IBM Systems Lab Services for IBM Z and LinuxONE User Group Meeting

Agenda Highlights 

Session: Cloud on IBM Z & LinuxONE Roadmap 
Description: This session provides an overview of IBM’s strategic roadmap as it pertains to IBM Cloud running on IBM Z and LinuxONE. The session reviews what is currently available as well as where IBM plans to take this technology in the future.

Session: Cloud on IBM Z & LinuxONE Client Experience 
Description: This talk covers current and upcoming options for deploying traditional and cloud-native workloads on-prem, off-prem and in hybrid cloud configurations on IBM Z and the LinuxONE platforms. We’ll cover IBM Cloud Private, IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Services and our partnership with Apple, IBM’s ONE Cloud strategy, z Trial, z Cloud, LinuxONE Community Cloud, ISV Cloud, and cross-industry use cases on Linux on z and z/OS.

Session: IBM Lab Services Offerings Review   
Description: In this session, we’ll cover the worldwide Lab Services Cloud on Z & LinuxONE offerings including:

· IBM Secure Service Container and IBM Cloud Private Offering
· IBM Cloud Private Jumpstart (On IBM Z or LinuxONE)
· Cloud Design Workshop
· Open Infrastructure Cloud Services (IaaS) – (OpenStack based solutions)

Session: Blockchain on IBM Z & LinuxONE 
Description: In this session, IBM Distinguished Engineer Rebecca Gott will cover the benefits of running Blockchain on IBM Z and LinuxONE.

Q&A with IBM Z Systems Lab Services subject matter experts

Who should attend 

· IT Architects
· Systems Programmers
· System Administrators
· Chief Information Officers
· IT Directors
· Business Partners interested in acquiring IBM Z or Linux on IBM Z skills

Please register by Oct 15, 2018.

This user group is free of charge. Participants must make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Seats will be available for up to 50 on-site participants. WebEx attendees are limited to the first 800.

Flier: IBM Systems Lab Services for IBM Z and LinuxONE User Group meeting 10-19-2018 v8

Contact:
For questions about this event, please contact Paul Rauchet at 215-639-2484 or send an email to: mailto:[email protected]