This year’s IBM’s TechXchange Conference takes place on October 21-24 at the Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas. More than 5,000 technical attendees will be on-site to engage, network and attend the more than 1,000 sessions, demos, instructor-led labs and roadmap discussions.
The Open Mainframe Project will be featured as part of the Pre-Conference Day/ User Group Meetups being held on Monday, October 21. Whether it is Zowe, Galasa, Mentorship, Mainframe Open Education, COBOL Programming Course, Feilong, Software Discovery Tool, or others…there will be something for everyone.
Register using Open Mainframe Project’s link and receive a 30% discount. Click here: https://ibm.co/3KbeObO
Schedule:
| Time | Room 1 | Room 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 pm | How to test your app or solution on Open Mainframe Project’s new mainframeOpen Mainframe Project now has a z15 Mainframe system dedicated for training next generation talent and the development of new open software technologies in ways that will further strengthen the integration of mainframe and cloud. In this session, John Mertic will give a demo of the capabilities of the new mainframe and what it will mean for projects like Zowe, COBOL Check, GenevaERS and the COBOL Programming Course. John Mertic, Open Mainframe Project | |
| 1:00 pm | Shared Threats: Web Appliction Vulnerabilities and the z/OS EnviromentMichelle Eggers, NetSPI | Architecting and Implementing DevOpsDevOps practices, along with technologies like Git, have revolutionized the way software development is done, especially in terms of collaboration, automation, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD). Legacy SCM systems often lack the flexibility, scalability, and collaborative features required in modern software development environments. Migrating from legacy SCM systems to Git-based DevOps environments may involve challenges such as data migration, tool integration, and cultural shifts within the organization. However, the benefits far outweigh the challenges, as it empowers teams to innovate faster, improve productivity, and deliver software with greater reliability and quality. Vicom Infinity, A Converge Company, will present and discuss their client experiences. Len Santalucia, Vincent Terrone, and Greg Powiedziuk, Vicom Infinity, A Converge Company |
| 1:30 pm | Customer Success Stories with Zowe – Joe Winchester, IBMA number of mainframe customers are using Zowe for scenarios from education, DevOps, automated testing, Db2 administration, through to ad-hoc scripting to create custom dashboards. This talk will cover a number of these, and include customer quotes (with recorded videos from customers) and is built around successful use cases and stories to show why 85% of mainframe shops report they are using Zowe and the scenarios that resonate and find success in the field.
Joe Winchester, IBM | Reflections on Open Source LeadershipThis talk discusses the challenges and successes of leading an open source project such as the Open Mainframe Project. What would we like our leadership to do? How would we like them to see the world differently? Donna Hudi, Phoenix Software and Louisa Seers, IBM |
| 2:00 pm | Streamline your Zowe Experience: From Installation to Implementation with new install optionsSean Grady, Rocket Software | Call to Action: Join the SIG OpenTelemetry on MainframeRudiger Schulze |
| 2:30 pm | How is Integration Testing in Hybrid Cloud Possible?Louisa Seers, IBM | Making a Case for COBOL – Time to Shout about it!Derrek Britton, DRB B2B Ltd. |
| 3:00 pm | From 3270 Interfaces to IDEs and GUIsWolfram Greis, European Mainframe Academy | DevOps for IBM Z: A Multi-Arch CI/CD Journey on IBM Z and LinuxOneDong Ma, IBM |
| 3:30 pm | z/OS Open Tools – Modernizing z/OS through Open SourceIgor Todorovski, IBM Canada | Mainframes for the New GenerationJessielaine Punongbyan, Dynatrace |
| 4:00 pm | Build Your Zowe Skills!Darren Surch, Interskill | Is that Available on the Mainframe? An Open Source Software JourneyElizabeth Joseph, IBM |
| 4:30 pm | Empowering Mainframe Modernization: Leveraging SRE Expertise with Zowe or AnsibleJan Prihoda, Broadcom | Today’s COBOL – What you should know!Sudharsana Srinivasan, IBM |
| 5:00 pm | Turbocharging the Mainframe Developer Experience with Zowe and Code4zVaughn Marshall, Broadcom | z/OS Open Tools V8 Port Needs your Help!John Davis, Broadcom |
If you have questions, please email techxchange@openmainframeproject.org.
Open Mainframe Project is planning the content for October 21 as it pertains to the User Group Meetups or Pre-Conference Day. The Linux Foundation and Open Mainframe Project are not managing TechXchange. The main TechXchange event is planned and managed by IBM. Learn more about TechXchange here.
