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NEW: WebSphere Liberty JAX-RPC Conversion Tool for Maven and Gradle

NEW: Liberty 22.0.0.1 available now - MicroProfile 5.0, JWE support in OIDC and Social Media Login, and many more exciting new features in Open Liberty 22.0.0.1

NEW: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor 3.0 now available

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NEW reference: How app modernization and automation drive value

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WebSphere Automation v1.2 delivers automated memory leak analysis

IBM® WebSphere® Automation software can help reduce costs and increase ROI. Use it to enable your teams to optimize their operations, respond to incidents efficiently and promote stronger security of their IT estate.

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WAS&Liberty CAB: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor 3.0

Jan 28, 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM (ET)

WAS&Liberty CAB: Live Coding with Java, Liberty, Kubernetes and Azure

Feb 4, 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM (ET)

WAS&Liberty CAB: TOP TEN CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERATIONS
FOR WORKLOADS ON KUBERNETES AND OPENSHIFT

Feb 11, 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM (ET)

 WAS&Liberty CAB: IBM Semeru Java Development Kit for the ARM64 platform

Feb 18, 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM (ET)

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The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software, Q4 2021 names IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation a technology leader

IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps | LINK | Try the Demo

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Introducing IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps version 3.2

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Learn about the latest version of IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Version 4.0.  | BLOG

• IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.0 expands with IBM Cloud Pak for Data Enterprise Edition - Transition offering flexibility for existing clients of stand-alone data and AI products to upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Data

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IBM Cloud Pak® for Security as a Service, which simplifies how organizations deploy a zero-trust architecture across the enterprise. | Cloud Pak for Security Community Blogs

• IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.8 adds IBM Threat Investigator to automate investigations and enable faster remediation, shorter dwell times, fewer missed critical incidents, and less analyst fatigue

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• Migrate JAX-RPC applications to Liberty using our new Maven/Gradle Conversion Tool
• Java Garbage Collection Fundamentals
• How WebSphere Automation helps teams deals with security vulnerabilities like Log4J
• What's New in Transformation Advisor 3.0
• Kubernetes Jobs – One Pod, One Job
• Apache Log4j Vulnerabilities - Resources for WebSphere Application Server & Liberty Users
• IBM WebSphere Automation's new secure and health features - Demo
• Helpful Links for WebSphere Application Server & Liberty Users regarding Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228 Vulnerability
• Is Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) supported by WebSphere

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WAS&Liberty CAB: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor 3.0

  Fri January 28, 2022  |  09:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET

WAS&Liberty CAB: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor 3.0

  Fri January 28, 2022  |  09:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET

IBM Expert TV: Best practices for containerized deployments of WebSphere and Liberty

  Tue February 01, 2022  |  12:30 PM - 01:00 PM ET

WAS&Liberty CAB: Live Coding with Java, Liberty, Kubernetes and Azure

  Fri February 04, 2022  |  09:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET

QueBIT Webinar: Busting the Myths About Data Prep and Integration

  Thu February 10, 2022  |  02:00 PM - 03:00 PM ET

IBM Expert TV: Operational Uniformity and Capacity Gains w/Open Liberty & Spring Boot apps

  Tue February 15, 2022  |  12:30 PM - 01:00 PM ET

WAS&Liberty CAB: IBM Semeru Java Development Kit for the ARM64 platform

  Fri February 18, 2022  |  09:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET

QueBIT Webinar: Busting the Myths About Data Prep and Integration

Announcements 

Hardware Announcements

• IBM Power offers hardware enhancements for selected IBM Power10 and IBM Power9 technology-based servers
• IBM TS4300 tape library supports Linear Tape-Open (LTO) 9 technology
• IBM TS2290 SAS Tape Drive Model H9S incorporates IBM Half-Height Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 9 tape drive technology for increased capacity and reliability
• IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader supports IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) 9 SAS half-height tape drives
• IBM 7226 Model 1U3 Multimedia Enclosure adds IBM Linear Tape-Open (LTO) 9 tape drive features for increased capacity and reliability
• IBM Storage offers a 48-Port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel switching module to meet the performance needs of most demanding, modern NVMe-based data centers
• IBM TS7700 5.2 delivers a hybrid cloud strategy supporting the demand for cloud storage tiering, object storage, and data security
• IBM System Storage offers IBM Ultrium cleaning cartridges with a customized labeling service option
• Revised product naming: IBM Block Storage as a Service for IBM FlashSystems products
• Revised country availability: IBM Block Storage as a Service (STaaS) for IBM FlashSystems available for ordering in Puerto Rico
• Revised country availability: IBM FlashSystem 7200 and FlashSystem 9200 available for ordering in Puerto Rico
• IBM POWER9 technology-based systems deliver preintegrated configurations that lower the total cost of ownership for IBM Power Private Cloud Rack in Oracle Database environments
• Revised country availability: IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI hardware available for ordering in Puerto Rico
• IBM Storage Networking SAN24B-6 delivers no charge administrative feature for IBM Power Private Cloud Rack solutions for OracleDB
• IBM provides IBM Power Private Cloud Rack for OracleDB solution indicator

Software Announcements

• IBM Z Multi-Factor Authentication 2.2 enhances authentication modes and support to strengthen enterprise security
• IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack 2022.1.1 delivers a flexible solution for IBM Z modernization with the Red Hat OpenShift platform
• Sysdig Monitor for IBM Cloud Paks 5.0 and Sysdig Secure for IBM Cloud Paks 5.0 strengthen development security feature set with enhanced functions and configurations
• Revised information: IBM Operational Decision Manager 8.11
• Robin Cloud Native Storage for IBM Cloud Pak for Data brings advanced data management capabilities to Red Hat OpenShift
• IBM Data Replication for Continuous Availability for IBM Cloud Pak for Data extends near real-time data synchronization to IBM Db2 and IBM Db2 Warehouse on IBM Cloud Pak for Data
• IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody - AUTOSAR Extension 9.0.1 enables automotive engineers to deliver complex automotive capabilities that comply with Classic and Adaptive AUTOSAR
• IBM App Connect for Healthcare 6.0.1 features productivity and automation enhancements that can help speed time-to-value and fast-track the adoption of agile practices
• Revised end of support date: IBM Market Expert
• BigID Solutions for IBM Cloud Pak for Data helps you address data privacy, security, and governance challenges across many types of data
• SingleStore DB with IBM 7.5 delivers a hybrid multicloud database that can handle analytical and transactional workloads in a single platform, a combination that can help organizations improve performance and lower costs
• IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 3.10 is delivered to maintain a high level of currency with the releases from the Python open-source community
• Revised information: IBM ServicePac services for IBM Power and IBM Storage products
• IBM Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms 10.5 and IBM Content Manager OnDemand for i 7.4 offer Premium Feature Packs for non-production environments
• IBM Storage for Red Hat delivers enhanced interoperability for IBM Storage Suite for IBM Cloud Paks with Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage
• IBM Operational Decision Manager 8.11, a long-term support release, delivers a streamlined user experience and updates to supported environments
• IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js 16.0, formerly known as IBM SDK for Node.js - z.OS, delivers enhancements that include Node.js, V8 JavaScript engine, and z/OS-specific updates
• IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.13, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.9, IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.14, and IBM Spectrum Storage Suite 1.3.3 deliver key enhancements for on-premises and cloud environments; Cobalt Iron Compass SaaS Onboarding introduces remote service to simplify setup and configuration
• IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation 2.2 delivers standards-based, full-stack automation with enhanced operational readiness and resiliency
• IBM Cloud Pak for Integration 2021.4.1 adds Event Endpoint Management licensing options, includes new capabilities for Linux on IBM z IFL engines, and delivers components for deployment on IBM Power systems
• IBM Cloud Pak for Security 1.9 provides a unified streamlined workflow for alert triage, investigation, and threat hunting, automated root cause analysis, and response, by connecting to organizations' existing tools or IBM Security QRadar XDR technologies; IBM Security Guardium Insights 3.1 simplifies data security across a complex hybrid multicloud world
• IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go 1.17 delivers enhancements to expand data set support and help ease development of Go applications on the IBM z/OS platform
• IBM Sterling Transformation Extender for z/OS, 10.1.1 delivers enhancements for cloud integration
• IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud 8.4.3 on Microsoft Azure
• Revised technical information: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 6.2
• Motio Suite 1.0 enhances your IBM Cognos environment with Motio Persona IQ and Motio ReportCard third-party system ID security and performance management offerings
• IBM Operational Decision Manager for z/OS, 8.11, a long-term support release, delivers a streamlined user experience and updates to supported environments
• IBM QRadar 7.5 brings enhancements to core platform and adds Protocol Analysis Module within IBM QRadar Network Insights to deliver greater protocol support with improved performance
• Revised country availability: IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI software available for ordering in Puerto Rico

Withdrawal Announcements

• Hardware withdrawal: IBM DS8880 select models and features - No replacements available
• Cloud service withdrawal: IBM Kenexa Survey Advantage Culture, IBM Kenexa Survey Advantage People Practices, and IBM Kenexa Survey Advantage Career Progression
• Hardware withdrawal: Select IBM Cloud Object Storage features - Replacements available
• Software withdrawal and support discontinuance for IBM Db2 Web Query for i; Support discontinuance: IBM AIX Express Edition 7.1 - Replacements available
• Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: Select IBM i2 offerings
• Software support discontinuance: IBM Rational Synergy 7.2.x and IBM Rational Change 5.3.x; Software withdrawal and support discontinance: Select IBM Rational Synergy and Change Suite 7.2.x part numbers
• Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM Cloud Foundry Migration Runtime and IBM Cloud Foundry for IBM Cloud Private - No replacements available
• Software withdrawal and support discontinuance: IBM Security QRadar

Multi-Factor Authentication Using IBM Security Verfiy for IBM Spectrum Fusion
Published: December 20, 2021 ISBN: 0738460249
Explore online at
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5662.html?Open

IBM Cloud Pak for Data with IBM Spectrum Scale Container Native
Published: December 17, 2021 ISBN: 0738460095
Explore online at
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5652.html?Open

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