Springfield, IL Z Council – July 16
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July 16, 2024
2:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT
We are excited to have our first IBM Z Customer Council in Springfield!
Please join us for some interesting and timely topics
We will kick off with an enlightening session led by Tom Bish who will provide everyone with an overview of IBM Z Cyber Vault. This session talks about using IBM’s storage and software to create a blueprint for improving your logical corruption detection and recovery capabilities. The focus is how to bring your company back to an operational state as quickly as possible in the face of a corruption event.
Shelly Meierarend will then talk to us about IBM Z Skills. We have the winning formula for building loyal, skilled talent! Come learn how you can take advantage of this program.
And, closing out the day, Joseph Gailey, a distinguished subject matter expert in mainframe technologies, will delve into the transformative capabilities of watson Code Assistant for z (wCA4z) and its pivotal role in application modernization on the IBM Z platform within a modern hybrid cloud architecture.
AGENDA
| 12:45 PM | Arrival |
| 1:00 PM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 1:05 PM | IBM Z Cyber Vault Thomas Bish, IBM STSM |
| 2:05 PM | Break |
| 2:15 PM | IBM Z Skills Shelly Meierarend, IBM Z Global Skills Leader |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:10 PM | IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z Joseph Gailey, IBM Z Technical Specialist |
| 4:00 PM | Close |
About the Speakers:
| Joseph Gailey IBM Z Technical Specialist |
Joseph Gailey is a seasoned technology professional with over two decades of experience in mainframe systems, specializing in CICS and related technologies. With a background in systems and application modernization and extensive expertise in CICS internals, installation, and performance optimization, Joseph has served in various capacities, including as a Senior Systems Integrator, Technical Sales Specialist, and currently as an IBM Z Brand Technical Specialist at IBM. |
| Shelly Meierarend IBM Z Global Skills Leader |
Shelly Meierarend works closely with IBM clients to help them build a sustainable workforce through our many IBM Z Skills programs and offerings. She and her teamwork with clients, universities, and students around the world to build critical IT skills needed in the marketplace by IBM and our clients. They run numerous outreach activities including hackathons, meetups, career fairs, career connection events and our IBM Z Global Skills Acceleration Program.
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| Thomas Bish IBM STSM |
Thomas Bish has been with IBM for 34 years and is a IBM Senior Technical Staff Member, Principal Architect, and Master Inventor. Tom was in IBM storage product development and architecture for 25 years, and then joined to Global Technology Services to define their software define storage strategy. Tom is currently within IBM technical sales to help clients and sellers best utilize IBM storage technologies. |
For more information, contact Trish Froeschle, IBM z Technology Sales, [email protected]
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