recovery Point Objective) and RTO (Recovery Time Objective)
- iASP's
- Tool-kits
- Backups
- Flash Copy
- Recovery Scenarios

You'll leave this session better prepared to:
- Determine if external storage is right for your environment
- Understand the trade-offs involved with external storage and hardware replication
- Know what questions to ask along the way!

Audience:
- Anyone who is curious about using external storage and hardware replication with their IBM i is encouraged to attend!


Speakers
avatar for Steve Wolk

Steve Wolk

CTO, PC Richard & Son
Steven Wolk is the Chief Technology Officer for PC Richard & Son, a family owned and operated chain of 66 appliance and electronics superstores located throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Founded in 1909, PC Richard has always been known for honesty, integrity, and reliability throughout... Read More →
Tuesday June 3, 2025 11:50 - 12:50 CEST
09 - R14

14:00 CEST

How to store and protect your container data LIMITED
Tuesday June 3, 2025 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Storage has always been a challenge for IT users, with challenges such as integrity, replication and migration of large data sets.
These challenges are not new, and with modern decentralized systems based on containers, they have not disappeared.
Kubernetes is the most popular orchestrator for containerized workloads. Because containers delete all saved data as standard, this can create major challenges for many types of workload.
Come and learn more about the challenges, and learn about functions and technology that helps solve this problem in one container-based environment.
Speakers
avatar for Ole Kristian Myklebust

Ole Kristian Myklebust

Storage Dude, IBM
Tuesday June 3, 2025 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
09 - R14

15:15 CEST

Sponsor session: Use AI to Build an IBM i Web App in Under 10 Minutes — No Coding Required!
Tuesday June 3, 2025 15:15 - 15:40 CEST
 Valence 6.3, the popular web and mobile framework for IBM i, includes a browser-based low-code development utility called Nitro App Builder (NAB), through which anyone with a solid understanding of their IBM i database can build and deploy dazzling web or mobile apps in a matter of minutes. 

With newly integrated IBM i-centric AI functionality, developers can use NAB to very quickly create a broad range of applications — from simple dashboard and inquiry apps, complete with download-to-Excel functionality, to highly intricate and intuitive data entry apps.

All of this can be achieved with no coding, though IBM i developers can easily extend functionality with RPG or SQL code to handle business logic as needed. Advanced programmers comfortable with HTML5 and JavaScript code can take things even further, creating super elaborate apps that work hand-in-hand with server-side RPG logic through the Valence Portal. And as of this latest release, you can use the integrated AI assistant to write much of the code for you!

The bottom line:  With Valence, whether you're a seasoned RPG developer or a super user with intimate knowledge of your system's physical files, you can crank out highly functional web and mobile apps on IBM i in no time — no prior experience in web or mobile development required. Come to this quick demo session to see the latest release of the Valence framework, and how easy it is to quickly build and deploy web apps on your IBM i system.

If time permits, some actual deployed IBM i customer applications from various industries will be demonstrated as well.
Sponsor speakers
avatar for Robert Swanson

Robert Swanson

Senior Partner, CNX
Rob has worked as an in-the-trenches IBM i developer since 1992, with the past 15 years focused on developing modernization efforts for legacy systems written in RPG. Currently serving as Senior Partner for CNX Corporation in Chicago, Rob is a strong advocate of introducing highly... Read More →
Sponsors
avatar for CNX

CNX

Our missionThe true purpose of technology is to be helpful. That’s our core belief, and it’s why we’re dedicated to helping you deliver applications that transform the way people work. Our Valence Framework enables beautiful, accessible apps that empower user independence, operational... Read More →
Tuesday June 3, 2025 15:15 - 15:40 CEST
09 - R14

15:50 CEST

DS8K HA/DR and replication
Tuesday June 3, 2025 15:50 - 16:50 CEST
Speakers
Tuesday June 3, 2025 15:50 - 16:50 CEST
09 - R14

17:00 CEST

Backup, Restore and Archive, a new choice for IBM i
Tuesday June 3, 2025 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Speakers
avatar for Shreya Nair

Shreya Nair

WW Product Manager, IBM
avatar for JP Lavigne

JP Lavigne

WW Product Manager, IBM
Tuesday June 3, 2025 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
09 - R14
 
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