How can IBM's latest programming languages offer additional value to help you modernize core business applications on z/OS? (March 11 at 12:00 PM EST) As you are embracing modern technology in your digital transformation journey, you can continue to leverage the trusted and performant environment to run your business-critical applications. This session covers a high-level overview of how IBM's latest programming language offerings (example: COBOL, Automatic Binary Optimizer, PL/I, C/C++, Java, Node.js, Python and Go) can help you modernize these applications on z/OS to create more value, develop new applications to augment digital experiences, and reduce operating costs. For further information, please contact: Roland Koo, rkoo@ca.ibm.com.
	The future of automation on IBM Z is now! Latest updates on Red Hat Ansible certified content for IBM Z (March 16 at 12:00 PM EST) IBM and Red Hat have partnered together to bring Ansible support to z/OS in order to interact with z/OS instances as Ansible managed nodes. The power and flexibility of Ansible combined with z/OS will open up possibilities to perform z/OS subsystem provisioning, application deployment, CI/CD pipelines, multi-system orchestration and much more! This session will provide an update and overview of Ansible content for IBM Z, highlighting the new collections IBM has contributed, as well as the new use-cases and playbooks we are working on. For further information, please contact: Daniel Jast, Daniel.Jast@ibm.com.
	Best fit deployment of z/OS hybrid cloud applications on Red Hat OpenShift with z/OS Cloud Broker and z/OS Connect EE (March 17 at 12:00 PM EST) In this session we'll be giving a demonstration of how to use Red Hat OpenShift to deploy a hybrid application spanning Linux and z/OS runtimes. Our demo application is comprised of a CICS TS backend, z/OS Connect EE API and a Liberty web app. We'll show how these components can be deployed and managed through OpenShift detailing the role that z/OS Cloud Broker and z/OSMF play in particular for the z/OS based component. Finally we'll show the flexibility that Linux on Z and zCX provide for Hybrid deployments and how APIs allow for portability of front end assets with minimal change. We'll also detail the performance and cost benefits that can be achieved by deploying front end assets as close as possible to backend data and services. For further information, please contact: Jax Shawley, jax@uk.ibm.com.
	Key strategies to deliver value through mainframe application modernization (March 18 at 12:00 PM EST) Year 2020 demonstrated that businesses must be prepared to respond rapidly to shifts in consumer consumption patterns and pivot to digital channels. IBM has successfully worked with clients to deliver modernization solutions and tools at speed resulting in significant impact to their business and empowering them to modernize for growth.   We will share our latest application modernization innovations that can be automated to run as part of your CI/CD pipeline. We will also share best practices that highlight the ROI that can help your business and technology teams move forward during these unprecedented times and beyond. If one of your 2021 goals is to modernize enterprise applications for hybrid cloud and gain growth by utilizing digital channels, join our thought leaders as they share key strategies that have been successful in transforming application landscapes and DevOps cultures to achieve business results For further information, please contact: Joanie Gines, jgines@us.ibm.com.
	Crack the application modernization challenge with new analytical capabilities (March 23 at 12:00 PM EST) In today's world, enterprises face the growth challenge and competition in an open environment. To deliver new application in an agile fashion, many have turned to a hybrid cloud strategy where choice and flexibility are foundational. IBM, a pioneer in the enterprise hybrid cloud solutions, has developed an ecosystem consisting of tools for continuous modernization of the core systems and assets, basing new development and applications built on the cloud technologies, platforms, and systems for building cloud native using common industry skills and standards. Come join us in the technical deep dive and learn about new capabilities coming with the compact, portable, and speedy Hypercube technology, and an introduction to Wazi Analyze, a cloud-native solution that leverages containers and new languages to accelerate modernization. For further information, please contact: Tina Chen, tina.c@ibm.com.
	Protecting your business critical data - on and off of your IBM Z platform (March 24 at 09:00 AM PST) Today, more than ever, with increased regulations and cyber-attacks, mainframe data and the data that moves off the system of record needs to be protected and auditable. In this webinar we will share with you how we can help your organization protect data on Z with Pervasive Encryption and EKMF Web key management. We will also discuss IBMs Data Centric Audit Protection solution, Data Privacy Passports. Data Privacy Passports provides protection of shared data with centralized policy-based control that determines how that data is presented based on the role of the requestor. For further information, please contact: Bob La Capria, lacapria@us.ibm.com.

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Karen Wilkins
Client Technical Professional
IBM UK Ltd
Bristol
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