Announcement

The Chicago North-West WUG now has 2 new leaders:  Elena Nanos - HCSC (Blue Cross Blue Shield) Lead Systems Architect and Cindy Schmoeller - CSC  WebSphere Engineer.  For more details, please click on the Contact Group Owner link under the group profile picture or email Elena_Nanos@bcbsil.com.

Our next meeting will take place on June 5th, 2013 at at Zurich towers @ 1450 American Lane, Schaumburg, IL.  Attendance is free and breakfast & lunch are included.  If you plan to attend, registration is required to get access to facility.  We hope to see you there!

See agenda below -

Time:   9:00 -  9:15 am          -   Welcome and introductions from Chicago North-West Integration and Cloud Computing WUG leaders:

Cindy Schmoeller and  Elena Nanos

Time:   9:15 - 10:30 am          -   WebSphere: A journey towards Cloud  

 Speaker:  Stephen Kinder - IBM STSM, WebSphere SOA and Virtualization Architect
Abstract:  From brute-force server consolidation to self-service patterns, we'll explore large scale consolidation efforts and their eventual need for a self-service cloud from our Linux for System z community.  

Time:   10:40 - 11:40 am        -   IBM's Social Collaboration products 

 Speaker:  Chris Ganim - IBM Client Technical Professional Collaboration Solutions on System z
Abstract:  Life Demo will show how both customers and employees use IBM's Social Collaboration products in an integrated solution comprised of IBM Connections, WebSphere Portal, IBM Sametime, and IBM Forms.

Lunch (included)  11:40 - 12:40 pm

Time:  12:40 -  2:10 pm         -   IBM’s Mobile Direction and WorkLight

  Speaker:  Neil Doherty  - IBM Mobile Sales Specialist in Worklight

Abstract:  Worklight is a new IBM acquisition with products and solutions to support the rapid growth of mobile devices organizations need to support. Complimenting IBM's current offerings with Worklight will allow customers to quickly and efficiently develop, manage and control mobile web applications. Demo will be included.

 Time:   2:20 – 3:30 pm         -   IBM Data Power Appliance & Cast Iron Cloud Integration

 Speaker:  Miles Roty and Chuck Fried - TxMQ Senior Account Executes

Abstract:  Overview and demo of IBM DataPower and Cast Iron functionality, showing how Mobility fits with both, as well as a general overview of API Management. 

 Time :   3:30 – 4:00 pm       -   The singleton pattern and implementations

  Speaker:  Ming Yuan - Zurich Solution Architect

Abstract:  Singleton is one of design patterns that have been used almost everywhere. But there are some tips and ticks in implementing it correctly. Do you know them? This presentation will provide you 7 different Singleton implementations in Java. Do they all implement the pattern correctly? Which one is the best?

We also schediuled a Webcast on 6/13 at 11am CDT Webcast on Advanced MQ Messaging - MQ Workload Balancing in a 'Plexed’ world.  Presentor is Lyn Elkins who works for IBM's Advanced Technical Skills team, where she heads up a small team of experts on the WebSphere MQ family of products on z Hardware.