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Conference Opening
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Colleagues in Corvettes Getting Cappuccinos
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AI Driven Knowledge Discovery
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Don’t call us special
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Infrastructure and Application Modernization on IBM Z with Red Hat OpenShift
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Conference Opening for 2nd Week
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The Road to Digital Transformation is Paved with AIOps, SecOps, and DevOps
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The Next Generation DBA
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Where Next? Keeping the mainframe relevant at Next.
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Stronger Together: Cloud and IBM Z
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Conference Wrap-Up
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Do You Really Understand Mainframe Modernization?
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Impostor Syndrome
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Lunch & Learn Session - Home Network Security
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Five Tips to Energize Your Next Presentation
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SecOps, SOAR, and the Mainframe: Why is it so hard?
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Mainstream the Mainframe with Automated CI/CD Pipelines and Shift Left Automated Testing
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Keynotes |
Time
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Virtual Room 1 Aaron Gashi |
Keynotes Mark Wilson |
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Keynote: Conference Opening
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Keynote: Colleagues in Corvettes Getting Cappuccinos
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Keynote: AI Driven Knowledge Discovery
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Virtual Room 1 |
Virtual Room 2 |
Virtual Room 3 |
Virtual Room 4 |
Virtual Room 5 |
Virtual Room 6 |
Virtual Room 7 |
Virtual Room 8 |
Time
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Virtual Room 1 Aaron Gashi |
Virtual Room 2 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 3 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 4 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 5 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 6 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 7 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 8 Mark Wilson |
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09:00 -
10:00
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11 RACF things worth addressing Jamie Pease
Henri Kuiper
Henri Kuiper
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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OpenShift on Z: Practical Experience, Another Year On David Austin
Malcolm Beattie
Malcolm Beattie
Linux on Z
David Austin ![]() ![]() |
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Journey to AIOps and Operational Resiliency Anna Dawson
Domenico D'Alterio
Domenico D'Alterio
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson |
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3 ways to put equity at the forefront of retention & recruitment Aileen Wynne
Claire Connor
Claire Connor
Women in IT
Aileen Wynne |
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Customer experiences and exploitation of TFP Hardware and Software Joseph Kingham
Matthias Bangert
Matthias Bangert
LSWG
Joseph Kingham ![]() |
![]() Piara Singh Bhamra
Ralph Amirtharaj
Ralph Amirtharaj
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() ![]() |
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COBOL: How old skool became new age Stuart Ashby
Derek Britton
Derek Britton
AppDev
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30 Minute Break10:00 - 10:30 |
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10:30 -
11:30
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Data Mapping and Transformation Update for App Connect Melvyn Maltz
Dominic Storey
Dominic Storey
MQ
Melvyn Maltz ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Abend resolution using a modern IDE Stuart Ashby
Tomas Cech
Tomas Cech
AppDev
Stuart Ashby ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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IBM Z Workload Scheduler roadmap and strategy Anna Dawson
Marco Cardelli
Marco Cardelli
Batch and Workload Scheduling
Anna Dawson |
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Panel Discussion - We don’t want equality. We want equity Aileen Wynne
Resli Costabell
Claire Connor
Marcus Davage
Misty Decker
Una Cosgrave
Resli Costabell
Claire Connor
Marcus Davage
Misty Decker
Una Cosgrave
Women in IT
Aileen Wynne |
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SDSF Security – How does it work on z/OS 2.5 and onwards Jamie Pease
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() |
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Two Useful Open Source Performance Tools Piara Singh Bhamra
Martin Packer
Martin Packer
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() ![]() |
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Modern Data Protection Methodologies Nigel Morton
Tim Reading
Tim Reading
SMWG
Nigel Morton ![]() ![]() | ||
30 Minute Break11:30 - 12:00 |
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12:00 -
13:00
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Hiding Among Bits - A Digital Forensic Saga Jamie Pease
Cristian Coraci
Cristian Coraci
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() |
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Innovative, open and automated testing for your z/OS applications Stuart Ashby
James Davies
James Davies
AppDev
Stuart Ashby ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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GDPS interfaces, a modern approach for managing your HA/DR on mainframe Anna Dawson
Anthony Morales
Anthony Morales
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson |
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Creative Thinking Brainware Upgrade Aileen Wynne
Resli Costabell
Resli Costabell
Women in IT
Aileen Wynne |
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Capacity Management in a Changing World Piara Singh Bhamra
Butch Rambish
Butch Rambish
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() |
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13:00 -
14:00
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14:00 -
15:00
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Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Colin Knight
Emil Kotrc
Emil Kotrc
DB2
Colin Knight ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Proactively Reduce System Issues by Leveraging Machine Learning and Real Time Anomaly Detection Anna Dawson
Daniel Wiegand
Daniel Wiegand
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson |
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Lena Rösch
Lena Rösch
101
Lena Rösch |
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Dev Ops with IMS - Enable ROI within 1 year of adopting Dev Ops best practices Dominic Jackson
Duane Wente
Duane Wente
IMS
Dominic Jackson ![]() ![]() |
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Joris Mertens
Ross Cruickshank
Joris Mertens
Ross Cruickshank
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Paul Fairbairn ![]() | |
30 Minute Break15:00 - 15:30 |
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15:30 -
16:30
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Addressing the Top 3 Concerns with Privileged Users Jamie Pease
Brian Marshall
Brian Marshall
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() |
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Aaron Young
Aaron Young
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson |
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From Blockchain to AI: Why Academics and Startups Should Care About the Mainframe Dr. Herbert Daly
Prof Dr Philipp Brune
Prof Dr Philipp Brune
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Dr. Herbert Daly |
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Building a modern app with Python and Z Open Automation Utilities Stuart Ashby
Bill Pereira
Bill Pereira
AppDev
Stuart Ashby ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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zHyperLink New Features and Real-World Experiences Nigel Morton
Beth Peterson
Beth Peterson
SMWG
Nigel Morton ![]() ![]() |
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OMP Mainframe Open Education Project Paul Fairbairn
Yvette LaMar
Lauren Valenti
Vivianne Sanchez
Yvette LaMar
Lauren Valenti
Vivianne Sanchez
Mainframe Skills & Learning
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30 Minute Break16:30 - 17:00 |
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Keynote: Don’t call us special
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Break18:00 - 20:00 |
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Virtual Room 1 |
Virtual Room 2 |
Virtual Room 3 |
Virtual Room 4 |
Virtual Room 5 |
Virtual Room 6 |
Virtual Room 7 |
Virtual Room 8 |
Time
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Virtual Room 1 Aaron Gashi |
Virtual Room 2 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 3 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 4 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 5 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 6 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 7 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 8 Mark Wilson |
09:00 -
10:00
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Mainframe Fuzzing and Debugging Jamie Pease
Jake Labelle
Jake Labelle
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Driving the DevOps Pipeline:  A new approach to mainframe application delivery Stuart Ashby
Giulia Sermann
Gary Evans
Giulia Sermann
Gary Evans
AppDev
Stuart Ashby ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Zowe extensions in IBM Z Workload Scheduler Anna Dawson
Federica Gari
Federica Gari
Batch and Workload Scheduling
Anna Dawson ![]() |
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Colin Penfold
Colin Penfold
CICS
Rob Stroud ![]() ![]() |
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Introduction to SA (Systems Automation) Christopher Knowles
David Swift
David Swift
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Christopher Knowles ![]() |
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Encrypting data “at-rest” with Key Label for Db2 in z/OS Colin Knight
Manik Kainth
Manik Kainth
DB2
Colin Knight ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
30 Minute Break10:00 - 10:30 |
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10:30 -
11:30
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App Connect Enterprise Certified Container in CP4i Melvyn Maltz
Dominic Storey
Dominic Storey
MQ
Melvyn Maltz ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Valiantsin Krus
Valery Aranouski
Valiantsin Krus
Valery Aranouski
Batch and Workload Scheduling
Anna Dawson |
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John Tilling
John Tilling
CICS
Rob Stroud ![]() ![]() |
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Cyber Resiliency with GDPS and Logical Corruption Protection Nigel Morton
Terry O'Connor
Terry O'Connor
SMWG
Nigel Morton ![]() ![]() |
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Joris Mertens
Joris Mertens
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Paul Fairbairn ![]() ![]() | ||
30 Minute Break11:30 - 12:00 |
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12:00 -
13:00
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Never Let a Good Crisis Go To Waste - Zero Trust in the Age of Covid Jamie Pease
Chris Perry
Chris Perry
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease |
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Hybrid Cloud Strategy with IBM Z and its Use Cases David Austin
Sebastien LLaurency
Sebastien LLaurency
Linux on Z
David Austin ![]() |
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Import and Deploy Workload Automation Containers on Z Container Extensions (zCX) Anna Dawson
Marco Cardelli
Marco Cardelli
Batch and Workload Scheduling
Anna Dawson ![]() |
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Nuts and Bolts of IMS Lock Management Dominic Jackson
Kevin Stewart
Kevin Stewart
IMS
Dominic Jackson ![]() ![]() |
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The Journey to Tailored Fit Pricing Piara Singh Bhamra
Steven Thomas
Steven Thomas
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() ![]() |
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Liat Sokolov
Tomer Zelberzvig
Liat Sokolov
Tomer Zelberzvig
LSWG
Rui Feio ![]() | |
13:00 -
14:00
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14:00 -
15:00
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Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Marcus Davage
Roberto Cason
Roberto Cason
DB2
Marcus Davage ![]() ![]() |
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Millennialization of the Mainframe and Beyond Anna Dawson
Ewan Stewart
Ewan Stewart
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson |
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Coding for fun, comparing REXX and COBOL Stuart Ashby
Henri Kuiper
Dougie Lawson
Henri Kuiper
Dougie Lawson
AppDev
Stuart Ashby ![]() ![]() |
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Upgrade to z/OS 2.5 Planning Part 1 of 2 Rui Feio
Marna Walle
Marna Walle
LSWG
Rui Feio ![]() ![]() |
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System Recover Boost: Hitting the Turbo Button on z/OS Piara Singh Bhamra
Scott Chapman
Scott Chapman
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Debugging CICS Storage Violations Using IPCS Rob Stroud
Ezriel Gross
Ezriel Gross
CICS
Rob Stroud ![]() ![]() |
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What skills are necesary for a future career? Paul Fairbairn
Melissa Sassi
Melissa Sassi
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Paul Fairbairn |
30 Minute Break15:00 - 15:30 |
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15:30 -
16:30
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![]() Jamie Pease
Eysha Powers
Eysha Powers
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() |
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CICStart your mainframe with Zowe and open source tooling Stuart Ashby
Joe Winchester
Joe Winchester
AppDev
Stuart Ashby ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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AIOps - Monitoring and Observability: What’s New in OMEGAMON Anna Dawson
Ashok Mahay
Bob Teter
Ashok Mahay
Bob Teter
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson ![]() |
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The ABCs of IBM Z NetView IP Management Niall Buchanan
Pamela McLean
Pamela McLean
NMWG
Niall Buchanan ![]() ![]() |
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z/OS Container Extensions Part 1: An Introduction to Running Rui Feio
Stephen Warren
Stephen Warren
LSWG
Rui Feio ![]() ![]() |
![]() Colin Knight
Martin Packer
Scott Ballentine
Martin Packer
Scott Ballentine
zP&C
Colin Knight ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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IBM TS7700 What's New for 2021 Nigel Morton
Joe Swingler
Joe Swingler
SMWG
Nigel Morton ![]() ![]() |
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Earl Dixon
Jennifer Scott
Earl Dixon
Jennifer Scott
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Dr. Herbert Daly |
30 Minute Break16:30 - 17:00 |
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Keynote: Infrastructure and Application Modernization on IBM Z with Red Hat OpenShift
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Virtual Room 1 |
Virtual Room 2 |
Virtual Room 3 |
Virtual Room 4 |
Virtual Room 5 |
Virtual Room 6 |
Virtual Room 7 |
Virtual Room 8 |
Time
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Virtual Room 1 Aaron Gashi |
Virtual Room 2 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 3 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 4 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 5 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 6 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 7 Mark Wilson |
Virtual Room 8 Mark Wilson |
09:00 -
10:00
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Jamie Squibb
Jamie Squibb
MQ
Melvyn Maltz ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Introducing DevOps - CI/CD, Automated Test – mainstreaming the Mainframe Stuart Ashby
Hans Stern
Hans Stern
AppDev
Stuart Ashby ![]() ![]() |
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Statement of Direction: IBM Z JCL Expert Anna Dawson
Ben Horwood
Ben Horwood
Batch and Workload Scheduling
Anna Dawson |
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Anthony Papageorgiou
Anthony Papageorgiou
CICS
Rob Stroud ![]() |
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GDPS What's New - Recent GDPS enhancements to improve your CA/DR and Cyber Resiliency posture Rui Feio
Dave Clitherow
Dave Clitherow
LSWG
Rui Feio ![]() ![]() |
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Are you wasting money because of SIIS? Piara Singh Bhamra
Danilo Gipponi
Danilo Gipponi
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Marcus Davage
Gareth Copplestone-Jones
Rob Gould
Gareth Copplestone-Jones
Rob Gould
DB2
Marcus Davage ![]() ![]() | |
30 Minute Break10:00 - 10:30 |
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10:30 -
11:30
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What's new in MQ on z/OS - deep dive Melvyn Maltz
Matt Leming
Matt Leming
MQ
Melvyn Maltz ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Why you should look at Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on IBM Z David Austin
Wilhelm Mild
Wilhelm Mild
Linux on Z
David Austin |
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Streamlining Your Batch to use less time and CPU Anna Dawson
Kim Mortensen
Gabriel Guth-Kaltschmied
Kim Mortensen
Gabriel Guth-Kaltschmied
Batch and Workload Scheduling
Anna Dawson |
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z/OS Connect EE - monitoring and performance tuning Rob Stroud
Mark Hiscock
Mark Hiscock
CICS
Rob Stroud ![]() ![]() |
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Measuring the integrated accelerator for zEDC Piara Singh Bhamra
Danilo Gipponi
Danilo Gipponi
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Recruiting new Z talent - Lessons from the field. Dr. Herbert Daly
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Dr. Herbert Daly ![]() | ||
30 Minute Break11:30 - 12:00 |
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12:00 -
13:00
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IBM z/OS Authorized Code Scanner (zACS) Jamie Pease
Bryan Childs
Bryan Childs
Security Working Group
Jamie Pease ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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How does Db2 z transform your SQL query for better performance Colin Knight
Huong Tran
Huong Tran
DB2
Colin Knight ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Fast and simple mechanics to share MF data with external applications. Anna Dawson
Tim Reading
Tim Reading
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson |
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Developing and Deploying Java EE and Spring Boot apps for CICS Liberty Rob Stroud
Phil Wakelin
Phil Wakelin
CICS
Rob Stroud |
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Is your IMS the best it can be? Dominic Jackson
Dennis Eichelberger
Dennis Eichelberger
IMS
Dominic Jackson ![]() ![]() |
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Managing and optimizing workloads in a consumption based world Piara Singh Bhamra
Chris Walker
Chris Walker
zP&C
Piara Singh Bhamra ![]() |
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Earl Dixon
Piara Singh Bhamra
Maryam Saeed Ahmed
Earl Dixon
Piara Singh Bhamra
Maryam Saeed Ahmed
Mainframe Skills & Learning
Dr. Herbert Daly | |
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14:00
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14:00 -
15:00
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Gwydion Tudur
Gwydion Tudur
MQ
Melvyn Maltz ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Db2 12 for z/os and Assynchronous Systems Managed CF Structure Duplexing: Update Marcus Davage
Mark Rader
Mark Rader
DB2
Marcus Davage ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Analyze IBM Z Operational Data Alongside Your Hybrid Cloud Data for End to End Observability Anna Dawson
Daniel Wiegand
Daniel Wiegand
AIOPS, System Automation, Monitoring and Analytics
Anna Dawson |
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Software in space - what mainframers can learn from space missions ! Sophie Green
Joe Winchester
Joe Winchester
New Technologies
Sophie Green ![]() |
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IMS CDC streaming to Modern Analytic Platforms - Lessons Learned Dominic Jackson
Scott Quillicy
Scott Quillicy
IMS
Dominic Jackson ![]() ![]() |
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Disk storage 102 - A local real world example (with a bit of GDPS) Christopher Knowles
Simon Fairbourn
Simon Fairbourn
102
Christopher Knowles ![]() |
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Upgrade to z/OS 2.5 Planning Part 2 of 2 Rui Feio
Marna Walle
Marna Walle
LSWG
Rui Feio ![]() ![]() |
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A more efficient use of DASD to Enable Cyber Data protection without Impact to Overall Capacity Nigel Morton
Robin Fromm
Robin Fromm |