Topic: Connecting the Dots…with IBM SQL Services
| Date: | Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 | |
| Time: | Beginning Promptly at 6pm EST | |
| Speaker: | Brian Snyder | |
| Location: | Webinar only | |
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| Presentation: | Connecting the Dots…with IBM SQL Services Presentation Slides Presentation Handout |
What do you get when you group IBM SQL Services data together on the same page? You get dashboards that can help system administrators identify baselines. benchmarks and ultimately make better data-driven decisions.
Come to see how the “System Health and Security Dashboards” have been built to show:
Users and System
1. Active users
2. Active user by group
Objects on the system
3. Object types-created and last used
Jobs on the system (Current and Historical–Protected jobs and Unprotected Jobs)
4. Current and Historical types and number of jobs on the system
5. Protected and unprotected jobs on the system
6. … and so much more
About the Presenter
Brian has been working in the IBM midrange community in West Michigan and in Indiana since 1990. He has worked in a variety of industries, including utilities, paper manufacturing, distribution, medical manufacturing, brick and mortar bookstores and insurance. He has been a consultant, developer, business analyst and system administrator, integrating IBM i Systems with Windows processes and automating tasks for end users. He has installed PTFs, and operating systems upgrades on numerous systems and developed, tested and promoted software for many years.
Brian is currently responsible for six IBM i LPars on two different IBM Power Systems on IBM i V7R4 and V7R5 as a system administrator and Disaster Recovery Specialist utilizing IBM Expert Lab Services and the IBM Toolkit. Brian is probably a lot like you and really enjoys serving others, while making his systems run ever more efficiently.
He has been involved in numerous IBM i User Groups throughout Michigan and attended Common in the past. He is excited to share what he has found to be helpful as we all learn the value and power of IBM’s SQL Services, gaining insights into the IBM i system’s use and performance. While Brian still has much to learn, he loves to share what he has experienced with others.