Wednesday, March 2, 2011: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Room 213C (Anaheim Convention Center)
Speaker:
Mike Blair (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
IBM has announced that ESCON Channels are being phased out on System z! Knowledgeable resources from IBM, Cisco, and Optica will lead an informative and open discussion regarding IBM's ESCON roadmap and what it means to you. What exactly is IBM saying and what does this mean for my mainframe infrastructure? On what z platform and in what timeframe will ESCON channels no longer be available for purchase? What are my options for managing dual ESCON and FICON infrastructures going forward? How can I continue to maintain critical ESCON and bus/tag-based applications after ESCON CHPIDs are no longer available on System z?