WindySphere Meeting – April 4, 2012
IBM

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

There will be no charge for this meeting, but you must register with your name, company, email and phone at windysphere@gmail.com

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 Product Family Update – Directional Overview - Darin Rich,WebSphere Leader   West IMT, Joe Jodl, CTP Midwest BU, Keith Whitehead, BPM Sales Leader for Canada & West IT - IBM

IBM is the marketshare leader in Application and Integration Middleware (AIM), Portals, Messaging, ESB and BPM according to many industry analysts.  We will provide an update on the WebSphere Portfolio, including the latest announcements in WebSphere Application Infrastructure/Foundation, Messaging and Connectivity and Business Process Management.  We will discuss the investments IBM is making in WebSphere middleware, including a preview of upcoming announcements.

10:20 - 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:40 – WebSphere 8 Feature/Function Overview - Paul Lucas, CTP Midwest BU - IBM

The current version of WebSphere Application Server will be covered, highlighting the newest features, functionality and added value.

10-30 – 11:40 – WorkLight Overview – IBM’s Recent Acquisition of Mobile Technology Platform – Jerry     Katzman, WorkLight Mobile Technology Sales Mgr. - 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 – WebSphere 8 Migration Strategies & Best Practices – Ray Scott, WAS Migration Developer

This session will focus on strategies and best practices to migrate previous versions of WebSphere Application Server to the current version. 

12:20 – 1:30 – IWD & Cloud Technologies - Dustin Amrhein, WebSphere SWAT Team - IBM

IBM Workload Deployer is a cloud management technology that allows you to create, deploy, and manage your enterprise application environments in the cloud. A unique pattern-based deployment approach results in decreased cost, increased agility, and faster time to market for your applications. This session will explore the capabilities and unique functionality of IBM Workload Deployer, as well as take a look at the open architecture and tools that allow you to create clouds containing the environments of your choice. Stop in to learn more about IBM Workload Deployer and stick around for the live demonstration!

1:30 – 1:40 Break

1:40 - 2:50 – Extreme Scale – Common Patterns – Best Practices Discussion Lead by Discover Financial

Overview of the WXS usage pattern at Discover. Group discussion about patterns being used/considered by other organizations along with lessons learned/best practices in the usage of WXS (Performance, Monitoring, Operational concerns, ...)

1:40 – 2:50 – MQ Security Update - Joe Jodl, CTP Midwest BU - IBM

Security is a concern in every environment today. This presentation will address security related topics specifically for MQ environments.