MVMUA Meeting 132

MVMUA 132, October 25th, 2007


Location/Directions: Information Builders

                     Metropolitan VM Users Association    132
 
      THURSDAY                                                       THURSDAY
                                October 25, 2007
 
                 Information Builders Corporate Headquarters
                          27th Floor - 2 Penn Plaza
                             7th Ave, and 32nd St.
                            New York City, New York
                          (Right above Penn Station)
 
    8:30 AM   Continental Breakfast
 
    9:00 AM   Meeting Opening  -  Bill Munson  -  OIT the State of New Jersey
 
 
    9:15 AM   Rory Canellis - IBM - Architectural Comparison of System z vs RISC
 
                In recent years, many vendors and many platforms have compared
              their high end systems to the mainframe, and claimed to have 
              features and functions comparable to the IBM mainframe, 
              frequently using the same vocabulary to describe levels of 
              support that can be vastly different from that provided by the 
              mainframe.  This session will return "back to basics" to explain 
              the architectural and functional differences that make the IBM 
              System z unique among computing platforms, both in its unique 
              hardware design, and in its advanced, highly integrated software 
              stack. In addition, this session will discuss factors to consider 
              when deciding what platform is the best fit for a given 
              application, and how the unique design of the System z can make 
              it the most cost effective platform for many business critical 
              applications.   
 
 
   10:15 Am       Coffee Break
 
 
   10:30 AM   Chuck Morse     - IBM  - the z/VM Early Support Program
              Keri Borrego    - IBM  - z/VM 5.3 Early Support Program
              Arty Eckock     - CUNY - z/VM 5.3.0 Users Experience
 
                Chuck Morse, and Keri Borrego of IBM will provide an overview of
               the Early Support Program for z/VM 5.3. They will include a
               summary of the experiences of the customers who participated in
               this program and an update on the service available for z/VM 5.3.
               Arty Ecock of CUNY will keep the IBMers honest by also sharing his
               experiences installing and using z/VM 5.3.
 
 
   11:30 AM       LUNCH Break
 
 
              Lunch will be provided by MVMUA
 
 
    1:00 PM   Brian Jagos     - CA   - Managing Linux with VM Operator
 
               For some sites, moving to Linux on the zSeries means adding VM to 
              your enterprise. For others, it just means a new use for an 
              existing platform. Through the use of your existing CA VM 
              management tools, this session will discuss how you can leverage 
              your existing VM:Operator product to assist you in administering 
              and managing your Linux environment.
 
 
    2:00 PM       Coffee Break
 
 
    2:15 PM   Les Geer 3rd    - IBM  - RSCS 530 feature of z/VM 5.3.0
               
               This session will cover what's new with RSCS FL 530, delivered
              with z/VM 5.3.0. In addition the new pricing model for RSCS will 
              be covered and how this will translate into reduced I/S expense 
              for installations over time. An overview summary for the RSCS 
              product will also be covered with an emphasis on TCP/IP printing 
              solutions.
 
 
    3:15 PM       Coffee Break
 
 
    3:30 PM   Chris Casey     - IBM  - IBM Director
 
               z/VM Linux Guest System Deployment and Management with IBM 
              Director:  IBM Director 5.20 provides basic systems management for 
              Linux on IBM System z and z/VM.  For Linux on System z, the base 
              Director functions such as monitoring, event action plans, task 
              scheduling, etc. are available like on any other IBM platform. 
              For z/VM, a Director extension called 'z/VM Center' enables you to
              provision, configure, and manage Linux guests from a Director
              console. Learn more about these capabilities at this session!
 
 
    4:30 PM   Questions and Answers and the IBM give away's.
 
    5:00 PM   thank you very much.