010 Traveling The World For IBM i with Ravinder Pal

010 On the show this week we have Ravinder Pal from HCL.  Ravinder has been in the IBM i space since 1997 – right out of college.  And he has done it all – starting as network administrator, to system admin to programmer, hardware architect from on-prem and in the Cloud.    Ravinder shares what he has learned along the way and why the IBM i platform is here to stay – forever!  Ravinder’s contact information and social: Email: [email protected] Pal | LinkedInwww.twitter.com/Ravinder_Pal One incredible Th(i)ng!  Products, gadgets, recipes, music, or things we are loving right now.Tony's picks for this week: Holikme 25 Piece Drill Brush Attachment Set – make cleaning fun again!     Peg's pick for the week:    College Football and the Iowa State Cyclones!  GO BIG 12!!  Ravinder’s pick for the week:Traveling! It’s time to dust off his suitcase and hit the road again.  Ravi’s been all over the world – 29 countries to be exact!  Upcoming Events: POWERUp21 October 4-7 in Virginia Beach, VA.  This event is LIVE onsite and simulcast over the web.  COMMON provides the best in Power Systems and IBM I education – come learn from the most celebrated industry experts in the field.  Head over to COMMON.org for more information.  Bring the family for a little beach time and don't forget to pack your swimsuit! RPG & DB@ Summit October 20-26, 2021  A virtual event focused exclusively on IBM i developers. Join RPG, database and open source experts for 5+ days of live, interactive, online in-depth sessions for developers. Check out the sessions and the expert speakers and see for yourself. This episode is sponsored by... COMMON https://www.common.org/home Midrange Dynamics Change Management Software - Built for IBM i modernization! https://www.midrangedynamics.com/   Interested in sharing your IBM i story?  Want to sponsor the podcast?  We want to hear from you!  Reach out to Peg at [email protected]