2013 IBM System z Technical Symposium

• General Information
• Highlights and Featured Sessions
• Registration, Tuition Savings Offering and Applying for a Visa

• Keynote and Featured Speakers
• Hotel and Travel
• Week at a Glance, Session Listings, Session Abstract and Detailed Agenda

• Solution Center Packages
• Cancel/No Show Policy
• Sponsor/Exhibitor List

• General Overview
• What’s New

• Why Attend

• Who Can Attend

Date

Location

Duration

Tuition

May 8-10, 2013

New Orleans, LA

3 days

USD $1495 

General Overview

IBM System z Technical Symposium, featuring zEnterprise EC12, z/OS, z/VM, and Linux on System z, provides an extraordinary opportunity for mainframe IT professionals to update their skills on System z hardware and software products, as well as, learn how to gain the advantages of the zEnterprise infrastructure.

In 2013, this 3.0 day event will focus on such things as: managing multi-architecture workloads on the zEnterprise EC12, maintaining a more secure and reliable infrastructure, addressing issues with data management, providing near-real-time access to informational data and meeting service level agreements. There will be sessions dedicated to System z software that are: DB2, CICS TS, WebSphere App Server, Cognos and more. An IT management track will focus on how System z provides improved economics, delivering business competitiveness and improved ROI to satisfy the demands of smarter computing.

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What’s New

IBM System z delivers a unique hybrid computing model that allows data centers to optimize workload deployment on best fit technologies with a common management infrastructure. The 2013 System z Technical Symposium will explore this capability in depth through topical tracks and sessions that will cover:

• IBM zEnterprise System creates an integrated heterogeneous infrastructure that delivers new capabilities for smarter computing
• See how z/OS V2R1 and z/VM® V6.2 can help you accelerate the journey to smarter computing
• Linux on System z offers a uniquely powerful solution with optimum efficiency for IT optimization and cloud computing
• DB2, Cognos, and Data Management on System z
• WebSphere Ver 8 and CICS TS Ver 5.1 on System z
• System z Technical Strategies and Architectures, a management track including sessions that are designed for CTOs and CIOs
• System z Security and Storage Systems topics

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Why Attend

In this 3.0 day event, broaden your knowledge and expertise on System z technology from both hardware and software perspectives. Find out more about hot industry trends on System z, such as cloud computing and virtualization. Additionally, get up to speed on how zEnterprise, an integrated hardware platform, is making it possible to deploy and intelligently manage workloads across mainframe and distributed technologies. The latest updates to z/OS, z/VM, and Linux on System z will be a major part of the agenda, as well as, coverage on System z software, including DB2, CICS, MQ, WebSphere, Cognos and more. Hear IBM System z development technical experts, IBM System z clients and the community of independent software vendor (ISV) providers share their experiences and expertise for a memorable three days of technical education.

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Who Can Attend

The IBM System z Technical Symposium is intended for IBM customers, IBM Business Partners, IBM employees, independent software vendors and System Integrators, such as:

• IT managers
• Data center managers
• Technical support managers
• Project managers
• Systems administrators
• Systems programmers
• Application programmers
• IT architects
• Hardware planners
• Performance analysts
• Database administrators
• Storage administrators
• Capacity planners
• Other IT Professionals

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