It’s already been a fun Spring here at PowerTech, including a visit to a Minnesota Twins baseball game in their new outdoor stadium, and a boat cruise on Lake Minnetonka with the local ISACA chapter. With the return of the weekly “weenie cart”(a fundraiser hot-dog stand run by Help/Systems’ Fun Committee), and temperatures up in the 90s, we are barreling towards Summer like no tomorrow!

It actually has seemed like a short week for me, as I headed out on the road again. This time, I am paying my first visit to the SEQUEL office in Schaumburg, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, to conduct my next security workshop. I am really having fun with these events, and I love spending time with security officers and administrators anxious to learn more about securing an IBM i server platform. We are discussing future locations for our next workshop and it seems that Dallas, Texas, is currently at the top of the list—probably sometime later in the summer. I believe this workshop is one of the best ways to get a half-day of IBM i security education, so let us know if you would like to see your city on the list.

This morning, I am paying a visit to a Chicago-based customer to discuss their security projects, and then flying the short hop back to Minneapolis after lunch.

Back in the office, the team is putting the final touches to the June edition of our electronic newsletter, PowerNews. If you are not currently receiving it, be sure to sign up at www.powertech.com. In addition, I wanted to to share with you that development is now underway on the next release of Compliance Monitor, and I got an exciting sneak peak before leaving on Tuesday. Having been a developer for part of my career, I know things don’t happen overnight, but I am excited to see how this project is shaping up.

For those of you reading this in the U.S., have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day holiday weekend. For those of you overseas, this is a day where we commemorate the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. I am excited to be spending part of the upcoming weekend visiting my host family from my time as a foreign exchange student “several” years ago in Bellevue, Iowa. I can’t wait to seem them as it has been five years since my last visit—way too long!

Cheers!

- rt

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