Impact 2011
Top 5 Reasons to Attend Impact 2011
Find out why you can't afford to miss Impact 2011.
Impact 2011 Global WebSphere Community Customer
Recognition Awards
WebSphere Business Partners have an opportunity to formally recognize their customers for successful implementation of projects that incorporate WebSphere technology by nominating them for an Impact 2011 GWC Customer Recognition Award.
All customers meeting the specified criteria are eligible for an award. Customer award winners will be presented with a plaque marking their achievement in a special Customer Awards Ceremony at Impact 2011.
Additionally, both the Business Partner and the Customer award winners will be featured in the GWC Newsletter and in a special GWC Press Release to be published during the week of Impact.
In addition to recognition, Business Partners who sponsor or exhibit at Impact AND whose customers earn Recognition Awards can receive a 50% discount on a Global WebSphere Community (GWC) Business Partner White Paper or a GWC Webcast featuring the Business Partner’s award winning customer solution. For Impact 2011 Business Partner sponsorship opportunities, visit The IBM Impact 2011 web site for details.
For more information about the Global WebSphere Community Customer Recognition Awards including customer criteria, nomination and selection process, reference the Customer Recognition Awards tab on the GWC Impact Landing Zone at WebSphereUserGroup.org.
Deadline for submissions: March 18, 2011
Global WebSphere Community Activities at Impact
The event of the year is almost here: Impact 2011! We invite you to join us in Las Vegas, April 10 – 15, 2011 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino for Impact 2011. GWC members receive $150 off of the standard conference rate as a benefit of GWC membership.
Once again the Global WebSphere Community presence will permeate the event with over 1,000 community members expected again this year. You'll have opportunities to network and meet up with other members of the community and your local WUG in the Global WebSphere Community Corner (3101 A&B). You’ll also want to attend one of the special GWC Focus Groups we will be hosting as a means to learn more about us and us to learn more about what you desire from the Global WebSphere Community.
Here are some of the exciting Impact 2011 GWC activities you’ll be hearing more about:
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Play the GWC’s “Spin It to Win It” for an opportunity to be the daily winner |
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Participate in the GWC Daily blog - every time you blog at WebSphereUserGroup.org you have a chance to win the GWC Daily Blog Contest |
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Tired of the same old profile picture? Have some fun and take a new profile picture in the GWC’s FaceBooth |
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Attend local WUG meetups |
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Participate in GWC member training, Leader training and self guided tours |
Attend the Impact 2011 WebSphere Unconference sponsored by the Global WebSphere Community and IBM developerWorks to hear first hand from developers what’s hot and what’s not.
And More! Stay tuned for updates on the GWC Impact Zone. We look forward to seeing you in person at Impact 2011!
The z Doctor Is In at Impact!
Our stellar team of System z "doctors" will be available for one-on-one consultations and on call in the System z Software Solution Suite at Impact 2011, April 10-15. Makes plans to attend today!
Set the Agenda at Impact
You can join the WebSphere Unconference at IBM Impact 2010 and discuss the topics you choose.
The WebSphere Unconference gives developers the unique opportunity to present and discuss the topics that interest them most. At the WebSphere Unconference, you set the agenda. Submit topic ideas and vote on the ones you want to attend.
Visit the Refreshed Impact 2011 Website
Visit the recently refreshed Impact 2011 website to find out what technologies, solutions and spekers will be featured this year. The conference takes place in Las Vegas, April 10 – 15, and brings together the world's leading Business and IT leaders.
IBM Impact 2011 – Cast Iron Systems Sneak Preview
Get a 30-minute sneak preview of Impact 2011, IBM's annual conference. You’ll also hear the latest updates on WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration and how you can increase the value of your Cloud investments and on-premise applications through rapid integration — followed by a real-world customer example.
Impact YouTube Video — Are You Ready?
Watch this video to get a sneak peek into how Impact 2011 will change the way you work.
Impact Company Pass Program
The Company Pass Program is the most cost-effective way to send 5 or more people to Impact 2011. The Company Pass program allows your company to host a private planning meeting/workshop, as well as receive best-in-class BPM, WebSphere & SOA education and certification at Impact 2011.
- Premier Level: $50,000
(35) Full conference passes, private workshop with IBM technical expert, meeting room for 1 day at the World Class Venetian Hotel which includes light food & beverages for company attendees. Take advantage of Flight Discounts thru Amex Travel; receive 8% off flights.
- Advantage Level: $14,000
(10) Full conference passes, private workshop with IBM technical expert, and meeting room for 1 day at the World Class Venetian Hotel. Take advantage of Flight Discounts thru Amex Travel; receive 8% off flights.
- Standard Level: $7,000
(5) Full conference passes plus take advantage of Flight Discounts thru Amex Travel and receive 8% off flights.
Note: Companies that want to purchase 5 or more full conference passes can receive additional tickets at $1,400 rate.
For more information, contact melani@us.ibm.com.
WUG News and Updates
Upcoming WUG Meetings:
Upcoming GWC Events
The Global WebSphere Community February Monthly Focus: IBM WebSphere Connectivity and Integration
Tune into these on-demand webcasts and learn how IBM Connectivity solutions allow businesses to innovate by enabling them to quickly and flexibly integrate across dynamic business networks.
Topic: Securing Your Messaging and Managed File Transfers
Presenters: Alan Chatt, Hursley Lab IBM Product Architect for MQ AMS
Andy Piper, Developer with the Software Group Development Laboratories working on defining product futures and improving software consumability, particularly around WebSphere messaging and integration.
View the replay, download the presentation, and view the Q&A forum from the webcast
Abstract: Stricter regulatory guidelines and security expectations are changing the way businesses implement messaging and file transfer integration. Join IBM Product Architect Alan Chatt and WebSphere Messaging Community Lead Andy Piper as they explore the ways that you can ensure your systems can meet these needs and how IBM can speed your implementation
Topic: Leveraging a Federated ESB with WebSphere DataPower
Presenter: Bill Hines, Executive I/T Specialist and World-Wide Tech Sales Leader for WebSphere DataPower
View the replay and download the presentation
Abstract: The reality of modern enterprises is that the vast majority have multiple, disparate business units that essentially comprise islands of SOA. By maximizing service reuse in the enterprise, a federated ESB approach that leverages federated service reuse can bridge connectivity across domain boundaries resulting in higher efficiency and responsiveness. In this webinar, learn how a Federated ESB approach that includes WebSphere DataPower Appliances and leverages the 80 - 20 rule can accelerate and simplify your Federated ESB deployment. With in-depth case studies from leading international financial institutions, see first-hand how this powerful approach can work for your organization.
Interested in Becoming a GWC Business Partner?
The Global WebSphere Community reaches tens of thousands of WebSphere professionals every month – the GWC Partner Program allows companies to get their message to decision makers in the community that they may otherwise not have the opportunity to reach. “When we want to send a targeted message specifically to people working in the WebSphere platform, the GWC Partner Program makes that happen for us”, says XebiaLabs CEO Coert Baart, a recent GWC Partner Program participant. He added, “A recent email sent to the community on our behalf resulted in dozens of new leads overnight.”
The GWC Partner Program delivers value far beyond simple advertising. They work as an advisor helping partners choose the right mix of sponsored articles, white papers and webinars that are likely to deliver the desired outcome to partners in terms of brand recognition and lead generation.
To learn how the GWC Business Partner Program can help you deliver targeted messages to WebSphere professionals, contact Scott Treggiari at scott.treggiari@wispubs.com or 1-781-751-8734.
Impact 2011 sponsors and exhibitors are eligible to get a 25% discount off their GWC Business Partner Program. For more information about exhibiting at Impact 2011 being held April 10-15, 2011 in Las Vegas, please contact Pari Lasch at 312-541-0567 ext. 654 or via e-mail at pari@corcexpo.com.
WebSphere News and Announcements
Unified SOA Governance for IBM by SOA Software
SOA Software is a leading provider of unified SOA and Cloud Service Governance products that enable organizations to successfully plan, build, and run cloud and enterprise services. The world’s largest companies including Bank of America, Pfizer, and Verizon use SOA Software solutions to transform their business. IBM WebSphere customers can use SOA Software’s products to extend their governance solutions throughout the enterprise.
SOA Software provides:
- Policy Manager for WSRR – provides policy federation between IBM WSRR and other enterprise service platforms
- Service Manager for WebSphere DataPower – leverages DataPower as part of a unified governance automation solution
- Service Manager Agent for WebSphere Application Server – provides uniform policy implementation and enforcement for applications running in WAS
- Service Manager Agent for WebSphere Message Broker – provides uniform policy implementation and enforcement for Message Broker applications
Click here to download SOA Software’s Whitepaper – Unified SOA Governance for IBM. More info www.soa.com/ibm .
News on the Web
New Whitepaper: Unraveling the Mystery: How to Predict Application Performance Problems
The GWC has posted a new whitepaper from Nastel Technologies titled Unraveling the Mystery: How to Predict Application Performance Problems.
Read this whitepaper to learn how to:
- Uncover problems before users are impacted and resolve them before the pain is felt
- Combine complex event processing, transaction flow and analytics allows organizations to express multifaceted business conditions and apply them to a complex system
- Determine “normal” vs. “abnormal” application behavior
Software Product Compatibility Reports Now Available!
The Software Product Compatibility Report tool is now available on the Support Portal. Expand the Support Resources link on the right side of the page and choose Software Product Compatibility Reports. You can easily generate custom reports about a product's compatibility with operating systems, prerequisite software, virtualization environments, and end of service dates.
The End of Service report, for example, provides users with an overall picture of their products' service window. Users can specify their product(s) of interest in an easy to use search facility which will generate a report displaying each product's life cycle window, starting at the product's general availability date and ending at the product's end of service date. This report also highlights the common service window for all the selected products as well as any support gaps that may exist in the solution.
Customers who currently use the IBM Software Support Lifecycle web page can now view the same software support information in a comprehensible and easy to read report format. The End of Service reports will allow customers and customer representatives to effectively plan for upgrades to their environment while also helping the customer understand the full value of their software investment.
Please take a moment to complete the Feedback survey on left, bottom of the report's page.
System z Users — Welcome to the Service Request Tool!
The next generation of IBM's electronic problem reporting tool just introduced the latest enhancement — incorporating System z users into the IBM Service Request (SR) tool. ETR problem reporting functions migrated to this new version of Service Request tool in January.
This significant enhancement follows IBM's Technical Support Transformation strategy of moving to one electronic problem reporting tool within the IBM Support Portal. The 'Service Request' link is found at the left bottom of the Support Portal page. The Electronic Technical Response application on ServiceLink will continue to be available for a minimum of 60 days to allow a smooth transition for our users.
The enhancements featured in SR include:
- Ability to search through archived service requests
- A new efficient search of products and components for creating either usage or defect service requests
- Enhanced system reliability and availability
- Ability to save new service requests as drafts for subsequent submission and reuse
- An organized Problem Description page that makes it easier to submit related data files
- A single, consistent web based problem submission tool for any IBM software product
Please review the Service Request videos to learn about the Support Portal and the Service Request tool.
IBM Leads Development of New SOA Ontology Standard
For those wanting to keep up with the latest SOA standards, The Open Group has a new SOA Ontology Technical Standard. Read why IBM led the work on this standard in the words of Heather Kreger, who is co-chair of the Open Group SOA Workgroup and an IBM Senior Technical Staff Member and SOA Lead Architect. Heather explains how the new standard is being used, including for development of other standards, like SOA Repository Artifact Model and Protocol (S-RAMP) with OASIS. At Impact 2011, the IBM standards team will discuss using standards for doing SOA governance, and will give an interoperability demonstration between IBM and WSO2 with the new ontology standard and the OASIS S-RAMP draft standard.
IBM + Lombardi Brings Collaborative BPM to Business Users
A lot has happened in Lombardi's first year as an IBM company, as the two companies integrated their business process management (BPM) capabilities and their BPM teams to help business analysts, business users and IT professionals easily collaborate to improve business processes. Read about the resulting offerings, including a unique cloud offering that fills a gap in BPM tools by helping business users quickly automate the simple processes they conduct over email, or spreadsheet and document attachments. These ad-hoc processes make up 75% of processes used today by IBM's clients. See how University College London Hospitals applied BPM technologies to meet government mandates and improve patient care.
Speed SOA Development and Time to Value with IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Registry Edition
Achieve flexibility, reduce cost, promote service reuse, provide governance and measure SOA success.
Education and Certification
The Global WebSphere Community Announces Exclusive, No Charge Education: IBM CloudBurst Appliance Video Course
IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance speeds application deployment to cloud and virtualization environments. This education video, based on five online lectures and five online demonstrations, provides in-depth information about the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, a hardware appliance that provides access to WebSphere virtual images and patterns for easily, quickly and repeatedly creating application environments that can be securely deployed and managed in a private cloud.
This video training teaches networking and storage requirements for implementing an ESX and Power VM cloud environment, how to configure cloud resources such as hypervisors and IP groups on the appliance as well as how to create, deploy and monitor virtual systems created from predefined patterns. Additionally you’ll learn resource management procedures for both virtual systems and the CloudBurst Appliance.
View the IBM Cloudburst Appliance Video Education Course Now!
Punch Up Your Java Skills
A recent survey in eWeek.com lists Java as the number one in-demand skill for 2011. Add this hot skill to your resume with training from IBM's rich portfolio of Java classes that can help you succeed. Learn more.
Register for the IBM Exceptional Web Experience — Americas
Join us May 16-19 in Orlando for the premier event dedicated to Web experience software and related technologies. Register Today.
WebSphere Lombardi Edition V7.1 — Virtual Innovation Center (VIC) Course for Business Partners
This 8-unit technical overview course introduces you to WebSphere Lombardi Edition. Topics covered range from architecture to process implementation, optimization, blueprints, snapshots, integration with external systems, advanced coaches, and use cases.
WebSphere MQ V7 — Virtual Innovation Center (VIC) Course for Business Partners
As the leading ESB messaging backbone, WebSphere MQ improves the flow of information across an organization and positions you to adjust to dynamic business requirements, reduce maintenance, integration costs, and seamlessly bridge to new technologies. In this 6-unit course, you will learn about messaging and queuing, intercommunication, migration and monitoring, publish and subscribe, and new capabilities in version 7.
WebSphere Partner Gateway V6.2 — Virtual Innovation Center (VIC) Course for Business Partners
IBM WebSphere Partner Gateway, Version 6.2 provides flexible and scalable B2B gateways to help you consolidate and efficiently manage your B2B trading-partner integration. In this 14-unit course, you will be introduced to WebSphere Partner Gateway V6.2 and how it provides centralized and consolidated business-to-business (B2B) trading-partner and transaction management to enable and manage process and data integration with trading partners.
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V7 — Virtual Innovation Center (VIC) Course for Business Partners
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is an enterprise-level registry and repository that provides scalable and automated capabilities to help organizations optimize productivity and resources in an SOA environment. In this technical overview presentation, you will learn about the role WebSphere Service Registry and Repository plays in the SOA governance life cycle and examine the features of the product, its architecture and roadmap.
WebSphere Cast Iron Technical Sales Test — Virtual Innovation Center (VIC) Sample Test for Business Partners
Welcome to the WebSphere Cast Iron technical sales practice test. This test has been designed to assess your knowledge of this product. The test consists of 10 multiple choice questions. This can also be used as a practice test for the formal M89 IBM WebSphere Cast Iron — Technical Sales Mastery Test v1 which is included in the Software Value Plus program. Recommended training, test objectives and additional information can be found here.
Upcoming Webcasts, Seminars, and Events
Don't Miss These Upcoming Events:
March 8 – 15: System z - Technology Summit — 2 Cities Left!!
The summit is within reach with IBM zEnterprise. Attend one of our seminars on this new mainframe technology and learn how zEnterprise can help you make smarter decisions that reduce costs and reduce the burden of managing a complex data center.
Every so often, technology breaks through a barrier and compels businesses to consider something that once seemed highly unlikely. Stepping into that new dimension is what sets apart the highly competitive enterprise from those satisfied with business as usual. It’s time to get over business as usual, and take the next step toward revitalizing your business.
IBM’s announcement of the zEnterprise “system of systems” has introduced a new dimension of computing that unifies the heterogeneous data center. With software optimized for it, and new software developed specifically for it, zEnterprise solves some of the common challenges faced by IT today, while preparing you for the private clouds of the future.
Dates and Locations
New York City: March 8, 2011
Costa Mesa, CA : March 15, 2011
Available Tracks
Track 1: zEnterprise — the First System of Systems
Developed for: IT managers, IT enterprise architects.
Track 3: Modern Application Development and Deployment
Developed for: Application architects, application developers, application development management.
Virtual Event Invite: The IBM Smarter Systems Virtual Summit
Join IBM for this complimentary virtual event featuring industry thought leaders and IBM executives discussing best practices for building a smarter infrastructure. If you’re interested in using cloud computing, virtualization and emerging technologies to optimize your systems, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Listen to this webcast to hear about:
- Next-stage virtualization
- The impact of cloud computing
- Best practices in cost optimization
- Managing escalating energy costs
These sessions offer practical advice -- complemented by strategic recommendations – based on IBM’s work with multiple clients. Register now!
Free Upcoming March 2011 WebSphere Support Technical Exchange Webcasts
The upcoming links below will work for two days past the presentation. A week after the webcast, an audio replay of the exchange will be available on the Previous Webcast tab on the WebSphere Technical Exchange home page.
Participation is easy and free — no registration required.
Date: March 2, 2011
Time: 11 AM EST (GMT-5)
Title: Implementing Security with IBM Session Manager for z/OS
Presenter: Peter Siddell
Presenter Title: Technical Specialist for CICS Tools on z/OS
Abstract: This presentation looks at the methods for implementing security with a session manager product. Topics covered include Certificate Express Logon, Pass Tickets and Pass Phrases and what is required to support them.
Date: March 3, 2011
Time: 11 AM EST (GMT-5)
Title: Using Custom Property and CCDT File to Connect to WebSphere MQ Multi-Instance Queue Managers from WebSphere Application Server V7
Presenter: Angel Rivera
Presenter Title: WebSphere MQ Support Team for Unix
Abstract: This webcast presents the details on how to exploit the connection to Multi-Instance Queue Managers in WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 from WebSphere Application Server using a custom property called "connectionNameList" or a "Client Channel Definition Table" (CDDT) file.
Date: March 17, 2011
Time: 11 AM EDT (GMT-4)
Title: Configuring WebSphere Process Server Deployment Environment with DB2
Presenter: Daniel Eykholt
Presenter Title: Level 2 Support Engineer, WebSphere Process Server
Abstract: This presentation shows AIX user command line example steps to configure a WebSphere Process Server V7 Deployment Environment using DB2 on AIX.
Date: March 22, 2011
Time: 11 AM EDT (GMT-4)
Title: Debugging Java Applications with Memory Analyzer and the IBM Extensions for Memory Analyzer
Presenter: Chris Bailey & Kevin Grigorenko
Presenter Title: Java Support Architect, WebSphere Application Server SWAT
Abstract: Memory Analyzer is a powerful tool for solving memory leaks as well as debugging other problems. This session shows how to generate dumps and use them to examine your application: find memory leaks, inspect threads and look at the IBM product structures using the IBM Extensions for Memory Analyzer.
Date: March 30, 2011
Time: 11 AM EDT (GMT-4)
Title: Ask the Experts - WebSphere MQ Failover on Distributed Platforms
Presenter: Barry Robbins, Yana Johnson, Tameka Woody, Andrew Schofield, Jason Edmeades, Jonathan Rumsey
Presenter Title: Team Lead - WebSphere MQ Distributed Support, WebSphere MQ Distributed Support, WebSphere MQ System i – Windows Support, Senior Software Engineer - WebSphere MQ, Service Architect - WebSphere MQ & Lead System i Developer - WebSphere MQ
Abstract: This Ask the Experts session addresses questions concerning failover options and features available for WebSphere MQ on distributed platforms. This includes high availability clustering as well as the new multi-instance queue manager feature included with WebSphere MQ version 7.0.1.
Don't Miss These On-Demand Webcasts:
Automate Your Application Deployments and Migrations on WebSphere!
Deploying applications to WebSphere can be quite cumbersome and hard to accomplish. Migrating an already deployed application from WebSphere 6 to WebSphere 7 or 8 might be even harder...
In this webinar, you will see a live demonstration of an automated application deployment and migration scenario for WebSphere AS 6/7/8, including how to:
- Create and modify a WebSphere server
- Create and configure a data source and a queue
- Configure the WebSphere environment including JVM parameters and session settings
- Automatically deploy an application to WebSphere 6
- Automatically migrate an application from WebSphere 6 to WebSphere 7 and 8
In this 45-minute webinar, you will learn everything you need to know about automating your application deployments to your WebSphere stack.
Note: The live demonstration will be based on the *brand new Deployit 2.0 release*, to be released early February!
Webinar details:
Speaker: Andrew Phillips, VP Product Development.
Registration: http://www.xebialabs.com/gwc
Modernizing CICS – COBOL Applications: Myth or Reality? Discover How Business Rules Can Help
Businesses are consistent: They want to reduce the costs of application maintenance and IT integration. But they also want IT to respond faster, which requires faster discovery and adoption of rules that govern business decisions. The challenge is that over time business policies and rules have been encoded in applications and databases during development, making them increasingly complex. Enterprise modernization is a practical and cost-effective alternative to ripping and replacing these core systems. It also requires going beyond looking at technology assets only in terms of code and applications, to consider the critical importance of the people, teams and infrastructure that build, maintain and deploy those assets.
By addressing all four areas — applications, people, teams and infrastructure — you’ll find ways to leverage existing assets more effectively. We’ll show you how this approach works from the business rules perspective, while focusing on applications that are most important to your business goals.
Join us for this complimentary webcast to learn about:
- What to consider when modernizing a business critical application written in CICS® - COBOL?
- When to consider rule mining from code in your application modernization project
- How to get the value you are looking for by applying business-rule-based modernization
Speakers:
- Richard Szulewski, Rational® Product Manager for System z®, IBM Software Group
- Janet Wall, Product Manager, Business Rule Management Services, IBM Software Group
IT Insider Secrets to Successful CRM and ERP Integration
Empower your users with instant access to customer data currently locked away in other systems, while increasing user adoption and productivity. Learn how WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration turbo-charges salesforce.com, cuts costs and streamlines business processes by providing real-time visibility of data siloed in disparate, back-office and cloud applications — in just days. Then hear Siemens Energy share insider secrets and tips on rapid Cloud to on-premise integration as well as how to leverage Chatter and mashups. He'll also unveil his CRM to ERP use case showing how Siemens quickly integrated sales data from SAP, such as invoice and order status, in real time with salesforce.com.
Connecting SAP to External Cloud-Based Applications with Cast Iron
Learn how to rapidly integrate SAP with on-premise and cloud applications using the simple "configuration, not coding" approach of WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration. Discover how to easily connect a hybrid world of public clouds, private clouds and on-premise applications using a single integration platform — without burdening specialist resources — all while slashing costs up to 80%.
WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration Customer Video
Hear Randy Berger from Siemens Energy share his rapid cloud
CRM to on-premise ERP integration story using WebSphere Cast
Iron Cloud integration, showing how Siemens quickly integrated
sales data from SAP, such as invoice and order status, in real
time with salesforce.com.
