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2026 - Helsinki

2026 Helsinki

A002 - Conference Opening 2026

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026-Opening Sessions
Hits: 3557
  • Jørgen Malmstrøm

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Welcome to GSE Nordic Region Conference 2026 with a presentation of the conference, the Logistics, Networking Opportunities and how to get the most out of the Conference.

A003 - Opening Keynote : Z17

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026-Opening Sessions
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As AI rapidly evolves, enterprises face key challenges such as data quality, security, integration with existing systems, and ethical concerns. This keynote will outline the most critical obstacles and trends shaping AI adoption, offering actionable insights for enterprises to effectively integrate AI technologies while maximizing their potential for innovation and growth.

S300 - IMS Responsibles

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 5522
  • Isak Shields

S301 - Session 1 Deepak Kohli

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 5333
  • Deepak Kohli

Session Evaluation

Session 1 Deepak Kohli

S302 - IMS housekeeping: why and how ( Work in progress title )

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 5512
  • Zsombor Jarfas

Session Evaluation

IMS housekeeping: why and how ( Work in progress title )

S303 - Navigating the Nuances of IMS DDL: A Beginner's Expedition

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 4778
  • Radek Mrvec

Session Evaluation

 Navigating the Nuances of IMS DDL: A Beginner's Expedition

S304 - What does IBM Z Cyber Vault mean for an IMS environment

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 5468
  • Jonathan Howells

Session Evaluation

What does IBM Z Cyber Vault mean for an IMS environment.

S305 - From Cobwebs to Catalogs: IMS Modernization Tales

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 5732
  • Filip Djurickovic

Session Evaluation

From Cobwebs to Catalogs: IMS Modernization Tales.

S306 - Session 2 Deepak Kohli

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 5372
  • Deepak Kohli

Session Evaluation

Session 2 Deepak Kohli.

S307 - NRB - From IMS PA to Analytics Platform using Opentelemetry & GRAFANA

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 5386
  • Hélène Lyon

Session Evaluation

NRB - From IMS PA to Analytics Platform using Opentelemetry & GRAFANA.  

S308 - BoF

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 4503
  • Isak Shields

Session Evaluation

BoF.

S309 - Securing IMS Connect Workloads

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 4298
  • Tracy Dean

Session Evaluation

Securing IMS Connect Workloads.

S310 - Mining the IMS Catalog: Practical SQL for Metadata Insight

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 3702
  • Santosh Dorge

Session Evaluation

Mining the IMS Catalog: Practical SQL for Metadata Insight.

S311 - NRB - IMS Java, a building block of IMS Modernization - Episode 2

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track
Hits: 4381
  • Hélène Lyon

Session Evaluation

NRB - IMS Java, a building block of IMS Modernization - Episode 2

S400 - Mainframe Responsibles

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3763
  • Jamie Squibb
  • Jørgen Malmstrøm

S401 - Use System Recovery Boost for your Capacity Benefit

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3580
  • Jan Tielemans

Session Evaluation

Use System Recovery Boost for your Capacity Benefit.

S402 - The latest and greatest z/OS: what's in 3.2!

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3916
  • Stephen Warren

Stephen WarrenSession Evaluation

The latest and greatest z/OS: what's in 3.2!.stepStephen Warren

S403 - What's new in IBM MQ

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3305
  • Jamie Squibb

Session Evaluatio

What's new in IBM MQ

S404 - Radically Changing z/OS Configuration

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3342
  • Frank De Gilio

Session Evaluation

Radically Changing z/OS ConfigurationFrank De Gilio.

S405 -Agentic AI with IBM MQ

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3887
  • Jamie Squibb

Session Evaluation

Agentic AI with IBM MQ.

S406 - Zero Trust in People and Machines – It’s not just AI we need to fear

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3671
  • Michael FitzGerald

Session Evaluation

Zero Trust in People and Machines – It’s not just AI we need to fearMichael FitzGerald.

S407 - IBM MQ Observability with Open Telemetri

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3956
  • Jamie Squibb

Session Evaluation

IBM MQ Observability with Open Telemetri.

S408 - Using SMF with IBM MQ for z/OS doesn't have to be scary

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 3627
  • Morag Hughson

Session Evaluation

Using SMF with IBM MQ for z/OS doesn't have to be scary.

S409 - Move Beyond Silos: Unify Your MF Observability and ServiceNow for Effective Mainframe ITSM

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 2856
  • Michal Kramaric

Session Evaluation

Move Beyond Silos: Unify Your MF Observability and ServiceNow for Effective Mainframe ITSM.

S410 - IBM MQ High Availability

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 2855
  • Jamie Squibb

Session Evaluation

IBM MQ High Availability.

S411 - Real-time AI Insights on z/OS

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
Hits: 2865
  • Steve Warren

Session Evaluation

Real-time AI Insights on z/OS.

S500 - General Interest Responsibles

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5751
  • Isabel Arnold
  • Frank van der Wal

S501 - Bring your mainframe data to your AI agent with z/OS Connect

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 6062
  • Andrew Smithson

Session Evaluation

Bring your mainframe data to your AI agent with z/OS Connect.

S502 - Scalable and Secure AI Inferencing with Red Hat OpenShift AI on IBM Z

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5843
  • Khadija Souissi

Session Evaluation

Scalable and Secure AI Inferencing with Red Hat OpenShift AI on IBM Z

S503 - Mainframes for the Modern Mind: A Practical Approach to Learning z/OS

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5613
  • Alex Agoltsov

Session Evaluation

Mainframes for the Modern Mind: A Practical Approach to Learning z/OS.

S504 - The journey to trusting AI for IT operations using Machine Learning

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5572
  • Domenico D'Alterio

Session Evaluation

The journey to trusting AI for IT operations using Machine Learning.

S505 - Simplifying Certificate Management for Mainframe Deployments

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5638
  • Jan Prihoda

Session Evaluation

Simplifying Certificate Management for Mainframe Deployments

S506 -How a Mainframer's Brian Learns New Skills

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5632
  • Clementine Gribble

Session Evaluation

How a Mainframer's Brian Learns New Skills.

S507 - Mainframe Skills in 2026 - blues skies or dark clouds?

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5576
  • Derek Britton

Session Evaluation

Mainframe Skills in 2026 - blues skies or dark clouds?

S508 - Modern System Programming on z/OS: Why Metal C Is the Future over HLASM

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 5627
  • Alex Agoltsov

Session Evaluation

Modern System Programming on z/OS: Why Metal C Is the Future over HLASM.

S509 - Demystifying Mainframe Architectures: Transaction Flows and Connectivity Explained

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 4502
  • Ruediger Schulze

Session Evaluation

Demystifying Mainframe Architectures: Transaction Flows and Connectivity Explained

S510 - Simplifying and transforming the IBM Z experience with Agentic AI

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 4677
  • Wolfgang Schaeberle

Session Evaluation

Simplifying and transforming the IBM Z experience with Agentic AI.

S511 - OpenTelemetry: Simplifying Mainframe Integration into enterprise-wide observability solutions

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 General Interest/Performance Track
Hits: 4357
  • Ruediger Schulze

Session Evaluation

OpenTelemetry: Simplifying Mainframe Integration into enterprise-wide observability solutions

S600 - Application Development Responsibles

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5411
  • Isabel Arnold
  • Rajesh Kumar Khare
  • Frank van der Wal

S601 - How to develop apps using the Deep Learning Compiler for the AI unit on the IBM Telum processor

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5447
  • Simon Albouy

Session Evaluation

 How to develop apps using the Deep Learning Compiler for the AI unit on the IBM Telum processor

S602 - Mainframe Modernization: From Vintage to Vogue

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5537
  • Armin Kramer

Session Evaluation

Mainframe Modernization: From Vintage to Vogue

S603 - Fable and fairy tale - the true story about COBOL

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5419
  • Derek Britton

Session Evaluation

Fable and fairy tale - the true story about COBOL

S604 - Have you got going with VS Code yet?

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5319
  • Andreas Frigge

Session Evaluation

Have you got going with VS Code yet?

S605 - Your first VS Code extension

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5466

Session Evaluation

Your first VS Code extension.

 

S606 - Programming Mainframe Assembler Today and in the future

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5376

Session Evaluation

Programming Mainframe Assembler Today and in the future.

S607 - zCX in Action: Web Apps, Alternative Databases, and Automated Pipelines

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5508
  • Erik Weyler

Session Evaluation

zCX in Action: Web Apps, Alternative Databases, and Automated Pipelines.

S608 - Agentic AI for z/OS Development

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 4810
  • Gary Mazo

Session Evaluation

Agentic AI for z/OS Development.

S609 - Got bad AI? Challenges and remedies in zOS app development

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 4744
  • Gary Mazo

Session Evaluation

Got bad AI? Challenges and remedies in zOS app development.

S610 - Accelerate mainframe application modernization with generative-AI and automated testing

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 5422
  • Gerald Mitchell

Session Evaluation

Accelerate mainframe application modernization with generative-AI and automated testing.

S611 - A modern approach to developing with api's on Z

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers
Hits: 4321
  • Andrew Smithson

Session Evaluation

A modern approach to developing with api's on Z.

S700 - Skill Track Responsibles

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 1941
  • Isabel Arnold
  • Jørgen Malmstrøm
  • Rajesh Kumar Khare
  • Arne Raunsbæk

S701 - IPCS for Beginners

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 1983
  • Ed Jaffe

Session Evaluation

IPCS for Beginners.

S702 - Simplify knowledge transfer with mob programming

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 2069
  • Andreas Frigge

Session Evaluation

Simplify knowledge transfer with mob programming

S703 - Mainframes, movies and Me

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 2057
  • Joe Winchester

Session Evaluation

Mainframes, movies and Me

S704 - Mainframe Security 101

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 2060
  • Andrey Mitrev

Session Evaluation

Mainframe Security 101.

S705 - Mainframes are a Piece of Cake

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 2087
  • Niall Ashley

Session Evaluation

Mainframes are a Piece of Cake.

S706 - Z-Agent: Bringing Mainframe Job Insights to Life with Zowe and Python

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 2097
  • Sanket Sharad Nawale

Session Evaluation

Z-Agent: Bringing Mainframe Job Insights to Life with Zowe and Python.

S707 - Zowe DevOps as a Curriculum

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 1945
  • Richelle Anne Craw

Session Evaluation

 Zowe DevOps as a Curriculum.

 

S708 - Write your first COBOL program!

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 1921
  • Erik Weyler

Session Evaluation

Write your first COBOL program!.

S709 - Write your first COBOL program!

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 2005
  • Niall Ashley

Session Evaluation

Write your first COBOL program!.

S710 - Getting Started with Python on z/OS

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 1882
  • Frank De Gilio

Session Evaluation

Getting Started with Python on z/OS.

S711 - The impact of Generative AI for each role in mainframe

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Skill Track
Hits: 1947
  • Gerald Mitchell

Session Evaluation

The impact of Generative AI for each role in mainframe.

A004 - Closing Keynote - TBD

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Closing Sessions
Hits: 3861
  • Frank De Gilio

Session Evaluation

 TBD

Conference Agenda Overview

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Conference Agenda Overview
Hits: 4825

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S200 - Db2 Responsibles

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5225
  • Michal Bialecki
  • Daniel Ratcovich

S201 - Db2 for z/OS Key Updates and Future Direction

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5452
  • Akiko Hoshikawa

Session Evaluation

Db2 for z/OS Key Updates and Future Direction.

 

S202 - Db2 13 latest real customer experiences - new functions, best practices and some more

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5188
  • Ute Kleyensteuber

Session Evaluation

 Db2 13 latest real customer experiences - new functions, best practices and some more.

S203 - DBA 2.0 - Making Change the DBA's Advantage

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5101
  • Marcus Davage

Session Evaluation

DBA 2.0 - Making Change the DBA's Advantage.

 

S204 - Hard Lessons Learned using High Performance DBATs

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5196
  • John Campbell

Session Evaluation

Hard Lessons Learned using High Performance DBATs.

S205 - Kaizen for DB2 SQL - There Ain't No Such Thing As a Free Lunch

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5293
  • Ville Hurmalainen

Session Evaluation

Kaizen for DB2 SQL - There Ain't No Such Thing As a Free Lunch.

S206 - Automate Management of Db2 with Profile Tables

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 6141
  • Toine Michielse

Session Evaluation

Automate Management of Db2 with Profile Tables.

S207 - BoF

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5384
  • Michal Bialecki

Session Evaluation

BoF

S208 - Db2 Admin Foundation, UMS, and Zowe - how to install and configure the whole shabang

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5269
  • Joe Winchester

Session Evaluation

Db2 Admin Foundation, UMS, and Zowe - how to install and configure the whole shabang.

 

S209 - Advancing Db2 for z/OS with AI Insights and Intelligent Agents

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 4383
  • Akiko Hoshikawa

Session Evaluation

Advancing Db2 for z/OS with AI Insights and Intelligent Agents.

S210 - SysplexWLB - One step closer to continuous availability for DDF workloads

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 5179
  • Bart Steegmans

Session Evaluation

SysplexWLB - One step closer to continuous availability for DDF workloads.

S211 - Db2 Under the Microscope: Auditing z/OS with Precision

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 Db2/DevOps Track
Hits: 3908
  • Jørn Thyssen

Session Evaluation

Db2 Under the Microscope: Auditing z/OS with Precision.

S100 - CICS Responsibles

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 6350
  • Ralph Amirtharaj

S101 - What's new in CICS TS Open Beta

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5247
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

What's new in CICS TS Open Beta.

S102 - S101 - CICS The MVP of mainframes

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5690
  • Aleksandr Charcikov

 

Session Evaluation

 S101 - CICS The MVP of mainframes.

S103 - Introduction to Leveraging AI to Increase Productivity in CICS

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5853
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

Introduction to Leveraging AI to Increase Productivity in CICS.

S104 - The IT Stairway to Heaven. CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like Environ

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 6009
  • Petr Vacula

Session Evaluation

The IT Stairway to Heaven. CICS Testing Pyramid: From Unit to Integration to Production-Like Environ.

S105 -Simplifying CICS configuration harnessing the power of code

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5740
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

Simplifying CICS configuration: harnessing the power of code.

 

S106 - OpenTelemetry tracing in CICS TS 6.3

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5707
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

OpenTelemetry tracing in CICS TS 6.3.

S107 - CICS performance update including z17

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5247
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

 CICS performance update including z17.

S108 - Testing Across Boundaries: z/OS to Cloud with Galasa

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5449
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

Testing Across Boundaries: z/OS to Cloud with Galasa

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S109 - Integrating CICS with AI - MCP server in CICS TS 6.3

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 5342
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

Integrating CICS with AI - MCP server in CICS TS 6.3.

S110 - BOF

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 3897
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

BOF.

S111 - CICS TS V6 security - Journey to zero trust

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Parent Category: 2026 Helsinki
Category: 2026 CICS/Security Track
Hits: 4336
  • Andrew Hughes

Session Evaluation

CICS TS V6 security - Journey to zero trust.

Subcategories

2026-Opening Sessions Article Count:  2

2026 IMS/MachineLearning Track Article Count:  12

2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track Article Count:  12

2026 General Interest/Performance Track Article Count:  12

2026 Application Development/Cloud & Containers Article Count:  12

2026 Skill Track Article Count:  12

2026 Closing Sessions Article Count:  1

2026 Conference Agenda Overview Article Count:  1

2026 Db2/DevOps Track Article Count:  12

2026 CICS/Security Track Article Count:  12

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