WindySphere Meeting – May 16, 2013
IBM

71 S. Wacker Drive – 6^th Floor - Chicago, IL

AGENDA

8:30 - 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome and WindySphere Announcements – Bob Moore - InfoTech Resources

Morning Sessions

9:10 - 10:20 – WebSphere v8.5/8.5.5 Overview – Andy Havely - IBM

This session will provide a comprehensive overview of WebSphere Application Server V8.5/V8.5.5 for developers, administrators and architects.  This session will include an overview of the Liberty Profile, Intelligent Management, Compute Grid and other new features found in WAS v8.5/v8.5.5  

10:20 - 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:40 – WebSphere 8.5 Migration Strategies/Best Practices – Dana Duffield – IBM

The ease of moving from one version of WebSphere Application Server to another can depend on a significant number of factors. In some cases it can be very simple and in other cases it can be complex. Examples of these factors include the combination of versions, number of applications and size of your configurations. Understanding these factors is the key to a smooth version to version migration. This session will provide you with this information as well as proven best practices, planning steps and references to very detailed information of changes between versions.

10-30 – 11:40 – IBM’s Mobile Direction and WorkLight - Neil Doherty - IBM

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.

11:40 - 12:20 Lunch

Afternoon Sessions

12:20 – 1:30 – PureApplication System Overview - Randy Mowen – IBM

The target audience for this presentation is I.T. professionals who are considering moving to a cloud computing solution and want to gain a better understanding of IBM PureApplication system.  The session will introduce attendees to the IBM Pure System family and offer an in-depth discussion of deployment models, virtual system patterns, virtual application patterns and usage patterns for application isolation.

12:20 – 1:30 – WebSphere Application Server Security Hardening – Tom Alcott - IBM

More than just firewalls, security is a difficult and complex set of actions and procedures

that strive to strengthen your systems as much as is appropriate. This session covers

many aspects of security in general, including the WebSphere Application Server security

architecture and how to harden this environment.

1:30 – 1:40 Break

1:40 - 2:50 – What's New with WebSphere Message Broker - Introducing IBM Integration Bus V9 --

Chris Frank – IBM

IBM Integration Bus V9.0, previously known as IBM WebSphere Message Broker, was announced in April as the next generation Enterprise Service Bus. It delivers a comprehensive integration solution, connecting together a wide range of applications, services, and systems across heterogeneous IT environments, as well as providing the visibility and control capabilities needed to support critical business activities such as monitoring, auditing, process management, and analytics. Come to this session to learn how these new capabilities naturally extend the powerful productivity features of IBM Integration Bus to develop and manage integration solution deployments, and extend its industry-leading performance and scalability.