Topic: Platform comparison – Why i?
| Date: | Tuesday, January 16, 2018 | |
| Time: | 5:30 (Deli snack) – 6:00 (Meeting) | |
| Speaker: | Richie Palma | |
| Location: | IBM-Southfield 18000 West Nine Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075 (map) Meeting is in room 1505 |
Ever wonder how companies harness the massive performance of POWER8 along with the reliability and scalability of IBM i while remaining agile and competitive in a world dominated by mobile, analytics, and cloud? Let’s face it, our line of business counterparts are demanding, and for good reason. The ability to quickly deliver innovative technology to the front lines of our businesses can mean the difference between surviving and thriving in our fast-paced economy.
In this session we will look at…
- What makes IBM i so special in today’s modern compute environment and how it’s being used to drive competitive advantage.
- We will look at other technologies/platforms in today’s modern compute environments and see where IBM i fits best in the IT landscape.
- Squash some of the B.S. claims slung around by people who chase dollars instead of lean IT efficiency.
- Look at how POWER8 & IBM i together provide the best landscape for business-critical applications.
- How IBM i is keeping our demanding line of business counterparts armed on the front lines.
- How to transition technology from surviving to thriving in our fast-paced economy.
- Why IBM i is the better choice for business-critical workloads.
About the Presenter
Richie loves helping people. It’s as plain and simple as that. Having the ability to bring value whether that’s through hard work and a little sweat, knowledge and experience, or even simply by connecting someone to a person that can fulfill their needs. His love for technology and helping people led Richie to a career in complex, high tech sales with Arbor Solutions Inc.
Richie has what some people would call a borderline obsession with the IBM Power Systems scale out family, running IBM i, AIX, and Linux on Power. He also enjoys working with the dev team to build out solutions around Application development services (PHP, RPG, & .NET) and the IBM Cognos Business Analytics stack of products.
Over the last couple years, he has seen a high demand for Open-source application development, Analytics, virtualization, high availability, and cloud Infrastructure Solutions. As a result, much of his work has been focused on configuring solutions in these arenas.