Matthew Ashton

Common Europe Congress 2007

is in London
Innovation Today - Legacy Tomorrow

 

Our inboxes are inundated with invitations to briefings, seminars and conferences. These are often sponsored by business partners or suppliers. But here is the difference, Common Europe is an organisation that is not about selling products but about bringing great value education to you. No matter what your function is in your System i environment, a developer, a system architect or designer, the IT manager, a security officer or a system operator (to name a few) there are a great deal of interesting sessions on the agenda to whet your appetite. These sessions will be presented by a mix of speakers from IBM UK, IBM US and local specialists with extensive knowledge of the System i architecture and environment.

 

We are also pleased to welcome back for one of our keynote sessions, the ever popular, Frank Soltis, generally considered to be the 'Father of the System i". A session guaranteed to provide much thought on the future of the System i.

 

For the IT Manager (or aspiring developer), there is a stream presenting a mix of topics such as Moving from Development to Management and Architecting Modernisation. With focused technical education streams covering Security and Linux, Extending the System i and System Management, there is no reason why anyone from your IT shop should be overlooked. 

 

In the modern system delivery environment, SOA is playing an ever increasing role and development teams are embracing SOA enabling technologies. There are many people though, who need a leg-up to the understanding required to succeed in the SOA environment. Common Europe has just the ingredients to provide that leg-up. What good is this SOA environment if the system is not guaranteed to be available when needed? HA is a discipline that is growing in popularity. There are many ways to ensure a Highly Available System i and the Common Europe Conference is the place to be to understand the best tools to use in your environment.

 

Getting back to development, our ever popular RPG University will be included with all of the latest techniques, tips and tricks. Whether you are a seasoned RPG developer, a junior looking to further your understanding or a developer from another discipline looking to gain an understanding of this language, the RPG University is a must. This stream will cover the fundamentals of RPG today, looking at everything from ILE basics to user spaces, and how to make the most of the many features of IBM’s Websphere Development Studio.

 

Full details are available here


Matthew Ashton

Director Common UK

Agenda Manager