Mar 9, 2018 Linux on IBM Z Executive Advisory Customer Council

The next Meetup for the Linux on IBM Z Executive Advisory Customer Council will be on Friday, March 9, 2018.  The agenda is below.  Please RSVP at https://www.meetup.com/Linux-on-z/events/247350176/ or via email to [email protected].  Thank you for your participation and we look forward to seeing you on March 9.

This quarter’s council focuses on containerized solutions being deployed to Linux on IBM Z.  The event will kick off with IBM’s Program Director for LinuxOne Ecosystem Dale Hoffman, discussing IBM’s new offering for building and deploying a containerized private cloud – IBM Cloud Private.  Next on the agenda, the team from FatBrain will talk about their new real-time decision making software.  After the break, we have a discussion around the new IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator on IBM Z Secure Service Container appliance.  Maryela Weihrauch will discuss the architecture of the appliance and how it utilizes Docker and IFL capacity.  Bob Perih will then talk about Citi’s experiences during the beta of IDAA on IBM Z and the benefits they anticipate running it on IFLs.  We are also pleased to have Regis Paquette from Canonical who will be giving an update on Ubuntu and other new announcements from Canonical.  Last on the agenda, Len Santalucia from the Linux Foundation will talk about conclusions made from a recent survey completed by the Open Mainframe Project regarding the usage of Linux on IBM Z.

Questions email  [email protected]
RSVP Meetup URL http://www.meetup.com/Linux-on-z/

As valued customers and trusted partners, your input to this council is very valuable. We continue to appreciate the candor with which you’ve shared your Linux on z Systems implementation experiences and requirements

Directions to meeting location:

Verisk
545 Washington BLVD
Jersey City, NJ   07310

Located between the Path Train and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail ‘Pavonia Newport Station’.

http://www.panynj.gov/path/pavonia-newport-station.html

Parking is available at Central Parking Newport North Garage
561 Washington Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07310
201-626-5515

Parking entrance on both Washington Blvd and Mall Drive East.

If driving please allow extra time as Washington Blvd is adjacent to the entrance to the Holland Tunnel

Hotels
Double Tree
455 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310
(201) 499-2400

Marriot Courtyard
540 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310
(201) 626-6600

Westin
479 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310
(201) 626-2900

Previous council presentations can be found at:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/execcouncil.html