IMS Mainframe Application and Tools Modernization Seminar – Montreal

IMS Mainframe Application and Tools Modernization
May 16, 2024 | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time

Overview

IBM is offering a 1-day IMS technical seminar with information-packed about IMS Mainframe Application Modernization designed to help you prepare for the latest technology in IMS.

Sessions

New Functions in IMS 2020-Current
This session will cover a variety of new functions and improvements made to IMS over the past two years which may have escaped your notice – we all had certain other matters demanding our attention!

IMS High Availability Integration for APIs and Web Applications
This session will cover VIPA/DVIPA, sysplex distributor and IMS Connect with extensions for distributing workload and failover.

IMS modernization updates: what we’ve been working on and what’s to come
Join this session to learn more about the latest updates in the IMS modernization area. We will provide a high-level overview showcasing some of the strategies we implemented, such as automation, AI and application tooling which can help enhance your existing applications to drive growth in your organization.

IMS Catalog and IMS Managed ACBs
A walk through of the steps and considerations needed to implement a catalog and Managed ACBs.  Lastly, customer experiences using IMS Managed ACBs.

Automating and Self-provisioning IMS with Ansible
IMS features and capabilities to allow you to automate day-to-day IMS operational tasks and self-service provisioning your IMS systems with the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Join this session to learn more about how to use Ansible to automate the setup of IMS Catalog and Managed ACB as well as self-provisioning an IMS system from the cloud.

Simplifying the administration of IMS and managing the catalog
You may be planning for or implementing the IMS catalog on your way to IMS managed ACBs, or to provide your applications with SQL access to your IMS databases. How does this both impact and help you as a DBA? In addition, how are you addressing the need the new IMS professionals? We’ll look at intuitive, consistent interfaces which will make the experience of understanding and administering your IMS environment easier and allow system programmers and DBAs to become proficient more quickly. You’ll also learn the best ways to manage the catalog database and how to use it to better understand your IMS database environment.

Date/Time
May 16, 2024 | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Please note that this is an in-person event.

Speakers

• Haley Fung, IMS and Ansible for Z Product Manager, IBM
• Suzie Wendler, Executive Senior IT Specialist- zSW IMS, IBM
• Tracy Dean, Product Manager, IMS Tools – IBM
• Dennis Eichelberger, IMS Cert IT Specialist – Washington Systems Center – IBM,
• Deepak Kohli, IMS Product Manager, IBM Silicon Valley Lab, San Jose, CA
• Franklin Phoon, Client Technical Professional – IBM Z
• Hazim Azawi, Senior z System SW Brand Technical Specialist – IBM

Audience

IMS application developers, IMS systems programmers, IMS DBAs and Project Architects / Leads

For questions about this event, please contact Hazim Azawi ([email protected])

Attendees must provide corporate contact information for enrollment approval.