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Georgia IBM Power Systems User Group
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The objective of the Georgia IBM Power Systems User Group is to foster the sharing of experience and expertise among the community of IBM POWER Systems users.

Coverage Area - All customers willing to attend.

To be added to the e-mail distribution list for information on upcoming user group events, please contact Victor Threatt at Victor.Threatt@us.ibm.com.
 

 

 
 

Meeting Schedule

The Georgia IBM Power Systems User Group meets on the third Thursday of January, April, July and October from 3pm to 5pm.

Contact the user group liaison Victor Threatt for additional details.

Upcoming and Past Meetings:

January 29, 2026 - 2pm to 5pm - 

Subject:        AIX Update and Roadmap

Presenter:    Carl Burnett, Distinguished Engineer, Systems Software Development, IBM Power

Description: This session will look at recent AIX updates, the release roadmap, and strategic drivers for AIX.

2026-01 Georgia IBM Power Systems User Group flyer - 2026-01-29.docx
2026-01 AIX-VIOS-update-atlanta-jan29-shared.pdf
2026-01 AIX @40 Years .docx

 

October 30, 2025 - 2pm to 5pm -      

Subject:        Latest Updates on OpenShift, Data and AI on Power

Presenter:    Manoj Kumar, Chief Engineer, OpenShift, OpenShift AI, watsonx.data on Power

Subject:        LPAR Migration from Power 8/9/10 to Power 11

Presenter:    Mark Eric Gicuru, Expert Labs, Systems Solution Architect Team

 

July 24, 2025 - 2pm to 5pm - 
           

Subject:        IBM Power Systems Overview

Presenter:    Todd Boyd, Senior Technical Staff Member and Principal Product Manager

 

October 17, 2024 - 2pm to 5pm - 
           

           Subject:        Power Virtualization Products Latest Updates, Trends and Directions
           Presenter:    Bob Kovacs, Power Virtualization Product Management

           Subject:        Power Systems: An Alternative to x86/VMware
           Presenter:    Todd Boyd, Power Systems Product Management

 

July 18, 2024 - 2pm to 5pm - 
           

           Subject:        When Mission-Critical applications go to the Edge:  Introducing the IBM Power S1012
           Presenter:    Daniel Goldener, IBM Power Senior Product Manager

                               

April 18, 2024 - 2pm to 5pm - 
           Subject:        Cloud Management Console (CMC) Deep Dive
           Presenter:    Michael Quaranta
                                Senior Managing Consultant, Atomization and Optimization
                                IBM Technology Expert Labs
            Subject:        Capacity Planning Tool (CPT) for Shared Utility Capacity (PEP 2.0)
          Presenter:    Michael Quaranta
                                Senior Managing Consultant, Atomization and Optimization
                                IBM Technology Expert Labs

 

January 25, 2024 - 2pm to 5pm - 

              Subject:        Instana on Power Systems
              Presenter:    Nick Gann
                                    Senior Technical Specialist, Instana & Turbonomic

              Subject:        Quantum-Safe on Power Systems
              Presenter:     Dimitrios Pendarakis
                                    IBM Distinguished Engineer, Chief Security Officer, IBM Power

 

October 19, 2023 - 2pm to 5pm - 

               Subject:        IBM Power Private Cloud
              Presenter:    George Gaylord
                                    Program Director, Product Management - Power Private Cloud
                                        IBM Power Private Cloud Solution with Shared Utility Capacity delivers enhanced multisystem resource sharing                                                                    and by-the-minute consumption of on-premises compute resources across for IT teams tasked with deploying a                                                                        cost-effective and responsive private cloud infrastructure on Power Systems.

    This session will overview the advantages and unique flexibility that Elastic, Base and Metered Capacity offer to deliver cloud            economics and pay-per-use capacity across a collection of on-premises systems deployed in a Power Enterprise Pool. The IBM            Product Management team will highlight how pool resources are easily tracked and monitored by the IBM Cloud Management            Console and will provide perspective on how clients are leveraging this solution as they migrate Power10 systems.

 
July 27, 2023 - IBM Regional TechXchange Workshop
                              In lieu of our regular July meeting, members were asked to register for and attend the 
                              IBM Regional TechXchange Workshop in Atlanta on July 27, 2023.
 
 

April 20, 2023 - 2pm to 5pm - IBM PowerSC Overview including the new Virus Scan Feature, ClamAV/// Stephen Dominguez,

                        AIX and Linux Security Consultant, IBM Power Systems Expert Labs

 

January 19, 2023 - 2pm to 5pm - Administration of the Red Hat OpenShift Platform on Power Systems /// Christy Norman,

                        Senior Software Engineer, Container Ecosystem & OpenShift Development /// POWER Systems Hybrid Cloud Development

 

July 21, 2022 - 2pm to 5pm - Power10 Power Systems Family Overview
                                             Ron Arroyo, Distinguished Engineer
                                             POWER Systems Architecture and Design Systems

 
 

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