IBM LinuxSystem
on System
Z Executive
z
Customer Advisory Council
September 12th 2014
David Rossi - dzrossi@us.ibm.com
Paul Houde - phoude@us.ibm.com
Jim Newell - jnewell@us.ibm.com
Len Santalucia - LSantalucia@vicominfinity.com
Jin Vanstee - jinnxiong@us.ibm.com
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VM Workshop 2014
North Carolina
Agricultural &
Technical
State University
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Why Isn’t this the “z/VM Workshop”,
or
the “‘Linux on System z’ & z/VM
Workshop”?
Answer: Homage to our predecessors!
25 2013 June 20-22 Indiana University-Purdue University ,
Indianapolis, Indiana
24 2012 June 27-30 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
23 2011 July 28-30 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 1998 June 9-13 Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York
21 1997 June 10-14 McGill University, Montréal, Québec
20 1996 June 25-29 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
19 1995 June 14-17 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
18 1994 June 7-11 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame,
Indiana
17 1993 July 20-23 Michigan State University, East Lansing,
Michigan
16 1992 June 16-19 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
15 1991 June 4-7 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
14 1990 June 12-15 Indiana University-Purdue University,
Indianapolis, Indiana
13 1989 June 13-16 Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
12 1988 July 19-22 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
11 1987 June 2-5 Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
10.5 1987 Feb. 23-27 Asilomar State Park, CA
10 1986 June 3-6 University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
9 1985 June 4-7 Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
8 1984 May 30-June 1 Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
7 1983 June 7-10 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
6 1982 June 9-11 Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
5 1981 June Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
4 1980 ?
3 1979 August Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
2 1978 August University of Maine, Orono, Maine
1 1977 University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
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Reasons for Linux on System z Success
Save the organization money
Proximity to z/OS data/apps
Management wants to get more out of
our MF investment
Better performance for certain
workloads
Energy efficiency
Consolidation of x86 server
environment
IT management has a 'mainframe-first‘
mentality
Improved security
Business requires higher SLAs for
services
Sampling of comments
• Out of power because of distributed buildout.
• Relatively easy disaster recovery
• IT management knows, although won't admit it, that
stability is better on the mainframe.
• Core or PVU licenses which with regard to IFL's were the
lowest cost option for deploying the workload, in our case
Websphere MQ.
• Better stability and support. Support meaning the people mainframe attitude about availability.
Sampling of comments
• Management was all about getting the most out of their
investment, and saw that through Capacity Planning
Reports, they were saving significant money on costs by
implementing SuSE linux on System z.
• With budget constraints of past few years, provisioning of
new Intel or VMWare hardware has driven more workload
to the "existing" z/VM virtualization, combining that with
Oracle DB Licensing costs has been the trend of late.....
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Reasons for Linux on System z Failure
Distributed team outplays us in the political game
with upper management
Management is committed to get off the
mainframe
Management is no longer investing in the
mainframe
3270 interfaces scared away Linux and operational
users
Management is concerned about long term hiring
of z/VM skilled workers
I'm tired of fighting for the platform
Non technical
Reason indicate
We need to market
Better. Use Mainframe50
Materials.
VM platform was not a good technical fit to
support target workloads
Sampling of comments
• Windows is the only real computer system. After all, Bill
Gates invented computing when he wrote Windows.
VMware discovered virtualization because it really is just
for running more Windows servers.
• Management keeps saying they are getting rid of the
mainframe (zOS & zVSE) but they know they are not going
to for many years. They have said this since the 90s.
Sampling of comments
• We still have political issues, depending on the architects
du jour. The folks using it are very pleased.
• Management keeps saying they are getting rid of the
mainframe (zOS & zVSE) but they know they are not
going to for many years. They have said this since the
90s.
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System z lowest cost platform for Cloud video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAlSkKBL160
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The 2013 Tech Innovator Awards
At the 10th annual NexTI Conference this week, the CRN Test Center honored
high-tech companies that have delivered outstanding innovation over the past
12 months in one or more of 17 categories
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http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/channel-programs/240163454/the-2013-tech-innovator-awards.htm
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Enterprise Linux Server-Best Choice for In-house Linux Clouds
Robert Francis Group
http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgibin/ssialias?subtype=WH&infotype=SA&appname=STGE_ZS_ZS_USEN&htmlfid=ZSL03315USEN#loaded
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JavaScript ® on Linux on System Z
IBM SDK for Node.js™, Version 1.1
Combine modern web JavaScript + Node.js applications with the
benefits of System Z hardware, monitoring, and security
High Performance JavaScript for Linux on System Z
Highly scalable, event-driven platform with non-blocking I/O
Thousands of concurrent connections with minimal overhead
Unified JavaScript ecosystem for client and server
Up to 29% better performance over Intel on AcmeAir*
One of the fastest growing eco-systems
+93k modules @ npmjs.org
System Z Connectivity
Co-locate Node.js applications for reduced latency accessing z/OS data/services
Security and Dependability
Leverages the trusted environments of System Z to maximize security and uptime
of critical Node.js applications.
Unified Diagnostics and Monitoring with IBM SDKs for Java®
Support for IBM SDK for Node.js in IBM Support Assistant (ISA)
Compatible with latest Joyent Node.js v0.10.* releases
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/nodesdk
*(Controlled measurement environment, results may vary)
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IBM Mainframe Mobile App Throwdown
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/htp/cics/mobile/mmathrowdown/mmathrowdown.html
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Agenda
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8:30 AM
Arrival and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks and Introductions
David Rossi, IBM, Senior z Client Architect Leader
9:10 AM
SUSE SLES 12 update
Patrick Quairoli, SuSE , Global Alliance Director, Linux Advocate
9:55 AM
IBM Enterprise Cloud System Deep Dive
Kershaw Mehta, IBM, STSM Chief Cloud Architect for System Z
10:40AM
Break
10:50 AM
Systems Management Customer panel
Facilitator Bill Bitner, IBM, z/VM Customer Care
Customer panel
Steve Conger, ADP
Sam D'Angelo, AIG
Ashley George, BBH
Aaron Graves, CTI
12:00 PM
IBM GPFS cluster file system update
Bryan Foley, IBM, Program Director, System z Stack Portfolio Mgmt
Robert( Jay ) Brenneman, IBM, IBM Integration Test
12:30 PM
Lunch
Charts will be posted at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/execcouncil.html
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Cloud vs System management
In today’s meeting we have a mixture of topics in this space.
I believe there is a big difference between systems management and cloud.
 Cloud is about control to end users and developers
 System Management is about IT departments managing systems
Both have goals of optimizing systems and reducing costs.
Companies need to decide when to evolve existing systems and processes to be
more cloud like vs. when to acquire a pre packaged cloud solution.
I believe Timing, Expectations and Qualities of Service will be driving decision.
I hope today’s discuss inspires ideas you can take back to your organization to lead
these discussions.
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System z
SUSE SLES 12 update
Patrick Quairoli, SUSE , Global
Alliance Director, Linux Advocate
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System z
IBM Enterprise Cloud System Deep Dive
Kershaw Mehta, IBM, STSM Chief Cloud
Architect for System Z
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One last thought before break
Value of council is the experts in room.
 Talk about experiences with each other
 Talk to SMEs from various vendors in the room
 Talk about ideas for future topics at this council
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Break Time
10:50
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SystemsSystem
Management
Customer panel
z
Facilitator Bill Bitner, IBM
Customer panel
Steve Conger, ADP
Sam D'Angelo, AIG
Ashley George, BBH
Aaron Graves, CTI
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System z
IBM GPFS cluster file system update
Bryan Foley, IBM, Program Director, System z Stack Portfolio Mgmt
Robert( Jay ) Brenneman, IBM, IBM Integration Test
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Upcoming Events
 9/16 IBM & Vicom Infinity Managed Service Providers (MSPs) Event – Valbella
Ristorante noon-2pm (in Meat Packing District Manhattan) rajorshi@us.ibm.com &
lsantalucia@vicominfinity.com
 9/17 Hillgang Linux z/VM Users Group (Near DC) - Neale Ferguson
neale@sinenomine.net & lsantalucia@vicominfinity.com
 9/18 NY Institute of Technology Cybersecurity Annual Conference (Manhattan)
 http://www.nyit.edu/conferences/cyber_security_conference/
 9/24 IBM is conducting the "Mobilize the Mainframe" Proof-of-Technology session at
63 Madison Ave Manhattan – Paul Houde phoude@us.ibm.com
 9/24 IBM & Vicom Infinity Enterprise Cloud System Lunch n Learn webinar –
lsantalucia@vicominfinity.com
 9/25 Veristorm – Forrester Research Webinar: The Forgotten Hadoop Data Source
2-3pm EST Registration link: Register on Webex
 10/5-10 IBM Enterprise 2014 Las Vegas - http://wwwMore events worldwide can be found at http://www.vm.ibm.com/events/
03.ibm.com/systems/enterprise/registration.html
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Upcoming Events
 10/14 MVMUA Linux z/VM Users Group @ IBI 2 Penn Plaza Manhattan –
www.mvmua.org
 10/15 Hadoop World Javitts Center http://strataconf.com/stratany2014?cmp=knstrata-confreg-home-stny14_adw_ny_geo
 10/23 CAVMEN Linux z/VM Users Group in Chicago – www.cavmen.org
 11/12 NEzCC New England zEnterprise Customer Council - Patrick Stanard
pstanard@us.ibm.com & lsantalucia@vicominfinity.com
 12/5 NY System z Linux Executive Customer Council - NYC System z Linux Council
nyzlinux@us.ibm.com
 6/25-27/2015 VM Workshop @ Binghamton University – www.vmworkshop.org &
lsantalucia@vicominfinity.com & Bill Bitner bitnerb@us.ibm.com
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Next session December 5th
Input for next session
•Themes
•PaaS workloads Node.JS,Liberty etc…
•Analytics
•????
•Sessions
• ?????
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