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Green Screen? Really? An RPGer’s Guide to Modern IDEs

with Susan Gantner

If you’re still using SEU, you’re missing out on a world of productivity. This session is not a lecture on why you’re wrong; it’s an invitation to experience how much better life as an RPG developer can be.

Susan, a long-time RDi advocate and recent VS Code for i convert, will make the case for leaving the green screen behind for good. Come and see favorite features of both tools in action, from seamless navigation to powerful refactoring, and learn how to make coding faster, more efficient, and undeniably more enjoyable.

This session is the one-way ticket off the green screen and into the modern era of RPG coding.

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All About Data: Reduce Downtime for Updates and Explore Partitioned Tables

with Sven Jansson and Donna Westmoreland

Join IBM Champions Sven Jansson and Donna Westmoreland for two exciting database topics. Learn 1) how to store large amounts of data in a single table and 2) how you can accomplish these changes and other large database modifications with minimal downtime.

Sven, an IBM i specialist at Agria Djurforsakring, will talk about partitioned table functionality, available at no charge beginning with IBM i 7.5. He will discuss what partitioned tables are, the benefits of using them to organize your data, and how to get started. Q&A will follow a live demo.

Donna, Midrange Dynamics North America CTO, will explain how MDRapid, a unique solution from Midrange Dynamics, employs high availability technology in conjunction with change management to convert large IBM i database files with minimal interruption. This strategy allows your business applications to continue to access databases as usual while database management is taking place. Now that you know the power of partitioned tables, let MDRapid help you take advantage of this functionality.