Carolinas' IBM InfoSphere
Information Server User Group Meetings
Wed. Aug. 25th, Charlotte, NC (*new location)
Thurs. Aug. 26th, RTP, NC
Time
Activity
Details
8:45-9:30
Registration
Coffee/Danish/Fruit provided by IBM
9:30
Introductions
9:45-10:45
Technical Topic#1
Glenn Weidner
Software Development
DS/QS Job Deployment Management using
Information Server Manager (ISM) current
(v8.1) and next release will be discussed.
10:45-11:00
Break #1
15 minutes
11:00-Noon
Product Roadmap
Tony Curcio
Product Manager
12:00-1:00
Lunch & Networking
Lunch provided by IBM
1:00-2:00
Product Roadmap
Tony Curcio
Product Manager
DataStage Dive - Clustering (20 mins)
DataStage Dive - XML Pack (20 mins)
DataStage Dive - Looping and other (20 mins)
2:00-2:15
Break #2
15 minutes
2:15-3:00
Technical Topic#2
Dan Schallenkamp
ITS
Two Real-World Use Cases
- Custom QualityStage RuleSet to parse nonstandard data records
- Information Analyzer Data Quality Rules to
identify invalid Social Security Number Patterns
3:00-3:30
Group Discussion
Topics/Dates for next meeting
Information Server Roadmap (30 mins)
DataStage Roadmap (30 mins)
Please RSVP by Monday Aug. 23rd:
to Dan Schallenkamp, schallen@us.ibm.com or 704-458-0467
with the names, titles and emails of attendees.
This is the second of many User Group meetings. We are counting on your attendance and
support to get this group going and will ask for volunteers to help organize future meetings
and topics.
Who Should Attend? - Users, Developers and Administrators of any of the tools in the IBM
InfoSphere Information Server platform especially DataStage, QualityStage and Information
Analyzer users including version 7.5 users who are planning a move to version 8.x
[Speaker BIOs and Meeting DIRECTIONS on page 2]
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Speaker BIOs
Glenn Weidner - Advisory Software Engineer, Silicon Valley Laboratory, CA. Joined IBM
DataStage development team in 2005 and is currently technical lead for Information Server
Manager v8.5 source control integration. Hobbies include spending time with his family
including 9-year old son.
Tony Curcio – Product Manager for DataStage and Information Services Director (ISD),
based in Charlotte, NC, Joined Ardent Software (IBM) in 1999. Responsible for engaging with
customers and business partners and monitoring industry trends to shape product roadmap.
Hobbies include kayaking, playing Mario with his two kids and answering emails in the wee
hours of the morning.
Dan Schallenkamp - Consulting IT Specialist, based in Charlotte, NC, Joined IBM in 2001,
responsible for technical pre-sales opportunities of Information Server in North and South
Carolina. When away from the computer, Dan enjoys mountain biking, travel and
photography.
DIRECTIONS (Wed. Aug. 25th - Charlotte Meeting)
Carillon Building, 3rd floor, 227 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC
(*note this is a new location from our 2009 meeting)
One block west of the downtown Charlotte intersection of Trade and Tryon streets. On
the 3rd floor of the Carillon Building. You will see a Morton's Steakhouse in the same
building. There is parking in a surface lot at the corner of North Poplar Street and West
Trade Street as well as deck parking in the Carillon Building, entrance on South Poplar
Street.
DIRECTIONS (Thurs. Aug. 26th - Raleigh/RTP Meeting)
IBM Rec. Center, 3039 Cornwallis Rd, RTP, NC
from I-40 take exit 280 for Davis Drive, turn right (heading North for 0.7 miles) on Davis
Drive, go through the traffic light (Cornwallis Rd.), take the immediate Right into the
driveway, proceed straight, to second parking lot. Room 110 is to the left after you go
in the main entrance.
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