Learn the latest tips and techniques from a select group of respected RPG and DB2 experts, including the System i Developer teamùSusan Gantner, Skip Marchesani, Jon Paris, and Paul Tuohyùand their guests Barbara Morris, Scott Klement, George Farr, Bruce Vining, Shantan Kethireddy, and Tom McKinley.
Attendees will have plenty of opportunity to discuss their most challenging programming tasks with instructors and other active RPG and DB2 professionals regarding RPG IV, ILE, SQL, DB2, WDSc, PHP, and XML.
The session line-up covers the most in-demand topics centered on RPG and DB2 technologies, including:
- ILE Subprocedures
- Binding Basics
- Binder Language and Activation Groups
- WDSC V7
- RSE Exception and Error Handling
- RPG and Java Integration
- Externalizing Database Processing
- Query Optimization
- Indexes and Statistics
- SQL Triggers
- Performance and Debug Tools
- Stored Procedures
- RPG Triggers and Embedded SQL
- Using Web Services with RPG
- XML, PHP and AJAX for RPG Programmers
Among the special guests at the conference will be Barbara Morris, IBM's lead architect for the RPG compiler. Barbara spearheaded many major enhancements to RPG, including qualified data structures, the XML opcodes, and RPG's interaction with Java.
System i Developer Team members have said they find her insights so fascinating that instructors could be fighting over who gets free time during her sessions so they can attend! This is a rare opportunity to learn from Barbara in person that developers won't want to miss.
The $1,195 registration rate expires September 21. Group discounts start at just three people. Whether you come alone or with a group of colleagues, you'll leave the Summit recharged and ready to try new things.
According to John Ebrecht, Senior Programmer/Analyst, "The Summit gave me the edge I needed to start using WDSc, SQL, and iSeries Navigator. Four months later, my productivity is up, my programs are better organized, my procedures easier to read and understand. Best of all, I enjoy programming in RPG again!"
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn:
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