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IBM 30-Second Business Case Seminars

At one of our 30-Second Business Case Seminars, you’ll learn how to present an attention-grabbing 30-second summary of why smarter companies are investing in desktop, server and storage virtualisation, with the focus on reduced costs and ROI. Case studies will provide real-life examples of how it works in practice. You will also hear about how you can work with IBM and their partners to understand how to take the costs of your software licensing with instant returns available to your organisation.

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IBM System z Roadshow

These events are designed to give insight into the future of System z and how it is increasingly at the centre of the business world. Pressures on you and your business are ever increasing which are requiring you to do more with less - IBM System z is the ideal platform to enable this. Register below to get the inside story.

Agenda

Time                    Description                                                                                                                        
09:30 - 10:00 Coffee & Registration
10:00 - 10:50 System z 2009 Update
Parwez Hamid

Abstract

This session will cover System z Server updates since April 2009 and additional details mentioned in prior Trends and Directions sessions explaining the capability of System z platform becoming more 'open' . The recently announced Smart Analytics Optimizer software solution will be discussed, which is one example of a new wave of mainframe capability which is being brought to the IT marketplace.
10:50 - 11:40 GDPS Experiences
Michael Quigley

Abstract

IBM GTS Server Services will present a session on Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) and High Availability solutions based on real customer projects and experiences.
11:40 - 12:00 Break
12:00 - 13:00 Mainframe Consolidation Studies using zRace
Roger Porter

Abstract

Roger Porter of IBM BP Logicalis will review their experiences with the zRace consolidation study tool and show how customers have used it. Various scenarios will be given for consolidation of workloads on to System z.
13:00 - 13:20 Lunch, meet and discuss with speakers
13:20 - 14:00 Mainframe Cost of Ownership
Peter Norris

Abstract

Peter Norris of IBM STG will present on Platform Selection and Total Cost Of Ownership. Various recent comparisons will be drawn regarding mainframe versus other platforms and customer TCO studies will be presented.
14:00 - 14:40 Database Advances on the Mainframe
Martin Horgan, IBM SWG

Abstract

Martin will summarise the various advances made in Data Warehousing and Analytics on the mainframe. Server innovative IBM solutions for data consolidation, warehousing and analysis will be covered.
14:40 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 16:00 Infrastructure of the Smarter Planet
Doug Neilson, IBM STG

Abstract

This session will discuss how IBM are planning to further extend and develop the world’s most advanced server to fully participate (and excel) as a hybrid architecture for cloud computing and dynamic infrastructure to deliver on the Smarter Planet vision.
16:00 Close

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