The next NY Metro NaSPA Chapter meeting is on Wednesday, 5 October, 2016,
at the IBM Building at 590 Madison Avenue, Room 1219, NYC, from 10:00 AM
until 4:00 PM. These are the sessions that are on the agenda:
"Becoming the Center of the Business Cloud Universe", Frank DeGilio,
IBM
Abstract: Cloud is growing up. No longer focused on providing cheap
Linux instances, Cloud is increasingly focused on providing new
capabilities quickly, with security and availability at a low cost.
With this goal, the differences that have marked the mainframe as a
liability, become a strength to be embraced. How do you leverage this
to become the linchpin of your businesses cloud strategy? This
session will talk about what you need to do to become the center of
the Business Cloud Universe.
"Seriously? JSON Parsing and HTTP Services in Native z/OS?
Absolutely!", Steve Warren, IBM
Abstract: The world is rapidly changing. REST API interfaces and web
applications are growing at an astronomical rate as a uniform way of
getting at data and resources. But how can a native z/OS application
participate with such interfaces and leverage this kind of
interaction? The answer is: not easily until now! Introducing the new
z/OS Client Web Enablement Toolkit, which provides a native z/OS
client running in just about any environment with core operating
system APIs that easily enable an application to add REST API
interfaces by providing both an HTTP enabler and JSON services. Your
legacy or new application (written in COBOL, PL/I, C, or Assembler)
can now, thru the use of a set of simple APIs, easily access these
services.
This session will introduce the toolkit, show some of its features,
and demonstrate how a program can quickly leverage a REST API
interface without having to deal with socket programming,
implementing all the nuances of the HTTP architecture, or having to
understand the intricacies of how to deal with such things as
cookies, redirects, proxies and SSL By the end of the session, you
will see that all z/OS applications can now have REST APIs easily
within their grasp!
SMF: The Old Dog has Learned Some New Tricks!, Steve Jones, IBM
Abstract: In the first half of this presentation, we will discuss at
a high level some of the new features added to the SMF component in
recent years. In the last half, we will go in-depth on the most
recent feature: the SMF Real Time Interface, a callable service that
recently GA'd for z/OS releases 2.1 and 2.2.
The Future of z Systems Documentation: IBM Knowledge Center and
Beyond, Geoffrey K. Smith, Jodi Everdon, and Susan Shumway, IBM
Abstract: Come learn how to find the information that you need for
your z Systems environment. We'll cover existing and forthcoming
information formats and retrieval methods, including a brief
explanation of how you can use the Watson APIs with Bluemix. In
addition, we will discuss how Agile and IBM Design Thinking have
changed the way we work, internally and with users like you, to
enhance the information experience.
Registration: Registration is required . Please RSVP to [email protected]
as soon as is possible if you are thinking of attending, but no later than
noon ET on Tuesday, 4 October.
The meeting is open to non-NaSPA members and is free. Please pass this
invitation on to your colleagues!
- Mark
Mark Nelson, CISSP®, CSSLP®
z/OS Security Server (RACF) Design and Development
IBM Corporation
2455 South Road MS/P388
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 435-7758, tie line 8+295-7758, fax (845) 432-9787
[email protected]
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