013 Get the Gist with Scott Forstie

05/15/22 • 51 min

013 On this episode I have Marina Schwenk as my guest host and we have the privilege to interview Scott Forstie from IBM. Scott stops by the show to discuss the latest enhancements in 7.5 which includes "full support" for the SQL standards and increased security functions. Scott talks about why you need to expand your horizons and think out of the box with SQL.
Scott is a video blogger, author, speaker, and all-around great guy. And in his spare time, he enjoys running, hiking, listening to music and spend time with his family.
Scott’s contact information and social:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Forstie_IBMi
Get the Gist here
IBM Ideas - the RFE process has a brand new look and feel!
IBM i Success Stories
One incredible Th(i)ng! Products, gadgets, recipes, music, or things we are loving right now!
Scott’s pick for the week:
Family vacation at Zion National Park
Marina's pick for the week:
More coffee from Starbucks! Honeysuckle favored coffee also known as liquid gold!
Peg's pick for the week:
Hitting the road to POWERUp with my handheld Zoom H4n Pro recorder
Upcoming Events:
POWERUp 2022
This episode is sponsored by...
COMMON
https://www.common.org/home
Midrange Dynamics Change Management Software - Built for IBM i modernization!
https://www.midrangedynamics.com/
Rowton IT
https://www.rowtonit.com/
Interested in sharing your IBM i story? Want to sponsor the podcast? We want to hear from you! Reach out to Peg at [email protected]

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012 The Inside Scoop with Alison Butterill

012 Folks this is a great show! May 3 was a big day for IBM and users around the globe. IBM released 7.5 to world.
We went right to the top and invited Alison Butterill, World Wide IBM i Offering Manager for IBM on the show. Alison stops by to share a little bit about herself, how she got her start at IBM and then gives us the inside scoop an her favorite things in the new release of 7.5.
Head over to COMMON.org for more information about 7.5.
IBM Ideas - the RFE process has a brand new look and feel!
IBM i Success Stories
Alison Butterill, WW IBM i Offering Manager for IBM
Email: [email protected]
Social:
LinkedIn

One incredible Th(i)ng! Products, gadgets, recipes, music or things we are loving right now.
Alison's pick for this week:
Family - 2 ways
1. Her appreciation for her IBM family.
2. Alison and her daughter are researching and documenting her family history with using information her father collected pre-computers.
Peg's pick for the week:
Prom season - happy kids are getting back to a more 'normal' social life.
Upcoming Events:
POWERUp 2022
This episode is sponsored by...
COMMON
https://www.common.org/home
Midrange Dynamics Change Management Software - Built for IBM i modernization!
https://www.midrangedynamics.com/

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014 Carol Woodbury IBM i Security from the Ground Up

014 This week we have Carol Woodbury from DXR Security. Carol joins me to discuss her latest book, Mastering IBM i Security, a 'how to' guide for implementing and managing security using SQL Services, New Nav and ACS. We spends a few minutes unpacking a couple (there are over a 100 folks) of her favorite security enhancements available in 7.5.

Carol is an author, educator, speaker and IBM Champion since 2018. Carol has over 25 years of experience in the area of IT security and is known world-wide for her work. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and helping clients make improvements to their IBM i security one step at a time.

Get your security ducks in a ROW!

Social and contact information:
Carol Woodbury, CISSP, CRISC, PCIP
President and CTO at DXR Security LLC
[email protected]
LinkedIn
Link to Carol's articles
Carol's new book is available for pre-order
Mastering IBM i Security
One incredible Th(i)ng! Products, gadgets, recipes, music, or things we are loving right now!
Carol’s pick for the week:
Getting back to traveling and and seeing people face to face.
Peg's pick for the week:
Soda Stream

Upcoming Events:
POWERUp 2022
This episode is sponsored by...
COMMON
https://www.common.org/home
Midrange Dynamics Change Management Software - Built for IBM i modernization!
https://www.midrangedynamics.com/
Rowton IT
https://www.rowtonit.com/
Interested in sharing your IBM i story? Want to sponsor the podcast? We want to hear from you! Reach out to Peg at [email protected]