IMS 15 Product Enhancements Wildfire Workshop – Phoenix, AZ

Course Description:  

The wait is over… IMS 15 is available!

The latest version of IMS is good news for an environment which already supports the processing of over 15 billion transactions per day. By enhancing both the Transaction Manager (IMS TM) and the Database Manager (IMS DB) components, IMS 15 not only leverages the new capabilities provided by the IBM z14 Mainframe and z/OS, but also provides the opportunity to improve business efficiencies by fostering innovation through an open and connected environment using APIs

IMS is the only combined database manager and transaction manager on the market today; the dual capability of IMS 15 on IBM’s z System platform delivers unprecedented levels of performance and the greatest levels of availability, reliability, and security in the industry. With IMS 15, you can expect:

• The ability to manage risk and simplify compliance
• Improved performance
• More dynamic functionality, greater availability, and simplified administration
• A more dynamic java development environment
• Enhanced support for an API economy

In support of this latest version, the Washington Systems Center team is offering a valuable “no-charge” two-day workshop focusing on the newly announced IMS 15 solutions.  

Day 1 – Agenda

• Introduction – Continuous Delivery and the IMS Gold Program – What these are what they mean to you
• Transaction Manager Enhancements – Topics include: the new auditability with network security credentials for your mobile and hybrid cloud environment along with improved support for WLM mobile/cloud workload pricing; enhancements to the IMS Repository including support for Multiple Systems Coupling (MSC) resources; and numerous enhancements to OTMA and IMS Connect.
• For the application area, topics include:  enhancements to the dynamic program refresh capability; a new Program Creation user exit; IMS Java enhancements including the removal of storage constraints, improved security controls when configuring the java environment, and better tracking of JVM usage; and improved efficiency of connection thread management when using the ESAF interface to DB2;
• Systems and Infrastructure – Topics include the ongoing movement towards simplification by reducing system definition and generation requirements; enhancements for Shared Queues environments; and major changes in the IMS Logger including the use of Media Manager for the write ahead data set (WADS) and the implications in your IMS environment.  Additionally, the logger topics discuss the ability for the WADS and the OLDS to support hardware features such as zHyperWrite to improve throughput by reducing replication latency.

Day 2 – Agenda

• IMS Tools Support for IMS 15 including a discussion on how to help you manage the IMS environment with the catalog, IMS objects, copybooks and JCL.
• DBRC – Topics include DBRC Migration/Coexistence including RECON record changes, performing a RECON upgrade, and migration considerations.
• Database Manager – Topics include recent enhancements to IMS managed ACBs; DEDB Alter enhancements and DEDB Alter load from the catalog; Data Definition Language (DDL) for DEDBs and enhancements to the IMS Explorer for Development tool.  Additional topics include the concepts behind pervasive encryption and the impact on IMS.
• Installation/Migration Wrap Up

Durations: 2.0 Days (6 – 8 Hours per day)

Room: 540

For additional questions, please contact Judith Vadnais @ [email protected].