SHARE Washington D.C. starts this Sunday and the DFSMS team is excited to see and connect with you there at our sessions!
Take a look at the list below to learn a bit more about the sessions on our agenda and let us know which one you are looking forward to the most.
You can also save the flyer below to make sure you don’t miss a session while you are there!
Monday February 24th
We Want You in DFSMS What's New
1:15 PM with Barbara McDonald & Alexis Kapica
Come learn about the current product offerings and recently delivered new function within the DFSMS product family. This session will highlight current direction within DFSMS with focus on new features and functions delivered via continuous delivery and in the latest release of z/OS.
Understanding the IBM z/OS Cloud Storage Solutions
2:30 PM with Glenn Wilcock
Cloud Object Storage can help you lower your TCO for data storage. During this session, the speakers will explore the many IBM options for utilizing cloud object storage as another storage tier for your z/OS data, with a primary focus on Cyber Resiliency solutions. Discover the many alternatives for integrating it into your environment, whether it is through IBM storage only (TS7700), DFSMS in combination with storage (DFSMShsm/dss, DS8900, TS7700), OAM for unstructured data, software only with Cloud Tape Connector, and DFSMS Cloud Data Manager (DFSMScdm) for cloud data, or a combination of them all!
User Story- How IBM’s CIO Office Has Brought Automation Into Their Storage Hardware
3:45 PM with Christina LaRow & Rafael Lima
When it comes to hardware, the DS8K’s have provided reliable storage capabilities for years. But when it comes to interacting with them or extracting information about them, it requires a lot of time-consuming, manual work. What if that wasn’t necessary? What if users didn’t need to input one command after another, manually parse through the lines and lines of output, and switch to 3 different interfaces just to find out one piece of monitoring information in one DS8K? IBM’s CIO office offers their experience in creating automation around storage monitoring and allocation on the mainframe. Come listen as they talk about concrete examples of using python and yamls to save them hours of manual work each day.
Tuesday February 25th
Comparing and Contrasting Backup Methodologies
9:15 AM with Glenn Wilcock & Chris Taylor
Backup strategies have evolved dramatically over the years. Traditional backup to tape is still fine for many applications, but there are many advanced technologies to leverage for your most important applications. This session will compare and contrast the various backup methodologies and provide a demo of recovering a data set from a Safeguarded Copy.
Using Python to Access a NoSQL Database on z/OS is Ez
10:30 AM with Alexis Kapica & Frank DeGilio
With EzNoSQL you can easily create and access JSON key:value databases through a comprehensive set of C, Java, and now Python based APIs. Data integrity and performance are satisfied with EzNoSQL’s store-through caching design, in-memory buffering, and easy horizontal scaling. EzNoSQL also inherits z/OS functions such as SMS, data encryption, and compression! Let EzNoSQL be your database of choice on z/OS to meet the growing demands of your application(s). The speakers will provide use cases, Python specific examples, and a demo.
Wednesday February 26th
The Brand New TS7700-Taming the TBs to ExBs of IBM zSystems Data *
7:30 AM with JP Lavigne & Vanessa Sobik
Join us as we showcase the brand new IBM TS7780 Virtual Tape Library solution and how it is engineered to tame the TB's to EXB's of IBM Z systems data. In this session, we will review the recently announced TS7700 family member and how it has transformed as it tackles the latest backup, restore, archive and object store challenges with real world customer experiences. From the data center to the edge, DR to object storage and from the latest tape drive support to how we can manage your IBM Z systems cloud data. We'll focus on the key enhancements, how customers are leveraging this technology and how we use our close relationship with IBM Z systems and the latest IBM DS8K to maximize your overall IBM Z systems environment experience.
Hybrid Cloud With Mainframe Governance: The Business Value of Hybrid Cloud
7:30 AM with John Hogan and Rebecca Levesque
The foundation of a successful hybrid cloud strategy is seamless integration between z/OS and the cloud while maintaining mainframe governance and controls. By enabling effortless data transfer from disk, tape, or object storage directly to the cloud, businesses can tailor their hybrid cloud environment to align with their specific needs and priorities. Come join the conversation on tailoring your hybrid cloud strategy to perfectly align with your business objectives.
Cyber Resilience for Enterprise Data - Protection From Logical Corruption *
8:45 AM with Beth Peterson
Every month there is a new story about an attack on Enterprise Data from ransomware, malware, insider threats or other corruption/destruction of data. This is a significant concern for many large organizations and to the associated industry regulatory bodies. Traditional High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions provide no protection from this type of event. The speaker will discuss how IBM is responding to the phenomenon focusing on the concepts and solutions to protect and recover the core Enterprise Data from logical corruption. Included in the discussion will be the latest solution enhancements.
D.C. or in Other Words... DFSMS Central - Back to Basics
10:00 AM with Frank McCune, Trevor Geisler, & Alexis Kapica
New to z/OS DFSMS? Not new and still confused? (We have all been there!) Have no fear because in this session we will cover many of the DFSMS basics you should know! Come join us as we guide you on the following topics: Disk (DASD) and Tape Dataset Properties and Creation Catalog General SMS (Storage Management Subsystem) Overview Pay attention and play along with our interactive session that will end with prizes!
EzNoSQL: Our New National Treasure
10:00 AM with Terri Menendez
Learn more about the latest enhancements to EzNoSQL, which provides a consistent NoSQL key:value JSON database directly on z/OS, leveraging z/OS sysplex data sharing, scalability, security, resiliency, and performance. This allows developers to rapidly build z/OS applications using modern APIs with dynamic, flexible NoSQL data schemas. The z/OS AI Framework team will provide their use case, highlighting the benefits and capabilities of a z/OS database in a sysplex environment using the Java APIs for EzNoSQL.
Integrating Cloud Objects in Batch Processing
1:15 PM with Andrew Wilt
Do you have objects in cloud object storage that you want to include in your batch processing? How about a need to put the results of nightly batch into the on-prem cloud so the CFO can have a pretty pdf to check in the morning? The GDKUTIL batch utility, part of base z/OS, can help you make that happen. This session will cover recent enhancements to the DFSMS GDKUTIL utility as well basics of it's usage.
zHyperLink User Experience and New Features **
1:15 PM with Beth Peterson & John Baker
This session will cover the latest information and enhancements for zHyperlink, a protocol designed for very low response times to DS8900F using a short-distance fibre connection. Real World zHyperLink experiences will be highlighted. Key topics will also include how to understand and measure performance, including leveraging IntelliMagic Vision.
What's New on the IBM DS8A00F Storage Family *
2:20 PM with Beth Peterson
This session will provide an overview of the DS8A00F Storage Family including key changes and enhancements that are essential for your enterprise data and showcase why IBM Storage and Z systems are a winning combination!
Storage Management Free For All
5:00 PM
Storage Management Project Dinner
6:30 PM
Thursday February 27th
Is That a Cloud Connected to My Mainframe?
10:00 AM with John Hogan
What makes a storage device ‘cloud storage,’ and how does that differ from locally attached storage? What are z/OS customers doing with cloud storage, and how are you utilizing it? These and other questions will be asked and answered by both session attendees and the session speaker in this interactive session. We will also examine IBM z/OS DFSMS Cloud Data Manager and the DFSMS Cloud Data Access method, and discuss how they can be used to integrate cloud-attached storage with z/OS.
Cybersecurity and Data Set Encryption - Top-Level Protection for Your Data
12:30 PM with Cecilia Lewis & Albert Martinez
Encryption is the solid foundation of a layered cybersecurity strategy. Data set encryption provides a simple, transparent, and consumable approach to enable extensive encryption of data at rest through DFSMS access methods without application changes. DFSMS continues to drive pervasive encryption use cases and value with support for additional z/OS data set types and other enhancements to make it easier to utilize and manage data set encryption. The speakers will also provide best practices for planning and implementing pervasive encryption, including some hints and tips. A must attend session for security and storage administrators who are required to protect customer data!
PDSE Pitstop: Performance, Problem Analysis, and Pheatures
3:00 PM with Trevor Geisler
In this updated session, we will take a broad look at PDSE datasets and the Address Spaces that drive them. The speaker will discuss performance considerations and tuning to help cut down on some of the overhead associated with the new encryption and compression services; present details on common problems clients face, providing diagnostic tips and recovery plans for them; and lastly, talk about what "pheatures" set PDSE apart from PDS's, as well as an overview of the conversion process. Whether you are looking to migrate to PDSE, or have been using them for a while, this updated presentation is your one-stop shop for all things PDSE.
* Primary Track: Hardware
** Primary Track: Performance and Capacity Management
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