IBM Academic Initiative System z Don Resnik – IBM Academic Initiative, Overall Program Manager Troy D Crutcher – IBM Academic Initiative, Global Contest Project Manager Paul Newton – IBM Academic Initiative, IT Specialist © 2014 IBM Corporation What is the IBM Academic Initiative? Membership in the IBM Academic Initiative is free and open to individual faculty members. A skills initiative – An IBM program that partners with academic institutions worldwide to build a pipeline of skilled students for the IT jobs of tomorrow and skills for a smarter planet. ibm.com/university/academicinitiative © 2014 IBM Corporation Cross Organizations AI z Core Team STG Development Mission (James Ground, Amy Bildzok, Maria Boonie) • WW Program Troy Crutcher • Enables Schools • Assists Clients ISV / AI Programs (Larry Ghearing, Kathy Bennett, Don Boulia) Paul Newton = • Grows Ecosystem • Enables z Growth • Removes Skills Issues System z Marketing & Strategy (Mark Anzani, Mike Desens, Ross Mauri) • Assists Sellers & BPs • Marketing Content Don Resnik © 2014 IBM Corporation IBM zEnterprise Academic Initiative Key Milestones & Results in Our Journey Since its inception in 2003, the program has grown significantly benefiting schools, students, and clients Market place demand for enterprise systems resources over the last decade has remained strong Our clients have expressed continued interest in expanding the program to ensure a healthy ecosystem Job Candidates Growth Program Investment Corporate Engagement Professional Connections 9 Communities 360+ companies actively recruiting Over 4,200 Job Seekers 64K+Students Over 1K Schools in 67 countries $10M+ over in 10 years © 2014 IBM Corporation Client Skills and Academic Initiatives FIE skills Examples Linux and z/OS Ecosystem Awareness Press, Analysts, Events, Conferences, Awards, Sponsorships (constant drumbeat) Global Support for community initiatives that drive z skills Differentiator Client Skills Service Roundtables, Briefings, Training Alternatives, Resumes, Professor Introductions, Help Desk, Resources, Certification Coupons, Contest system for clients WW School enablement Curriculum, Contests, T3s, Certifications, Job Board Website, Tech support Infrastructure Loaner Systems, Hubs, IIC Dallas, Software, zPDT Marketing Materials for Clients, Educators, Sellers, Ambassadors © 2014 IBM Corporation Resources for Educators Program membership – 10 minutes (ibm.com/university/systemz) Remote access to IBM Mainframe systems – Full software stack available on hub systems – WW coverage and support – System customization according to skills Thousands of software products available for download Access to course materials – Modules to full semester – Foundational to advanced topics – Applicable to multiple computing disciplines – Presentations, textbooks, labs, exams – Teach as is or integrate into existing curricula Ongoing Faculty skills development – Seminars and workshops – Calendar of events Connections with the community – Roundtable – Participating schools The Academic Initiative is NOT a predefined program. It is designed for flexibility. Use what you want when you want it. © 2014 IBM Corporation Enterprise System Courses Foundational Principles An Introduction to the Mainframe Large Scale Commercial Computing An Introduction to the Mainframe Networking* An Introduction to the Mainframe Security* An Introduction to the Mainframe z/OS Basics* Operating Systems An Introduction to the New Mainframe - z/VSE Basics Introduction to z/VM Linux on System z z/OS UNIX System Services User Interfaces Enterprise Server Storage Management - VSAM ISPF z/OS Basic Interfaces Programming Languages COBOL Learning Modules Enterprise Server Assembler Language Coding Enterprise Server Introduction to Programming JCL Introduction to the COBOL Language Information, Data, and Transaction Management DB2 9 for z/OS Advanced System and Disaster Recovery DB2 9 for z/OS Application Data Recovery DB2 9 for z/OS Application Performance and Tuning DB2 9 for z/OS Application Programming Workshop DB2 9 for z/OS Database Administration Part 1 DB2 9 for z/OS Database Administration Part 2 DB2 9 for z/OS Implementation Workshop DB2 9 for z/OS System Administration DB2 9 for z/OS System Performance Analysis and Tuning DB2 9 for z/OS Utilities for Database Administrators DB2 for z/OS Application Development DB2 for z/OS Fundamentals DB2 for z/OS Query Optimization and Performance Tuning DB2 Family Fundamentals IMS Fundamentals DB2 SQL Workshop for Experienced Users Introduction to IMS z/OS and DB2 Basics for DB2 for z/OS DBA Beginners Test Introduction to Enterprise Systems Testing Application Development Developing COBOL with Rational Developer for System z V8.0 e-business with WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Essentials of Rational Team Concert for System z V2.0 Rational Developer for System z Learning Modules Other Enterprise Server Data Management Enterprise Server Transaction Management Mini Boot Camp z/OS Advanced Topics* z/OS Emerging Technologies* *available in audio version © 2014 IBM Corporation Student/Professor access - z/OS, z/VM, Linux on z, and z/TPF Master the Mainframe Contests USA/Canada World Championship 2013 All Countries World Championship 2016 + Robert Morris University Columbus State University West Texas A&M Global Online Learning (Australia) DeVry University San Jose State University Cegep de Thetford (Canada) Long Island University University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of North Texas Ryerson University (Canada) Denmark Technical University University of Redlands Polytechnic School of Carlos III University Notre Dame University Fairmont State University Illinois State University University of Malaysia (Pahang) Vellore Institute of Technology (India) zSoftware and Services for Campus Resident System z Dallas ISV Center Marist College University of Arkansas Syracuse University NC A&T Tongji University Access provided to many other universities © 2014 IBM Corporation 2014 IBM Enterprise Systems Educator Conference June 2 - 4 - Hosted at Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA) The IBM Academic Initiative; along with Robert Morris University, is excited to sponsor and invite you to this no cost, face-to-face enterprise systems educator seminar. Introduce your students to the most secure computing platform, most current state-of-the-art hardware - the "cloud in a box" - the IBM System z. Attend engaging workshops taught by leading university professors Engage in hands-on workshops and lab exercises Meet other professors from around the country to explore new ideas Agenda Topics (subject to change) Strategies for Implementing System z into the Curriculum Employer Panel - Demands for Young Professionals from Fortune 500 Companies Enterprise Security Framework - What can you Teach your Students Introducing COBOL and the Mainframe How to Integrate DB2 Using RDz into your Curriculum How to Integrate zOS and RD Traveler into your Curriculum How to Integrate WebSphere and MQ into your Curriculum Introducing "Mobile to Mainframe with Worklight" into your Curriculum What Big Data means to you What can the IBM Academic Initiative Program do for you © 2014 IBM Corporation Academic Initiative System z – School Profiles (NEW) ibm.com/university/systemz © 2014 IBM Corporation School Profiles – Connecting clients with schools and students Access profiles on: System z participating schools page - Select the ‘Profile’ link ibm.com/systems/z/education/academic/schools _na.html IBM Connections - Search Public folders - Use keyword ‘Academic initiative’ - Locate profiles by geography ibm.com/connections/files/app#/public Individual and Master global profile - School classifications - Visual mapping © 2014 IBM Corporation The IBM System z Academic Initiative Over 1000 schools Using the z AI program Binghamton University NY merwyn@binghamton.edu California State at Dominquez Hills mbeheshti@csudh.edu Cegep De Thetford Quebec flahaye@cegepth.qc.ca Columbus State U, GA rogers_neal@colstate.edu DeVry University ageist@devry.com Eastern Illinois University vahampton@eiu.edu Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ lowy@fdu.edu Fairmont State University, WV Richard.Harvey@fairmontstate.edu Illinois State University cjong@ilstu.edu Marist College, NY learnzos@marist.edu North Carolina A&T University cwseay@ncat.edu Northern Illinois University rrannie@cs.niu.edu Pace University NY hwinkler@pace.edu Southeast Community College, NE bstutzma@southeast.edu Robert Morris University, PA turchek@rmu.edu Rochester Institute of Technology lwhfac@rit.edu Ryerson University Toronto jshuster@ryerson.ca New York Institute of Technology mpanero@nyit.edu These 25 schools in North America have taken Syracuse University, NY mainframe education to the next level – University of Arkansas - multiple courses ddischia@syr.edu DDouglas@walton.uark.edu University of MD Eastern Shore bcmitchell@umes.edu - certificate programs University of North Texas Steve.Guynes@unt.edu - minors University of South Carolina pattenk@sc.edu - concentrations. West Texas A&M University H.Paul.Haiduk@cs.wtamu.edu Widener University PA syoon@mail.widener.edu © 2014 IBM Corporation Resources for Students Participate in IBM sponsored contests – ibm.com/university/students/contests/ – Master the Mainframe (No experience necessary) Launch your career – Job Board - SystemzJobs.com – IBM jobs: ibm.com/university/students/jobs/ Validate your skills and get recognized – System z Mastery test Membership is NOT required for students. © 2014 IBM Corporation IBM Master the Mainframe Contest • Runs in the fall semester • Hands-on contest for university and High school students • No experience necessary • Remote logon from dorms, apartments, labs • Increasing difficulty, increasing prize levels – Part 1: 1-2 hours to complete, win a T-shirt – Part 2: 10-20 hours to complete, win IBM Prize Pack – Part 3: Weeks to months to complete, win a tablet computer and a trip to an IBM mainframe lab Worldwide totals: 10 years, 38 countries, 76,000+ students! ibm.com/systems/z/masterthemainframe 14 © 2014 IBM Corporation How the Master the Mainframe Contest Works The IBM Master the Mainframe contest is an exciting opportunity for students to gain real-world experience using enterprise computing skills. Hosted at high schools, colleges and universities all over the world, this unique mainframe computing contest is designed to equip students with mainframe knowledge, and challenge their skills in a hands-on coding experience. To compete in the Master the Mainframe contest, no experience with mainframes is necessary. In fact, the contest is designed for students with little or no mainframe experience, increasing with difficulty as the contest progresses. Students just need to bring drive and competitive spirit, and they will be ready to compete. With a growing demand for a new generation of enterprise computing professionals, participation in Master the Mainframe contests could give students the career edge they need. Part one: Breaking the ice IBM will provide contestants with screenshots and directions to guide students on exactly what to do. This helps acquaint each contestant with navigating the mainframe user interface, introduce them to basic mainframe concepts, and get each student more comfortable with different aspects of the mainframe. Part two: Practical experience Utilizing the skills each contestant learned in Part One, the students will perform extensive programming (advanced commands, system setup, and advanced system navigation) and application developing (C, JAVA, COBOL, assembler and REXX) tasks, as well as hands-on experience with multiple operating systems (Linux on System z, z/VM, z/OS, z/TPF). Part three: Real-world challenge This is the most challenging stage and requires the contestants to work over weeks and months. Tasks from this stage are taken from real life situations encountered by experienced systems programmers, along with challenges designed to identify the contestants with the most drive and determination. 15 © 2014 IBM Corporation MTM Country Contests – Past and Present (As of October 22nd 2014) Country 16 Contest Dates (If multiple, list) Country Contest Dates (If multiple, list) Argentina 2011, 2012, 2014 Norway 2007 Australia 2008 - 2012 Paraguay 2011, 2012, 2014 Austria 2012, 2014 Peru 2011, 2012, 2014 Benelux 2007, 2014 Poland 2012, 2013 Bolivia 2011, 2012, 2014 Puerto Rico 2013 - 2014 Brazil 2007 - 2014 Russia 2011, 2012 Canada 2005 - 2014 Spain 2012, 2014 Chile 2011, 2012, 2014 Sweden 2007 China 2011 - 2014 Switzerland 2011, 2012, 2014 Colombia 2011, 2012, 2014 Taiwan 2009 – 2012 Denmark 2007 Thailand 2007 Ecuador 2011, 2012, 2014 Turkey 2011 Finland 2007 Ukraine 2011, 2012 France 2010 United Kingdom 2006 -2014 Germany 2011, 2012, 2014 United States 2005 - 2014 India 2012, 2013 Uruguay 2011, 2012, 2014 Kazakhstan 2011 Venezuela 2011, 2012, 2014 Mexico 2010 - 2012 Netherlands 2010 1. 2. 3. Since 2005 to Oct 2014. Some contests were run with multiple countries as a bundle. Some countries have held contests multiple times as indicated © 2014 IBM Corporation IBM zEnterprise Academic Initiative Previous Master the Mainframe Winner Turns Pro West Texas A&M University Computer Science Graduate Professor Haiduk (H.Paul.Haiduk@cs.wtamu.edu Master the Mainframe Contest 2010 winner, 3537 participants 549 schools Courses on the New Mainframe A career I never imagined 2012 Hire at Fidelity Operating Systems Programmer © 2014 IBM Corporation IBM MTM World Championship –March 10th - April 8th Top students in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Business from around the world will convene to compete in this premiere zEnterprise programming challenge. Winning presentations will be judged by a panel of corporate & academic leaders. Participants will have a unique opportunity to network with executives and thought leaders across the IT industry. Program Schedule March 4th March Press Release 10th Kick Off! March 10th to April 4th Remote Challenges March 17th, 24th, 31st Leaderboard April 7th Final Competition IBM Client Briefing Ctr 590 Madison Ave, NYC Students, Judges, Press Capacity: 70 Seats April 8th Recognition Learn More! IBM Mainframe50 Event 583 Park Avenue Warm Up Stretches IBM Master the Mainframe World Championship Inspiration: Why it All Matters © 2014 IBM Corporation © 2014 IBM Corporation © 2014 IBM Corporation Use IBM’s Job Board - SystemzJobs.com Lets employers post detailed job requirements for job seekers of all experience levels to review and apply Global pool of talent specializing in mainframe technology, including both students and experienced professionals Benefits of using SystemzJobs.com Getting started Free, secure, and easy to use Fast access to mainframe jobs and talent Follow these steps at SystemzJobs.com to get started: Global 1. Create a secure account 2. Post or Search for jobs 3. Connects students and industry Sponsored by the IBM Academic Initiative, System z Visit: ibm.com/university/systemz © 2014 IBM Corporation Building credentials – Entry level proficiency exams IBM System z Mastery Exam Audience – Students studying enterprise systems and industry professionals new to the platform – Cost - $95 – 4,109+ students from 43 countries Available at Pearson VUE locations No cost offering to Academic Initiative members and their students Avenue for students to validate Enterprise Computing knowledge and distinguish themselves from other job candidates Industry feedback: Valuable measurement of ‘Entry Level Criteria’ Resources – Based on the Introduction to Mainframes: z/OS Basics Learn more at – ibm.com/developerworks/university/system z/masterytest/ – ibm.com/certify/mastery_tests/ovrZ05.shtml © 2014 IBM Corporation University and High School Tours of IBM POK Site Eastern Connecticut State University - AITP Chapter members - Advanced topics using enterprise systems - WebSphere/COGNOS, cloud computing, internet applications, global collaboration, and intellectual property - Master the Mainframe Contest participation - Tour: Manufacturing Floor, System Test tour, Cloud computing (Frank DeGilio) Salesian High School, Rochelle, NY - 20 Students - Master the Mainframe Contest participation - Tour: Manufacturing Floor, System Test tour © 2014 IBM Corporation Resources for Industry professionals Use the Academic Initiative to build and locate skills Locate schools teaching enterprise systems to recruit new talent School List Partner with IBM to build new skills for your business zskills@us.ibm.com Advertise job opportunities to students and experienced professionals systemzjobs.com Use resources to assist with building internal employee skills Training Materials Build credentials through Mastery Test Mastery Test Stay connected with through communities and social media Facebook © 2014 IBM Corporation Partner with IBM to build new skills for your business IBM will assist and enable a school of your choice to teach enterprise systems Follow these steps: 1. Identify a school of your choice and ask yourself these questions: - Where does your company recruit new talent today? - Do you have an existing relationship with someone at a college or university? - Don’t limit your thinking to Computer Science. Consider IT, MIS, IS, CSE and Business majors. IBM has courses and modules that can be included in various majors to expose students to enterprise systems thinking 2. Contact IBM at zSkills@us.ibm.com. © 2014 IBM Corporation Internal Training Resources http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/education/skills_coursematerials.html © 2014 IBM Corporation IBM zEnterprise Academic Initiative Our Commitment to Ecosystem Vitality Post-Graduation Community Links SHARE GUIDE SHARE Europe z Technical University zNextGen (900) Enterprise Computing Community (1187) Destination z (3489) Enterprise Executive z Journal (MainframeZone.com) z/OS Hot Topics TPF Users Group Note: click the links when in Slide Show © 2014 IBM Corporation Social Media “Like” us on Facebook to keep up with all the latest news, offerings and events! • IBM Academic Initiative System z www.facebook.com/Enterprise AcademicInitiative • IBM Master the Mainframe Contest www.facebook.com/MasterTheMainframe © 2014 IBM Corporation Marist College z/OS Online Classes for Clients 100% Instructor Led online Systems programming and Application programming - 7 Certificate programs - 17 unique courses Systems Programming Track Cost effective Study at your convenience Developed and taught with support from IBM Clients Active learning include labs, virtual classroom discussion, and projects z/OS Associate Certificate Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems z/OS Networking z/OS Security z/OS Professional Certificate z/OS Advanced Topics z/OS Reliability, Availability, Serviceability and Problem Determination (RAS and PD) z/OS Emerging Technologies z/OS Expert Certificate z/OS Installation DB2 Fundamentals z/OS Performance Fundamentals Client Testimonials Application Programming Track “I think these classes aren't only for system z professionals; I believe all our IT architects also would benefit taking this class. I wish I got this opportunity when I started as a system programmer 14 years ago. I guess I would have been much more efficient from start and also more cost efficient for the company!" www.idcp.org COBOL Certificate Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems Basic COBOL Programming Advanced COBOL Programming IMS Certificate Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems IMS Fundamentals IMS Application Programming Assembler Certificate Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems Basic Assembler Language Programming Advanced Assembler Language Programming DB2 Certificate Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems DB2 Fundamentals DB2 Application Programming © 2014 IBM Corporation IBM zEnterprise Academic Initiative Benefits Recognized by Corporations and Schools “Discovering IBM’s Academic Initiative has been a critical success factor in building a lifeline to our future – a new base of Systems Engineers and Applications Developers who will continue to evolve our mainframe applications into flexible open enterprise solutions while maintaining high volume / high availability demands. Without the IBM Academic Initiative, perhaps we could have found students with aptitude – but participation in the Academic Initiative demonstrates a student’s interest in mainframe technology which, to us, translates to a wise long-term investment.“ -- Jeff Gill, Senior Business Leader, Switching Systems – Visa For the past 18 months, Citigroup has actively pursued job creation opportunities in mainframe computing. IBM's Master the Mainframe Contest offers a great resource to secure candidates and helps the company get critical skills as quickly as possible.” -- Martin Kennedy, Managing Director at Citigroup “The IBM Academic Initiative has incredible resources to assist your School in exposing your students to this technology. I currently have 30 students in my mainframe class, and had to turn away about 15 due to space limitations. The placement in this space is incredible. Ten of my seniors (that I know of) already have offers in hand for mainframe jobs upon graduation, and it isn't even October yet. -- Dr. Cameron Seay, NC A&T University “A pioneer in mainframe education, Tongji University hosts a zEnterprise mainframe education center in Shanghai China. Seven mainframe courses were selected by the Ministry of Education China and IBM, promoted nationwide and shared worldwide for free. Over 400 students per year complete mainframe courses and graduates earn positions with IBM and its mainframe customers, including Chinese banks, Morgan Stanley, Citicorp Software, Atos Origin, First Data, State Street and Hi Sun etc. The students have proved themselves very competent in their fields and are highly welcomed by the employers.“ -- Dr. Zhen GAO, School of Software Engineering, Tongji University, China © 2014 IBM Corporation Marist College Instructor Led Online z/OS classes 647 students from 90 businesses Accenture S.A. ABSA Bank ACG - Auto Club Group ADP Aegon USA Aetna, Inc. Aformatik Trng. & Consulting GmbH & Co. Archer Daniels Midland ASR Nederland N.V. Alcan Global ATI- North America Ameritech Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Auto Zone Bank of America Bank of Tokyo BMC Software Boston University Central Hudson Gas & Electric CIGNA Healthcare Citigroup Commonwealth Office of Technology, State of KY ConvergEx Group Computer Sciences Corporation Credit Suisse Deere & Company (John Deere) Department of Veterans Affairs Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Desert Sands Unified School District Donovan Data Systems DW Installations EMC Emirates Airlines Everis Outsourcing Fidelity Investments Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp. Great West Life Assurance Company Handelsbanken IBM Insurance Services Offices (ISO) Internal Revenue Service JP Morgan Chase Kansas City Life Ins. KG Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA Kimline Propane Liberty Mutual Insurance Company LexisNexis Louisiana Housing Fin Ag / Baton Rouge M & T Bank Marist College Marriott Corporation MassMutual Financial Group Merlin International – Veterans Affairs Metavante Mitchell Martin Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company Nationwide Insurance Company New York University Norfolk Southern Corporation Northrup Grumman NYCE Payments Network LLC NYS Dept of Tax & FinOCIT, Sacramento Cty. Outsourcing deTecnica deSistemas - Hardware Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Partsearch Technologies Progressive Insurance PSC Electrical Contracting Referrential Systems Rutgers University - Office of IT Safenet Security, Inc. SAIC Scotia Bank Sears Holdings Corporation Secura Insurance Company Self Employed Consultant State Farm Insurance Systemware, Inc. T. Rowe Price TAG Tata Consulting Thomson Financial-Transaction Services Tjornin Consulting Pty, Ltd. University of Maryland Eastern Shores (UMES) Unum Group USDA US Treasury Verizon Wachovia Bank Washington State Department of Transportation Wells Fargo © 2014 IBM Corporation MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses © 2014 IBM Corporation What’s next….. Get detailed profiles of schools teaching z Grow more quality education programs in schools Scale out to help more clients with skills Prioritize efforts based on clients and MIPS concentration in a region Change the perception in the market about the complexity of deploying z - external proof points Getting Started with Enterprise Systems (ESLMs) - New learning content / new to platform - Series of Mini modules - Secondary education pilot 33 © 2014 IBM Corporation Challenges we’re addressing How to scale the program to: – “Care and feed” the growing # of schools to drive more quality programs More z people to support educators – Help more clients with skills concerns (high touch model) More z people to do what we do every day to help our clients How to make it easier for our clients to see school content, connect with educators, and hire students Show the market - clients that deployed z with no skills issues © 2014 IBM Corporation The Next Generation of Enterprise Systems Talent Thank You IBM Enterprise Systems © 2014 IBM Corporation