IBM Z and LinuxONE Ecosystem Podcast

The IBM Center for Cloud Training announces the new certification: IBM Cloud for SAP. Professionals who earn their IBM Cloud for SAP certification will learn how to transform businesses, including:

When to implement SAP on IBM Cloud:

• Scenarios for migrating existing SAP workloads to IBM Cloud
• Compute and storage considerations for SAP on IBM Cloud
• Networking and security solutions

Watch ICCT’s upcoming TechXchange webinar about the curriculum changes in IBM Cloud Professional Developer and discover how to help build a better cloud. Learn about updates in the developer curriculum, reducing the study time to approximately 15 hours down from 55 hours, with about half as many courses as before. And the content isn’t just shorter; it has been restructured to be more aligned with IBM Cloud Developer perspective and workflow, based on feedback from learners and subject matter experts.
This episode discusses these changes and more:

• Much shorter learning path: now 15 – 16 hours, down from 55!
• Improved the learner experience
• Restructured content

Find out how Professional Developer has been re-tuned to help you build the cloud services and large-scale applications for complex cloud environments businesses need to succeed.

Dave Cole remembers his first encounter with the TSO TEST command, back during the mid-1970s. “I said to myself, I can do better,” he recalls, concluding, “I did better.” Four decades later, ColeSoft z/XDC is the benchmark of assembler tools, relied on by IBM Z developers worldwide for analyzing code. z/XDC continues to evolve -- and it’s helping train the next generation of IBM Z talent. “It’s exciting to get younger people coming around,” Dave says. “We can generate some real excitement once we get somebody who’s committed to that direction.” Listen and hear where z/XDC is headed next … Antarctica, perhaps?

To learn more about ColeSoft and z/XDC, visit their website. 

Join the ISV Ecosystem User Group on the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community for more  updates on how ISVs and partners are innovating the IBM Z platform: blogs, events, videos, discussions, and more.  Join here.

And don’t forget IBM Z Day, coming on October 18. Join this one-say online event to learn the very latest about innovation from IBM Z, spanning AI, hybrid cloud, quantum-safe security, and more. Register here.

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Delivered with a Blue Bow: Unboxing the IBM z16 Rack Mount
“When ours rolled into the warehouse, it had a blue bow on it,” Jim Fyffe recalls with a chuckle. He’s not kidding; the IBM z16 rack mount is a special machine. This new system is designed with sustainability in mind.  It’s the same IBM z16 with the Telum processor, and the security and reliability of IBM z16, but in a rack, delivered in a configuration for clients who want a smaller footprint and more co-location options.  Listen in as Jim Fyffe and Scott Rudin of Evolving Solutions share their experiences with one of the very first IBM z16 rack mount units: what installation was like, and how their customers are responding -- including a preview of AI capabilities and LinuxONE compatibility. 

Visit IBM on the web for more information about IBM z16 rack mount and LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 rack mount; to explore more about flexible-compute capabilities watch Big Innovation in a Smaller Footprint.

To learn more about Evolving Solutions, visit their website.  Also be sure to view Evolving  Solutions’ IBM z16 rack mount installation video; reach out to Evolving Solutions to learn more or to schedule a visit.|

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updates on how ISVs are innovating the IBM Z platform: blogs, events, videos, discussions, and more.  Join here.

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With the sudden onset of AI, data threats have changed and increased in velocity almost overnight.  “This wave of change is going be a lot faster than some of the previous waves that have hit technology,” says PKWARE CTO Jason Dobbs. “It's important that everybody hits this head on, almost immediately.”  PKWARE has used AI and machine learning for years.  Listen and learn how PKWARE and IBM collaboratively protect sensitive data, and how you can begin to prepare for the latest round of oncoming threats.

For more information about IBM Z security, visit IBM security solutions on the web: https://www.ibm.com/z/security. To learn more about PKWARE security solutions, please visit their website, https://www.pkware.com, and the PK Protect product page, https://go.pkware.com/pk-protect-for-z/os_dra. 

And be sure to join the ISV Ecosystem User Group on the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community for more updates on how ISVs are innovating the IBM Z platform: blogs, events, videos, discussions, and more.  Join here: https://www.ibm.com/community/z/usergroups/isv-ecosystem/join. 

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The Importance of Advocacy in Building a zSystems Career

 “Advocacy is all about sharing,” says Mainline Information Systems' Dusty Rivers – and he walks the talk. Dusty has been an advocate throughout his entire career. As an IBM Lifetime Champion for zSystems, he’s inspiring a new generation of zSystems professionals. Join IBM advocacy leader Shari Chiara as she and Dusty discuss the ongoing mission of evangelizing mainframe innovation, modernization, and the growing career opportunities on the zSystems platform. “The legacy I want to leave is making people successful in the area where I started,” Dusty says, “and leaving it better than when I got into it.”

For more about the IBM Champions program and Mainline Information Systems, visit IBM and Mainline online. For more on IBM zSystems modernization, visit the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Center.

And be sure to join the ISV Ecosystem User Group on the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community for more updates on how ISVs are innovating the IBM zSystems platform: blogs, events, videos, discussions, and more. Join here.

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In this webinar, we look at what happened when one IBM Director earned IBM Cloud certification – and challenged his team to follow. Learn how they exceeded expectations and what they hope to gain from certification.

In February, we discuss ICCT’s newly streamlined Study Jam for one of the most in-demand roles in Cloud. It’s the fastest, easiest way to prepare for your certification exam.

No one knows more about IBM Cloud for VMware solutions than IBM.  Learn how to design, build, and run VMware environments efficiently in the IBM Cloud. Find out about this latest specialty certification from the award-winning IBM Center for Cloud Training.

Data migration doesn’t have to be daunting.  A modern Web interface can help reduce friction, making the process faster, easier, and more productive.  With tools like the IBM Transparent Data Migration Facility (TDMF) for z/OS, scrolling through green screens is a thing of the past. Join 21st Century Software’s Brandon Wilkie and Chris Hartley, and IBM’s Fiona King, as they take a deep dive into what it takes to scope, plan, and execute a data-migration project – and how powerful DevOps tools contained in IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) accelerates plug-in development.

For more about like the IBM Transparent Data Migration Facility (TDMF) for z/OS and the IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) visit 21st Century Software and IBM online. Learn more about z/OSMF here. 

For more on IBM zSystems modernization, visit the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Center.

And be sure to join the ISV Ecosystem User Group on the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community for more updates on how ISVs are innovating the IBM zSystems platform: blogs, events, videos, discussions, and more. Join here. 

Subscribe to z/Action! Each month we meet some of the world's most innovative companies as they share how they're expanding horizons and driving success with IBM zSystems.