Cloud Object Storage can help lower your TCO for data storage. During this session, the speakers will provide a roadmap for leveraging Hybrid Cloud Storage as another tier for your z/OS data. This session will identify use cases for implementing the many alternatives. Whether it is through IBM storage only (TS7700), DFSMS in combination with storage (DFSMShsm/dss, DS8900, TS7700), software only with Cloud Tape Connector, Cloud Data Access (CDA), DFSMS Cloud Data Manager (DFSMScdm) or OAM for unstructured data, or a combination of them all!

Integrating the Cloud: Part 1 - Synchronous Callout

As requirements for integrating distributed TCP/IP requests to the IBM z platform continue to grow, the need to ensure timely and continuous access to IMS resources have also expanded and become more critical. This session is intended as an overview of the use of the Sysplex Distributor, port sharing with IMS Connect and the workload manager, and a corresponding routing capability to IMS systems. Connection requests in this environment support TCP/IP requesters such as z/OS Connect for APIs, WebSphere/Liberty for web requests, and any other environment that leverages TCP/IP requests to IMS.

How secure is secure enough? In a Zero Trust world, passwords or passphrases are no longer enough, but what should take their place? Stop by to learn the strengths and weaknesses of factors available with MFA, real life examples showing how risk-based MFA can get you ahead of threats, and how your business can share resources across the Mainframe and Distributed teams with a one-size-fits-all MFA setup.

Network Segmentation Capabilities on z/OS

The IBM System Z OSA-Express is a critical aspect of your z/OS application workloads. OSA and HiperSockets are used for both SNA and IP connectivity. In this session, we will focus on how z/OS Communications Server uses OSA for IPv4/IPv6 external connectivity based on the Queued Direct IO (QDIO) architecture. The session will cover the operational aspects of OSA as well as configuration options for optimizing both inbound and outbound network traffic. We will also look at how HiperSockets Converged Interface (HSCI) could be an operational benefit to your environment. The focus will be on the z/OS Communications Server software use of OSA. The speaker will also discuss hardware aspects where such aspects are of importance to understanding how the hardware and software combine and cooperate to deliver optimal function and performance.

The AI framework in z/OS 3.1, utilizing the AI System Services, opens new worlds for infusing AI into z/OS. This presentations walks through first-time configuration of the components of that framework. We'll show how we've streamlined the configuration using z/OSMF workflows to make it as easy as possible to set up.

ZEN helps you speed the deployment of Zowe through a wizard-driven configuration guide. Easily exploit rich features such as variable value validation, real-time security validation, assistance with certificate management, and configuration file validation with just a few clicks. Come and see for yourself what ZEN can do from the comfort of your desktop!

In today's world, you can't have enough security. Did you know Catalog was your first line of defense in securing your data? In this session the speakers will explore ways of protecting your data as well as knowledge of its existence.

Learn about the transformative capabilities of Watson Code Assistant for z (WCA4z) and its pivotal role in application modernization on the IBM Z platform within a modern hybrid cloud architecture.