2012 IBM System z Technical University

• 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, Event Guide, List of Sessions and Session Abstracts
• Certification
• Cancel/ No Show Policy

• Solution Center Package
• Sponsor/Exhibitor List
• Pre-conference Class

• Event Night
• Overview

• Why Attend

• Who Should Attend

Date

Location

Duration

Tuition

October 1-5, 2012

Las Vegas, Nevada

4.5 days

USD $2,495 

Enroll now! IBM System z Technical University

Event Night

A special event for System z Technical University attendees

On Wednesday, October 3, following an evening reception, enjoy complimentary tickets to the Rod Stewart concert, 7:30 at the Colosseum, Caesars Palace.

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Overview

Just announced!

The System z Technical University is the place to learn more about the revolutionary new IBM zEnterprise® EC12. Come hear, learn and see how zEnterprise . . . the Next Generation System, has the ability to integrate resources for operational analytics, trusted security and resilience, and efficiency at enterprise scale. There will be a zEC12 system on hand. Talk to the experts and developers. Be the first in your organization to understand his this technology and benefit your organization.

IBM® intends to update IBM CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® (CICS TS), to provide new application, platform, and policy capabilities that can help customers build private clouds from new and existing CICS applications. This capability is intended to assist CICS customers deploy new and updated CICS applications faster, more easily, and with greater levels of confidence.

Click on 'Highlight and Featured Sessions' above to see a sampling.

Plan now to attend the 2012 IBM System z Technical University, a premier System z Enterprise event, featuring zEnterprise, z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and Linux on System z

The most recent System z announcements and most current System z product information will be covered in detail through sessions such as these:

• IBM zEnterprise Server Processor Technology - Latest Status and Directions
• IBM zEnterprise Server I/O Technology - Latest Status and Directions
• What's new in z/OS Support for the Latest Server

New in 2012: A full week track of sessions on the most current release of CICS TS will be presented by a number of speakers from the CICS development lab in Hursley.

Over 400 sessions and labs, 90% of which are brand new or significantly updated for the 2012 university!

This 4.5 day event is your opportunity to broaden your knowledge and expertise on System z technology from both hardware and software perspectives:

With a packed agenda that covers all this – plus the opportunity to hear technical experts from IBM System z development, IBM System z customers and the community of independent software vendor (ISV) providers share their experience and expertise – you won't want to miss this memorable week of technical education.

The breadth and depth of sessions offered at this IBM Technical University allows the attendee to take a deeper dive into smarter computing implementation, year-to-date product announcements, as well as, key topics across the System z platform.

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Why Attend

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 2012 System z Technical University will explore this capability in depth through 11 topical tracks, including these great additions to the standard conference agenda:

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Who Should Attend

The IBM System z Technical University is intended for IBM customers, IBM Business Partners, IBM employees, Independent Software Vendors and System Integrators, such as:

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