IBM zCouncil – Cincinnati, OH

In this session, we will update you on IBM’s latest developments in DevOps, Data Virtualization and Academic Initiatives.

We will begin with a discussion on two tools that can simplify the creation of sandbox environments- zOSMF and Provisioning Toolkit.  Gary Puchkoff will explain how you can use z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) workflows to provision servers on z/OS in minutes for your development teams. He will explain how this can work from a simple REST client, or with Provisioning Toolkit.  Combined, these tools can be used to potentially enable automation and self-service to many subsystem development environments.

Next, we are honored to have a customer agree to share experiences in the area of DevOps. Jerry Edgington, an IT Architect from Kroger, will share with us some of the ways open source can be used for both mainframe application development and deployment in the enterprise.

We are happy to be joined by Rocket Software Product Manager Jennifer Nelson who will discuss Data Virtualization. Moving or replicating mainframe data is too slow, too rigid and doesn’t provide the ideal solution needed to accelerate mobile, hybrid cloud and Internet of Things development. The answer may just lie in data virtualization on z, providing universal access to data regardless of location or format.

Mainframe retirements.  Schools not teaching enterprise computing. Students without mainframe skills.  Sound familiar?  Christy Schroeder will discuss what IBM is doing to build mainframe talent in schools and universities and to help IBM Z clients attract, train, and retain young people for mainframe positions. She will even discuss a new program that is being specifically developed for the Cincinnati area.

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