IMS HOST Presentation October 15 Update2 - IMS UG Fort Lauderdale 2013

© 2013 IBM Corporation

Worldwide User Groups

2013

IMS Regional User GroupsFort Lauderdale, Florida, 2013

Jeff PearceIMS RUG Advocate

IBM Silicon Valley Lab


IMS Regional User Groups

• IBM IMS experts provide free education to clients on IMS-related topics

based on what the clients request to hear

• Provides an opportunity for clients and IBMers to come together for

education, networking and camaraderie

• 28 RUGs worldwide

• Meetings are typically hosted 1 – 2 times per calendar year

• Each RUG has an assigned IBM Customer Advocate

• Find an upcoming user group near you:

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/ims/usergroups.html

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Today’s Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions, Jeff Pearce – IBM

• IMS 13 Overview, Diane Goff - IBM

• Data Power and IMS, Suzie Wendler - IBM

• Lunch

• IMS Mobility concepts, Suzie Wendler - IBM

• IMS Synchronous Programming, Suzie Wendler - IBM

• Open Database Solutions,

Susie Wendler - IBM


IBM IMS

100,000 reasons to move to IMS 13

Still delivering the highest levels of performance, availability

security, and scalability in the industry.

#IBM_IMS

IMS 13 Speed: Record-setting benchmark

Speed =

117,292

transactions

per second


IMS 13: Lowest cost per transaction in the industry

– Affordability

– Double-digit CPU reductions

–Simplicity:

– New Web interface, mobile enabled, for easier administration

– Expanded Eclipse-based function with IMS Explorer

– Easier IMS data access using SQL from COBOL and .NET apps

– Speed:

– 100,000 reasons to migrate to IMS 13

– Dynamically alter databases

– Enhanced connectivity to IMS increases throughput for some Fast Path

workloads by more than 160%

Up to 10% Up to 15% Up to 62%CPU savings for

traditional workloads

CPU savings for specialized

workloads

CPU savings for Java

workloads

“..IMS 13 migrations have been really easy to implement and have run very smoothly. I have been really impressed by the ease of installing the new version and shipping it to our systems.…..A big ‘well done’ to

your team." – United Kingdom-based Bank

Register for the IMS 13 and IMS Enterprise Suite 3.1 Webcast on October 29


Introducing: IMS Database Value Unit Edition

• The same high-speed, highly available IMS data server at a one-time charge price

• Provides competitive advantage to IMS data sharing clients requiring additional cost-effective access to IMS data for net new workload.

• Expressly for net new applications or workloads in Java or SQL only, through IMS Open Database, from applications on WebSphere Application Server on z/OS

• Adds new customized capabilities addressing business growth based on key business initiatives including services-oriented architecture (SOA), enterprise and mobile access strategy, and operational business intelligence (BI).

• Leverages the unique industry-leading performance and workload management capabilities of IMS.

• ibm.com/software/data/ims/imsdbvue/index.htmlValue

Unit

Edition

BRAND NEW!


Cost-effective access to IMS data for eligible Java or SQL workloads

• IBM® IMS™ Database Value Unit Edition provides cost-effective access to IMS

data for eligible Java or SQL workloads.

• Based on IMS 12 Database Manager, it is offered at a one-time charge.

• The software can only be used to support new applications or workloads on

System z® that are deployed in qualified System z new application license

charge (zNALC) logical partitions (LPAR).

• IMS Database Value Unit Edition provides the following features and benefits:

– Supports new Java or SQL workloads from applications within IBM

WebSphere Application Server on z/OS.

– Based on the highly available, scalable IMS database.

– Delivers capabilities that can be customized to support business growth

based on SOA, enterprise and mobile access, and operational business

intelligence.

– Combines IMS performance and workload management capabilities.


Upcoming Conferences featuring IMS

IBM Information on Demand

November 3 – November 8

Las Vegas, NV

IMS Day in Germany

Konigstein, Germany

October 23, 24

IBM Enterprise Systems

October 21 - 25

Orlando, FL

IMS Symposium, EMEA/Germany

Konigstein, Germany

March 2014


IMS Sessions @ IOD 2013 • IMS Disaster Recovery Overview

• Improving IMS Performance via Dynamic

Tuning of Buffer Pools and Subpools

• IMS as a Viable Cloud Platform? An Evaluation

of the Challenges and Opportunities

• Your Big Data solution is not complete without

IMS on System z

• Orienteering through your Multi-Platform

Enterprise: Java Development on System z

Best Practices

• 45 Years Strong: IMS Introduces Its Most

Innovative Release

• Does your Big Data need maintenance?

Automatic Database Reorganizations and

Performance Tuning is Here

• Worlds Together: IMS and .NET

• IMS: The Original No SQL Big Data Engine

• IMS in a Sysplex Environment: Challenges and

Solutions

• Managing Databases more effectively using

IMS Database Solution Pack

• IMS 13 Transaction Manager: Simpler Operations in

an Open Environment

• IMS 13 System: Easier Management with Increased

Reliability

• IMS 13 DB and DBRC: Greater Resiliency for your

Data

• Up and Running on IMS in Record Time!

• Increase ROI by Expanding the Life of your IMS

applications for Another 45 years!

• Standard access to IMS data assets from COBOL

using SQL

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Customer Advisory Council Meeting

Customer

Appreciation Dinner

Certification Exams

– the first is free!


IMS Customer Sessions @ IOD 2013• Transamerica: Dynamic Change Management in IMS, Simplified to Deliver

Higher Availability

• State of Arizona: Upgrading to IMS 12 from IMS 10: Lessons learned

• State of Arizona: IMS has a catalog: Did you get the memo?

• China Construction Bank: Achieving Consistent Microsecond Response Time

in High Volume, High Growth Enterprise Databases

• IMS 13 QPP Experience at Volvo IT

• Sun Life Financial: Doing Mobile before Mobile was Mobile

• Wellpoint: How a Company in the Healthcare Industry was able to Improve

Access to Data through Cloning

• Scotiabank Leverages DataPower to Expand IMS Callout Capabilities

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IMS Business Value Assessment Roadmap

Help clients identify ways to get more out of their IMS investment.

•A proactive assessment

•Provides tactical and strategic

recommendations to:

– Increase benefits

– Lower costs

– Improve processing

efficiencies for IMS

applicationsIBM or BP Services for

Deployment

Supported by

Subject Matter

Experts from

Development

Lab

Joint Proof Of Concept Client Implementation

IMS Value Assessment?

Project Kickoff Call

Data Consolidation and Technical Assessment

Generate Recommendations anddevelop workshop materials

Deliver Recommendations Proposal for next steps.

IBM Client team follow-up

Discovery Workshop

Contact Laura Hunsinger, [email protected], for details


IMS Customer Advisory council

• Monthly e-Meetings

• Information On Demand (IOD) face to face meeting

Interested in joining?Contact: Laura Hunsinger at [email protected]

Customer Advisory Council Meeting

Certification Exams the first is free!

NEW!


“…every subject was successfully covered by the most appropriate expert. While I was there at SVL, the program was flexible enough so we could address certain topics which I personally identified, that would benefit me at my home location...”

� Reserve your spot early to work with our team at

Silicon Valley Lab in San Jose, California 2014

� Customized education sessions offered to fit your

business needs

� Program length varies depending on the sessions you

and your team chooses

� Should have at least 1-2 years of IMS experience

� Contact Tori Gonzalez for more information

[email protected]

IMS Customer Internship Program – 2014 planning

“…a unique experience, where I was given the opportunity to meet with the IMS developers and testers at the IBM Lab, and work side by side with them… It's incredible to meet people whose work is known worldwide.”


IMS ISV Community


IMS Social Community!

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Celebrating IMS’s 45th Anniversary Worldwide

• Download & Print!

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• Snap Photos!

• Share!

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Interested in participating?



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easy and affordable

Support for IMS 10 ended

on November 12, 2012

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•Health Checks

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Coming soon!


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