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The Pros and Cons of React JS
The Pros and Cons of React JS
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Staff Augmentation on a Budget for IT Managers
Staff Augmentation on a Budget for IT Managers
The significant shift in the manner of IT business recruiting and enlisting employees due to the onset of the COVID-19…
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How Technology is Revolutionizing the Staffing Industry
How Technology is Revolutionizing the Staffing Industry
More than 80 percent of all recruitment professionals believe digital transformation is perfect for their business. As…
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How to Leverage Tech Solutions to Solve Remote Work Pain Points
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Top Programming Languages for Server-Side Scripting
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The IBM Power Series: Strong and Reliable
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Retirees Are Leaving Big Holes In IBMi Team Knowledge
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The outlook for IBM i platforms looks stable and promising, reports the HelpSystems 2018 IBM i Marketplace survey…
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Record Growth: ECi e-automate adds 23 Dealerships in the last 8 weeks
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Over 100 dealers are Using the Ricoh Dealer Gateway. Listen to what they are saying.
Over 100 dealers are Using the Ricoh Dealer Gateway. Listen to what they are saying.
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Learn why more of the 270 Konica dealers using e-automate are choosing PO Processor.
Learn why more of the 270 Konica dealers using e-automate are choosing PO Processor.
Over 270 Konica dealers use e-automate today to run their business. Attention Konica dealers: this webinar is for YOU!…
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Kip Kugler shared thisSo grateful to be associated with this team! If you are looking to optimize your IBMi system and would like to brainstorm with an expert. These guys are some of the best in the industry!!!Kip Kugler shared thisA heartfelt congratulations to our 2026 IBM Champions! IBM recently announced the 2026 class, and we’re thrilled to highlight our team members who have received this designation for their hard work, exceptional expertise, and genuine enthusiasm for helping others learn. Cheers to Ravisankar Pandian, Rahul Pareek, Nirmal Khatri, Simon Hutchinson, Amit Sharma, and Mike Pavlak for being recognized in 2026! We’re grateful for the passion you bring to our company culture and the broader IT community. For a chance to hear from our Champions and what they see for the future of IBM Power in 2026, take a peek at the full announcement here - https://lnkd.in/gK8v_fgu Beyond the scope of their day-to-day work, awardees are recognized for their feedback, thought leadership, and knowledge sharing online and at events around the world. To our team and all 2026 awardees, Programmers.io joins the IBM and Power community in saying: thank you for your contributions! #IBMChampions #IBMChampions2026 #IBMi #IBMiCommunity #IBMTechnology #TechLeadership #ITExperts #ProudMoment #ProgrammersIO
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Kip Kugler reposted thisKip Kugler reposted this"IBM i is not Legacy.. It’s Legendary" We heard it loud and clear from IBM's keynote presentation at COMMON India 2026, and we're excited to share the insights gained from this growing conference. From discussions about AI adoption to emerging growth opportunities for global talent, COMMON India brought together industry regulars and budding talent alike to learn, network, and discuss the latest innovations in the industry. Want to see what’s next for the platform and the community? Read our full event recap here: https://lnkd.in/grKCcnrx #COMMONIndia2026 #IBMi #AIOnIBMi #COMMONIndia #DevOpsOnIBMi #IBMiModernization #AS400 #PythonOnIBMi #TechConference #BigDataAnalytics #Programmersio
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Kip Kugler shared this#commonindia 2026 was such a great success! Thank you to all who made time to help lift the community. And a special thanks for the amazing team at Programmers.ai. Long live #IBMi
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Kip Kugler shared thisBest event of the year!! Can't wait to learn, share and connect with the community!Kip Kugler shared thisCOMMON India 2026 kicks off in just one week! As the IBM i community comes together for this two-day conference in Hyderabad, Programmers.io is getting ready to connect with students, professionals, and enterprise leaders from across the ecosystem. From AI enablement and big data analytics to cloud transformation and DevOps, we’re looking forward to meaningful conversations around what’s next for IBM i. Planning on visiting? Make sure to say hello to our team! See you there! #COMMONIndia2026 #COMMONIndia #IBMi #AIOnIBMi #IBMiModernization #IBMiInnovation #AS400 #PythonOnIBMi #TechConference #TechEventsIndia #HyderabadEvents #DevOps #BigDataAnalytics #FutureOfIBMi #Programmersio
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Kip Kugler shared thisSo proud of what all we have accomplished in 2025. We have built a great team and will be adding to it in 2026. If you are looking to make a change in 2026 please reach out. We are building the foundation for our next 5 years of growth and need great people who want to work hard with us to create solutions for the industries we serve.Kip Kugler shared thisWhat a year! #2025 brought new innovations, partnerships, recognitions, and unforgettable milestones for Programmers.io. Catch all the highlights in our Annual December Newsletter and see how we’re shaping the future of IBM i modernization. #2025InReview #AnnualNewsletter #Programmersio #IBMi #IBMZ #AIModernization #LegacyModernization #DigitalTransformation #EnterpriseTech #TechInnovation #StaffAugmentation #AIinEnterprise #ModernizationJourney #CXOInsights2025 in Review: Looking Back on Our Progress, People, and Possibilities2025 in Review: Looking Back on Our Progress, People, and Possibilities
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Kip Kugler shared thisWe all work hard everyday to provide a service billion dollar organizations can rely on. All we want is the opportunity to prove our value. Thanks to all of those who have given us a chance.Kip Kugler shared thisWe’re honored to be ranked #1187 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies! This achievement reflects the dedication of our incredible team and the trust of our valued clients. Thank you for being part of our journey — here’s to even more growth, innovation, and success together! #Inc5000 #FastestGrowing #Teamwork #Innovation #Growth
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Kip Kugler reposted thisKip Kugler reposted thisIs IBM i stuck in the past or powering the future? At COMMON POWERUp 2025, we asked IBMers, industry experts, and next-gen developers one big question: What’s the future of IBM i? Their insights will surprise you. Swipe through to hear what the community had to say. #COMMONPOWERUp2025 #ProgrammersIO #FutureOfIBMi #IBMi #COMMONPOWERUp #IBMiEvent
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Kip Kugler shared thisLooking forward to seeing the community next week at PowerUp! Be sure to stop by and meet the new team at Programmers.ioKip Kugler shared thisContinuing the countdown to POWERUp 2025 – only one week to go until the leading IBM i technology conference of the year! Join us in this exciting 4-day event to network with peers, explore services with 50+ leading exhibitors, and explore an extended list of high-quality IBM i educational sessions. COMMON will also be hosting several fun events, including a Trivia Night, Birthday Bash in the Rose Court Garden, an Outdoor Scavenger Hunt, and more. Visit Programmers.io at booths 616 & 617 to chat with our modernization experts and explore our Back to the Future themed setup – complete with a full-sized Delorean replica (pictures are encouraged)! As a special promotion for this event, we’re also offering a free, enterprise-level AI readiness assessment to anyone we meet at the conference. Don’t forget to use code PIO200 at registration to get $200 off your registration fee. We’re looking forward to seeing you there! Register Today https://lnkd.in/gjqPtBS3 #POWERUp2025 #IBMIPOWERUp #IBMiConference #TechConference #IBMi #AS400 #registernow #ModernIBMi #IBMiTech
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisDeeply honored and truly humbled by this recognition of Common Denmark Special Guest 2026 in its inaugural edition, a once-in-a-lifetime experience, conferred during their Power Summit 13-14 April. Being the first makes it especially meaningful. My sincere thanks to Jesper Hemmet Omer, Chairman and Anders Grønbech and Jan Koefoed-Nielsen Board Directors of Common Denmark. I dedicate this distinction to our IBM Power and IBM i User Group community. It is both a privilege and a powerful motivation to continue serving with even greater passion. This honor is not mine alone. It also belongs to my family, to Common Belgium and to Common Europe, where my volunteer journey began and continues, and to Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium, which entrusted me with building and nurturing its Information Technology Department over many years. I am equally grateful to my extensive, IBM Power and IBM i network—your constant support has inspired and guided me throughout. Thank you once again Common Denmark for this prestigious recognition. #CommonDenmark Common Belgium Common Europe COMMON A USERS GROUP Institut Jules Bordet Jesper Hemmet Omer Anders Grønbech Jan Koefoed-Nielsen Jonas Ullberg Philippe Vanden Bussche #CommonDenmarkSpecialGuest IBM #IBMi #PowerSystems #ibmchampion #IT #community #Belgium #Denmark #India #Europe
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisHad a great time playing in the pickleball tournament at PowerUp #powerup #common #coderflow #profoundlogic
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisCOMMON Re-Imagined Huge congratulations Peg Tuttle from the entire Lightedge team on becoming the new COMMON Board President. It is wonderful to see your contributions recognized in such a significant way. Your impact is felt everyday throughout the IBM community, as an #IBMChampion , Account Executive, Thought leader and FRIEND to so many. After all “Everyone knows Peg” Your commitment for doing the “Right Thing” and strategic leadership will continue to elevate the User group experience. All us COMMON community members have noticed the progressive changes at COMMON. Thank you Floyd Del Muro now Past president and the entire Board of directors for your impact for positive change. #PowerUp2026 conference was a very successful event filled with energy, top tier education, networking, and yes the food in the Expo has made us all come back healthier. Thank you Josh Patterson Hope Davó Lisa Heritage McLin Libby Ingrassia COMMON Germany e.V. Common Europe Escala 24x7 Inc. Anthony Angeleri Torbjörn Appehl Ranga Deshpande, PhD.
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisIBM Think 2026 starts tomorrow! Our team members Nirnay Patil, Kip Kugler, and Dave Janvrin will be on the floor connecting with IBM i enterprises and discovering real-world strategies to integrate agentic AI into their multigenerational environments — with clarity, control, and confidence. Don’t miss the opportunity to exchange ideas and explore what’s next. Tap the link below to get your pass today. https://lnkd.in/d6bgu6Ur See you there! #IBMThink #IBMThink2026 #AgenticAI #AIAgents #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfAI #IBMi #AIinIBMi #SmartModernization #TechInnovation
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisPOWERUp 2026… what a week! There’s nothing quite like being together with the COMMON community. The conversations were real. The energy was high. And the momentum around this platform is undeniable. From modernization… to hybrid cloud… to AI (everywhere 😄)… it’s clear we’re not standing still—we’re evolving. But what stands out most to me? 👉 The people 👉 The passion 👉 The willingness to share, teach, and move forward together On a personal note… this week meant a lot 💙 Grateful for the conversations, the connections, and the opportunity to be part of something bigger. If we connected—thank you. If we missed each other—let’s fix that. Already looking forward to what’s next. Josh Patterson Richard Dolewski Raymond Hammell Hope Davó Kaylin Waltrip Robert Goodwin Lightedge #POWERUp2026 #IBMi #COMMON #TechCommunity #Leadership #HybridCloud #AI
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisWhat an incredible finish to COMMON POWERUp 2026! The final day was packed with new connections, memorable discussions, and unforgettable moments shared with the IBM i community. From connecting with industry leaders to celebrating our race winners, everything made the event so special! A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by booths #100 and #400 to meet our team and discuss what’s next for the platform. While the event may be over, we’re just a call away to help you with the transition of POWER and guide your IBM i modernization journey! Thank you to COMMON for hosting another fantastic POWERUp experience. We’re already looking forward to the upcoming one! #COMMONPOWERUp #TransitionOfPOWER #POWERUp2026 #IBMi #IBMiCommunity #AS400 #IBMiModernization #COMMON #TechExpo #IBMiEcosystem #RCracing #ProgrammersIO
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisGold standard achieved at POWERUp North America 2026! Huge congratulations to Simon Hutchinson and all the pioneers recognized as COMMON Gold Speakers. This honor highlights not just their powerful voices, but their role in guiding the entire IBM i community forward. #COMMONPOWERUp #COMMONGoldSpeakers #POWERUp2026 #IBMi #IBMiCommunity #AS400 #IBMiModernization #COMMON #TechExpo #IBMiEcosystem #ProgrammersIO
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisThrilled to be at COMMON #PowerUp— there’s nothing quite like the energy of this community coming together to learn, share, and push the IBM i platform forward. ⚡️ I’m especially excited for my keynote on Tuesday, “From Core to Catalyst – How IBM® i Teams Can Lead the Next Wave of AI‑Ready Modernization.” We’ll talk about how the future isn’t about moving off IBM i, but about modernizing with IBM i—evolving existing applications, architecting for AI readiness, and transforming trusted core systems into drivers of innovation and growth. Looking forward to a great conversation and to challenging how we think about modernization on this powerful platform. 🚀 Please join me and Jeroen Van Dun at Mardi Gras Ballroom https://lnkd.in/e7gv-YBmCOMMON POWERUp 2026: Keynote: From Core to Catalyst: How IBM...COMMON POWERUp 2026: Keynote: From Core to Catalyst: How IBM...
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Kip Kugler liked thisKip Kugler liked thisWhat a great way to kickoff #POWERUp26 with some local entertainment to set the mood for the week! Thank you to the Joyful Music Choir for bringing the joy to the COMMON #IBMi community!
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Scout Master
Boy Scouts of America
- 8 years 1 month
Children
The Scouting program is the best program in America to help boys discover their strengths. They learn to set and reach goals and see how small milestones can be planned to archive a greater goal. My role is to help them gain experience as leaders and strengthen moral values at a time in their life where these lessons can have a lasting impact.
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Board Member, Director of Marketing
Liahona Children’s Foundation
- Present 9 years 3 months
Children
Our work is to help provide the nutritional foundation that will prevent death from starvation, as well as enable greater success through proper nutrition in the first 1000 days. Without that initial fundamental nutrition and development, everything else is less likely to be successful. We currently serve over 12,000 malnourished children in 16 countries but know of over 80,000 more in need. Please join us in helping to change the lives of these wonderful children to reach their God-given…
Our work is to help provide the nutritional foundation that will prevent death from starvation, as well as enable greater success through proper nutrition in the first 1000 days. Without that initial fundamental nutrition and development, everything else is less likely to be successful. We currently serve over 12,000 malnourished children in 16 countries but know of over 80,000 more in need. Please join us in helping to change the lives of these wonderful children to reach their God-given potential.
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ENX Magazine 2017 Difference Maker
ENX Magizine
Why Kip Kugler is a
difference maker:
Kugler is a problem-solver who works
hard to find solutions for customers,
sometimes working to create one when
no off-the-shelf option exists. Listening
to an e-automate customer's needs, for
example, Kugler with Xerox to
develop an AP Invoice Utility spread-
sheet that saves thousands of dollars
a year in lost productivity and is now
available to e-automate's Xerox dealers.
This an example of Kugler's…Why Kip Kugler is a
difference maker:
Kugler is a problem-solver who works
hard to find solutions for customers,
sometimes working to create one when
no off-the-shelf option exists. Listening
to an e-automate customer's needs, for
example, Kugler with Xerox to
develop an AP Invoice Utility spread-
sheet that saves thousands of dollars
a year in lost productivity and is now
available to e-automate's Xerox dealers.
This an example of Kugler's ability
connecting people in the industry with
they customers in new ways: sometimes
creating new revenue streams for them
and ECi
"Kip is a great example of what
take: to be successful, not only as Direc-
tor of Sales but as a leader for the com-
any overall he truly cares about our
customers and their success in a highly
competitive climate and helps to find
ways to deliver more automation. This
is exactly what was accomplished with
the recent ÄP integration with Xerox. It
started out simply meeting a dealer need
And turned out to be an increase in efficiency
For both the dealer and the vendor making
A true difference both sides."
-Laryssa Alexander, President of Field Services Division, ECi Software Solutions
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Presidents Club 2017
ECi Software Solutions
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President's Club 2016
ECi Software Solutions
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Sales Leader of the Year 2016
ECi Software Solutions
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Chairman's Club 2015
ECi Software Solutions
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Valued Industry Partner
Great America Financial Services
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Sales Leader of the year 2014
ECi Software Solutions
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