Friday, April 28, 2023

2023 Client Workshop for Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE North America

Join us at the 2023 Client Workshop for Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE for North America in-person at the IBM Innovation Studio in Poughkeepsie, NY!
 
Go here to register.

Dates and Times

  • Dates: Wednesday, May 24th and Thursday, May 25th
  • Times: 9:30 AM until 5:30 PM local time on both days

Address

  • IBM Poughkeepsie
  • 705 Development Court
  • Poughkeepsie, NY

General Information 

On May 24th and May 25th, you have the possibility to get the latest news and technical information for Hybrid Cloud with Linux on IBM zSystems, LinuxONE, KVM, and z/VM. The training will be delivered onsite at the IBM Innovation Studio Poughkeepsie. You have the chance to interact directly with our IBM experts and join different small work group sessions on these two days.  

Enrollment and Costs/Fees 

The class is free of charge. Travel & Living is on your own. 

Target Audience

Linux on IBM zSystems and LinuxONE Clients, Partners and Software Vendors, and IBM zSystems Technical Sales

Topic Highlights

  • Hybrid Cloud on IBM zSystems with Linux and z/OS
  • Getting the most out of the Latest Features in Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE
  • The Gravity of Data - Co-locating z/OS and Linux
  • IBM LinuxONE Security and Compliance Center Overview & Demo
  • Common z/VM Hurdles and How to Overcome Them
  • Update on z/VM Express System Installation
  • z/VM Security Session
  • IBM Z next middleware HW overview
  • Quantum Deep Dive
  • Red Hat OpenShift, Storage and Solutioning Values
  • Turbonomic resource management with OpenShift on IBM zSystems
  • Running Databases on LinuxONE
  • Confidential computing - Confidential Containers
  • Cloud Native DevSecOps using OpenShift Pipelines on IBM LinuxONE
  • Various Workgroup Sessions

Sunday, April 23, 2023

New Release: Ubuntu 23.04

Canonical released a new version of their Ubuntu server offering Ubuntu Server 23.04!

See the announcement on the mailing list here, and the blog entry at Canonical with Z-specific highlights here.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Introducing IBM z16 A02 & IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper 4

Today we announced new IBM z16 and IBM LinuxONE single frame and rack mount options. That’s right – a mainframe in a rack mount! The unique design provides more flexibility and choice for clients to choose the best fit for their business, whether they are a start-up or a major enterprise.

See the official press release here.

Also, see Ian Cutress from TechTechPotato giving us a visit on site in Böblingen, Germany, to check out our hardware here.

And participate in our virtual launch events as follows:

  • Event registration and replays: 
  • IBM z16 Virtual Launch April 4th (Replay)
  • IBM LinuxONE Virtual Launch April 17th  (Registration)