MVMUA 111, Jan 28, 2002
Location:NYC
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Metropolitan VM Users Association 111
January 28,2002
Information Builders Corporate Headquarters
27th Floor - 2 Penn Plaza
7th Ave, and 32nd St.
Right above Penn Station
The time will be from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM Meeting Opening - Bill Munson
Today We have 2 IBM Speakers from Endicott,
Reed Mullen and Susan Baloga.
Dave Kreuter from VM Resources in Canada,
Rob Amos from Computer Associates, and
EX President Jeff Savit from Sun Microsystems.
9:15 AM z/VM Platform Update
Reed Mullen - IBM
There's a new kid on the block. He looks familiar,
but has a swagger that I don't recognize.
We're talking about z/VM Version 4.
This is not your father's VM system...or
even the one you ran in your shop years ago.
Find out what's new about IBM's best-of-breed
virtualization technology and how you can enhance
your eServer zSeries environment with z/VM V4.
Reed's presentation
You can download a viewer for Lotus Freelance Graphics here
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Using HiDRO in a VM:Backup Environment
Robert Amos - Computer Associates
This session will discuss the 'hows and whys' you should
incorporate the HiDRO backup and recovery product
(formerly Syback) into your existing CA-VM:Backup system.
The benefits of using both in tandem products will be
discussed as well as those things you should be aware
of as you implement HiDRO.
Robert's presentation
You can download a viewer for Microsoft PowerPoint here
11:30 AM LUNCH break
1:00 PM VM/Linman 1.1.0
David Kreuter - VM Resources
David will be presenting on the new features
inherent in VM/LinMan 1.1.0. The features include
support for VMSECURE, IUCV connections,
OSA connections, and hipersocket connections.
As usual David will talk in detail about some
interesting technical aspects of the product.
David will also present a lighthearted view on his
experiences converting programs from PL/X to assembler.
David's presentation on Converting programs form PL/X to assembler.
David's presentation on VM/Linman.
You can download a viewer for Microsoft PowerPoint here
2:00 PM Break
2:15 PM z/VM Service and Installation
Susan Baloga - IBM
Have you ever wished for more automation of the installation
and service tasks in VM ?
Spend a little time looking over what is new and improved in
these areas for z/VM Version 4.
Susan's presentation
You can download a viewer for Lotus Freelance Graphics here
3:15 PM Break
3:30 PM Spend an HOUR or so with Jeff
Jeff Savit - SUN
Going to the Dark Side of the Force
What happens when a well-known VM bigot
and user becomes an employee of the best
known Unix systems vendor?
Listen to stories of (mild) culture shock,
and comparisons of the VM world and
customer mindset to vendor.
Jeff's presentation on Going to the Dark Side of the Force
You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
Hercules - "big iron" in software
Ever want to have a mainframe at home,
or on a laptop? Now you can do that,
without chilled water, and on the
same PC you use at home or office.
This session describes the Hercules
open-source mainframe emulator,
describes how to get and install it,
and discusses technical and non-technical
aspects of using it.
Jeff's presentation on Hercules
4:30 PM Questions and Answers on any and all subjects.
5:00 PM thank you very much.