2013 IBM System z Technical University

• Overview
• General Information
• Registration
• Venue and Location

• Agenda and Keynote Speakers
• Sponsorship Opportunities and Registration
• Sponsor and Exhibitor List
• Travel Information

• Hotel Information
• FAQ
• Networking activities

• General information
• Agenda Highlights

• Who should attend

• Topics and Sessions

Date

Location

Duration

Tuition

Course Code

10 - 14 June 2013

Munich, Germany

4.5 days

EUR 2290 

SZTU13DE

General information

IBM provides world-class mainframe technology to help today's enterprises respond quickly to evolving business conditions with extreme flexibility. With automation and advanced virtualization technologies, IBM mainframes deliver competitive advantages that allow businesses to become more successful and contribute to a smarter planet.

The 2013 System z Technical University will explore these capabilities in depth and allow you to take a deeper dive into smarter computing implementation, product announcements, as well as, key topics across the System z platform.

This 4,5 event is designed for your technical and professional development.

Expand your knowledge and expertise on key topics by attending business and technical sessions, trends & directions sessions, technology updates in a variety of formats such as lectures, hands on labs, live demo’s and Q&A sessions.

Exchange ideas and interact with colleagues and competitors, leading-edge thinkers, technology gurus, executives and business experts from IBM.

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Agenda Highlights

1. Everything you need to know to plan for z/OS Version 2.1 - 10 sessions
   • z/OS 2.1 Previewed Content and migration planning
   • What’s Coming in z/OSMF 2.1
   • PKI Services in z/OS 2.1
   • WLM, Comm Server, DFSMS Updates for Ver 2.1
   • Health Checker and Generic Tracking Facility in Ver 2.1
2. Planning and Implementing the new CICS TS Ver 5.1 - 10 sessions
   • Overview, Scalability and Performance
   • Applications as first class entities
   • Platforms as deployment targets
   • Deployment Assistant, Performance analyzer and CICS Tool
3. Emerging Technologies on System z
   • Cloud computing sessions
   • Mobile computing sessions
   • Big data sessions
   • Storage tiering
4. z/VM 6.3 Preview and Product Directions
5. zEnterprise Hybrid Computing with the zBlade Extension 
6. Begin with the Basics – Full week track of 23 sessions and hands-on labs

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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. The expo is attended by technical specialists including:

• IT Executives
• IT and business managers
• Data center managers
• Technical support managers
• Project m