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© 2014 IBM Corporation

IMS Regional User GroupsSan Ramon, CA

October 16, 2014

Catherine CoxIMS RUG Advocate San Ramon

IBM Silicon Valley Lab


IMS Regional User Groups, San Ramon

May 1, 2014


Today’s Agenda• Welcome, Introductions, Host Presentation

• IMS Catalog: Ken Blackman

• IMS Repository: Ken Blackman

• Lunch!

• MS Connect - What's New in V12 and V13: Tom Morrison

• IMS Explorer for Development with GUI and Mobile: Carlos Alvarado

• Next Meeting / Close


IMS hits the roadIBM ImpactApril 27 – May 1Las Vegas, NV

Share PittsburghAugust 3 - 8Pittsburgh, PA

IBM InnovateJune 1 - 5Orlando, FL

Central Canadian DB2 User Group

CCDUGJune 2 - 3Markham, Ontario

IBM Insight 2014October 26 - 30Las Vegas, NV

NEXT

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/websphere/events/impact/

http://www.share.org/p/cm/ld/fid=364

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/innovate/


IBM InterConnect

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Topics offered include how solutions incorporate IMS and a

product from WebSphere, Rational, or Tivoli.


IMS Global!

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bit.ly/IMS_Global

Dedicated groups for: •IMS Database Administrators•IMS System Programmers•IMS Business Partners•IBM IMS Development Organization•Spain GSE•United Kingdom GSE•Germany GSE•Nordics GSE•……..suggestions for more?

Your online source for: •Event announcements•Links to new technical content•Networking•Expertise exchange•Communicating with IMS Market and Product Management•IMS Job Announcements •……..suggestions for more?

https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1949922&trk=my_groups-tile-grp

https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1949922&trk=my_groups-tile-grp


Planning to migrate to IMS 13? The Migration Workshop can help!

For more information and to register:ibm.com/software/os/systemz/telecon/8jul/

The 3-day teleconference series from July 2014 was recorded and is available to you now.

Register here and listen to the replays at your convenience!

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/os/systemz/telecon/8jul/





IMS 14 Quality Partnership Program (Announced 10/7/14, Planned start 12/12/14)

• Easier application deployment and management• Support for ever-growing transaction and data volumes• Greater agility by enabling broader dynamic change of IMS

configuration and resources• More robust integration and increased scalability in OLTP for

IMS with IBM DB2® environments• IMS infrastructure enhancements that help improve overall

capability, usability, and resiliency of IMS and lower total cost of ownership

IMS 14 Quality Partnership Program (QPP) Announcement

http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-401


IMS Value Unit Edition

Database Manager• For both IMS 13 and IMS 12

• The same high-speed, highly available IMS data server, now with an alternative and attractive pricing option.

• 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

Transaction Manager • For both IMS 13 and IMS 12

• The same performance and workload management capabilities of IMS Transaction Manager, now with an alternative and attractive pricing option to access IMS assets from qualified Java, mobile, analytics, and big data workloads.

• For new qualifying Java workloads and new qualifying packaged application workloads

Both add new customized capabilities to address business growth based on key business initiatives including SOA, enterprise and mobile access strategy, and operational business intelligence (BI).

Both leverage the unique industry-leading performance and workload management capabilities of IMS.

For more information, visit www.ibm.com/ims

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

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


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IMS Business Value Assessment WorkshopHelp 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 applications

IBM 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

Still a no-charge workshop!

mailto:[email protected]


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IMS Customer Advisory Council• Monthly e-Meetings

• NA Participants: Third Tuesday• EMEA & South America Participants: Third Thursday • Face-to-face Meetings• Insight

• Networking opportunities with peer IMS experts worldwide

• Influence the strategic product direction of IMS!

• We are planning a unique IMS NextGen CAC

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

Coming Soon!

IMS NextGen

CAC!


“…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...”

• Two session offered in 2014

• Interested in one for 2015? Let us hear from you!!!

• Sessions include: Installation, HALDB features, IMS OTMA and Connect, application topics, and MORE based on participant’s interest!

• Should have at least 2-3 years of IMS experience

• Contact Tori Gonzalez for more information: [email protected]

IMS Customer Internship Program

“…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


IBM Knowledge Center One-stop shop - IBM Knowledge Center is

your destination on ibm.com for all IBM technical information and resources. It replaces multiple sources of information across IBM products.

Initially... Knowledge Center combines all of our existing information centers (IMS and others) into a single web site that provides an improved, filterable search capability and a brand-new user experience.

Over time… IBM Knowledge Center will be the basis for a fusion of a wide variety of sources including information centers, wikis, developerWorks, Support, Redbooks, PartnerWorld, and more.

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Have questions? Interested in early testing?Contact David Hanson from the IMS Information Development team: [email protected]



IMS Best Practices

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bit.ly/IMSBestPractices

http://bit.ly/IMSBestPractices


IMS Social Community!

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New IMS Videos Available!

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Explore the ReThinkIMS YouTube channel for demos, tutorials, and more! bit.ly/IBMIMS_YouTube

NEW!


IMS Redbooks – there’s an App for that!

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Now available for both iOS and Android devices

Get it now!

http://t.co/FFEXwAHBxF


Are you getting the most from your IMS investment?

IMS is the GOLD Standard for:

AvailabilityPerformance

Dependability IMS makes modernizing easy and affordable

Support for IMS 11 ends on October 30, 2014

We Can Help!•Version-to-Version Migrations

•Health Checks

•SOA Pilots

•Capacity Planning

•Shared Queues, Data Sharing, Sysplex

•….and much more!

Contact [email protected]

Visit us @ibm.co/QQn7WW


http://ibm.co/QQn7WW


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How to Open an IMS Requirement Using Request For Enhancement (RFE)

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/infomgmt/

Information Management’s RFE Community:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/infomgmt/


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RFE: Sign in with your IBM ID and password


Submit RFEs - sample


Submit a request for enhancement (RFE) - sample


Submit a request for enhancement (RFE) sample - cont


RFE Creation Notification - sample


VIRTUAL RUGNEW F2F RUGFace-to-Face RUG

Find information and agendas for upcoming meetings @ ibm.co/IMS_RUGs

IMS User Group Meeting Locations – North America


Latin America Europe Asia-Pacific

IMS User Group Meeting Locations – Latin America, Europe, Asia - Pacific

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• Sao Paulo, Brazil • Oslo, Norway• Helsinki, Finland• Stockholm, Sweden

• Tokyo, Japan• Singapore• Melbourne, Australia• Sydney, Australia Check for upcoming meetings

here: ibm.co/IMS_RUGs


Please help us by completing this survey!

HTTP://bit.ly/IMSRUG2014

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