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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
Monday, June 2
 

10:00 CEST

Automating Power Virtual Servers with Ansible and AAP
Monday June 2, 2025 10:00 - 13:00 CEST
This hands-on lab introduces you to Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) for automating IBM Power Virtual Servers on IBM Cloud. In the first part, you'll learn Ansible fundamentals, including playbooks, collections, and AAP. In the second part, you'll apply these skills to deploy and manage PowerVS instances via Ansible playbooks. 


Speakers
avatar for Fabio Alessandro Locati

Fabio Alessandro Locati

Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat
Fabio Alessandro Locati - commonly known as Fale - is an EMEA Principal Solutions Architect at Red Hat, public speaker, published author, and Open Source contributor. His main areas of expertise are Linux, containers (ie: Kubernetes), automation (ie: Ansible), security, cloud (mainly... Read More →
avatar for Geoffrey Pascal

Geoffrey Pascal

Technology Engineer, IBM
Monday June 2, 2025 10:00 - 13:00 CEST
09 - R14

14:00 CEST

Migrating IBM Power i to the Cloud: Best Practices for IBM PowerVS LIMITED
Monday June 2, 2025 14:00 - 17:00 CEST
Moving an IBM Power i system to the cloud offers many benefits, including greater scalability and optimized costs. But how can you ensure a smooth migration? In this workshop, we will share proven approaches and best practices for successfully migrating to IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS). We will cover key requirements, common challenges, and effective solutions. Through real-world examples and hands-on demonstrations, participants will learn how to efficiently transition their IBM Power i environment to the cloud and manage it effectively.
Speakers
avatar for Marc Rohloff

Marc Rohloff

SVP Global Channels, T.S.P. Gesellschaft fuer Informationssysteme mbH
IBM i Business Continuity - Real-time Data Protection, Disaster Recovery and High Availability, Software and Services.Migration and Consolidation Projects
Monday June 2, 2025 14:00 - 17:00 CEST
09 - R14
 
Tuesday, June 3
 

10:40 CEST

vSCSI, NPIV or NVMe. Internal or external. What IBM i administrator should know about storage options LIMITED
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
 
Wednesday, June 4
 

08:00 CEST

Forget Everything You Know About IBM i HA – This Changes the Game!
Wednesday June 4, 2025 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
How can you take IBM i high availability to the next level in 2025?

In this session, we demonstrate a Policy-Based High Availability (PBHA) setup with replication to a third site, leveraging the latest IBM FlashSystem technology—all without the need for expensive third-party solutions.

Speakers
avatar for Jesper Skov Johansen

Jesper Skov Johansen

IBM Certified Systems Expert & IBM Champion, Molgaard Data A/S
Wednesday June 4, 2025 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
09 - R14

10:20 CEST

IBM Storage Virtualize Performance Monitoring and Architecture LIMITED
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 CEST
Speakers
Wednesday June 4, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 CEST
09 - R14

11:30 CEST

DS8000 G10 overview
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30 - 12:30 CEST
Speakers
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:30 - 12:30 CEST
09 - R14

12:40 CEST

TBD
Wednesday June 4, 2025 12:40 - 13:05 CEST
Wednesday June 4, 2025 12:40 - 13:05 CEST
09 - R14

14:05 CEST

Enterprise Pools 2.0 - The Foundation for Hybrid Cloud
Wednesday June 4, 2025 14:05 - 15:05 CEST
News & Experience with Enterprise Pools 2.0 - with a special focus on IBM i


Speakers
avatar for Peter Dussmann

Peter Dussmann

IBM Power Enterprise Systems Sales Leader EMEA, IBM
Wednesday June 4, 2025 14:05 - 15:05 CEST
09 - R14

15:20 CEST

Cloud Management Console and Power Enterprise Pools 2.0 Live Demo LIMITED
Wednesday June 4, 2025 15:20 - 16:20 CEST
Join this interactive session to see live action using a Cloud Management Console, see how Power Private Cloud using Power Enterprise Pools 2.0 works.

By Turgut Genec

Speakers
avatar for Turgut Genc

Turgut Genc

Solutions Architect, Expert Labs, IBM
Turgut Genc is the IBM Power and Storage Solutions Architect in Expert Labs UKI. He is the EMEA team leader for IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS), Power Enterprise Pools, Power Performance and Migration workshops. He holds an MSc degree in Computer Science Engineering and he is a... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 15:20 - 16:20 CEST
09 - R14

16:30 CEST

How to reduce software license costs with Power Enterprise Pools 2.0 LIMITED
Wednesday June 4, 2025 16:30 - 17:30 CEST
How PEP 2.0 helps to reduce IBM i licenses. IBM Champion from a leading logistic company talks how implementation of the Private Cloud helps with CPU allocation, more efficient license usage and implementation of consumption based charging. In addition PEP 2.0 helps in failover and migration scenarios by reducing overhead required for resource allocation and keys management.
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 →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 16:30 - 17:30 CEST
09 - R14
 
Thursday, June 5
 

08:00 CEST

Storage Insights Upcoming Features and Roadmap
Thursday June 5, 2025 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
Speakers
avatar for Manish Anand

Manish Anand

Engineering Leader- Storage Insights: UX Modernization & AIOps, IBM
Thursday June 5, 2025 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
09 - R14

09:10 CEST

The IBM i benefits of “instant disk copy” and the differences between ‘FlashCopy’ and ‘Snapshots’ External storage features explained. LIMITED
Thursday June 5, 2025 09:10 - 10:10 CEST
All IBM external storage units can perform “instant copy” of all the disks of your IBM i LPAR.
Historically made using the ‘FlashCopy’ technology, these “instant copies” are now possible with a new method called ‘Snapshot’ or ‘Policy based FlashCopy’.
Discover the differences and how to use those two technologies to simplify and secure operations on your IBM i partitions:
-    To create easily manually a copy of your prod to test a change on it (or create a backup copy before a version change)
-    To perform daily several planned “instant copy” to create regular protection against ransomware or data corruption
-    To reduce, using IBM i commands, the backup window to less than 2 minutes
- To refresh nearly instantly your test/acceptance/preprod environment

By Pascal Ruckebusch
Thursday June 5, 2025 09:10 - 10:10 CEST
09 - R14

10:20 CEST

FlashSystem and SVC Integration and Automation LIMITED
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 CEST
Speakers
CF

Carlos Fuente

Distinguished Engineer, IBM
Thursday June 5, 2025 10:20 - 11:20 CEST
09 - R14
 
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