2026 - Mainframe Infrastructure
2026 Mainframe Infrastructure Track
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* Short intro of what System Boost Recovery Is
* How to use STC System Boost Recovery
* How System Boost Recovery can change your systems TOPOLOGY and CPU Polarity
* Analyze test cases with STC System Boost Recovery with SMF 99-12 data
* Present a method how to use STC System Boost Recovery to gain Capacity Benefit
* Discuss pitfalls when using STC System Boost Recovery
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Stephen WarrenSession Evaluation
This session will cover the highlights of new functions found in z/OS 3.2. As we discuss these exciting new functions, we will identify which are available on release(s) prior to z/OS 3.2. Hold on tight - this will be a whirlwind overview of a big release!
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Enterprise messaging and IBM MQ are a critical part of any system. This session shows you how MQ is rapidly evolving to meet your needs. Irrespective of your platform or environment, this session introduces many of the recent updates to MQ, whether that's in administration, building fault tolerant and scalable messaging solutions, or securing your systems.
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z/OS is going to change the way sysprogs configure the system.
The shift will be focused on how to make it simpler for Non z/oS users
It will use industry standard tooling
Sysprogs are invited to weigh in on the topic
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As AI continues to revolutionise every aspect of our lives, this presentation explores the cutting-edge intersection of IBM MQ and Agentic AI. Discover how the innovative MQ Agent uses AI to diagnose and resolve complex MQ issues and learn how MQ is poised to become the backbone of reliable, scalable, and secure agentic AI systems, empowering businesses to harness the full potential of this rapidly evolving technology.
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Primarily: The NIST publications for establishing a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) can be overwhelming but the basic concept of creating a ZTA is based upon common-sense steps and practices that can be applied to the most critical controls for z/OS. Remember you are dealing with people. In the primary part of this overall session, we will discuss a practical approach to creating and providing the two basic elements required in a ZTA, the Policy Decision Point (PDP) and the Policy Enforcement Point (PEP).
A "quick dive": With machine identities we need to know of potential critical vulnerabilities in SSL/TLS Connections to server end-points, all end-points, across the entire z/Fabric. And with new regulatory concerns and possible processing exposures, to expand the role of key rings, certificates, related ESM profiles and ICSF controls to achieve a Secure Boot of z/OS.
For sure: “Bad Actors” are out there using whatever means necessary to upset the status quo.
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IBM MQ is the backbone of many mission-critical systems, and understanding its behaviour is key to maintaining performance and reliability. This session explores how OpenTelemetry brings powerful, standardised observability to MQ environments, enabling end-to-end tracing and deeper insights across distributed applications. It also highlights how the MQ Console complements this with real-time metrics and operational visibility. Whether you're running MQ on z/OS, Distributed, or in the cloud, learn how to modernise your monitoring strategy and unlock actionable insights.
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Some people think reading SMF data is some kind of black magic. Others put SMF into the "too hard" bucket. And I was the same. Until recently.
This past year I learned about using SMF with IBM MQ for z/OS. This presentation is the result of my efforts and hopefully will make SMF seem less scary and worth trying out for yourself if you have never used it before.
We'll cover how to get your queue manger to create the data; how to get the data out of SMF; and what to do with it next.
Then we'll take a look at the kinds of questions you can answer using the data you have collected.
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Go beyond the silo. Join us to see how you can transform your mainframe ITSM and ServiceNow implementation by leveraging Observability to provide the unified data you need for proactive and efficient operations. Combining both can speed problem-solving, identify and resolve problems faster, moving you from a reactive to a proactive operational model. Map Mainframe dependencies to the CMDB for proactive issue prevention and easier management. Improve efficiency and reduce errors!
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Enterprise messaging and IBM MQ are a critical part of any system. This session describes general high availability and scalability considerations, and how to maximise message availability on z/OS and on other platforms.
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AI is transforming everything we do. How do we take this amazing technology, originally introduced on the IBM z16 and greatly enhanced with the IBM z17, and infuse real-time AI insights for our existing applications? This session will give an quick overview of the technology, but focus mostly on deployment of AI models onto z/OS and how applications can leverage these models to be able to do AI within the scope of a transaction and still meet the most stringent of SLAs!