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 mar...@us.ibm.com 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 mar...@us.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN