This presentation is intended for our student attendees as a general introduction to the mainframe. I cover what is a mainframe, examples of who uses the IBM Z Systems, and recommendations on how to pursue a career around the mainframe.
Updates on CSI International Development This presentation will bring our z/VSE and VSEn customers up to date on new and important progress from CSI International. With the new announcement of the z17, CSI has been working hard to provide new and comprehensive advances. This presentation will highlight CSI International’s continued commitment to the z/VSE and VSEn platform. We will explore all the exciting changes and enhancements available for TCP/IP. Addressing stronger support for security, TLS, and dynamic adjustments to deal with internet attacks. Z/Cobol is our newest addition to our catalogue of tools and features available for the VSE. We will go over the progress of the Beta process and provide details of some of the advanced features available in this new language. Data Miner Dash is a fast and easy way to examine data or produce reports with a minimal effort. We will go through what is new with this product and discuss some of the many success stories from the industry. Network Folding has been incorporated into our new Network Appliance, allowing a wider range of implementation. This new produce significantly reduces network congestion in VSE and many other adjacent platforms.
To those who are new to the Mainframe ecosystem, where do you start? In this session, we will cover the availability of several commercial courses designed specifically for the mainframe environment. ProTech Training offers both customized private classes taught just to your team or scheduled public classes. For your convenience, these classes are taught in-person either in a live classroom environment or online virtually. The courses range from beginner, intermediate to advanced levels, and provide in-depth coverage of both z/VM, Linux on z, and VSE. Come hear a review of one of these ProTech courses from a novice mainframer’s perspective
Attend this session to learn a streamlined approach to implementing z/VM performance monitoring. We’ll start with the basics of enabling monitor data collection and the z/VM Performance Toolkit, move on to the process of enabling IBM OMEGAMON for z/VM and Linux, and finish with a review of setting up the z/VM Performance Data Pump.
Wish you had file transfer between your systems like RSCS gave you, but don't want the hassle of maintaining store-and-forward topology? Want an alternative to having to put passwords into your FTP jobs? Come hear how VFILE from VSSI enables RSCS-like (sender initiated, no password on the recipient required) file transfer with lower managerial complexity and increased connectivity! Now, your Linux, Windows, z/OS, z/VM and other platforms can participate in sender-initiated file transfers without having to know your entire network layout or use proprietary protocols. VFILE uses open internet protocols to do its work, without having to maintain BITNET-style tables of next hosts for file and message transfer. With VFILE, you can accept files from across the world - OR NOT - it's your decision to make! With flexible ACCEPT and DENY list processing, you can quickly configure to accept files from only pre-approved hosts, dynamically altered and easily implemented. Come see the next generation of sender-initiated file transfer, with VFILE! Coming soon from VSSI
This is a story about our teams two year search for a way to save the planet by using a low cost modular passive device to improve data center cooling efficiency. We have studied everything from why curve balls curve to how camel fur works to find a solution which can reduce cooling cost 2-5% with the added bonus of savings on maintenance. It hasn't been easy as the things most would consider to be practical common sense ideas did not work as expected. Using computer visualization and simulation with in the field live testing with some AI optimization we found a champion. We are excited to tell you about our adventurous journey through trial and error which led to finding this unique solution. If you seek the revolutionary and not the evolutionary we would love to have a discussion with you and your team.
With a customer focused agenda, Velocity Software partnered with IBM’s Washington System Center and Center of Excellence to help show the value behind running optimized workloads on IBM LinuxONE systems. MongoDB and Oracle guest were built on a VMware based stack, along side running them on a LinuxONE 4 directly on bare metal, and under z/VM for some initial benchmarks. The value of course goes beyond just how fast transactions can be processed. We’ll also be sharing the advantages realized for vertical over horizontal growth, the use of on-board AI processors, compression and the resulting sustainability for running a hybrid cloud with IBM’s LinuxONE systems
This session will look at the 9175 system’s core design and architecture. Exploring the new Telum II chip improvements in the cache design and how it works within the system as well as changes in the memory. We will cover the layout of the I/O subsystem, new adapters, and discuss some of the new features coming to the Z like: updates to Flexible capacity for Cyber Resiliency, the new AI Inferencing Accelerator, the new Spyre adapter , and more.
For over 30 years, 21CS has been at the forefront of mainframe data protection, recovery, and performance planning. Central to their success is the strategic alliance with IBM, which led to 21CS entering into a z/VSE source code agreement in 2021. Discover how 21CS continues to drive innovation in the VSE space through its legacy of excellence and bold vision for what's next.
Whether you are a systems programmer who is brand new to z/VM, or you’ve just been away from the platform for a while and need a refresher, this session will provide useful information about the z/VM hypervisor kernel — called the Control Program (CP). We will start with an overview of CP and how it uses disk space, memory, and devices; followed by booting (‘IPLing’) your system; defining virtual machines and virtual networking; and the various ways you can interact with CP. We will conclude with an introduction to collecting diagnostic information for both testing and problem determination.
IBM issued a Statement of Direction with the release of z/VM V7.4 to warn users that the LDAP/VM server would be going away in a future release. Identity management wasn't easy befoer, and IBM acknowledges that this is a non-trivial move. So let's talk about it. This presentation will provide an overview of where LDAP mattered on z/VM, the ways in which it can be superseded or replaced today, and will cover a few details regarding in-development efforts to seek out and eliminate pain points in the identity management space.
This lab lets you choose from several monitoring, automation and backup/recovery scenarios for z/VM and Linux guests. You can choose from separate hands-on labs using IBM Operations Manager for z/VM or IBM Backup and Restore Manager for z/VM. Lab exercises include viewing and interacting with service machine and Linux guest consoles, taking an action based on a console message, monitoring user IDs for logoff, monitoring spool and page space, and backing up and recovering z/VM data.
This presentation will bring to light the various steps to implementing IBM z/VM Centralized Service Management (CSM) across a large data center or ecosystem.
Converge will present notable accomplishments of its current pool of interns. The interns were recently presented with an eclectic set of critical tasks and given strict deadlines. Come hear their approach to real-world problems , their solutions, and their outlook on the Z ecosystem.
There is an exciting new technology that has begun to emerge from the crypto world. Like the decentralization of currency, decentralization of data is now a reality with the use of blockchains, distributed apps (DAPPs) and Web3 infrastructure. This presentation will explore how this new technology functions, and how it can be harnessed to provide a wider range of solutions for mainframe customers. While Web3 is a completely new method of managing websites, tablets, and other mobile devices, the concept of moving data ownership into the hands of the end user is an extremely powerful one. DAPPs represent a revolution in software that is provided, and distributed, over the blockchain, and can be executed within servers, browsers, and many other handheld devices. When these programs are combined with access to a complete range of data sources, these modern solutions are dynamic.
