WMSUG May 2025 Meeting
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Announcement for WMSUG & i-94 User Group meeting - Wednesday June 18, 2025

Upcoming May meeting: 

WMSUG will be holding a regular meeting Wednesday June 18th at 8:30am.
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"Basics of System Administration for Programmers" by Pete Massiello, IBM i Advisor, Massiello Holding Corp.
Are you a programmer now responsible for administrating your IBM i system? Would you happen to know what you need to manage the system successfully? What commands do I need to know? This session will cover the basics of System Administration that you need to know to manage your IBM i. You can learn what you need to know to do your system's daily care and feeding.


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Learning Objectives:
1) Understand how to check your system messages to know everything is ok.
2) Make sure that you are saving the right stuff.
3) Basics of security
4) What are PTFs, and how to manage PTFs

Audience:
Programmers who need to manage their system.

Session Level:
Suitable for All.

About the Presenter:

Pete Massiello has been working with the AS/400, iSeries, IBM i since 1989, focusing on systems management and technical support. He has held numerous technical positions throughout his career. He is the President of iTech Solutions Group, an IBM Premier Business Partner delivering solutions and services to IBM i shops throughout the world. He is a member of IBM’s certification test writing team, an IBM Certified Systems Expert with certifications in IBM i Design, System Administration, LPAR, Virtualization, Implementation, and HMC management. Pete has a BS in Computer Science from Hofstra University, and an MBA from the University of New Haven. He was President of COMMON from 2010 to 2012, and again in 2014. He is a COMMON Hall of Fame speaker, and a frequent speaker at user groups all over the world. In 2011 IBM established the Champions award for Power Systems, Pete was one of the first recipients. In 2016, they revived the program and he was again made an IBM Power Systems Champion. Lightning struck for the third time in 2017, and that is the year he was also made the first Power Systems Lifetime Champion, an honor he continues to hold.

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Date / Location 
Date: Wednesday June 18, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM presentation
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