Summit Lunch & Learn Series 2026
14 May @ 01:00 - 02:30
Summit Lunch & Learn Series 2026
Join ARCAD Software during the Spring 2026 Summit Lunch & Learn Series, taking place from May 12 to May 28, 2026. These free 75-minute online sessions are designed for IBM i developers and will feature technical tips, live demos, and Q&A with leading IBM i experts.
Are you ready for AI on the IBM i? Optimization and guardrails… what you need to know today
As organizations evaluate the role and impact of AI, IBM i teams must make informed decisions about how to adopt it securely, efficiently, and with the right level of control.
On Thursday, May 14, from 1:00 to 2:15 Eastern, join this Lunch & Learn session with Jeff Tickner, CTO North America at ARCAD Software, and Alan Ashley, Sr. Solution Architect, who will share practical guidance on how to prepare IBM i environments for AI adoption.
This session will cover key considerations, including:
- Preparing source code for AI usage
- Defining security rules and ensuring data privacy
- Implementing the right guardrails for controlled AI adoption
- Leveraging MCP Servers for optimization
- Using MCP Servers with BOB and other AI assistants
- Integrating AI into DevOps processes through ARCAD’s MCP-based approach
Join ARCAD’s session to discover what needs to be in place today to unlock AI’s potential on IBM i — safely, securely, and effectively.
Our speakers :
Jeff Tickner
CTO, ARCAD Software
Jeff Tickner is CTO, North America for ARCAD Software. He has worked in the Application Lifecyle Management sector on the IBM i for 22 years. He leads client engagements in product implementation and training, including ARCAD for DevOps, ARCAD Transformer for application modernization, and ARCAD Verifier test automation. Jeff lends his expertise in the DevTestOps field as frequent speaker at conferences around the world.
Alan Ashley
Solution Architect, ARCAD Software
Alan has been in support and promotion of the IBM i platform for over 30 years and is the Presales Consultant for DevOps on IBM i role with ARCAD Software. Prior to joining ARCAD Software, he spent many years in multiple roles within IBM from supporting customers through HA to DR to Application promotion to migrations of the IBM i to the cloud. In those roles, he saw first hand the pains many have with Application Lifecycle Management, modernization, and data protection. His passion in those areas fits right in with the ARCAD suite of products.