Authored by: Rich Hagarty and Grace Jansen
Rich and I are excited to share that we'll be co-hosting 4 lab sessions at the upcoming IBM TechXchange Conference at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, which takes place from 21-24 October. We hope to be able to meet many of you there in person!
We have an agenda packed full of exciting labs, sessions and demos at our expo booths, so be sure to check out the TechXchange 2024 session catalog for the full list of sessions on all your favorite WAS, Liberty and Runtimes topics.
This year, Rich and I will be focused on running three interactive labs, enabling you to get hands-on with exciting new innovations, features and integrations in the WAS, Liberty and Runtime space.
What labs are we leading?
If you're interested in joining our labs, here is a list of the labs we'll be co-hosting where you'll be able to find us in-person during the week:
(We'll also be hanging out in the expo area at the IBM Application Runtimes booth, so pop by and say hi there too)
- Combating the struggles of cloud-native developers - Are Internal Development Platforms the answer?
- Tuesday, Oct 22, 3:45pm - 5:15pm
- In this lab, we’ll explore the tools and technologies that could help us better equip ourselves for the struggles of the modern cloud-native Java developer, specifically focused on Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), like Red Hat Developer Hub.
- Turning your aging IT applications into assets that can fuel your growth and agility
- Wednesday, Oct 23, 11:15am - 12:45pm
- Modernizing is essential to achieving better business agility, customer experience, resiliency and cost optimization. Many fear the cost, work and risk of migrating applications, but IBM has a set of new technologies to rewrite the modernization equation, automating many of the changes that might be required and the set up and maintenance of the technologies on which you'll run. If you're interested in a hands-on session on how to make your modernization a success, this is the one for you.
- Rapidly deploy and configure your Java applications with WebSphere Liberty and OpenShift Container Platform
- Wednesday, Oct 23, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
- Ready to modernize all your Java applications swiftly and effectively? This lab will empower you to do just that. Walk away from this lab ready to swiftly deploy every simple application in your estate, without requiring code changes.
- Accelerating Java Apps in the Cloud with Liberty and Semeru Runtimes
- Thursday, Oct 24, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
- Want to try-out the latest cloud-native Java technologies provided by the Open Liberty application runtime? This lab will explain the benefits and features of 2 new innovations - the Semeru Cloud Compiler and Liberty Instanton. This lab will provide you with the environment and tools to build cloud-native applications using both of these exciting technologies.
If you're interested in joining, be sure to register today for the: TechXchange Conference from October 21-24, 2024 Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas.
Remember, IBM Community Members can get a 30% discount to the Conference using the details here, so we look forward to seeing you there!
Grace and Rich