i-UG Conference South 2025

Keep your Secrets… (AI running natively on YOUR Power server) (By Mike Ryan and supporting cast)

As much of the world is now recognising, the risk of giving away your companies Unique Selling Points – Your Intellectual Property – to a cloud based AI can send shivers up any CEO’s spine.
So, how can you get the benefits of incredibly powerful and focussed AI without going outside your network with your incredibly precious data? Simple, just run it on your existing Power server!
We will cover the strategic position on operating this way and, at a high level - walk through the process of setting up the environment, creating your models and even running image recognition and analysis across the model… all on Power.

[N.B. WARNING: This article may contain some nuts Linux]

Speakers

What is i-Chi?

It is about thinking differently about IBM i System Management, embracing new ideas, automating processes and monitoring, using IBM i functions in ACS, Nav4i, ARE, IBM i Services, Integrating IBM i SysAdmin with other platforms and reducing your reliance on the 5250 command line.

In this session Brad provides practical examples of how to do this that you can start to use today on your systems using tools that are free to use, already installed on your systems and all without the use of the 5250 green screen.

Take your IBM i to the next level with these three user-friendly, cost-effective, open-source utilities.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or a newcomer, you'll learn how to leverage these tools to boost efficiency and save time.

Join us and IBM for a tour of IBM's York Road with interactive demonstrations.  

We will run 3 concurrent tours

• Quantum Computing
• Mayflower (Autonomous Ship)
• Dog Robot
• Duration of each tour will be 10 to 15 mins each, in small escorted groups of around 15 delegates.  One group at a time will have a break for tea/coffee etc.