Stream: IMS
Time: 12:15 - 13:00
IMS management of ACBs is an entirely new territory for the IMS DB clients. While many customers have already fully embraced this new way of doing things in IMS, many are on their way to implement IMS managed ACBs. But whatever be their state of readiness, customers have encountered several challenges along their journey to become 'IMS managed ACBs' ready. During this session, I will talk about some such real-world pain-points customers have had to endure to move forward and how their problems were resolved.
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Subhasish has been working with BMC Software for over 8 years now. He has been working in the IT industry for over 16 years. And all these years, he has worked on the IBM Z platform and associated technologies. His pre-BMC IT experience consisted of mainframe application programming. His stint at BMC Software started with being a QA for the BMC AMI Transaction Management for IMS group of products and then moving on to the ‘BMC AMI Security’ Team, where he used to handle the generic/traditional QA plus QA automation responsibilities for the ‘BMC AMI Security’ Product suite. He is now working as a Senior Product Manager/Owner at BMC Software and is responsible for the BMC AMI Data for IMS portfolio of products/solutions. Subhasish likes to think of himself as being a technology enthusiast in general and a ‘Mainframer by heart’ in particular. He had been an IBM Z Champion for three consecutive years (2020, 2021 and 2022). He loves sharing knowledge with the technical community – through publishing articles and blogs, conducting webinars on varied technical topics, speaking at renowned User Groups/Conferences/Events, mentoring people, to name a few.
John O'Dowd has over 40 years of experience in z/OS mainframe environments. He developed software products as a Lead Product Developer for BMC Software for 25 years. He is currently Senior Manager - Product Development for the IMS suite of products. John enjoys learning new technologies and mentoring the next generation of developers. He lives and works in Houston, Texas.
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