Join the Rocket team at IBM World of Watson 2016!

By Matthew West on October 6, 2016 in Community, Customers, Data virtualization, Events, Partners

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 24^th
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 25^th
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 26^th
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 27^th
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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Matthew West

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I like plate reverb, Rat pedals, Thai curry, New Weird fiction, my kids, Vespas, Jazzmasters, my wife & Raiders of the Lost Ark. Not necessarily in that order. Director of Content Marketing here at Rocket.