z/OS V1.13, z/VSE V5.1, and z/VM V6.2 (659KB).
On September 30, IBM delivered z/OS 1.13 with significant enhancements in batch processing as well as a wide selection of other enhancements. On October 12, IBM announced z/VM 6.2 with support for clustering and live guest relocation and a large number of other enhancements. Also announced on October 12 was z/VSE 5.1 with support for 64-bit applications. This presentation will cover all these announcements.

Presented at the Central Ontario users Group in Toronto, ON on December 1, 2011.

Oracle Workloads on Linux on System z (398KB).
Oracle Database workloads work very effectively on the only machine that is capable of running more than 10 different types of commercial database engines, supported at the same time. System z is the machine that has database workloads built into it's DNA. Learn as well the trends and directions that Oracle has taken in adding to the portfolio on System z such as WebLogic, Tuxedo and eBusiness Suite. We will talk about database and application support of Oracle databases as well as performance.

Presented at the System z Technical University in Miami Beach, FL in October 2011.

Big Iron: The Mainframe Story is the long-awaited chronicle of the most innovative and enduring computer technology the world has yet known.

CA Mainframe Chorus and IBM Systems Magazine co-present the documentary film that chronicles the mainframe's origins and storied history and glimpses its bright future. Each chronological segment features events, photos, video, and factoids from Stonehenge and Alan Turing to System/360 and virtualization to z10 and beyond, including conversations and reflections from experts, historians and the people who made (and make), the innovation happen.

Take a walk with us through the Mainframe's past and future.

• The Mainframe Story Part 1 of 5 - The 1960's
• The Mainframe Story Part 2 of 5 - The 1970's
• The Mainframe Story Part 3 of 5 - The 1980's and 1990's
• The Mainframe Story Part 4 of 5 - The 2000's
• The Mainframe Story Part 5 of 5 - 2010 & Beyond

Migrate to the Future: Mitigate risks and reduce costs with IBM and Red Hat presented by Martin Long, Senior Technical Solution Manager, IBM Migration Factory and Alex Heublein, Director, Strategy and Solutions, Red Hat Consulting. (1.10MB)

Presented at the IBM and Red Hat Executive Breakfast in Toronto, ON on Thursday November 5, 2009.

Presented at the IBM Ottawa Lab on November 9, 2010. Speakers were Tom Patak (IBM Tivoli), Paul Hall (IBM Tivoli), David Kreuter (StreamFoundry), Jim Elliott (IBM System z), and Alan Harrison (Pirean).

This presentation was updated on April 9, 2009 to add information on the S/360 65/67 MP machines and the IBM System 9020 Air Traffic Control system.

This presentation was updated on April 10, 2009 to enhance the chronology of S/360 and S/370 machines.

This presentation was updated on November 11, 2009 to make some minor corrections.

This presentation was updated on August 30, 2010 to reflect the zEnterprise System announcements

Given at the SHARE Winter 2011 conference in Anaheim, CA in March, 2010.

10 Years of Enterprise Linux on System z. Ten years ago, in January 2000, an amazing thing happened. No, not Y2K. A penguin met a bear and they became fast friends. For, that was the month that the first full Linux image was released that would run on a mainframe. The story since then has been nothing short of amazing. Because, not only did Linux work well running on a mainframe, it worked really, really well. And, you could have lots and lots of them. So, while the penguins multiplied, the "bear", z/VM, also became more and more in demand. As it turned out, bears are really good at carrying lots and lots of penguins around. Now, a decade later, the partnership of Linux, z/VM and the System z is stronger than ever. (669KB)

Given at the SHARE Summer 2010 conference in Boston, MA in August, 2010.

CSE For High Availability and System Management. Do you have more than one z/VM system? Do you want to be able to share the RACF database across your systems? Do you want to only manage one VM Directory for all the systems? Would you like to ensure that a minidisk may only be linked RW on one guest on one system, and have all the systems enforce that, and thus be able to finally get a good night's sleep? The z/VM Cross System Extensions can do all that for you, and more! Come and see how z/VM's CSE enables you to treat separate VM systems as a single system image. Lower your system management workload, and get higher availability to boot! (234KB)

Given at the SHARE Winter 2009 conference in Austin, TX in March, 2009.

An Introduction to Linux and Open Source. Linux and Open Source continue to see substantial growth around the world. This session will provide on overview of Open Source and an introduction to Linux (including concepts and terminology). Jim will also provide an overview of Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5. (1.81MB)

Given at the SHARE Summer 2008 conference in San Jose, CA in August, 2008.

Reducing Your Software Costs Through Server Consolidation with Linux on System z. The presentation gives an overview of TCO savings from running Linux on System z. (1.24MB)

Linux Utilities for IBM System z. The presentation gives an overview of the Linux Utilities for IBM on System z. (1.32MB)

Given at the SHARE Summer 2006 conference in Baltimore, MD on August 14-18, 2006.

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