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Document Author: Additional Author(s):	Judith A Ramage Judith A Ramage		Document ID:	PRS1778
Doc. Organization:	Advanced Technical Skills		Document Revised:	05/20/2012
Product(s) covered:	Linux; Oracle; WebSphere; z/OS

Abstract: The IBM Advanced Technical Skills "Wildfire" hands-on workshops are a proven way of introducing Mainframe Systems technology to your customers. Each workshop delivers a series of lecture and labs that shows customers how IBM's leading technology works on Mainframe Systems. The workshops are "no charge" to qualified customers. Details about the workshops we offer are outlined below, along with information about how to enroll your customers.

WORKSHOP LOCATION DATE WBSR8 Waltham Sept 18 – 20 WSW08 Gaithersburg May 22 – 24 WMQ07 Minneapolis June 19 – 21 Costa Mesa June 26 – 28 Atlanta July 17 – 19 CCLX1 Cleveland June 5 – 7 NYC June 12 – 14 Waltham Sept 11 – 13 Philadelphia Oct 9 – 11 Cincinnati Nov 6 – 8 ZMAN1 NYC Sept 19 & 20 Enrollment Process ONLY IBMers and Business Partners are allowed to invite and enroll students in Wildfire Workshops. The Wildfire Workshops are provided on a "NO FEE" basis. Travel, food and lodging expenses are the responsibility of individuals attending the workshop. Wildfire Workshop enrollments are handled on a STANDBY basis and as such all students are initially placed in a PENDED status until all steps below have been completed. IBMers are encouraged to attend with their customers and must register using the same procedures. To enroll students in a workshop, go to the WEBSITE: https://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/education/topgun/enrollment/esfldedu.nsf/0/0D284179789982B5852578B8004C07B4?EditDocument Click on the down arrow from the "Select One" box. Select the Workshop to enroll your customer and click Continue: Click on the location and date for the workshop of your choice. Complete all enrollee information. Provide a valid Siebel Opportunity Number...Note: without this information, the student will not be confirmed for attendance. Click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the panel when all information has been provided. Overview of Workshop Offerings Cloud Computing on zEnterprise and System z (CCLX1) Duration: 3.0 days Abstract: This three-day workshop will cover Cloud computing on System z. Cloud concepts and terminology will be reviewed from Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to Software as a Service (SaaS). Lectures will include a review of cloud software infrastructure software on System z, along with the current and future role of zEnterprise machines in Cloud computing. Lectures and labs on z/VM and Linux will cover customization common to Cloud infrastructures. Performance monitoring, and management tools for z/VM and Linux will also be presented. Attendees will implement various cloud infrastructures on a zEnterprise machine. This will include the new z/VM workflows distributed with Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM). The open source xCAT cloud infrastructure will be reviewed through lectures and labs. Systems Director and VMControl continue to be a cloud infrastructure solution, and will round out the cloud technologies covered on System z. Attendees will gain an understanding of Cloud computing technology and how the zEnterprise series of machines can leverage cloud technology in their I/T organization. As time permits there will be a general discussion on big data, and its usage in a cloud environment. With the rapid change in cloud technology there will be a review of the latest developments. More Information: (This workshop does not yet have its own Techdoc page ... check back at a later time) Customizing Linux and the Mainframe for Oracle DB Applications (LXOR6) Duration: 2.5 days with the last session ending around 1:00 PM Abstract: This two and one-half day workshop will be of interest to attendees who are considering a move of an Oracle database to Linux on System z. The class is designed for both Oracle DBA skilled people, System z and Linux people, working together in teams to configure and install a VM, Linux, and Oracle environment on IBM System z. Topics will be presented to familiarize the attendee with System z hardware technologies. Major software components will be showcased through lecture and hands-on labs. Attendees will have the opportunity to perform customization activities on key z/VM system files. Attendees will install and customize either SLES 11 or RHEL 5, and use the system to install and customize Oracle 11gR2 using DBCA. Performance is always a topic of keen interest. The class will cover performance tools available at the z/VM, Linux and Oracle levels. Recommendations will be presented on maximizing Oracle performance on Linux on System z. Other topics will cover various options available to gather and process performance data. The workshop will wrap up with a discussion on tools and services available for sizing workloads being considered, for a move to Linux on System z. Part of this discussion will also encompass server consolidation to System z machines in addition to a discussion on ROI and TCO factors. More Information: (This workshop does not yet have its own Techdoc page ... check back at a later time) WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8 (WBSR8) Duration: 2.5 days with the last session ending around 2:00 PM Abstract: With the release of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8 comes a refreshed Wildfire workshop on the topic. Since creation of the runtime in WAS z/OS V8 is essentially the same as it has been for the past several release, for this workshop we'll focus up on usage of the runtime and in particular certain new features of WAS z/OS V8 that are unique to the z/OS platform. Hands-on labs reinforce the lessons delivered in the presentations. The objective is to familiarize the student with new features in WAS V8 as well as reinforce the value of platform exploitation available from WAS z/OS. More Information: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS3422 Security Workshop: WebSphere Application Server for z/OS (WSW08) Duration: 2.5 days with the last session ending no later then 2:00 PM Abstract: This workshop is designed to help the participant understand the advanced security capabilities of the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8 environment. The hands-on labs will provide the participant the opportunity to implement security on a working WebSphere V8 system on their lab z/OS system. System programmers, WebSphere administrators, z/OS security administrators and system architects wishing to develop a better understanding of the security capabilities of WebSphere Application Server when running in a z/OS environment will benefit from this workshop. Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) concepts will be presented, the class will explore the use of LDAP as a registry, and using LDAP and SAF simultaneously and mapping LDAP identities to SAF identities. We will also explore Identity Propagation, where distributed identities are passed to CICS and mapped to SAF identities. More Information: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS3961 WebSphere Message Broker for z/OS Version 7 Workshop (WMB07) Duration: 2.5 days with the last session ending no later then 2:00 PM Abstract: WebSphere Message Broker for z/OS Version 7 is IBM's latest offering of the Business Integration product on the z/OS platform. In this workshop, get the background knowledge you need to plan, implement and use Message Broker Version 7 on z/OS. Discuss and demonstrate the construction of a broker component. In the hands-on exercises, get first hand experience with the unique capabilities of Message Broker on System Z. Examine migration to the new version and coexistence, for those who are already using an older version of the broker on any platform. In addition to implementation and migration, get hands-on experience with building message flows and integrating with CICS and IMS systems. You will also build flows integrating with WMQFTE, and use the WSRR node. You will also exploit the Pub/Sub features of WMB with content based filtering. More Information: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4081 z/OS JAVA Exploiters and JAVA Batch Workshop (ZJAV1) Duration: 2.0 full days. We finish at 5:00 PM each day. Abstract: This class is designed to help you learn about and experience the benefits of Java on the z/OS operating system. Using presentations and labs, we focus on four environments: (1) Java batch (Java programs that run as batch jobs or started tasks using JZOS); (2) Java in CICS; and (3) Java stored procedures and user-defined functions in DB2; (4) WebSphere XD Compute Grid job scheduler and batch environment. We also provide an introduction to the Java Shared Class Cache and to problem determination tools for Java on z/OS, including the IBM Support Assistant. More Information: http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS3583 WebSphere MQ V7 and WMQ FTE for z/OS Workshop (WMQ07) Duration: 3.0 days Abstract: This workshop provides hands on exercises with WebSphere's premier connectivity products for z/OS, WebSphere MQ V7.1 and WMQ FTE V7. This session is to assist with implementation and administration of the products on z/OS assist in planning implementation or migration, including the Queue Sharing Group features introduced with WMQ V7.1 . Hands-on experience is provided with applications using new features of WMQ, for example how a COBOL application can publish and subscribe. For WMQ FTE you will get experience transferring files, using MQExplorer based tools and commands. More Information: http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4113 WebSphere Compute Grid for zOS (WCG01) Duration: 2.5 days Abstract: This workshop is designed to help the participant understand Java batch processing using IBM's WebSphere Compute Grid for z/OS product. The hands-on labs will reinforce the concept and provide the participants an actual z/OS system on which to experience and use WebSphere Compute Grid to develop and deploy batch programs. This workshop is designed for system architects, administrators and developers who are interested in Java batch processing using IBM's WebSphere Compute Grid. Some z/OS experience is helpful for some of the lab exercises, as is knowledge of UNIX tools such as telnet and FTP. There is an element of Java programming involved in some of the hands-on lab exercises. Prior Java programming experience using IBM Rational Application Developer is not necessary but is helpful. More Information: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4644 zManager and zBladeCenter Extension Workshop (ZMAN1) Duration: 2.0 days Abstract: The IBM zEnterprise system consists of the new z196 processor, the new zBX blade center extension, the internal data and management networks and the Unified Resource Manager (zManager). Combined they represent a powerful combination of technologies for hybrid workloads. This workshop is designed to introduce the attendee to the major components and provide a hands-on environment to see it in action. The workshop uses two distinct workloads to demonstrate the capabilities of the IBM zEnterprise. More Information: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4685 Business Process Manager for z/OS V7 Workshop (ZBPM7) Duration: 2.5 days Abstract: The IBM Business Process Manager Advanced: Process Server for z/OS Version 7.5 is the latest offering of the Business Process Management (BPM) product suite on the z/OS platform. Combined with the IBM Process Designer, IBM Integration Designer, and Process Center Advanced are used to Author, Develop, and Deploy BPM applications on z/OS. We will discuss and demonstrate the construction of a BPM Solution using these products on z/OS. In this workshop you will gain understanding to plan, implement and configure the Process Server V 7.5 in your z/OS environment, and to deploy and test BPM applications. There are hands-on lab exercises to build a working Process Server V7.5 on the lab z/OS systems, using a WebSphere Application Server V7 Network Deployment cell which the students will also configure. The student will also be provided with useful debugging, trouble-shooting, and tuning tips to improve their success when installing BPM at their home site. More Information: http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4855 For questions, contact Judy Vadnais-Keute via email: Judith Vadnais/Poughkeepsie/IBM or (judyv@us.ibm.com)

Classification:	Hardware; Software	Category:	Installation and Migration
Solution(s):	Enterprise Application Solutions (EAS/ERP)	ISV(s):	Other
Platform(s):	IBM System z Family	S/W Pillar(s):	WebSphere; System z
O/S:	Linux; z/OS	Keywords:	zOS, WebSphere, Linux