IMS RUG Host Presentation - Minneapolis, MN 9/24/2014

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IMS Regional User GroupsMinneapolis, Sept. 24, 2014

Jerry SilvaIMS RUG Advocate Minneapolis

IBM Silicon Valley Lab

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IMS hits the roadIBM ImpactApril 27 – May 1Las Vegas, NV

Share PittsburgAugust 3 - 8Pittsburg, CA

IBM InnovateJune 1 - 5Orlando, FL

Central Canadian DB2 User Group

CCDUGJune 2 - 3Markham, Ontario

IBM Insight 2014October 26 - 30Las Vegas, NV

NEXT

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IMS 13 Migration Workshop!

July 8 – 10 3-day teleconference series!

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For more information and to register:ibm.com/software/os/systemz/telecon/8jul/

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IMS Value Unit Edition

Database Manager• For both IMS 13 and IMS 12

• The same high-speed, highly available IMS data server, now with an alternative and attractive pricing option.

• Provides competitive advantage to IMS data sharing clients requiring additional cost-effective access to IMS data for net new workload.

• Expressly for net new applications or workloads in Java or SQL only, through IMS Open Database, from applications on WebSphere Application Server on z/OS

Transaction Manager • For both IMS 13 and IMS 12

• The same performance and workload management capabilities of IMS Transaction Manager, now with an alternative and attractive pricing option to access IMS assets from qualified Java, mobile, analytics, and big data workloads.

• For new qualifying Java workloads and new qualifying packaged application workloads

Both add new customized capabilities to address business growth based on key business initiatives including SOA, enterprise and mobile access strategy, and operational business intelligence (BI).

Both leverage the unique industry-leading performance and workload management capabilities of IMS.

For more information, visit www.ibm.com/ims

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IMS Business Value Assessment WorkshopHelp clients identify ways to get more out of their IMS investment.

•A proactive assessment

•Provides tactical and strategic recommendations to:

– Increase benefits

– Lower costs

– Improve processing efficiencies for IMS applications

IBM or BP Services for Deployment

Supported by

Subject Matter

Experts from

Development

Lab

Joint Proof Of Concept Client Implementation

IMS Value Assessment?

Project Kickoff Call

Data Consolidation and Technical Assessment

Generate Recommendations anddevelop workshop materials

Deliver Recommendations Proposal for next steps.

IBM Client team follow-up

Discovery Workshop

Contact Laura Hunsinger, lshunsin@us.ibm.com, for details

Still a no-charge workshop!

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IMS Customer Advisory Council• Monthly e-Meetings

• NA Participants: Third Tuesday

• EMEA & South America Participants: Third Thursday

• Face-to-face Meetings

• Information On Demand (IOD) Conference

• Networking opportunities with peer IMS experts worldwide

• Influence the strategic product direction of IMS!

• We are planning a unique IMS NextGen CAC

Interested in joining?Contact: Laura Hunsinger at llhunsin@us.ibm.com

Coming Soon!

IMS NextGen

CAC!

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“…every subject was successfully covered by the most appropriate expert. While I was there at SVL, the program was flexible enough so we could address certain topics which I personally identified, that would benefit me at my home location...”

• Interested in one (1) final Customer Internship event in 2014? Let us hear from you!!!

• Sessions include: Installation, HALDB features, IMS OTMA and Connect, application topics, and MORE!

• Should have at least 2-3 years of IMS experience

• Contact Tori Gonzalez for more information: gotori@us.ibm.com

IMS Customer Internship Program – 2014

“…a unique experience, where I was given the opportunity to meet with the IMS developers and testers at the IBM Lab, and work side by side with them… It's incredible to meet people whose work is known worldwide.”

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IMS ISV Community

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IBM Knowledge Center One-stop shop - IBM Knowledge Center is

your destination on ibm.com for all IBM technical information and resources. It replaces multiple sources of information across IBM products.

Initially... Knowledge Center combines all of our existing information centers (IMS and others) into a single web site that provides an improved, filterable search capability and a brand-new user experience.

Over time… IBM Knowledge Center will be the basis for a fusion of a wide variety of sources including information centers, wikis, developerWorks, Support, Redbooks, PartnerWorld, and more.

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Have questions? Interested in early testing?Contact David Hanson from the IMS Information Development team: dehanson@us.ibm.com

Now in Beta!

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IMS Best Practices

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bit.ly/IMSBestPractices

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IMS Social Community!

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New IMS Videos Available!

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Explore the ReThinkIMS YouTube channel for demos, tutorials, and more!

bit.ly/IBMIMS_YouTube

NEW!

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IMS Redbooks – there’s an App for that!

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Now available for both iOS and Android devices

Get it now!

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Are you getting the most from your IMS investment?

IMS is the GOLD Standard for:

AvailabilityPerformance

Dependability IMS makes modernizing easy and affordable

Support for IMS 11 ends on October 30, 2014

We Can Help!•Version-to-Version Migrations

•Health Checks

•SOA Pilots

•Capacity Planning

•Shared Queues, Data Sharing, Sysplex

•….and much more!

Contact jhook@us.ibm.com

Visit us @ibm.co/QQn7WW

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IMS User Group Meeting Locations – North America

• NYC, NY• Victoria, BC • Seattle, WA• San Ramon, CA• Phoenix, AZ• Dallas, TX• Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Columbus, OH• Philadelphia, PA• Toronto, Canada• Charlotte, NC• Boston, MA• Hartford, CT

• Southern CA• Jacksonville, FL• Washington, DC• Pittsburg, PA

Physical RUGs e-Meeting RUG – OPEN TO ALL• Omaha, NE• Minneapolis, MN• Bloomington/Springfield, IL • Detroit, MI

Upcoming meetings @ ibm.co/IMS_RUGs

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Latin America Europe Asia-Pacific

IMS User Group Meeting Locations – Latin America, Europe, Asia - Pacific

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• Sao Paulo, Brazil • Oslo, Norway• Helsinki, Finland• Stockholm, Sweden

• Tokyo, Japan• Singapore• Melbourne, Australia• Sydney, Australia Check for upcoming meetings

here: ibm.co/IMS_RUGs

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Questions?