zED Talks Virtual Series – Insights into COBOL 6.3

zED Talk on COBOL 6.3!
June 18, 2020 | 2:00 to 2:45pm EST

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zED Talks gives our audience the opportunity to hear about game changing technology in the mainframe world from talented Subject Matter Experts! Utilizing the TED Talks inspiration of “ideas worth spreading,” this webinar series gives our speakers roughly half an hour (plus some time for Q&A) to illustrate the value of a solution or concept of his or her choosing. Ever wondered how technology buzzwords like DevOps, Blockchain, or AI fit into the Z space? There’s no better place to get an initial understanding of that than right here.

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***This is part 1 of a 2-part miniseries on COBOL; for information on part 2, please click here***

This month, we will focus on how IBM’s Enterprise COBOL for z/OS v6.3 introduces new cutting-edge features, even as it reduces CPU usage! This new version of COBOL supports the IBM z15 hardware and z/OS 2.4. COBOL v6.3 takes advantage of the latest IBM Z architecture and OS features & capabilities.  Leverage the Optimization improvements to drive down run-time costs, while modernizing your applications with new features.

Join us to discuss how IBM’s Enterprise COBOL incorporates features for the 21^st century, even as its leading-edge technology maximizes hardware utilization and improves application performance.

To present this month’s topic, we have Zvi Weiss and Ed Steele:

Zvi attended Yeshiva College (B.S.) and NYU (M.S.). He has over 40 years of experience, having worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories (Member of Technical Staff), Electronic Trading Services (which operated the Cincinnati Stock Exchange), BTSI and ADP Brokerage Services (front-office and back-office stock processing), and IBM. At IBM, Zvi has worked with IBM Z® products used for developing and maintaining programs, including IDz, zD&T, RAA, and IBM AD.

Ed is a Client Technical Specialist with 30 years in the IT profession and over 14 years with IBM. During his IT tenure, he worked as a software developer, system administrator, architect, team leader, and manager. Ed has worked with many Fortune 1,000 companies, utilities, federal government, state government, and universities to provide technical leadership, guidance, and enablement. His current focus is DevOps and enterprise modernization technologies. He has extensive background in IBM Z®, distributed systems, and integration technologies.

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