IntelliMagic zAcademy

Insights into Subsystem and Hardware Configurations through Topology Views [#58]

Many sites are becoming increasingly reliant on views that enable them to visualize their topologies and dynamically explore the detailed components and their connections, including CICS transaction IDs and Db2 DDF authorization IDs. Easy visibility into these relationships can be helpful across all teams that manage across the z/OS environment, particularly for staff in secondary support roles who only occasionally reference information outside their primary area of responsibility and who have previously relied on printed reference documents that can become out of date.

In this session, Todd and John will present several examples of these types of topology views and how they can be navigated dynamically to answer business questions including the extent to which the current configuration supports the desired level of application resiliency.

Topologies to be explored include: Sysplex / System / Subsystem Topology, LPAR Topology, and FICON Topology

Challenging the Skills Gap – The Next Generation Mainframers [#59]

On this – our most diverse and international panel yet – you will hear firsthand from five talented, young professionals in the early stages of their mainframe careers. Why these gifted young minds chose this path among the many doors open to them and why they flatly reject the false perception of the mainframe as an obsolete platform. And if you think they’re a small, isolated group, consider this is the generation that has mastered the ability to instantly collaborate and share information worldwide.

To industry leaders: it falls to you to ensure continuity and success of your business by hiring these talented, young people. Invest in them and they will pay dividends to your company. For my part, I say on behalf of my veteran colleagues: we stand ready to support and mentor the next generation. Mark your calendars – this promises to be our most exciting group yet!