The future runs on System z
Mainframe Skills Initiatives and the Big Picture
IBM Academic InitiativeSystem z
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Don Resnik ([email protected]), Kathy Pfeiffer ([email protected]),
ibm.com/university/systemz
Mainframe Skills
� 5 billion lines of new code are developed each year from which programming language?
– COBOL
� What programming languages are used on System z?
– a) Java, b) HLASM, c) C/C++, COBOL, d) REXX
� What’s the most powerful tool for developers that speeds application development on the mainframe?
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development on the mainframe?
– a) ISPF, b) Workload Manager, c) Rational Developer (RDz), d) CICS
� What’s the #1 course taught from the System z Academic Initiative?
– Introduction to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics
� What’s the #1 requested skill by IBM clients using mainframes?
– Students with z/OS foundational knowledge
� How many colleges are using the mainframe at Marist College for remote enterprise education?
– 187 schools, 4,357 active accounts
Evolution of technology
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Inventions with staying power continue to evolve.
Curriculum must continue to evolve with technology evolution.
1969 Several System/360 servers, IMS 360 and IBM software
1986 Lockheed Aircraft Service receives the first IBM 3090 Model 150
1998 /1999
IBM introduces the System/390 G5 and G6 and smashes the 1,000 MIPS barrier and introduces Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD).
2002 IBM introduces the eServer zSeries 800 for entry-class mainframe customers
2006 IBM unveils the System z9 Enterprise Class and Business Class machines featuring zAAP, IFL and zIIP specialty engines
2008IBM unveils the
46 years of Mainframe
innovation
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1964April 7:IBM introduces the System/360 as a “new generation of electronic computing equipment”
and IBM software support the Apollo 11 landing
1971 /1972
IBM delivers more than 1,300 System/370 computers worldwide and announces VM virtualization
1994IBM Announces the System/390 Parallel Sysplex offering
2001Winnebago Industries helps establish Linux on the mainframe as ideal mainframe applications
2003 The z990 is the result of a four year, more than $1B investment involving 1,200 IBM developers
2008IBM unveils the System z10 Enterprise Class and Business Class machines. Just 10 years after breaking the 1,000 MIPS barrier, the z10 EC surpasses 30,000 MIPS
Complete solutions for people, process and information:
Next-generation business intelligence for System z:
Cognos for System z Smart SOA on System z
Software Evolution on IBM Enterprise Systems(1674 software vendors, 5800 applications)
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Visibility, automation and control for System z and the
enterprise:
Accelerating innovation on System z:
Rational Application Development and Delivery
Tivoli Service Management Center for System z
The Mainframe Skill Set – IT Analyst - Joe Clabby, Clabby Analytics
Data points abound that indicate that this mainframe skill set is being
filled by:
1) a new generation of mainframe skilled young people (under 30);
and,
2) by enterprises growing skill sets from within.
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Ensuring You Have Mainframe Skills Through 2020– Gartner Research, Mike Chuba
A key component of IBM's efforts to keep the outlook of its
mainframe platform healthy has been its ongoing investment to
develop the next generation of mainframe personnel. The
cornerstone of this effort — IBM's Academic Initiative. IBM has
continued to invest in its Academic Initiative, because the
company realizes that, without this effort, staffing issues could
be a major detriment to the future of mainframe sales.
Helping future IT professionals to identify and solve complex problems
Prolem Solving/
Critical Thinking
Communications
People
A BIG Thank YOU to the ECC founders and members for doing this!
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Management Enterprise
SystemsHW/SW/NW/
Data/Process
Opportunities for IBM clients and Business Partners
� List of schools teaching the mainframeNo charge
ibm.com/university/systemz
� Enterprise Computing CommunityNo charge
ecc.marist.edu/
� z/OS® Certificate Program Reduced Fee – college credits
idcp.org/learnzos
� IBM Training e-learning bundles ibm.com/training
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� IBM Training e-learning bundlesReduced Fee
ibm.com/training
� Community ResourcesNo charge
ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/newtosystemz/
� z Skills Help Desk No charge
IBM System z Academic Initiatives
GROWTH(# schools
CONNECTIONS(academia/industry)Everyone
Student Hiring (examples)
• Enable Educators with Enterprise Systems Resources
• Assist Clients with New Skills
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Program(investment& resources)
OUTREACH(community)Everyone
(# schools & program)
Member schools worldwide in System z Academic Initiative
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408
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� 678 Participating Schools – >56,000 students attended mainframe education, reaching students in 61 countries
� Participation continues to increase - +20% in 2009– 45% North America– 24% Europe, Middle East, and Africa– 16% Latin America– 15% Asia/Pacific
� Wide variety of schools in the program - Different level of participation
� All programs are unique - Designed to provide flexibility to the school to meet their requirements
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IBM Academic Initiative Reference Schools & ECC Members
North America
� Syracuse University, NY
� Illinois State University
� Marist College, NY
� University of Arkansas
� Columbus State University, GA
� University of MD East Shore
� RIT NY
� Binghamton University
� Stevens Institute, NJ
David Dischiave - [email protected] Dischiave - [email protected]
Chu Jong - [email protected]
Angelo Corridori - [email protected]
David Douglas - [email protected]
Neil Rogers - [email protected]
Bryant Mitchell - [email protected]
Charles Border - [email protected]
Merwyn Jones - [email protected]
Dominic Duggan - [email protected]
Please contact these educators and ask about their mainframecurriculum and students.
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� Stevens Institute, NJ
� Northern Illinois University
� North Carolina A&T University
� North Carolina Central University
� Eastern Illinois University
� University of South Florida
� Washington University, MO
� Widener University, PA
� West Texas A&M
� University of South Carolina
� San Jose State University, CA
� State Fair CC, MO
� Houston CC, TX
� Ryerson University, Canada
� Georgian College, Canada
� Cegep de Thetford, Canada
� Monroe College
Dominic Duggan - [email protected]
Robert Rannie - [email protected]
Larry Burton - [email protected]
Cameron Seay - [email protected]
Vicki Hampton - [email protected]
Kaushal Chari - [email protected]
Kelly Hoffmann - [email protected]
Suk-Chung Yoon - [email protected]
H. Paul Haiduk - [email protected]
Karen Patten - [email protected]
Teng Moh - [email protected]
Russ Schupp - [email protected]
Getachew Haile - [email protected]
Joshua Panar - [email protected]
Greg Rodrigo - [email protected]
Francois La Haye - [email protected]
Janice Girardi – [email protected]
For a list of more
schools, see:
ibm.com/
university/systemz
IBM Subsidizes cost to take System z Mastery at no cost in 2010
� Worldwide offering ($95 USD value)
– z/OS Proficiency exam for entry level system programmers
– Available at 5000+ Prometric locations
– Voucher distribution
� Value and importance
– Avenue for students to validate z/OS knowledge and distinguish themselves from other job candidates
– Industry feedback: Valuable measurement of 'Entry Level Criteria‘
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– Industry feedback: Valuable measurement of 'Entry Level Criteria‘
– Analyst input: Key indicator of available skills
– Eligibility - faculty members and students who are enrolled full-time or part-time at an accredited educational institution
� Resources
Based on the Introduction to Mainframes: z/OS Basics - 1,409 Attempts (78.9% success rate) in 28 countries
Learn more at:www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/systemz/masterytest/
Priority to build skills - Master the Mainframe Contests
Location Contests Students Schools
Brazil 200720082009
201132872008
390400390
BeNeLux 2007 76 9
Nordics 2007 147 11
Thailand 2007 960 40
UK 20062007
725676
4059
� Global GrowthFive years, 15 countries and spreading
No experience necessary
– Three levels of challengesPrizes: T- shirts, iPods, Laptops, XBox360, Wii, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, HDTVs, trips
� WW Contests in 2009
– Australia
– Russia (new)
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200720082009
676876 1132
596470
North America
2005200620072008 2009
7501085175018793004
85177325325425
Australia 20082009
450315
3129
Taiwan 2009 560 44
Russia 2009 269 41
Totals 15 21,960 2,955
– Russia (new)
– US and Canada
– United Kingdom
– Taiwan (new)
– Brazil
� WW Contests Planned in 2010
– US/Canada, UK, Brazil, Australia, Taiwan, Russia, France (new), Netherlands,Mexico (new)
ibm.com/university/contest
System z Academic Initiative investment in student scholarships and awards
SHARE AcademicAward for Excellence
• Create awareness of SHARE among the academic community and the next generation of enterprise IT professionals
• Showcase and reward academic work as
IBM Destination z Enterprise Computing Scholarship Program
Students must demonstrate excellence in their enterprise computing coursework, with plans for continued growth on the mainframe platform in their academic and professional
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• Showcase and reward academic work as relevant to the future of enterprise computing
Students submit an academic project they have completed in the past year that displays growth in skill sets critical for the future of enterprise computing
Call for entries ends Friday, June 18, 2010
http://2010.share.org/academicaward
academic and professional careers.
2009 scholarship winners:
Sandeep Basnet, Illinois State UniversityScott Wetter, Marist CollegeMin Jiang, Illinois State UniversityNiranjan Sharma, Illinois State UniversityWenbo Zhang, Syracuse UniversityDeep Shah, Syracuse UniversityShiyuan Chen, Syracuse University
http://www.mainframezone.com/
static/mainframe-scholarship-
fund
Do you know where to locate students with Mainframe knowledge?
If you need Mainframe skills now or in the future, you do not want to miss this opportunity.
You’re invited!Exclusive event and opportunity to meetwith leading professors teaching the Mainframe
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with leading professors teaching the Mainframe and Fortune 500 customers
� SHARE Boston, Boston, MAThe Best Interview Starts by meeting the TeacherHynes Convention Center, Room 204Monday, August 2, 2010; 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
RSVP to Kathy Pfeiffer ([email protected])
� IBM continues to invest in developing more
mainframe skills. We won’t rest until all schools understand the value of teaching IBM
Enterprise Systems
� The program and the number of schools continues to grow
Summary
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continues to grow
� IBM Clients are connecting with schools in the
program
� We see frequent examples of hiring and
investment in mainframe skills