6:00 AM-7:00 AM
16031: SHARE Fitness Session - Monday
Project: SHARE-wide Services
Meet in the Westin Lobby (Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)
7:00 AM-8:00 AM
16036: SHARE Orientation for First-Time Attendees (Morning Session)
Speaker:
Anne E. Caluori
Project: SHARE-wide Services
Butler (Westin) (Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)
8:00 AM-9:30 AM
16029: General Session: Beyond Silicon; Cognition, and Much, Much More
Speaker:
Bernard Meyerson, PhD
Project: SHARE-wide Services
Allegheny Grand Ballroom (Westin) (Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
16106: Accessing IMS Data From Your Java Environments
Speaker:
Richard Tran
Project: IMS
Room 402 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15557: CICS Project Opening and Project Update
Speakers:
Glenn Schneck
and
Andy Bates
Project: CICS
Room 315 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15770: Disk Library for Mainframe User Experience in a High Availability Environment
Speakers:
Don Cardona
,
Brian Kithcart
and
Keith Murray
Project: SAN/Disk/Tape
Room 318 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15632: Enterprise Computing: The Present and the Future
Speaker:
Bryan Foley
Project: Integrating Innovative Technologies
Room 306 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16153: High Level Assembler Bootcamp, Part 1 of 3
Speaker:
Sharuff Morsa
Project: LE and Programming Languages
Room 317 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15902: Let's Talk: Communicating Across Diversity
Speakers:
William C. Cross, PhD
and
Sandra Beck
Project: Professional Development
Room 310 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15535: Linux and VM Program Opening
Speaker:
Rick Barlow
Room 304 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15485: Linux for Beginners Hands-on Lab, Part 1 of 3
Speaker:
Neale Ferguson
Project: Linux
Room 301 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15696: Linux for System z Performance Tools for Problem Determination
Speaker:
Martin Schwidefsky
Project: Linux
Room 404 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16005: MVS Program Opening
Speakers:
Edward Jaffe
,
Jerry Ng
and
Jeff Magdall
Room 406 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15914: Mainframe Integration: Making the Right Connections
Speaker:
Roger L. Hammer
Project: Application Development & Integration
Room 403 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15650: The Future of the Mainframe Is Dependent on Its Security
Speakers:
Carla Flores
and
Paul Robichaux
Project: Security and Compliance
Room 316 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15504: z/OS V2R1 Communications Server Technical Update, Part 1 of 2
Speakers:
Gus Kassimis
and
Sam Reynolds
Project: Communications Server
Room 405 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15446: zSeries Scalability and Availability Improvements
Speaker:
Donald Zeunert
Project: Data Center Management
Room 311 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
16094: Automation for IMS: Why It’s Needed, Who benefits, and What the Impact Is
Speaker:
Duane Wente
Project: IMS
Room 402 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15564: CICS TS V5.1 Technical Overview
Speaker:
Steve Zemblowski
Project: CICS
Room 315 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15633: IBM's Global Technology Outlook
Speaker:
Donna Dillenberger
Project: Integrating Innovative Technologies
Room 316 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16194: Introduction to MQ [z/OS & Distributed]
Speaker:
Chris Leonard
Project: WebSphere MQ
Room 403 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15695: Linux Storage Measurement
Speaker:
Barton Robinson
Project: Linux
Room 404 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15486: Linux for Beginners Hands-on Lab, Part 2 of 3
Speaker:
Neale Ferguson
Project: Linux
Room 301 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15572: MVS Core Technologies Project (MVSE) Opening and WSC Hot Topics
Speakers:
Mary Anne Matyaz
,
Riaz Ahmad
and
John Eells
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 406 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16140: MVS Storage Management (MVSS) Project Opening - 50 years of Mainframe Storage Management
Speakers:
Michael E. Friske
and
Claus Mikkelsen
Project: MVS Storage Management
Room 305 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16054: Modern Environment for z/OS Development
Speakers:
Liam Doherty
,
Rosalind Radcliffe
and
Venkat Balabhadrapatruni
Project: Application Development & Integration
Room 306 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16001: SAN and FICON Long Distance Connectivity
Speakers:
David Lytle
and
Uli Schlegel
Project: SAN/Disk/Tape
Room 318 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16264: Utilizing Virtual Tape for Mainframe and Open Systems Backups and Recovery
Speaker:
Brad Rice
Project: Vendor Sponsored Presentations
Room 302 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16150: What's New in COBOL v5 Since GA
Speaker:
Tom M. Ross
Project: LE and Programming Languages
Room 317 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15621: What's New with OMEGAMON V5 Family
Speaker:
Kevin Hosozawa
Project: Data Center Management
Room 311 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15505: z/OS V2R1 Communications Server Technical Update, Part 2 of 2
Speakers:
Gus Kassimis
and
Sam Reynolds
Project: Communications Server
Room 405 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15530: z/VM Platform Update
Speaker:
Bill Bitner
Project: VM
Room 304 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
11:15 AM-12:30 PM
15714: Workload Management (WLM) Update for z/OS 2.1 and 1.13
Speaker:
Horst Sinram
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Room 303 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
12:20 PM-1:20 PM
16273: Getting to the DevOps Promised Land with Continuous Release and Deployment Across Mainframe Environments
Speaker:
Rosalind Radcliffe
Project: Vendor Sponsored Presentations
Room 304 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15909: The Rebirth of Tape: Tape's Changing Role and Ever-Increasing Advantages Over Disk are Leading to its Resurgence
Speaker:
Kevin Horn
Project: Vendor Sponsored Presentations
Room 315 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
12:25 PM-1:15 PM
16134: IBM Responses to SHARE MVS Storage (MVSS) Requirements
Speakers:
Barbara W. McDonald
,
Jim Erdahl
and
Glenn Wilcock
Project: MVS Storage Management
Room 305 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15487: Linux for Beginners Hands-on Lab, Part 3 of 3
Speaker:
Neale Ferguson
Project: Linux
Room 301 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15404: Survival Tips for Big Data's Impact on Performance
Speaker:
Laura Knapp
Project: Network Management and Security
Room 405 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15946: Technology Architects: Bridging the Gaps Between Technology and Requirements
Speaker:
Rex D. Johnson
Project: Professional Development
Room 311 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15600: z/OS Requirements: Influencing IBM Development
Speakers:
Cheryl Watson
and
Laura Carbone
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 406 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
16103: Big Data Strategies with IMS
Speaker:
Richard Tran
Project: IMS
Room 402 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15688: Current & Future Features of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
Speaker:
Ihno Krumreich
Project: Linux
Room 404 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15981: Customer Maximizes ROI - Applying data intelligence to storage and backup
Speaker:
John Ohl
Project: SAN/Disk/Tape
Room 306 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16138: DFSMS Exploitation of z/OS zEnterprise Data Compression
Speaker:
Barbara W. McDonald
Project: MVS Storage Management
Room 305 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15841: EWCP: Project Opening and IBM ATS Hot Topics
Speakers:
Kathy Walsh
and
Norman Hollander
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Room 303 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15674: Exploiting System z Innovation for Mainframe-based Managed File Transfer (MFT) with IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS
Speaker:
Mike Watley
Project: Network Management and Security
Room 405 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15410: How Does Cloud Computing Impact the Data Center?
Speakers:
Laura Knapp
,
Diana Donnellan
,
Bob Rogers
,
Theresa Tai, Senior, Certified, IT, Specialist
,
Kershaw Mehta
,
Bryan Smith
and
Rebecca Alexander, Sr., Product, Manager
Project: Integrating Innovative Technologies
Room 316 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15478: Intermediate Topics in Mainframe Application Development
Speaker:
Venkat Balabhadrapatruni
Project: Application Development & Integration
Room 403 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16090: Leveraging BCPii in Automation
Speaker:
Zach Williams
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 310 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16157: Look What I Found Under the Bar!
Speaker:
Tom Petrolino
Project: LE and Programming Languages
Room 317 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15666: RACF/PKI Update
Speaker:
Wai Choi
Project: Security and Compliance
Room 311 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15619: System Automation for z/OS: Beginner's Hands-on Lab, Part 1 of 2
Speaker:
Ulrike Muench
Project: Data Center Management
Room 301 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15977: Trends and Directions for Mainframe Virtual Tape
Speaker:
Arthur Tolsma
Project: Vendor Sponsored Presentations
Room 302 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15563: Web Apps using Liberty Profile Technology in CICS
Speaker:
Ian Mitchell, IBM
Project: CICS
Room 315 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15743: What's New in the z/VM 6.3 Hypervisor
Speaker:
John Franciscovich
Project: VM
Room 304 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15580: What's New in z/OS 2.1 - City of Bridges Edition
Speaker:
John Eells
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 406 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15750: z/VM Virtual Switch - Advancing the Art of Virtual Networking
Speaker:
Alan Altmark
Project: VM
Room 318 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
3:00 PM-4:00 PM
15967: Are Your Auditors and NIST Security Configuration Controls Driving You Crazy? Configuration Manager Implementation
Speakers:
Brian Marshall
and
Tim Bougeault
Project: Security and Compliance
Room 317 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15725: Automation Scenarios for a z/VM Cluster and Linux on System z Guests
Speaker:
Tracy Dean
Project: VM
Room 318 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15644: Capacity Analytics for zEnterprise: A Cost Effective Solution to Ensure Optimal Performance
Speaker:
Amanda Bright
Project: Integrating Innovative Technologies
Room 316 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15719: Capping, Capping, and Capping. Comparison of Hard and Soft-capping Capacity Controls
Speaker:
Horst Sinram
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Room 303 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16072: Celebrating 50 Years of Mainframe
Speaker:
John Eells
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 306 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16124: DFSMS Advanced: RLS Diagnostics and Recovery
Speaker:
Neal Bohling
Project: MVS Storage Management
Room 305 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15513: Enterprise Extender on z/OS Communications Server: SNA Hints and Tips
Speaker:
Sam Reynolds
Project: Communications Server
Room 405 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16205: MQ Beyond the Basics [z/OS & Distributed]
Speaker:
Neil Johnston
Project: WebSphere MQ
Room 403 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15576: Migrating to z/OS 2.1: Part 1 of 2
Speaker:
Marna Walle
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 406 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15855: Modernizing CICS for Cloud
Speaker:
Matthew Webster
Project: CICS
Room 315 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15935: Project Management for IT
Speaker:
William C. Cross, PhD
Project: Professional Development
Room 311 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15985: Reduce Your IBM Software Charges
Speaker:
Alan Sherkow
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 310 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15620: System Automation for z/OS: Beginner's Hands-on Lab, Part 2 of 2
Speaker:
Ulrike Muench
Project: Data Center Management
Room 301 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15468: Ten Breakthroughs That Changed DB2 Forever
Speaker:
Craig S. Mullins
Project: Database
Room 402 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15565: systemd, the Wave of the Future
Speaker:
Mark Post
Project: Linux
Room 404 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15747: z/VM Single System Image and Live Guest Relocation Overview
Speaker:
John Franciscovich
Project: VM
Room 304 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16064: zNextGen Project Opening and Keynote
Speakers:
Linda Mooney
,
Vit Gottwald
,
Reg Harbeck
,
Warren T. Harper
and
Bob Rogers
Project: zNextGen Project
Room 319 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
4:00 PM-7:30 PM
16038: SHARE Technology Exchange (STE) - Monday
Project: SHARE-wide Services
Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
4:15 PM-5:15 PM
16244: A Hitchhiker's Guide through Linux on System z Performance Issues
Speaker:
Christian Ehrhardt
Project: Linux
Room 304 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15727: Backing Up and Restoring a z/VM Cluster and Linux on System z Guests
Speaker:
Tracy Dean
Project: VM
Room 318 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15856: CICS Mobile and JSON
Speaker:
Leigh Compton
Project: CICS
Room 315 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15950: Cross-Server Sizing in the Linux (and zLinux) World
Speaker:
Montgomery Bauman
Project: Linux
Room 404 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15940: DB2 for z/OS: Data Sharing Update
Speaker:
Mark Rader
Project: Database
Room 402 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16210: Embracing the Enterprise Challenge: Meet the Next Generation of Mainframers!
Speakers:
James E. Kokoszynski
,
Sujay Solomon, CA, MIM, Software, Engineer
,
Jessica Tonda
,
Jason Brosius
,
Daniel Kelosky
,
Charles Kalish
,
Edward J. Legowski
and
Scott A. Fagen
Project: zNextGen Project
Room 319 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16109: Enterprise Compliance Reporting (QRadar) and zSecure?
Speaker:
Julie A. Bergh
Project: Security and Compliance
Room 311 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16198: First Steps with IBM Integration Bus: Application Integration for a New World [z/OS & Distributed]
Speaker:
David Coles
Project: WebSphere MQ
Room 403 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15482: IBM 1090/1091 System z Personal Development Tool (zPDT) – Changes on the Horizon
Speakers:
Stan H. King
and
C. Mike Hammock
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 316 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15802: Introduction to the Hardware Management Console UI and API
Speaker:
Jason Stapels
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 310 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15577: Migrating to z/OS 2.1: Part 2 of 2
Speaker:
Marna Walle
Project: MVS Core Technologies
Room 406 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16126: PDSE Best Practices (revised for 2.1!)
Speaker:
Thomas C. Reed
Project: MVS Storage Management
Room 317 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15710: RMF: The Latest and Greatest
Speaker:
Peter Muench
Project: Enterprise-wide Capacity & Performance
Room 303 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15913: Securing Your Data at Rest With Encryption
Speaker:
Steve Aaker
Project: MVS Storage Management
Room 305 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
15816: Understand the New Enterprise Cloud System
Speaker:
Kershaw Mehta
Project: Integrating Innovative Technologies
Room 306 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
16105: Using the IMS Enterprise Suite for Mobile Access to IMS Hands-on Lab
Speakers:
Ken Blackman
,
Suzie M. Wendler
and
Joshua Newell
Project: IMS
Room 301 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
4:15 PM-5:30 PM
15507: Sysplex Networking Technologies and Considerations
Speaker:
Gus Kassimis
Project: Communications Server
Room 405 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
5:15 PM-7:30 PM
16041: SHARE Welcome Reception
Project: Networking Events
Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)
5:45 PM-6:45 PM
15759: z/VM for Beginners Hands-on Lab
Speaker:
Richard Lewis
Project: VM
Room 301 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center)