First up is Plex/2E Community News by community president Roger Griffith and the conference team. Roger and the team updated the community on the final details of the next conference, scheduled for October 15-17, 2024, in Austin, Texas. This year’s theme will be leveraging AI/ML for the CA 2E/Plex/IBM i developer.

Specific topics include:

  • Venue
  • General Conference Format
    • AI Keynote Speakers
      • IBM – Tim Rowe
      • Microsoft – Richard diZerega
  • Latest CA Product Information
    • Including the highly anticipated CA Plex 7.3 May 2024 Release!
  • Sponsors
  • Call for Speakers
  • And more…

From Roger: “We really need your input to make this the most relevant conference ever”

Next, two lighting talks from Microsoft and IBM on AI:

Richard DiZerega
Principal Engineering Lead
Microsoft

Discover the landscape of conversational AI solutions with Microsoft’s CoPilot. We’ll start with an in-depth look at CoPilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft’s flagship AI experience that is transforming how users interact with everyday applications. Explore how you can extend M365 CoPilot to meet custom scenarios, tailoring its capabilities to fit specific business needs.

Tim Rowe
STSM – Application Development and Systems Management
IBM i ISV Council
IBM i Development Lab

With the world of AI running headlong toward us, what are we to do? For the IBM i CA Plex and CA 2E(Synon) development teams, we are actively embracing AI to help our users take advantage of this amazing technology while continuing to honor the pillars this platform has known all these years: security, reliability, cost performance and future-proofing the core business applications your business depends on.

The CA 2E (SYNON) and CA Plex Third Quarter Community Webcast
Wednesday, September 26th, 2024 10-11AM CST.

Webinar Panelists: Roger Griffith, Mark O’Brien, Summer Ramsami, John Rhodes