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TUG Buzz! for Wednesday December 25th, 2024

As the holiday season approaches, we would like to take a moment to express our heartfelt wishes for a joyous Christmas. This time of year is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the past year, celebrate our achievements, and gather with loved ones. It is with gratitude that we look back on our collaboration and the milestones we have reached together.

We appreciate your continued interest in and support of the Toronto Users Group as we continue our 40th year! We look forward to the exciting opportunities that the New Year will bring, and wish you a Merry Christmas filled with love and laughter.

❄️ The next TUG MoM will be:

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

Join us for this in-person dinner meeting at the Monte Carlo Inn & Suites (Downtown Markham) 7255 Warden Ave., Markham ON L3R 1B4

(Also simulcast on Zoom)

* Note: An MP4 recording of this meeting will be available to download for TUG members in good standing, by email request to admin@tug.ca.

SPEAKER:

douglasg@ca.ibm.com

Douglas Gibbs (IBM)

Douglas Gibbs is the Program Director and Product Manager for the IBM i platform. He is responsible for team leading the IBM i product direction and offerings on the Power platform. Douglas has worked at IBM Canada for 24 years and has been a member of the Product Management team since 2018 when he joined as the Product Manager for the Power IO portfolio. He has over 30 years of industry experience and knowledge including extensive hands-on knowledge for a wide variety of platforms, databases, applications and solutions.

AGENDA for January 22nd MoM

ADMISSION: Free for TUG members and guests (Non-members $60)

• 4:30 PM In-person Check-in

• 5:00 PM First Session: IBM i Roadmap

Let Toronto’s own Douglas Gibbs tell you how much of an amazing platform IBM i is for running a business today, and its future is bright – innovative, integrated and incredible! Learn all about the multi-year simplification and transformation of IBM i in addition to the strategy, roadmap and future of IBM i.

• 6:00 PM Intermission (buffet dinner)

• 7:00 PM Second Session: IBM i Updates

Douglas Gibbs will update you on the new S1012 announced in May and explain why IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS) provides a simple and straightforward solution for infrastructure modernization, while delivering the benefits of a hybrid cloud architecture. This is also your opportunity to learn more about the new and exciting IBM i Migrate While Active product.

NOTE: Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive an email with the meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

Future TUG MoM Calendar:

DATE / VENUE	TIME / TOPICS	SPEAKERS / SPONSOR
Wednesday JAN 22 Live in Markham	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1: Topic: IBM i Roadmap (live with streaming on Zoom) 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2: Topic: IBM i Updates (live with streaming on Zoom)	Douglas Gibbs (IBM)
Wednesday FEB 19 (Zoom)	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: Turn up the Power: External Disk and Hardware Replication on i... A Case Study!	Stephen Wolk (P. C. Richard & Son)
Wednesday MAR 19 Live Mississauga	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1: Topic: TBA (live with streaming on Zoom) 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2: Topic: TBA (live with streaming on Zoom)	TBA

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