MVMUA Meeting 133

Metropolitan VM Users Association 133

Wednesday

April 16th, 2008

Information Builders Corporate Headquarters
27th Floor - 2 Penn Plaza
7th Ave, and 32nd St.
New York City, New York
(Right above Penn Station) Note: You have to follow the security guidelines for Information Builders.

8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM	Meeting Opening - Bill Munson - Brown Brothers Harriman & CO.
9:15 AM	Len Santalucia - IBM - IBM System z10 Enterprise Class announcement IBM System z10 is the open mainframe technology that can take your business further and get your IT environment under control. IBM's consolidation, virtualization and on-demand strategies give System z10 the edge. An open architecture supports Java, Linux and other industry standards. Streamline business processes, simplify IT and step up security. Boost utilization to 100 percent and throughput to new benchmarks. Shift resources on demand. Run the applications that drive business results. System z10 servers do it all-simply, easily and securely-and at a lower total cost of ownership Len's presentation 5,187K You can download a viewer for Microsoft PowerPoint here
10:15 AM	Coffee Break
10:30 AM	Mike MacIsaac - IBM - Sharing and maintaining Linux under z/VM Large operating systems leverage shared file structures to get the benefits of reduced disk space, simplified maintenance and simplified systems management. The draft Redpaper, "Sharing and maintaining Linux under z/VM", written in conjunction with Nationwide Insurance, describes how to create a Linux solution with shared file systems under z/VM. It also describes a maintenance system where the same Linux image exists on a test, maintenance and gold virtual servers. It is based on z/VM 5.3 and SLES 10 Mike's presentation 313K You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
11:30 AM	LUNCH Break Lunch will be provided by MVMUA
1:00 PM	Angelo Corridoir - Marist - System z (z/OS) Certificate Program This presentation will provide an overview of the Marist z/OS Certificate program. It will cover the development of the program, current course offerings and participation. A brief look at plans for the future will also be included. Angelo's presentation 900K You can download a viewer for Microsoft PowerPoint here
2:00 PM	Coffee Break
2:15 PM	David Kreuter - VMR - Building a Strong z/VM and Linux Architecture
3:15 PM	Coffee Break
3:30 PM	Dennis Musselwhite - IBM - Link Aggregation Link Aggregation is a new feature of z/VM V5.3 and the Virtual Switch. Do you already using a z/VM Virtual Switch to manage your network connections? Do you want to find out how to get more out of z/VM Virtual Switch technology? This presentation will teach you how to make your backup OSA cards work for you by increasing your throughput and creating near seamless failover for your virtual network.
4:30 PM	Questions and Answers and the IBM give away's.
5:00 PM	thank you very much.

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