Minneapolis / St. Paul Computer Measurement Group

Fall 2011 Conference

“Mainframe Day!”

Date: Thursday September 08, 2011

Time: 8:30 AM –11:30 PM

Location:

Unisys

3199 Pilot Knob Road

Eagan, MN 5512

The meeting is open to anyone who would like to attend.

Cost: n/c

Agenda:

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome / Business Meeting

Tom Becchetti + Board, Minneapolis-St. Paul CMG

8:45 - 9:45 “What Is Cloud Computing For Z/OS”

Daniel T. Schrantz – Technical Professional - IBM Private Cloud - Private Cloud Architect

Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network
access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g.,
networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly
provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider
interaction.  Cloud computing is not just for distributed systems, z/VM is
a key cloud resource that should not be overlooked.

Daniel Schrantz is a Cloud Architect working in the IBM SEI Private Cloud
Team where he works with customers to set their vision for cloud.  He has
worked for IBM for 17 years in a variety of technical and business positions

and has a broad background in enterprise systems management.

9:45 – 10:00 BREAK

10:00 - 11:00 “Are SSDs right for your Mainframe?” – Bob Chaney

Bob Chaney has been in the I/T industry since 1987, when he transitioned from Finance as part of a Chargeback project that included a new Capacity Planning function at Westinghouse. He is a frequent presenter at the National Computer Measurement Group (CMG) conference, having received a Best Paper award in 1999 and the Mullen Award in 2005. In 1996 Bob joined Delta Air Lines, and is currently the mainframe capacity planner and architect.

11:00 - 12:00 "The Clearpath Distinction" Norm Owens – Unisys

Norm Owens, Principal Architect and CMG Board member

Bio:   Norman R. Owens has been a manager of open systems storage infrastructure for almost 20 years.    He was a long-time board member for the End User Committee within the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).  Within that capacity he regularly conducted national surveys intended to focus SNIA efforts upon the real problems faced by end users managers of storage infrastructure.  More recently he has worked for three and half years as a Solution Architect for Unisys.   He currently crafts data center architectures for a diverse group of commercial, government, and foreign companies.

Unisys is located at 3199 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan, MN.   The entrance to visitor's center is on the northwest side of the building.  Attendees should look for the large white Eagan water tower which on the Unisys property at the intersection of Towerview Road and Pilot Knob Road.   If you are travelling north on Pilot Knob Road take a left at this intersection.  If you are travelling south take a right.  Follow the signs to the visitor's center.  Park in either of the lots within the shadow of the water tower.

Local Officers

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Chair: Tom Becchetti

EMC

Phone: (651)400-1297

E-Mail: TBecchetti@gmail.com mailto:TBecchetti@gmail.com or mspcmg@gmail.com

Treasurer: Bob Kunzer

Deluxe Corporation

Phone: (651) 787-2027

E-Mail: bob.kunzer@deluxe.com

Director: Barry Pieper - CMG member number 6868 (since 1983)

Phone: (651) 662-9354

E-Mail: Barry_R_Pieper@bluecrossmn.com

Director: Doug Morris

EMC

Phone: (612)812-6489

E-Mail: Doug.Morris@datadomain.com

Director: Norm Owens

Unisys

Phone: (952)905-0395

E-Mail: email@normanowens.com

Mark Weber

UHG

Phone: (612) 991-5404

E-Mail: markweber@means.net

Advisor: Bill Feeney

Hennepin County

Phone: (612)348-6230

E-Mail: bill.feeney@co.hennepin.mn.us mailto:bill.feeney@co.hennepin.mn.us

Advisor: Judy Jones

Wells Fargo

Phone: (612)418-6883

E-Mail: judyjones9@gmail.com

Check out our Web page at:

http://regions.cmg.org/regions/mspcmg/index.html