TRACK ONE
Day One
AM – Theory & Discussions
8:30 – Kickoff – What is Modernization?
9:30 – The Modern IBM i Developmeny Stack
11 – API Design
AFTERNOON – Interactive Training
12pm – Lunch w/ Gary Hoover and The Future of Software Based on Past History
Green Screen to API
1:30 – API Design
3:30-5 – Build RESTful APIs from IBM i Assets
AFTER HOURS
6-8 – Top Golf Social
Day Two
AM
8 – Breakfast Taco Fiesta With the Experts
9 – UX Design Theory & The Modern Browser App
10 – Process of Building Responsive UX from 5250
11 – IBM i/DB2 Modernization to SQL
AFTERNOON
12 – Lunch Lightning Talks
1:30 – Build a Modern UX Design
3:30 – Intelligent Process Orchestration: RESTful, Responsive, and Offline
5-5:45 – Wrap Up & Awards
AFTER HOURS
7-8 – Meet up at Capital Factory for Brews-n-chat
Day Three
9am – 12pm
Capital Factory
701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Options Include
Workflow/BPM
CA 2E Modernization
APIs
CA Plex from C++ to C#/.NET
TRACK TWO
Day One
AM – Theory & Discussions
8:30 – Kickoff – What is Modernization?
9:30 – The Modern IBM i Development Stack
11 – CA Plex CA 2E Road Maps
AFTERNOON – Interactive Training
12 – Lunch w/ Gary Hoover and The Future of Software Based on History
1:30 – API Design with CA Plex
3 – Build a CA Plex Offline Mobile App
AFTER HOURS
6-8 – Top Golf Social
Day Two
AM
8 – Breakfast Taco Fiesta With the Experts
9 – UX Design Theory & The Modern Browser App
10 – RESTful APIs & Automated Workflow
11 – DevOps Automation Best Practices
AFTERNOON
12 – Lunch Lightning Talks
1:30 – Build Plex XAML UI – Advanced Training
3:30 – Test What You’ve Built
5-5:45 – Wrap Up & Awards
AFTER HOURS
7-8 – Meet up at Capital Factory for Brews-n-chat
Day Three
9am – 12pm
Capital Factory
701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
Options Include
Workflow/BPM
CA 2E Modernization
APIs
CA Plex from C++ to C#/.net
| Time | Session Name | Session Abstract | Speaker/Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| WED 8:30am | What is Modernization?
Track 1&2 |
We will kick off the conference with a preview of what we will cover, and discuss which trends are becoming increasingly important to know and understand. | CM First and Sponsors |
| WED 9:30am | The Modern IBM i Development Stack
Track 1&2 |
IBM will discuss the latest trends and technologies available on the IBM i computing platform. | Alison Butterill, IBM i Senior Offering Manager, IBM |
| WED 11am | API Design
Track 1 |
Corey Butler will discuss how APIs should be designed to solve problems based on the workflows of the industry while providing a great developer experience. | Corey Butler, Industry Expert & Bleeding Edge Meetup Founder |
| WED 11am | CA Plex CA 2E Road Maps
Track 2 |
The new CA Product Manager will discuss the status and plans of CA’s IBM i-enabled code generators, CA 2E (Synon) and CA Plex. | Steve Solomon, Sr. Product Owner, CA Technologies |
| Lunch 12pm | Gary Hoover will speak for an hour during lunch: From Punch Cards to PCs: The Human Story. | Gary Hoover, UT School of Information & CEO, Spark Factory | |
| WED 1:30pm | API Design
Track 1 |
In this hands-on session you will learn about the principles of API design, and how to put these principles into practice. Learn from the API experts and implement an actual RESTful API to a business application. | James Higginbotham, Industry Expert |
| WED 1:30pm | API Design with CA Plex
Track 2 |
This is an interactive session where participants will develop APIs using CA Plex-based techniques and other tools. | Rob Layzell, Sofware Architect, CA & Kiyoshi Terasawa, Senior Software Consultant, CM First Group |
| WED 3:30pm | Build RESTful APIs from IBM i Assets
Track 1 |
Participants in this hands-on workshop will implement a RESTful API into a 5250 RPG/COBOL application, and automate the application from a responsive UX web app. | Gus Delgado, Solutions Architect, OpenLegacy & Mark Schroeder, Senior 2E Consultant, CM First Group. |
| WED 3:30pm | Build CA Plex Offline Mobile App
Track 2 |
Participants will build an offline mobile capability using RESTful web services and CM WebClient Hsync. | Andrew Leggett & Abram Darnutzer, Senior App Consultants, CM First Group |
| THUR 8am | Breakfast Taco Fiesta with the Experts | Bring your thorniest app dev problem to our experts and enjoy some excellent breakfast tacos at the same time. | Panel of Experts |
| THUR 9am | UX Design Theory & the Modern Browser App
Track 1&2 |
The principles behind building browser-based applications have changed significantly over the last ten years. Today’s modern app is not only functional and browser independent, it is highly responsive and easy to learn. A leading industry expert will review the current state of the art and app design principles that you need to know now. | Corey Butler |
| THUR 10am | Process of Building Responsive UX from 5250
Track 1 |
In this technically focused session, sponsor OpenLegacy will take you through the latest developments on how to develop responsive web apps linked to legacy assets, and will also discuss the future roadmap for their technology. | Gus Delgado & Mark Schroeder |
| THUR 10am | RESTful APIs and Automated Workflow Track 2 |
Automation of business processes increases efficiency and encourages savings across organizations, and has become a critically important area of focus for all organizations. This session will explore how to implement APIs and WorkFlow Software using best practice techniques. | Marcel Prügel, Solutions Engineer, AXON IVY & Matt Fleming, Senior App Consultant, CM First Group |
| THUR 11am | IBM i/DB2 Modernization to SQL
Track 1 |
We will take a deep dive into using SQL on the IBM i. | Jason Olson, Senior App Consultant, CM First Group |
| THUR 11am | DevOps Automation Best Practices
Track 2 |
In this session, learn about the state of the art of automating all aspects of DevOps and implementing continuous delivery. Techniques for release automation, functional testing, database update testing, and load testing will be discussed. | John Rhodes, CTO/Managing Director, CM First Group Americas & Christoph Heinrich, President, CM First Group |
| Lunch 12pm | During lunch we will have several five minute “Lightning Talks” on technology topics and customer experiences. Please contact us if you are interested in sharing! | Industry Experts and Attendees | |
| THUR 1:30pm | Build a Modern UX Design
Track 1 |
In this workshop session, we will look at legacy screen designs and demonstrate different techniques for developing modern, responsive, web based user experiences. | Corey Butler |
| THUR 1:30pm | Build Plex XAML UI – Advanced Training
Track 2 |
This interactive session is for developers using CA Plex and C# to develop .NET XAML applications. We will explore several advanced techniques for developing modern .NET front ends. | Kiyoshi Terasawa & Rob Layzell |
| THUR 3:30pm | Intelligent Process Orchestration: RESTful, Responsive, and Offline
Track 1 |
In this hands-on session, we will take a look under the hood of the Axon Ivy Workflow Engine. Attendees will be able to install the AXON.ivy tool and start developing a workflow app. Together, we will build a process within the AXON.ivy Designer, create user-dialogs in the new Dialog Editor, connect to a database, and include other systems like an AS/400 into our workflow. | Marcel Prügel & Matt Fleming |
| THUR 3:30pm | Test What You’ve Built
Track 2 |
In this hands-on session you will build functional tests for IBM i back end applications, and then load test your application using a free tool. | Jason Olson |
| THUR 5pm | Wrap up | Join your fellow attendees to wrap up the main conference. | |
| FRI 9am | Grease the Wheels – Small Group Projects | ||
| Workflow/BPM Build your own automated workflows |
In this session, we will take a look at the possibilities of automating Workflows in your own organization. We will work to put the AXON.ivy software into action, either using one of our commonly used app scenarios or one of your own. You will be able to take the AXON.ivy Suite, test and explore what is possible. Experimenting is goal! | Marcel Prügel | |
| CA 2E Modernization | This session is for attendees who are interested in using CM M3 to replatform their applications for 5250 RPG/COBOL to Java/Web/Mobile. We will walk through an actual green screen/RPG app that has been replatformed to a modern web and mobile app running on Linux. Bring your thorniest replatforming challenges! | John Rhodes, Christopher Smith, & Jason Olson | |
| APIs | Do you have a green screen app that you would like to develop into a small application using RESTFul mobile/responsive UX to show management? We will help you install the Open Legacy software on your laptop and run the dev software against a green screen application of your choosing at your shop. | Gus Delgado & Mark Schroeder | |
| CA Plex from C++ to C#/.Net | Get the best that Microsoft C#/.Net has to offer for your existing CA Plex models. The instructor has deep experience not only architecting but also implementing the C# stack in a variety of CA Plex installations. | Kiyoshi Terasawa & Arun Painuly, Principal Software Engineer, CA Technologies | |
DAY 1: BACK END FOUNDATION TRANSFORMATION
The iCAthlon begins with a full-day focus on the actionable side of transforming Legacy Assets into Modern Marvels. As pressure to deploy in mobile, cloud and digital content continues to surge, new approaches are needed throughout the business. The iCAthlon will probe the necessary conversations for success across the application: be it back and front end Architecture, APIs, MicroServices, DevOps, User Experience, and platforms that put skills to productive use.
DAY 2: SUPERIOR BUSINESS APPS & DELIVERING OPTIMAL USER EXPERIENCE
Our second day takes a technical turn to focus on Getting Things Done. From Web App Creation to UX/UI and Workflow/iBPM workshops and keynote addresses, attendees and teams will together build and collaboratively shape their individual goals for the future of Legacy Assets.
DAY 3: SMALL GROUP TECHNICAL PROJECTS
On the third day we’ll get down and dirty in three hands on tracks: Workflow/iBPM, Modernization, or RESTful APIs. At noon we’ll feed you with some of Austin’s innovative food fare, and then let you return to your organizations to put your new found knowledge, momentum, energy, and skills to productive use.