Join the Rocket team at IBM World of Watson 2016!
It may be hard to believe, but the first-ever IBM World of Watson event is just a few weeks away. We’re excited to be the Marquee Sponsor for this event once again, and the Rocket team has a lot going on in and around the Mandalay Bay while World of Watson is taking place. If you (or members of your team) are planning to attend, here are a few places you’ll find us:
On the Cognitive Concourse
We’ll be set up at booth #500. Stop by, say hello, and register to win a guitar that we’ll be giving away.
Party with The Rocket Band
CEO Andy Youniss and The Rocket Band will be playing an opening set at Tuesday night’s Rock the Mainframe party, taking place at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. You’ll need to get a “z” pin from the IBM team to get in, and doors open at 7:20 pm. This event is first-come, first-served, so don’t be late!
Check out a breakout session (or 14)
World of Watson isn’t just about having fun–it’s also about learning new things you can use when you get back to the office. On every day of the event, you have a chance to attend breakout sessions led by Rocketeers and IBM employees discussing Rocket solutions including data virtualization, collaborative BI, and DB2 tools. Come learn something new, and be sure to say hello.
| Monday, October 24th | ||||
| Time | Session Title | Speakers | Session number | Location |
| 10:00pm – 10:45pm | Using Mainframe Data Virtualization to Accelerate Digital Business Transformation | Bryan Smith, Vice President Research & Development and Chief Technology Officer, Rocket Software | 3975 | Breakers G |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | What’s New in Database Tools: IBM Data Server Driver, DB2 Connect and DB2 Advanced Recovery Feature | Anson Kokkat, IBM | 2684 | Palm D |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Best Practices for Protecting Sensitive, Mission-Critical z/OS Data with zSecure and Guardium | Cindy Fung, IBM Julie Bergh, IBM Howard Hirsch, IBM Barry Davis, Rocket Software |
2971 | South Pacific H |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | How Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Modernized Its DB2 Utilities to Save Time and Money | Perry Shindle, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Baha Majid, IBM |
1621 | Mandalay Bay – Jasmine A |
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Intro to Open Source on z/OS: Develop in Python, SparkR, and PHP on z/OS with Open Source Tools | Joe Devlin, VP of Software Development, Rocket Software Peter Fandel, Senior Manager Software Engineering, Rocket Software |
4086 | Jasmine E |
| Tuesday, October 25th | ||||
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Scenarios for z Systems-Centric Data Lake Implementations | Eberhard Hechler, IBM Thomas Kraus, IBM Jeff Josten, IBM |
1105 | Mandalay Bay – Jasmine F |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Levering Operational Analytics to enable Self Managing DB2 | Tim Willging, Distinguished Engineer, Database Tools Architect & Strategist, Rocket Software | 4091 | Islander F |
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Leveraging IT Operational Analytics with IBM IMS Tools and Spark on z Systems | Ron Bisceglia, Rocket Software | 2499 | Mandalay Bay – Jasmine A |
| Wednesday, October 26th | ||||
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Information at the Speed of Thought: How Social Business Solutions Power Collaborative Analytics | Patrick Spedding, Rocket Software Natalya Makarnyaeva, Rocket Software |
1202 | Breakers F |
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Advanced DB2 Recovery Analytics Using Spark on z/OS and Machine Learning Patterns | Jim Reed, IBM Timm Zimmermann, Rocket Software |
2695 | Mandalay Bay – Jasmine A |
| Thursday, October 27th | ||||
| 9:00am – 9:45am | DB2 z/OS Accelerator/Loader Integration at American International Group | Peter Bongiovanni, American Intl Group, Client Anthonty Ciabattoni, Rocket Software Bill Anani, USA, Client |
1322 | Mandalay Bay – Jasmine F |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Enterprise Data: Don’t Move It—Analyze It In-Place with IBM DB2 Query Management Facility | Udo Hertz, IBM; Doug Anderson, Rocket Software Linus Olson, Rocket Software |
2003 | Mandalay Bay – Jasmine F |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Query Performance Enhancements That Will Keep Your DB2 Systems Running At Their Best | Anson Kokkat, IBM | 3054 | Palm D |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Stories from the Front Line on Improving DB2 for z/OS Availability and Operations | Bharath Nunepalli, HCA John Tillman, HCA Anthony Ciabattoni, Rocket Software |
1112 | Mandalay Bay – Jasmine F |
If you’re interested in a personalized demo of Rocket solutions, you can stop by our booth and one of our team members will schedule something that accommodates your schedule.
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone!
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