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• Is Liberty a Good Place to run Jakarta Batch? 
• Migration of Security Artifacts From tWAS to Liberty  
• Bringing DevSecOps Best Practices to Liberty-based Cloud Native Development using GitLab for IBM  
• Securing JDBC Connections in WebSphere Application Server traditional  
• Enhancements to Prometheus Metrics in WAS Traditional  
• Operational Uniformity and Capacity Gains w/Open Liberty & Spring Boot apps  
• Lessons from the field #14 : Java Performance Tools: Thread Dumps  
• Open Liberty as the first runtime that supports both the latest Jakarta EE 9.1 and MicroProfile 5.0  

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• App Transformers (Tuesdays twice a month): http://ibm.biz/IBMExpertTV-AppTransformers 
• 19 Apr 2022 - Mono2Micro Updates: Faster time to improved value 
• WebSphere and Liberty Community Spotlight (Wednesdays twice a month): http://ibm.biz/IBMExpertTV-WebSphereShow 
• 30 Mar 2022 - Liberty 22.0.0.1,2,3 Technical Overview, Update, and Q&A 
• 27 April 2022 - Know your fix history with WebSphere Automation 1.3 
• Let's Code! (Thursdays): http://ibm.biz/IBMExpertTV-LetsCode 
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• 30 Mar 2022 - DevSecOps Best Practices to Liberty-based Cloud Native Development using GitLab for IBM 

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Announcements  

Hardware Announcements 

• End of manufacturing and support: IBM 3592 Gen 1 and 2 tape media supplies for select IBM tape drives 
• IBM Storage Networking c-type models offer additional power cord options 
• End of manufacturing and support: IBM 3592 Gen 1 and 2 tape media supplies for select IBM tape drives 
• IBM Storage Networking c-type models offer additional power cord options 

Software Announcements 

• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Online Services delivers a data backup and restore solution for cloud-based Microsoft 365 workloads 
• IBM Copy Services Manager 6.3.2 delivers replication management with simplified and automated replication tasks 
• IBM enables Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes for IBM Power 
• Revised information: Weather Company Max Solution 
• IBM Observability by Instana, IBM Turbonomic Application Resource Management, and IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps are now available for ordering through the Advanced Administration System (AAS) 
• IBM z/OS V2.5 1Q 2022 enhancements 
• IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 delivers user interface enhancements, including a reimagined questionnaire capability, WalkMe integration, and an enhanced solution set to help organizations maintain risk and compliance initiatives 
• IBM zCX Foundation for Red Hat OpenShift 1.1 is designed for clients who require OpenShift on IBM z/OS 
• IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0.7.8 delivers an optimized option for on-premises IBM Netezza Performance Server workloads 
• IBM Financial Transaction Manager 4.0 now offers subscription license ordering option 
• Flexera One with IBM Observability helps optimize IT asset investments with enhanced visibility, automation, and AI for multivendor on-premises software, SaaS, and hybrid cloud environments 

• IBM Spectrum Fusion redefines operational agility for Red Hat OpenShift applications 
• IBM Transparent Supply, an application of IBM Supply Chain Intelligence Suite, provides expert remotely delivered onboarding services for users who want to join the IBM Food Trust network 
• IBM Spectrum Fusion Storage Expert Care Premium delivers a simple and standardized support approach to keep systems operating at peak performance 
• Revised software withdrawal and support discontinuance dates: IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Check Services 
• IBM Spectrum Virtualize software for FlashSystem 9500 delivers software maintenance (SWMA) features for countries without IBM Storage Expert Care support 
• IBM z/OS V2.5 1Q 2022 enhancements 
• IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.3 delivers user interface enhancements, including a reimagined questionnaire capability, WalkMe integration, and an enhanced solution set to help organizations maintain risk and compliance initiatives 
• IBM zCX Foundation for Red Hat OpenShift 1.1 is designed for clients who require OpenShift on IBM z/OS 
• IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 1.0.7.8 delivers an optimized option for on-premises IBM Netezza Performance Server workloads 
• IBM Financial Transaction Manager 4.0 now offers subscription license ordering option 
• Flexera One with IBM Observability helps optimize IT asset investments with enhanced visibility, automation, and AI for multivendor on-premises software, SaaS, and hybrid cloud environments 
• IBM Spectrum Fusion redefines operational agility for Red Hat OpenShift applications 
• IBM Transparent Supply, an application of IBM Supply Chain Intelligence Suite, provides expert remotely delivered onboarding services for users who want to join the IBM Food Trust network 
• IBM Spectrum Fusion Storage Expert Care Premium delivers a simple and standardized support approach to keep systems operating at peak performance 
• Revised software withdrawal and support discontinuance dates: IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Check Services 
• IBM Spectrum Virtualize software for FlashSystem 9500 delivers software maintenance (SWMA) features for countries without IBM Storage Expert Care support 

Withdrawal Announcements 

• Hardware withdrawal: Select IBM Power Systems features 
• Hardware withdrawal: Select IBM miscellaneous features 
• Hardware withdrawal: Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch and related features for IBM System Storage - Some replacements available 
• Hardware withdrawal: IBM Tape features and model conversions - No replacements available 
• Services withdrawal: Declaration of plan to discontinue support for select IBM DS8000 Expansion Units 
• Software support discontinuance: IBM Watson API Kit for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 1.2.x 
• Hardware withdrawal: Select IBM Power Systems features 
• Hardware withdrawal: Select IBM miscellaneous features 
• Hardware withdrawal: Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch and related features for IBM System Storage - Some replacements available 
• Hardware withdrawal: IBM Tape features and model conversions - No replacements available