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It sounds like an oxymoron - serverless architecture is normally said in conjunction with frameworks like FastAPI in Python, Spring-boot in Java or LoopBack in Node.JS. But what about RPG? Can you leverage the same features in ILE? – of course you can! The ILEastic framework was made exactly to be a player in the world of microservices and serverless architecture – and even better: it is 100% open source. If you need to modernize your RPG code and make it available as services on the web – If microservices is a business strategy or just curious about tools like yum, git and gmake?  – then this session is for you.

Administration Runtime Expert (ARE) is one of IBM i’s most powerful yet overlooked tools. This session reveals how ARE can simplify the management of even the most complex IBM i estates by automating configuration checks, detecting risks early, and ensuring consistent, compliant system environments.Attendees will see practical examples of how ARE reduces manual effort, reduces outages, and strengthens overall business continuity. If you’ve never explored ARE or didn’t realize what it can do, this session will show you why it should be a core part of every IBM i strategy.

Valence, the leading web and mobile framework for IBM i, has become even smarter this month. In this fast-paced demo, we’ll show you how Nitro App Builder (NAB) — Valence’s browser-based low-code development tool — enables anyone with knowledge of their IBM i database to build and deploy modern web or mobile apps in minutes.
But that’s just the beginning.
You’ll get an exclusive look at the just-released Valence 6.4, featuring powerful new IBM i-centric AI capabilities designed to accelerate development like never before. With the integrated AI assistant, you can:

• Instantly generate modern app UI components
• Build dashboards and inquiry apps with download-to-Excel functionality
• Create super intuitive and efficient data entry apps
• Even generate RPG or SQL logic with AI assistance

No coding required — but the apps are fully extensible for developers who want it. This is full-stack IBM i app development on steroids! So whether you're a seasoned RPG developer, a super user who knows your physical files inside and out, or a programmer comfortable with HTML5 and JavaScript, Valence adapts to your skill level. And now with AI integrated directly into the entire development experience, much of the heavy lifting can be done for you.
The bottom line?
You can build real, production-ready IBM i web apps in record time! Join us for a live demo of Valence 6.4 to see it in action.

SQL is great stuff, but that is only for getting stuff out of the database, right? … NO!  Wrong!!  
On IBM i its way more. Any task you might consider on IBM i SQL should be your first choice.
In this session we will explore how to make SQL part of your everyday IBM i activities.
We will look at the tools available and practical use case, even if you are an SQL neophyte or a SQL Rock Star.  
Lots of live demos to show the useful and practical side of using SQL. 

Artificial Intelligence, by nature, is probabilistic. Even in narrow tolerance bands, AI models can generate varying results for the same inputs — not due to bugs, but because of the statistical nature of learning.

While this flexibility allows AI to deal with complex problems, it also introduces uncertainty — a dangerous liability in high-stakes business contexts. In using Project BOB or any LLM to modernize or transform code you can get mistakes, bugs or hallucinations in the new code, and sometimes those errors can be very tricky to be identified and corrected, it could be like looking for a needle in a haystack. I

n this session, we will see which methodologies to adopt to master these problems, to control any AI mistakes and also to influence and guide AI to fix and avoid them.