Event

POWERUp 2025

Join Rocket Software at POWERUp

Join us at PowerUp 2025 — where innovation meets the IBM^® i community!

Rocket Software is proud to sponsor this year’s event, bringing fresh insights and practical strategies to help you get more out of your IBM^® i investment. Don’t miss our expert-led sessions designed to help you modernize with confidence, future-proof your applications, and simplify complex challenges.

Stop by our booth (#515) to connect with our team and hear firsthand how Rocket is helping organizations like yours modernize without disruption.

Purple POWERUp 2025 banner that invites to participate in the event on May 19-22nd

Event details

Disneyland Hotel

Booth: 515

United States

Hear from Rocket Software experts

Hear from our experts who share your passion for IBM^® i. Their real-world experience and practical advice will help you tackle challenges and find new opportunities. Attend a session to learn, connect, and be inspired.

Date	Topic	Speakers
May 20, 2025 9:15am - 10:15 a.m. PDT, Tuesday	Modern Applications: from UX to AI As the technology landscape evolves, businesses face growing demands for greater flexibility, efficiency, and a better user experience. There is an increasing push to modernize the applications and user interfaces on the IBM^® i platform. Join us as we explore various factors that are driving businesses to modernize, and how some of the key market needs can be addressed. Learn more
May 20, 10:45 a.m. PDT, Tuesday	Best Practices for Using the Strangler Pattern to Break Up the Monolith The Strangler Pattern is a design pattern used to gradually refactor a program without requiring a complete overhaul all at once. However, to do this, you need to guarantee that the deployment of each iteration won’t affect or disrupt day-to-day business. Join us to learn the Strangler Pattern, how to apply it, and why establishing a testing baseline is non-negotiable, and more. Learn more
May 20, 1:45 p.m. PDT, Tuesday	The Era of the RPG Developer The evolution of developer experience will redefine how software is built and empower developers to focus more on innovation and less on routine tasks. As an RPG developer, you might wonder if any of these changes in process and technology will impact your day-to-day work. Some changes may never reach the world of RPG. But there are several that are likely on their way now or already at your doorstep. Learn more
May 21, 5:00 p.m. PDT, Wednesday	Have your Cake and Eat it Too, in the Modern DevOps World Trying something new quickly and keeping the tried-and-true running don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Join us to learn how to innovate without messing up what’s already working well. Learn more
May 21, 5:00 p.m. PDT, Wednesday	Mastering IBM i: Efficient Development with Optimized SQLRPG Join us to gain an understanding of how an IBM i developer can leverage their skills to efficiently scan source code using RPG. Open the door to multiple and versatile applications. Learn more
May 22, 9:15 a.m. PDT, Thursday	How to Shift Even Further Left in Testing The sooner you find a bug in your application, the less expensive it will be to fix. Despite this knowledge, we traditionally underperform in this area. Join us to learn the techniques to take your testing to the next level, making it easier, faster, and more effective. Learn more
May 22, 11:15 a.m. PDT, Thursday	DevOps Overview DevOps isn’t just about tooling. It encompasses development, operations, and users or stakeholders as well. Join us as we answer your high-level questions about DevOps and share concrete examples of how it’s implemented in IBM i organizations. Learn more