• The Four Hundred
  • Subscribe
  • Media Kit
  • Contributors
  • About Us
  • Contact
Menu
  • The Four Hundred
  • Subscribe
  • Media Kit
  • Contributors
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Modernize Your Skills at the Northeast Tech Conference

    March 17, 2014 Dan Burger

    IBM has its ongoing Global Skills Initiative. COMMON has its Annual Meeting and Exposition. You’ll find high-quality educational opportunities at each, but time and your training budget may not be on your side. For less time away from the office and a lower cost of registration, travel, and lodging–at least if you live in one of the New England states–the Northeast User Group Conference (NEUGC) is a training and education gold mine. It’s scheduled for April 7 through 9 in Framingham, Massachusetts.

    The IBM i running on Power Systems is a modern marvel compared to its predecessor machines: the IBM iSeries and the AS/400. Some of the RPG application developers and IBM i system administrators have kept their skills current, but many of them have fallen behind. Didn’t the owner’s manual tell you about tune-ups at 50,000 and 100,000 miles?

    For companies that are invested in the system, it’s time to invest in the people who run it. In terms of total cost of ownership, you’ll still be way ahead of the game. Newfound efficiencies will be the payback. And a skilled workforce is a far better investment than an education-starved staff.

    For the NEUGC, this is the 24th conference. That alone tells a story of competency and dedication. You don’t get this far by taking shortcuts and cutting corners. A great conference begins with great speakers–the industry pros who are subject matter experts, but are also excellent instructors. They make friends with the people who are eager to learn and they get results. These are people who are married to the i. I’m pretty sure that’s legal in Massachusetts, right?

    Here is a list of speakers, and if you don’t recognize at least 90 percent, you are not paying attention: Jon Paris, Susan Gantner, Scott Klement, Pete Massiello, Charles Guarino, Mike Pavlak, Gene Cobb, and Tim Rowe. And that’s only half the list. The entire lineup with background information is available at neugc.org.

    Also online is a complete conference agenda that includes the educational tracks–RPG and Programming Tools, SQL and Database, Systems Management, Web Development & Mobile Computing, and Professional Development–more than 70 sessions, the list of IBM i vendors in the expo area, plus information on COMMON certification and hotel accommodations.

    Tuesday night is casino night, which means there’ll be winners and losers. But at the end of this conference, everyone goes home a big winner.

    RELATED STORIES

    Problem Solved: IBM i Skills Initiatives Need Partners

    Free Format RPG: It’s All About the Jobs

    IBM Training: The New Plan Advances

    Industry-Driven Training Aims At Skills Gap

    Tech-Business Skills in Demand, Academic Initiative Expands

    Arming The IBM i Nation



                         Post this story to del.icio.us
                   Post this story to Digg
        Post this story to Slashdot

    Share this:

    • Reddit
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Email

    Tags:

    Sponsored by
    OCEAN User Group

    OCEAN TechCon25 Online

    It’s an Exciting Time for IBM i !

    July 16 & 17, 2025 – ONLINE

    Two virtual days of learning, presented by an outstanding group of IBM’ers and IBM Champions, featuring leading-edge topics.

    FREE for OCEAN members!

    Register NOW!

    Annual (12-month) Individual OCEAN Memberships are $80 and a Corporate Membership is $250. A Corporate Membership would allow your entire company to have full access to the OCEAN website & video library and to attend OCEAN events at member rates. Act now because rates are increasing on August 1, 2025.

    Share this:

    • Reddit
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Email

    What Should I Monitor For On My IBM i Partition? Attachmate Brings Full-Function Emulation to Mobile Devices

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Volume 24, Number 10 -- March 17, 2014
THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY:

Profound Logic Software
New Generation Software
Linoma Software
BCD
WorksRight Software

Table of Contents

  • Systems Of Engagement
  • IBM i Mobile Apps Challenged By BYOD Management
  • Jim Sloan Steps Back from TAA Productivity Tools
  • Mad Dog 21/21: All’s Well That Ends Well
  • CIOs Move From The Back Office To The Front Lines
  • Disk Array Sales Rebound A Bit, Reversing Declines
  • IBM And Lenovo Settle Down Strikes In Shenzhen Plant
  • Saxena Leaves IBM, Watson Not Talking
  • Modernize Your Skills at the Northeast Tech Conference
  • IBM Offers Europe A Power Blade-To-Flex Migration Deal

Content archive

  • The Four Hundred
  • Four Hundred Stuff
  • Four Hundred Guru

Recent Posts

  • With Power11, Power Systems “Go To Eleven”
  • With Subscription Price, IBM i P20 And P30 Tiers Get Bigger Bundles
  • Izzi Buys CNX, Eyes Valence Port To System Z
  • IBM i Shops “Attacking” Security Concerns, Study Shows
  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 26
  • Liam Allan Shares What’s Coming Next With Code For IBM i
  • From Stable To Scalable: Visual LANSA 16 Powers IBM i Growth – Launching July 8
  • VS Code Will Be The Heart Of The Modern IBM i Platform
  • The AS/400: A 37-Year-Old Dog That Loves To Learn New Tricks
  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 27, Number 25

Subscribe

To get news from IT Jungle sent to your inbox every week, subscribe to our newsletter.

Pages

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Contributors
  • Four Hundred Monitor
  • IBM i PTF Guide
  • Media Kit
  • Subscribe

Search

Copyright © 2025 IT Jungle