Agenda
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9:00 AM |
Opening - Welcome – Margaret Greenberg, MCMG President |
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9:15 AM |
zNext: What’s Next On July 22, IBM will announce what’s up with zNext. But many of us won’t have the opportunity to ask questions; however, those attending MCMG will be able to spend the morning listening to our speaker discussing the future direction and answering questions. By that time zNext may be renamed. Your questions are welcome so come prepared. |
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10:30 AM |
Morning Break |
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11:00 AM |
[Continuation of zNext] |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
BOF Jim Nowlen has requested that we address at least the following issues: 1. What are people doing vis-à-vis ISV and companies use of COD on the mainframe? 2. Who is doing what, why, and to what benefit? · Open Systems Virtualization · SAN Virtualization · Network Virtualization; Attendees are invited to submit more questions prior to the meeting (email: mcmgboard@cmg.org) or may add during the discussion. |
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1:45 PM |
VMWare: The Big Picture -- Monitoring for Capacity Planning and Performance Ian Koenig & Scott Bowe, NM x86 Architects and SMEs
NM has been using VMware in their production environment successfully since 2004. Over the years NM has learned quite a bit around the functionality of how VMware works and how to monitor it. Some of NM’s Subject Matter Experts will cover how to collect, examine and analyze metrics for performance and capacity based on NM’s experience. Specifically, they will discuss: The Big Picture of VMware and how it bakes the pie; Capacity Exams and how to pass that test; Performance Races and how to win. MCMGers have been asking for a presentation by actual users of the product. |
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2:45 PM |
Afternoon Break |
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3:00 PM |
In the Cloud Chris Goodman, Computer Associates In order for IT to take advantage of the opportunities available in the cloud, a transformation must take place. IT must take on the role of service supply chain manager in order to choose, implement and measure the optimized resources that ultimately come together to deliver the right service to the business. The opportunity results in increased flexibility, scalability, continuous data availability, optimized resources, maximized performance with reduced costs, risk and downtime. How will this transformation occur and what technologies can help to accelerate the path to success in the cloud?
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4:00 PM |
Meeting Adjourned |