IBM i

Dawn May has worked on IBM i and its predecessors during her entire career at IBM, where she spent many years as part of the IBM i development team. Currently, she is the program manager for the IBM i advisory councils, which include the Large User Group (LUG), the COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC), and the COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC). In this position she works with these client groups to organize and lead meetings and manage the requirements process. Dawn is also a frequent speaker on IBM i topics and the author of the "i Can" blog.

Dawn's blog - i Can

The "i Can" blog is to share the "hidden gems" within IBM i. The name "i Can" is to convey the fact that IBM i can do more than most realize. The updates to this blog will generally be information about the latest features in the most current releases.

Mike Cain is an information management consultant within IBM Systems Lab based Services in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Along with a team of highly skilled subject matter experts, Mike travels the world guiding, educating and supporting clients who want to get the most out of DB2 for IBM i. He specializes in SQL query performance and scalability, as well as very large database, business intelligence and analytics within the IBM i environment. Mike is a frequent speaker at technical conferences and user groups. He has spoken to and educated thousands of people on database concepts and information management at events across the United States, Europe and Asia.

Mike's blog: DB2 for i

This blog is used to provide insight and perspectives on data management using IBM i

Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for Application Development and System Management for IBM i. He has been working on various parts of the core operating system and the middle ware for IBM i for the better part of 25 years. He can often be found 'preaching' the modernization story with our IBM i community. In addition to his passion for moving forward and modernization he is a sound engineer when time allows.

Tim’s blog – MODERN-i-ZATION

Alison Butterill is the Offering Manager for IBM i. She owns the responsibility for the IBM i business, including defining and guiding future directions and strategies. She works with the IBM i sales, marketing, and development teams as well as clients and partners to ensure that the IBM i operating system and associated products reflect their requirements. Alison has worked in the mid-range area for more than 30 years and has held a wide variety of positions at IBM, primarily with midrange servers and software. She speaks at a wide variety of events, including industry and technical conferences around the world.

Alison’s blog – iSight

Scott Forstie joined IBM in 1989 and is a Senior Technical Staff Member who has worked on the development of IBM operating systems his entire career.

As the DB2 for i Business Architect, Scott's is responsible for everything related to the database on IBM i. In addition to his development responsibilities, Scott is a frequently published author and speaker at industry events. Scott can be found on Twitter @Forstie_IBMi and via email at forstie@us.ibm.com.

Scott provides "tech tips" on all things related to the database on IBM i