Featured Event

When:

September 16th, 2026

Hour:

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Where:

The Grand Lobby
221 Broadway
Amityville
NY 11701

Integrated File System in Practice:

Real-world IFS use, security principles, and practical safeguards for IBM i teams

Join LISUG for a practical IBM i evening focused on one of the platform's most important and widely used areas: the Integrated File System. Chuck Emig of IBM will connect real-world IFS usage with the security principles teams need to manage access, protect data, and operate with confidence.

Pre-Session: Integrated File System in Real Life

The pre-session grounds the discussion in day-to-day IFS usage: how teams interact with directories and files, where the IFS fits into IBM i workloads, and the operational patterns that show up in real environments.

Main Session: Integrated File System Security & Principles

The main session moves into security, permissions, and design principles for using the IFS safely. Chuck will cover practical concepts that help developers, administrators, and technical leaders think clearly about access, file serving, and protecting IBM i resources.

This session is built for IBM i developers, administrators, architects, and anyone responsible for keeping enterprise systems reliable and secure. Join us at The Grand Lobby in Amityville for practical education, dinner, and LISUG community connection.

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Schedule

Pre-Session

Integrated File System in Real Life

5:00 PM

Networking & Cocktail Hour

Connect with fellow members and enjoy our open bar.

6:00 PM

Dinner & Q&A

Interactive discussion over dinner.

7:00 PM

Main Session

Integrated File System Security & Principles

8:00 PM

Session Ends

Wrapping up with final takeaways and community conversation.

9:00 PM

Keynote Speaker

Chuck Emig

Senior Software Engineer at IBM

Chuck Emig is a Senior Software Engineer at IBM with more than 20 years of software engineering experience focused on operating systems, file serving technologies, and client/server environments across Unix and Windows platforms. His work spans Network File System, SMB/CIFS, virtualization, networking, and effective use of TCP/IP in applications. He also brings security experience with Kerberos, password substitution hashes, encryption concepts, and system-wide threat modeling and compliance review. Chuck has led multi-cultural engineering teams under both waterfall and Lean/Agile delivery models, bringing a practical, deeply technical perspective to enterprise systems development.

What Will You Learn?

Understand IFS in Real Environments

See how the Integrated File System fits into day-to-day IBM i work, including file organization, usage patterns, and operational considerations.

Apply Security Principles with Confidence

Learn practical ways to think about permissions, access control, and safe use of IFS resources across users, applications, and shared environments.

Connect File Serving to IBM i Operations

Explore how file serving, networking, and TCP/IP concepts influence secure and reliable IBM i application and infrastructure design.

Register Today!

Join LISUG at The Grand Lobby in Amityville for a practical IBM i session with Chuck Emig of IBM. Seats are limited, so reserve your place for dinner, networking, and a focused look at IFS usage and security.