3:00 PM-4:00 PM
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
MVS Core Technologies Project Volunteer Coordination
Speaker:
Edward Jaffe
Project: MVS Core Technologies
MVS Storage Management Project Volunteers Coordination
Speaker:
Russell Witt
Project: MVS Storage Management
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
EWCP Project Working Session and Steering Committee
Speaker:
Norman Hollander
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
ISPF Committee Meeting with ISPF Developers
Speakers:
Liam Doherty
and
Peter Van Dyke
Project: MVS Core Technologies
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Good Outsourcer, Bad Contract: What Performance and Capacity Planners Need to Know
Speaker:
Denise P. Kalm
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Testing and Debugging Your Installation's ACS Routines
Speaker:
Steve Pryor
Project: MVS Storage Management
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
MVS Core Technologies Project (MVSE) Opening and z/OS Hot Topics
Speakers:
Edward Jaffe
,
Jerry Ng
,
Riaz Ahmad
and
Steve Warren
Project: MVS Core Technologies
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
Monday Lunch Hour BOF: Performance and Capacity Management Best Practices
Speaker:
Ivan Gelb
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
12:15 PM-1:30 PM
z/OS Documentation Blog Live!
Speakers:
Geoff Smith
,
Iris Rivera
and
Bob Pfeiffer
Project: MVS Core Technologies
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
MVS Storage Management (MVSS) Project Opening
Speaker:
Scott Drummond
Project: MVS Storage Management
1:30 PM-2:45 PM
EWCP Project Opening and WSC z/OS Performance Hot Topics
Speakers:
Kathy Walsh
and
Norman Hollander
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
CA's Mainframe 2.0: Simplifying the Installation, Deployment, and Configuration of CA Products on z/OS
Speaker:
Scott A. Fagen
Project: MVS Core Technologies
How do you do what you do when you're a z10 CPU
Speaker:
Robert R. Rogers
Project: MVS Core Technologies
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Web Problem Management Through IBM Service Request
Speaker:
Christian Gilmore
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Workload Management Update for z/OS 1.11 and 1.12
Speaker:
Horst Sinram
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
z/OS 1.12 UNIX System Services Latest Status and New Features
Speaker:
Richard Theis
Project: MVS Core Technologies
4:30 PM-5:45 PM
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
IBM Responses to SHARE MVS Storage (MVSS) Requirements
Speaker:
Barbara W. McDonald
Project: MVS Storage Management
6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Mastering System z – Entry Level Systems Programmer Certification
Speaker:
Kathy Pfeiffer
Project: zNextGen
9:30 AM-10:30 AM
Evaluating Best Fit Architecture for Customer Workloads on zEnterprise Systems
Speaker:
Doris Conti
Project: MVS Core Technologies
How to Write ACS Routines Hands-on Lab – Part 1 of 2
Speaker:
Steve Huber
Project: MVS Storage Management
The Fast and the Curious: Streamlining the Development of a New Mainframe Generation
Speakers:
Renat Islamov
and
Michal Cizek
Project: zNextGen
The Future Integrated Information and z/OS Documentation
Speaker:
Geoff Smith
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Using WLM Service and Report Classes to Gather Workload Performance Metrics
Speaker:
Mary Astley
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
z/OS Data De-De-De-De-duplication
Speakers:
H. Pat Artis
and
Vic T. Peltz
Project: MVS Storage Management
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
How to Write ACS Routines Hands-on Lab – Part 2of 2
Speaker:
Steve Huber
Project: MVS Storage Management
Increasing Efficiency and Reducing System Overhead for z/OS Workloads to reduce computing costs
Speaker:
Norman Hollander
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
z/OS Freeware: Authorized TSO Commands and Their Use
Speaker:
Sam Golob
Project: MVS Core Technologies
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Detecting Soft Failures Using z/OS PFA: Basic and Advanced topics
Speaker:
Karla Arndt
Project: MVS Core Technologies
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
SMP/E V3.5 Advanced Function Hands-on Lab
Speakers:
Greg Daynes
and
Marna Walle
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Sysplex: Key Coupling Facility Measurements
Speaker:
Peter Enrico
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
z/OS 1.12 JES2 New Functions, Features, and Migration Actions
Speaker:
Tom Wasik
Project: MVS Core Technologies
z/OS Basics: ABEND and Recovery - All You Need to Know to Write Your First ESTAE
Speaker:
Vit Gottwald
Project: zNextGen
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Accessible Density: Learning to Live with High Capacity Disk Drives
Speaker:
John Baker
Project: MVS Storage Management
Hints and Tips for Improving Your DFSMShsm Environment
Speakers:
Steve W. Clar
and
Chris Taylor
Project: MVS Storage Management
Performance Management Hints Using RMF Data: Customer Experience
Speaker:
Meral Temel
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
BCPii for Dummies: Start to finish installation, setup and usage
Speaker:
Steve Warren
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Manage your Workloads and Performance with z/OSMF
Speaker:
Peter Muench
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
System z Platform Performance Management Overview
Speaker:
Hiren Shah
Project: MVS Core Technologies
z/OS, z/OS UNIX & Linux Productivity Toolbag for Beginners
Speakers:
Vit Gottwald
,
Deric Abel
and
Dustin Ratliff
Project: zNextGen
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
DFSMS Free-for-All
Speakers:
Glenn Wilcock
,
Mike W. Wood
,
Scott Drummond
and
Steve Huber
Project: MVS Storage Management
Meet the Experts: WLM, Performance and Capacity Planning Topics
Speakers:
Peter Enrico
,
Kathy Walsh
,
Horst Sinram
,
Thomas Blattmann
and
Cheryl Watson
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Roundtable Discussion: z/OS Simplification and Consumability
Speakers:
Iris Rivera
and
Geoff Smith
Project: MVS Core Technologies
The zNextGen Project 5 Year Anniversary Celebration!
Speakers:
Kristine Harper
,
Reg Harbeck
,
Justin F. Bastin
,
Dustin Ratliff
and
Deric Abel
Project: zNextGen
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
zNextGen Project Networking Event
Speakers:
Kristine Harper
,
Justin F. Bastin
,
Reg Harbeck
,
Vit Gottwald
,
Dustin Ratliff
and
Deric Abel
Project: zNextGen
7:15 PM-9:15 PM
MVS Core Technologies JES/EPS Combined Dinner Event
Speakers:
Jack Schudel
,
James Lund
and
Donald Scrima
Project: MVS Core Technologies
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
9:30 AM-10:30 AM
CPU MF - the "Lucky" 113s Update and WSC Experiences
Speaker:
John Burg
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
ISPF Hidden Treasures and New Features - Part 1 of 2
Speakers:
Peter Van Dyke
and
Liam Doherty
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Using the z/OS SMB Server to access z/OS data from Windows Hands-on Lab
Speaker:
Jim Showalter
Project: MVS Core Technologies
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
ISPF Hidden Treasures and New Features - Part 2 of 2
Speaker:
Peter Van Dyke
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Smarter SVC Dump Processing for Improved z/OS Resiliency
Speaker:
Elpida Tzortzatos
Project: MVS Core Technologies
z/OS Basics Freeware PDS, The Swiss Army Knife of Utilities, Hands-on Lab
Speaker:
Thomas Conley
Project: MVS Core Technologies
12:15 PM-1:30 PM
MVS Core Technologies Project Steering Committee
Speaker:
Edward Jaffe
Project: MVS Core Technologies
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Best Practices: Tape Storage Administration with DFSMSrmm
Speakers:
Horst Sinram
and
Mike W. Wood
Project: MVS Storage Management
DFSMS Advanced Topics: VSAM Record Level Sharing (RLS) Best Practices
Speaker:
Douglas Lehr
Project: MVS Storage Management
Exploiting the IBM Health Checker for z/OS Infrastructure RedPaper
Speaker:
Peter Relson
Project: MVS Core Technologies
How to Get the Most from Your IBM Mainframe Investment
Speaker:
William Malik
Project: MVS Core Technologies
The Basics of GRS - An Overview of GRS ENQ Processing
Speaker:
Nick Matsakis
Project: MVS Core Technologies
zPCR Capacity Sizing Lab - Part 1 Introduction and Overview
Speaker:
John Burg
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
SMF Buffers: How NOT to Lose Your Precious Assets
Speaker:
Richard S. Ralston
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Understanding GRS ENQ and Latch Usage and Contention
Speaker:
Nick Matsakis
Project: MVS Core Technologies
z/OS Problem Determination Update: z/OSMF Incident Log, Runtime Diagnostics, PFA, and New Technologies
Speaker:
Robert Abrams
Project: MVS Core Technologies
zPCR Capacity Sizing Lab - Part 2 Hands On Lab
Speakers:
John Burg
and
Brad D. Snyder
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
IBM PPRC Manager/FlashCopy Manager update
Speaker:
Donald J. Chesarek
Project: MVS Storage Management
Introduction to z/OS Capacity Provisioning
Speaker:
Horst Sinram
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Problem? No problem!: How to Successfully & Quickly Find the Valuable Information You Need to Solve a z/OS Issue
Speaker:
Kevin Wick
Project: zNextGen
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Roundtable: Shaping the Future of z/OS System Programmer Tasks Discussion
Speaker:
Iris Rivera
Project: MVS Core Technologies
6:00 PM-7:30 PM
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Coupling Technology Overview and Planning - What’s the Right Stuff for Me?
Speaker:
Gary King
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
ICF Catalog Synchronization at the DR Site Using Catalog RecoveryPlus
Speaker:
Janet Sun
Project: MVS Storage Management
z/OS Performance Monitoring Tools Shoot-Out: ASG, BMC, CA, Rocket
Speakers:
Gary Henderson
,
Keith E. Moe
,
James Cray
and
Bob Shannon
Project: MVS Core Technologies
9:30 AM-10:30 AM
DFSMSdss Best Practices in an SMS Environment
Speakers:
Jeff Suarez
and
Steve Huber
Project: MVS Storage Management
Exploring and Using the New SMF 113 Processor Cache Counters
Speaker:
Peter Enrico
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
PSIFB (Infiniband) Coupling Links Overview and User Experience
Speakers:
Riaz Ahmad
,
Sam Knutson
and
George Handera
Project: MVS Core Technologies
z/OS Basics: Virtual Storage Management (VSM) Overview
Speaker:
Elpida Tzortzatos
Project: MVS Core Technologies
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
To MIPS or Not to MIPS, That is the CP Question!
Speaker:
Gary King
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Virtualize Mainframe and Open Systems Backup to Ensure Business Resiliency
Speaker:
Tom Meehan
Project: MVS Storage Management
11:00 AM-12:15 PM
System z: Building the Business Case for System z
Speaker:
Marlin Maddy
Project: MVS Core Technologies
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
Thursday Lunch Hour BOF: LSPR and CPU MF Update
Speakers:
Gary King
and
John Burg
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
12:15 PM-1:30 PM
ISPF Editor - Beyond The Basics Hands-on Lab - Part 1 of 2
Speakers:
Peter Van Dyke
and
Liam Doherty
Project: MVS Core Technologies
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Bit Bucket x'27'
Speakers:
Edward Jaffe
,
Sam Knutson
and
Skip Robinson
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Framework for Doing Capacity Sizing on System z Processors
Speaker:
Brad D. Snyder
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
ISPF Editor - Beyond The Basics Hands-on Lab - Part 2 of 2
Speakers:
Peter Van Dyke
and
Liam Doherty
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Using Oracle's StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager for Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery
Speakers:
Nancy Rassbach
and
Piotr Polanowski
Project: MVS Storage Management
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer Overview and Beta Experiences
Speaker:
Bill Schray
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
XCF Concepts and Coding: A Multi-system Application Example
Speaker:
Carl Feinberg
Project: MVS Core Technologies
z/OS Software Positioning for the IBM zEnterprise System
Speaker:
Greg Daynes
Project: MVS Core Technologies
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Connecting the Dots: LPARs, HiperDispatch, WLM, zIIPs and zAAPs
Speaker:
Glenn Anderson
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Data Migration & Disaster Recovery At Odds No More.
Speaker:
Brett A. Quinn
Project: MVS Storage Management
4:30 PM-5:45 PM
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
z/OS Ask the Experts Panel & MVS Program Closing
Speakers:
Riaz Ahmad
,
Mark A. Brooks
,
Greg Daynes
,
Harv Emery
,
David Jones
,
Barbara W. McDonald
,
Mark Nelson
,
Robert R. Rogers
,
Richard Theis
,
Elpida Tzortzatos
,
Marna Walle
,
Steve Warren
and
Tom Wasik