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SUMMARY:St. Louis CMG Fall 2019 Meeting
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSTLCMG Quarterly Meeting Agenda\n\n\n\nTime\nTopic\n \nPresenter\n\n\n\n8:30 -8:50\nSign-In\, Breakfast and Networking\n\n\n8:50 – 9:00\nWelcome and Introductions\n\n\n9:00 – 10:00\nHybrid Cloud & Operational Analytics\nDaniel Wiegand IBM\n\n\n10:15 – 11:15\nPerformance Reporting & Capacity Planning – How Analytics has improved for System z customers\nGonzalo Espinoza\, 21st Century & Mary Book\, IBM MLC & Tailored Fit Pricing Specialist\n\n\n11:30 – 12:00\nA Word from our Sponsor   \nIBM’s New Suite for Z Operations Insight & Batch Resiliency \nDan & Gonzalo\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00\nLunch\n\n\n1:00 – 2:30\nzOS v2\,4 Upgrades & Other zUpdates\nMark Wallen\, IBM\n\n\n2:15 – 3:15\nOpening up System z – API Enablement & Management\nCliff Koch\, IBM\n\n\n3:30\nClosing Remarks \nPARS Location:  O’Fallon Brewery \n45 Progress Pkwy\, Maryland Heights\, MO 63043 \nAppetizers & Drinks!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting Sponsored by:  IBM\n  \n—————————————————————— \nPerformance Analysis Relaxation Sessions (PARS) \nSTLCMG will host PARS right after the meeting.  Time to take a breather\, network with other attendees and speakers\, and just relax. \nEnjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and two drinks.   \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Link:  ALL Registrations and Payment options are available at  STLCMG 2019 Fall Conference Link \nCost: $25  Fee waived if you are out of work or a full-time college student with ID. \nSt Louis CMG needs to receive RSVP 3 days prior to meeting \n  \nPayment: All payments can be made through the website using Chrome browser at: https://st-louis-cmg.ticketleap.com/2019-fall-conference/ \nFor alternative payment arrangements contact: stlcmg@cmg.org \n  \nAbstracts and Bio’s\n \nDan Wiegand\, Senior Offering Manager for IBM Z Cognitive Operations Analytics IBM Research Triangle Park\, Raleigh\, NC         zITSM Newsletter: ibm.biz/ZOperations\nAbstracts \nHybrid Cloud and Operational Analytics  \nThe days of wasting time and valuable resources by reacting to issues in a war room are numbered.  Mainframe customers will need to be more proactive in identifying potential issues before their end-users are impacted.  The journey to hybrid and multicloud will require continued real time analysis of both message and metric data that can be used to detect when operations begin to deviate from a company’s normal operational baseline. \nBio \nDan Wiegand is the Senior Offering Manager for IBM Z Common Data Provider and IBM Z Operations Analytics\, bringing visibility and insight into IBM Z.   In his 21 years at IBM\, he has performed multiple roles across development\, architecture\, and offering strategy for both IBM Z and IBM Cloud solutions.   Dan has an extensive background in IT Service Management. \n  \nGonzalo Espinoza\, 21st Century WW Sales Liason\n 940 West Valley Rd. | Suite 1604 | Wayne\, PA 19087 | USA        www.21CSW.com\nAbstracts \nPerformance Reporting & Capacity Planning – How Analytics has improved for System z clients \nThe role of the capacity planner\, especially on the mainframe\, has been critical to ensure capital and operational costs are accurately managed and performance is optimized. The skills required are often learned over many years and are dependent on multiple\, often homegrown\, tooling. In the modern hybrid cloud world\, the ability for a capacity planner to understand and advocate for the mainframe is essential as workloads become interconnected and less predictable. The session will cover the skills needed by the modern capacity planner on the mainframe\, including how the increased use of analytics and machine learning technologies help inform decision making and ensure the mainframe remains a key part of the enterprise architecture. \nRealize Mainframe Optimization and Risk Avoidance through Reliability\, Resiliency and Repeatability \nBio \nExperienced Software Sales Manger \nComputer engineer with over 30 years of experience in the software industry \nMore than 20 years in systems management \n14+ years experience with IBM software \n  \nMary Book\, MLC Software Client Leader\nIBM St. Louis\, MO  mabook@us.ibm.com  314-324-8345\nAbstract \nTailored Fit Pricing \nTailored Fit Pricing was announced in May 2019 as a new option for licensing z Monthly License Charge software.  The differences between this new ‘consumption based’ model will be discussed\, in contrast to the most currently used sub-capacity “Four Hour Rolling Average” methodology in use today. \nBio \nMary Book is an MLC Software Client Leader\, responsible for helping clients in the Retail and Travel & Transportation industries in the US with their mainframe software needs.  Mary has extensive experience with IBM software in all areas of sales\, technical sales and management; she has led Proof of Concept teams on application development and analytics software on both mainframe and distributed platforms.  Mary is a resident of St. Louis\, MO. \n  \nMark Wallen\,  z/OS System Installation and Upgrade Technical Specialist\nIBM Poughkeepsie\, NY     mwallem@us.ibm.com\nAbstract \nzOS v2\,4 Upgrades & Other zUpdates \n Upgrading to z/OS V2.4 – Planning Actions.  Time permitting\, Mark can discuss zOSMF Installation Strategy. \n Bio \nMark Wallen is a member of the z/OS Development organization in IBM Systems in Poughkeepsie\, New York. His current responsibility includes z/OS release upgrade and installation. \n  \nCliff Koch\,  N.A. zSystems Software Sales Leader\nIBM St. Louis\, MO     cjkoch@us.ibm.com\nAbstract \nOpening up System z – API Enablement & Management \nWe realize that our clients have a huge investment in Z and they still have a huge amount of their mission-critical systems that drive their business on a day to day basis on Z. Because of that\, we believe that this hybrid approach is the right one to help you get the most out of the existing investment you’ve got. In general\, we see the days of rip and replace long gone. It’s too costly\, it takes too much time and ultimately\, if everything works as planned\, after two or three years\, you still have the same base capability that you did before. The world is moving way too fast\, the lines of business need action now. So\, what you see here today\, is really a simple story that lays out the strategy to unify connectivity to System z\, open up the platform\, and securely manage in hybrid cloud world. \nBio \nCliff Koch has over 15 years of experience with IBM.  Most recently\, Cliff has been focused enabling digital transformation towards hybrid cloud computing services for IBM System z customers across all industry sectors in North America.  Providing solutions that evolve\, expose\, optimize and manage System z and Linux systems\, spanning Dev/Ops\, zAPI Enablement\, Cloud & Cognitive Patterns\, Block Chain\, Cyber Security\, Production Operations… Performance Management/Analytics\, Automation\, Machine Learning\, and zOS Storage Management solutions. \n 
URL:https://www.cmg.org/event/fall-2019-st-louis-cmg-meeting/
LOCATION:Edward Jones North Campus St. Louis\, 130 Edward Jones Blvd\, Maryland Heights\, MO\, 63043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Region
ORGANIZER;CN="Wayne Allen":MAILTO:stlcmg@cmg.org
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SUMMARY:Ohio Valley CMG Fall 2019 Conference
DESCRIPTION:Agenda \nOhio Valley CMG is planning our fall conference. This meeting will focus on IT areas other than mainframe. How do you manage a heterogenous IT? What are the issues with moving to the cloud? How are empathy and storytelling important to performance management? These and other topics are currently being planned. The full slate of presentations is still being worked on but we do have a date: September 26th\, 2019. Admission is free but we do ask that you register so we can make sure we have sufficient food available. We’re still getting the details of all the presentations\, but we’re sure it will be a great day! \nBMC will be our sponsor and will have two presentations: \nBuying and Managing Cloud Resources.  It’s Complicated.  \nWith the need for agility\, scalability and reduced costs\, companies are counting on cloud computing to help with their IT and digital transformation.  But without the right planning and tools\, companies will not and are not achieving these goals.  According to Gartner\, about 80 percent of the organizations adopting cloud are overspending.   Learn what makes managing cloud costs so challenging. \nControlling Cloud Costs. (Vendor Lunch Session) \nManaging and especially saving on cloud costs requires visibility into daily spend – across all cloud service providers – and the ability to adopt new optimization techniques and plan for upcoming spend.  Learn about how BMC Helix Cloud Cost can help you optimize and control your cloud spend and operational budgets using algorithms which have been industry leading for a decade. \nJacob Hinton (Nationwide Insurance) Empathy and Storytelling’s Role in Performance Engineering \nWe have a tendency to geek out on the numbers\, assume business partners know micro level details of their product\, and assume others read our summaries of findings the way we do. Viewing and retelling the results from a different perspective can positively impact communication with product owners\, developers\, and customers. \nJohn Flanders (DataDog) Observability and the 3 Pillars (Logging\, Metrics\, and Traces) \n A common mistake that engineers can make is to look at each of the pillars in isolation\, and then simply evaluating and implementing individual solutions to address each pillar. Instead of looking for a holistic approach. We can discuss the challenges we’ve seen organizations go through when moving to the cloud. \nVamsi Kondapalli (Grange Insurance )  – Monitoring and Managing a Heterogenous IT Environment \nPresenting  Enterprise Performance at Grange. This will be a high level of how Grange monitors and troubleshoots performance issues in the Distributed environment \n  \nAttendance is free\, so register now! \nstart at 9:00 and finish before 4:00 \n 
URL:https://www.cmg.org/event/ohio-valley-cmg-fall-2019-conference/
LOCATION:Microsoft\, 8800 Lyra Drive\, #400\, Columbus\, OH\, 43240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Region
ORGANIZER;CN="Ann Knapik":MAILTO:ann@ohvcmg.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190925
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UID:23077-1569196800-1569369599@www.cmg.org
SUMMARY:CMG Community Partner - Digital Business Summit 2019
DESCRIPTION:Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach\, Florida\nTURN DISRUPTION INTO OPPORTUNITY \nAccording to the World Economic Forum\, the overall economic value of digital transformation to business and society will top $100 trillion by 2025. The impact of digital has transcended all industries and global economies and challenged CEOs\, CIOs and business executives to rise up and lead from the front in order to remain competitive\, engage with customers in new innovative ways\, and optimize operational and business processes to prepare for future growth. \nEmerging disruptive technologies are testing business and leadership capabilities. ISG Digital Business Summit will provide a unique\, immersive experience which will fuel an environment for learning\, sharing and connecting. The agenda brings attendees\, technology and experiences together for an all-encompassing collaborative environment keeping ideas and innovation flowing throughout the entire event. Sessions will be interspersed with strategic insights from ISG experts and industry thought leaders followed by a hands-on approach to cutting-edge technology in Innovation Labs and Mini Conferences where attendees can participate\, engage and exchange ideas. \nKey themes for 2019 include: \nCustomer Experience\nFuture Workforce\nData Driven Innovation\nBusiness Agility and Human Transformation\nArchitecting the Digital Backbone\nHarnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.cmg.org/event/digital-business-summit-2019/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190725T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190725T130000
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SUMMARY:Executive Insights Event Series: Atlanta
DESCRIPTION:As digital transformation continues to draw the focus of businesses worldwide\, there is a growing realization that implementing new initiatives that are designed to create better user experiences also has consequences. The introduction of new technology while simultaneously dissolving traditional silos has an almost immediate effect on business process and business culture\, impacting systems and people in equal ways.  \nIt is for this reason that CMG has created the next event in our Executive Insight series\, one that addresses the most important aspects of the new data paradigm and how digital transformation impacts business and culture.  \nThis half-day seminar will cover a multitude of topics designed to help executives make the right decisions when it comes to planning new revenue-generating initiatives while reducing the impacts on the people who must manage the processes for success. 
URL:https://www.cmg.org/event/executive-insights-event-series-atlanta/
LOCATION:Buckhead Club\, 3344 Peachtree Road Northeast\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30326\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190530
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SUMMARY:CMG Canada Spring 2 Day Conference
DESCRIPTION:May 28 & 29\, 2019 (Tuesday & Wednesday) \nThis is the 34th  Year of the CMG Canada Spring Conference \nPlease visit our webpage and click on “Current Agenda” link in the left panel to get more information. \nSome of the presentations over the two days include: \nJohn Baker  –  Intellimagic      \n           (Road) Rage against the machine: Understanding – and dealing with – z14 traffic patterns \n  \nBrett Allison  –  Intellimagic           \n           Storage Performance Best Practices \n                                                 \n Larry Strickland  –  DataKinetics          \n           Problems with In Memory Processing \n  \nLarry Strickland  –  DataKinetics         \n           Recent advances in Computer Vision – and what you can do with it \n  \nJonathan Gladstone  –  Bank of Montreal         \n           Business Continuity & Contingency Planning \n  \nAlice Wah\, Paul Liao  & Kenneth Tse    –   Royal Bank of Canada                                           \nRMF III & RMFDDS for Performance and Capacity Planning  –  User experience \n  \nJake Amaral    –   WeTradeHQ     \n           Algorithmic trading and Artificial Intelligence \n                                                 \n John Baker  –   Intellimagic                          \n           And now for something completely different: IBM rolls the ‘four-hour’ out the door! \n  \n  Jim Elliott    –   Mainframe Consultant\, GlassHouse Systems Inc.                \n           Enhancements in IBM z/OS 2.4 \n  \nPlease check at website periodically for further updates. \nIf you have a Topic you would like to share contact peter.livingston@bmo.com or Johnathan.gladstone@bmo.com or John.slobodnik@cogeco.com \n  \n 
URL:https://www.cmg.org/event/cmg-canada-spring-2-day-conference-2/
LOCATION:Ces’t What Restuarant\, 67 Front Street East\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Region
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Livingston":MAILTO:peter.livingston@bmo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190502T083000
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SUMMARY:Executive Insights Event Series: Tampa
DESCRIPTION:With the myriad of new modern business challenges that Digital Transformation represents—the ever-increasing need for an always-on infrastructure—business resiliency has become the single most important topic for all executives. Simply put\, the ability of an organization to quickly adapt to disruptions while maintaining continuous business operations and safeguarding people\, assets and overall brand equity is paramount. After all\, when infrastructure fails\, regardless of the reason\, the harm done to brand\, customer relations\, and the bottom line can be nothing short of devastating. \nIt is for this reason that CMG has created the next event in their Executive Insights series—an event that addresses the most important aspects of business resiliency and digital transformation. This one-day seminar will cover a multitude of topics designed to help executives make the right decisions as they pertain to infrastructure\, to avoid potential threats that can impact daily business\, and to learn what trends will be prevalent in the next five years. \nLearn More
URL:https://www.cmg.org/event/executive-insights-event-series-tampa/
LOCATION:The Tampa Club
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181030
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SUMMARY:Executive Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]With the myriad of new modern business challenges\, we at CMG want to ensure that executives from all types of companies have the resources they need to be informed\, educated\, enlightened\, and empowered to make the best decisions possible. It is for this reason that we are holding this special two-day event—one that will bring together many of the top executives in the country to discuss ongoing digital transformation topics including Blockchain\, Machine Learning\, Security\, IoT\, Digital Process\, and Hybrid Infrastructures. \nIn addition to these highly transformative topics\, attendees will be given the opportunity to network\, to take part in Peer-to-Peer Panels\, and to select presentations that best fit their needs. \nThe audience for this invite only event is limited to 50 technology executives or decision makers. Vendor attendance will be limited to financial contributors. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″]REQUEST FOR INFORMATION\n[/vc_column][/vc_row] \n 
URL:https://www.cmg.org/event/executive-conference/
LOCATION:Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina\, 700 South Florida Avenue\, Tampa\, FL\, 33602\, United States
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