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Get Your SHARE of Technical Training
August 21 - 26
Boston, Massachusetts
Attend SHARE User Events for valuable IBM technical training tailored for enterprise-class IT professionals. Choose from 700 sessions delivered by user-experts and industry leaders, to improve your IT skills and enhance your value to your organization.
For more information, visit www.share.org
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Mainframe, Z Next Generation
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
When people talk about the competition between computing platforms, those discussions almost invariably focus on the feeds and speeds of the server architectures and their operating systems and their middleware. But that is not the only kind of competing that goes on inside the data center, of course. There is the competition for budget dollars, driven by the managers and programmers who advocate for particular platforms, and then, eventually, the competition for people themselves to build and support the solutions that will appear on those platforms. READ MORE >
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Top Stories from Around the Web
(Enterprise Systems) Many people believe the distinctions among ERP software packages are microscopic, which makes features less of a factor in purchase decisions than price. If that's true, then how can one company spend substantially less on a financial package, reduce its monthly financial reporting cycles, and operate with about one-half the staff? The key, according to one research firm, is to eliminate the piecemeal approach by using standard hardware and peripheral software tools plus the reliance on common data definitions. READ MORE >
(eWeek) It's been a month since IBM unwrapped its z9 mainframe systems. This week, Big Blue will make a splash at the SHARE user conference by showcasing its systems, its support, and its new emphasis on young professionals interested in programming on the biggest and most powerful business computers in the world. READ MORE >
(eServer Magazine) From IBM's perspective, happy customers are customers that have ever-increasing opportunities to automate and standardize. This article is filled with creamy superlatives about IBM's service management initiative and its Tivoli process management software, so if you are cutting back on sweets, you may not want to eat the whole thing. Just pick through the article titled "Market Weighs In . . . " and ask questions before you swallow anything. READ MORE >
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
August 21-26 -- Boston - It's the 50th anniversary of SHARE, an independent, volunteer-run association of enterprise-class IT professionals, representing more than 2,200 of IBM's top enterprise customers and 20,000 individual computing specialists. This user event features top-notch technical training in a conference-within-a-conference format. The independent educational programs include sessions in the following areas: the SHARE User-Driven Training Event & Expo, the Application Development & Integration Symposium, the Enterprise Systems Management Symposium, USERblue, and the Enterprise IT Management Symposium. LEARN MORE >
August 25 -- A Web cast entitled "Business Process Management for zSeries" will provide insights into organized systems that allow management to examine and enhance business processes such as handling sales inquiries, processing orders, manufacturing, packing, and shipping products, as well as supporting both the products and customers. It is designed for IT managers and systems architects with basic technical skills. The Web cast begins at 11 a.m. EST. The speaker is Bart Lautenbach, director of WebSphere Process Integration. LEARN MORE >
August 31 -- This Webinar, sponsored by Versata, takes a business rules approach to system development. It focuses on financial service organizations and their data-driven business applications such as interest rate calculations, loan approvals and credit scoring. The event begins at 10 a.m. PDT. Online registration is required. LEARN MORE >
September 17-22 -- San Francisco - This year the Oracle OpenWorld conference incorporates the PeopleSoft Connect conference and includes content for PeopleSoft Enterprise, J.D. Edwards EnterpriseOne and J.D. Edwards World customers. Attendees will hear about Oracle's vision and strategy for our combined companies and discuss the developments in Oracle applications and technology with the experts who create the solutions. The conference will be held at the Moscone Center. LEARN MORE >
September 19-23 -- San Francisco - IBM's zSeries Expo will include educational sessions on topics such as virtualization technologies, zSeries Application Assist Processors (zAAP), OSA-Express2, SAN for mainframes, CPU capacity issues, Linux, LPARs and peak loads, performance and tuning issues, and WebSphere for z/OS. Keynote speaker Jose Castano, manager of zSeries software strategy, will discuss data serving and OLTP, the integration between Linux for zSeries and z/OS, and the current and future direction of z/VM and z/VSE. LEARN MORE >
September 26 & 27 -- Toronto - Highlights of the IDUG (International DB2 Users Group) 2005 Technical Symposium include DB2 education presented by highly regarded DB2 authorities, a keynote presentation by Paul Rivot, IBM's director of competitive technologies information, a DB2 products and services vendor exhibition, and the opportunity to network with experts and peers. LEARN MORE >
October 3-6 -- Boston - The first GridWorld conference, which focuses on the commercial benefits of grid computing, will focus on the grid deployment lifecycle within an enterprise, starting with the exploration stage, and moving through initial adoption and deployment. Program speakers, representing some of the most advanced enterprise grid deployments in the world, will share the benefits realized and the challenges faced in their organizations' use of grids. The Global Grid Forum community--which meets three times each year to discuss grid specifications and requirements and to communicate new ideas and best practicesÑplays a major role in this conference bringing together grid researchers, practitioners, developers and implementers from around the world. LEARN MORE >
October 18 & 19 -- Chicago - The Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services Best Practices conference will focus on implementing SOA and Web Services integration so organizations will be prepared to leverage existing systems and streamline business process management. Topics include designing and implementation, balancing innovation and efficiency, integrating disparate applications and operating systems, and examining middleware technologies. LEARN MORE >
October 22 -- Chicago - The Network and Systems Professionals Association (NaSPA) is hosting a one-day educational seminar with curriculum topics such as Linux, Server Consolidation/Virtualization, Security, Windows Server 2003 IIS, OS/390 - Z/OS, CBT Public Domain Shareware Archive, and IT Careers Development. LEARN MORE >
November 6-10 -- Orlando, Fla. - The 8th International Business Rules Forum is a conference and expo featuring educational tutorials and presentations by experts who share their knowledge and first-hand experiences that you can apply to your own company. Business rules are designed to improve business processes and this conference examines the architectures and tools that keep business logic at your fingertips. LEARN MORE >
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Editors: Dan Burger, Timothy Prickett Morgan, and Hesh Wiener
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Delroy
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
Contact the Editors: If you have an inside story relating to mainframes, send Timothy Prickett Morgan or Hesh Wiener a message through
our contacts page.
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