July 22, 2010
An IBM produced explanation of the new zEnterprise System!
July 9, 2010
Industry Expert Spotlight:
Listen to Bob Thomas' interview with Dayton Semerjian—corporate senior vice president and general manager of CA Technologies' mainframe business unit. In this interview Dayton gives his insights into the future of mainframe computing.
May Mainframe Madness 2010
April 26, 2010
I am involved in an upcoming virtual trade show event that I am very excited about. It’s called May Mainframe Madness 2010 and it is undoubtedly the largest virtual event yet for mainframers.
Whether you’re an experienced mainframer, new to the field, or just curious about the technology there’s something for you in this first of its kind virtual trade show event.
Register FREE at: www.ca.com/mmm
More Information at: www.ca.com/mainframe/may
May Mainframe Madness 2010 is...
40+ keynote presentations, over 100 total sessions, demos, and whitepapers in 20+ virtual booths, contests and prizes every weekday in May, and even a Networking Lounge make registering for May Mainframe Madness 2010 a must. Starting May 3rd and running all month long, MMM2010 has a lot to offer and your admission is free.
Keynote presenters for May Mainframe Madness 2010 include:
Frank W. Abagnale: The Real Life Subject of the Motion Picture and Bestseller, Catch Me If You Can
Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world’s most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, identity theft and secure documents. After a five-year international crime spree, he was arrested at age 21 for cashing millions in fraudulent checks worldwide and posing as a doctor, lawyer, and airline pilot. Following his five-year prison term, he was released after agreeing to help the FBI as an expert on fraud and for over 30 years he has worked with, advised and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world. See him tell his incredible life story on May 5th at 11:30am and 3:30pm and see his amazing Fraud Seminar-The Art of the Steal, which includes expert tips to protect yourself and others from identity theft, on May 6th and 7th.
“Abagnale's lecture may be the best one-man show you will ever see.” —Tom Hanks
Bill Nelson: President and CEO of FS-ISAC, the Financial Services Information Sharing & Analysis Center
Launched in 1999, FS-ISAC was established in response to 1998's Presidential Directive 63. That directive - later updated by 2003's Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 - mandated that the public and private sectors share information about physical and cyber security threats and vulnerabilities to help protect the U.S. critical infrastructure. Constantly gathering reliable and timely information from financial services providers, commercial security firms, federal, state and local government agencies, law enforcement and other trusted resources, the FS-ISAC is now uniquely positioned to quickly disseminate physical and cyber threat alerts and other critical information to your organization. Bill will present Stop the Bleeding: Thwarting Cyber Attacks and 10 Easy Steps to Prevent Losses of Critical PCI Data which includes recommendations and best practices that resulted from the February 2010 simulated Cyber Attack against Payment Processes (CAPP) Exercise.
Jon Toigo: Disaster Recovery Planning, Mainframe and Emerging Technology Researcher and Author
A 26-year industry veteran and author of 15 books on business technology and over 1000 articles in the technology trade press, Jon Toigo brings unique experience and insight to the mainframe and enterprise IT community. See and hear Jon tackle the critical issues including disaster recovery planning, encryption key management and more in his unique and informative style. Be sure to also watch Jon introduce his new whitepaper about the new mainframe technology that will change the way the mainframe is managed forever. Jon’s video presentations are on May 4th, 12th , 17th, and 20th.
Randall Munson, CSP: Motivational speaker, business executive, bestselling author, insightful teacher, and entertainer
Randall will entertain, educate and motivate you when shows you how to effectively promote the mainframe (and yourself) within your organization when he delivers the video keynote, “It’s Not a Dinosaur: Promoting the Mainframe Within Your Organization” on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 11:00am ET and 3:00pm ET.
Dayton Semerjian: GM and CSVP of CA’s Mainframe Business Unit
Dayton will open MMM2010 on May 3rd at 10:00am ET with his Welcome and Opening Keynote: Mainframe 2.0: Changing the Way the Mainframe is Managed Forever.
And... Me!- Bob Thomas: Founder and Publisher of z/JOURNAL and Mainframe Executive, Founder of Enterprise Systems Journal (pka 4300 Quarterly/Journal), and DB2 Journal
See and hear Dayton Semerjian and I interview each other and give you our backgrounds as well as insights on the latest industry technology and job-related trends, key things to know and watch out for in the coming months, and the ”next big thing” for you and all enterprise-class IT organizations. Dayton Semerjian and I will also do a question and answer session.
Visit ca.com/mainframe/may to see the latest schedule of keynote presentations and speakers and get more information on May Mainframe Madness. Register free at www.ca.com/mmm
Note: Sessions and times subject to change.
