IMS Wildfire – Preparing for the Future – Coppell, TX

You are Invited!

November 12-13
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CST
IBM Coppell Office

Are you ready for 2025? IMS has been announcing that an upcoming IMS will require the IMS Catalog and IMS Managed ACBs, but have you also looked at other areas?

This two-day onsite IMS workshop focuses on implementing functionality in IMS that strengthens growth, adaptability, and the movement towards new technologies. IMS foundation capabilities and implementation topics include: the IMS Catalog and Managed ACBs – migrating step by step or through automation; Ansible – what it is and capabilities for IMS; the IMS Repository implementation; Shared Queues management; IMS Data Resiliency; Analytics and data streaming; and how transaction performance can be optimized with the new IntelliMagic Vision support for IMS.

Please note that this is an onsite face-to-face workshop. Participation in hands-on labs will be done from your own devices (no need to download anything, we will provide internet access to URLs that host our images in the cloud)

Agenda:

 Day 1:  9 am – 4 pm

• IMS Roadmap – Focusing on the Future
• Implementing the IMS Catalog and mACBs – A Walk Through the Process
• And then there is Ansible: What it is and How IMS uses it
• Playbook to automate the implementation of IMS Catalog and mACBs
• Playbook to automate the provisioning of an IMS system
• Simplifying the Administration of IMS and Managing the Catalog
• Hands on Labs – a buffet of choices  (Bring your own device)

Day 2:  9 am – 4 pm   

• Dynamic Resources and the IMS Repository – What, Why and How
• Implementing and Managing IMS Shared Queues
• IMS Data Resiliency
• IMS, analytics, and data streaming, oh my!
• Optimize IMS Transaction Performance Management with IntelliMagic Vision
• Hands-on-Labs (any labs not completed the day before can be completed on Day 2)

Topic Descriptions:

Day 1 Topics;

IMS Roadmap – Focusing on the Future
IMS continues to evolve and add new capabilities in order to keep pace with growing systems and new technologies.  This presentation describes what IMS has been doing and where it is going.

Implementing the IMS Catalog/ Setting up IMS Managed ACBs – a Walkthrough
Have you implemented the IMS Catalog and set up IMS Managed ACBs? If not, we will walk you through the process step-by-step and even share the JCL.

Ansible – What it is and How it can Help in Automating your work with IMS
Ansible  is an open source, IT automation software application written in Python which can configure systems, deploy software, and orchestrate advanced workflows to support application deployment, system updates, etc.  How does this work with IMS? This session describes the Ansible environment, provides details of what IMS provides. It will also include a demonstration of a playbook capability of implementing an IMS feature.

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.

Day 2 Topics:

Dynamic Resources and the IMS Repository (IMSRSC) – What, Why and How
IMS Type-2 commands and the use of Dynamic Resource Definition (DRD) are key capabilities for IMS as you move into a more dynamic environment.  If you have not implemented these functions or if you have and are using resource definition data sets (RDDS) to store information, then this session describes the migration to/ implementation of the more robust IMS Repository (IMSRSC). The IMSRSC repository can maintain resource and descriptor definitions for up to 64 IMS systems in an IMSplex. This session also explains the value of using the IMSRSC and the implementation steps that are required.

 Implementing and Managing IMS Shared Queues
Are you looking at implementing IMS shared queues, or have you already implemented them and need better ways to monitor, manage and recover them? This session introduces you to the benefits of shared queues and educate you on the methods and processes you’ll need to monitor, manage, and recover them.

IMS Data Resiliency
Modern users expect being able to access their own data at any time of the day they want.  Their Data must be available. IMS has had this ability long before Data Resiliency became a focus. Learn how you can use components of IMS such as Database Sharing, Recovery utilities and tooling, and integrity resources to keep user information available at all times.

IMS, analytics, and data streaming, oh my!
Yes, IMS is almost 60 years young. Come hear how our tools are keeping up to date, including integration with modern analytics platforms to help your organization more easily visualize how your IMS system is performing. Your company is likely already using operational analytics for other systems and you can be the hero that helps get performance data from your mission-critical IMS systems included. We’ll also review all that is new in performance management.

Optimize IMS Transaction Performance Management with IntelliMagic Vision
The primary focus of this session will be a live demonstration showing how the powerful capabilities of IntelliMagic Vision (including dynamic navigation and context-sensitive drill downs) that have brought enhanced visibility to metrics across the Z platform can now also be leveraged to enhance IMS transaction performance management.

For questions about the workshop, please contact Suzie Wendler – [email protected] or Kenishia Callaway – [email protected]