Anthony Papageorgiou

IBM CICS continues to be a cornerstone for many organisations, continually modernising with the latest and most secure development and test capabilities. Surely, CICS needs a robust testing framework to maintain its' integrity and efficiency. This is a difficult challenge, because there are thousands of tests to think about - from security, to modern languages, modern source code management, and the use of CI/CD pipelines. How difficult can it be to continue to transform the way that CICS is developed and tested? Well, this session delves into the innovative use of Galasa, an open-source test integration framework, to enhance how CICS test their complex applications.

S111 - Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) and creating AI Tools for CICS Transaction Server

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Providing a technical overview of how LLMs work and the various architectures available for creating AI tools to enhance your experience and skills with CICS Transaction Server. We will also look at solutions in overcoming common challenges faced when implementing LLMs in real-world applications.

S405 -Kafka on the Mainframe? Surely Not!

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In an era where real-time data processing is essential, the integration of Apache Kafka on Mainframe systems might seem impossible. This session explores the feasibility and advantages of integrating with Kafka from z/OS. This includes exploring the technical intricacies of integrating Kafka's distributed streaming capabilities with the robustness and transactional integrity of mainframes. Plus, configuration strategies, performance optimizations, and practical use cases that demonstrate how Kafka can modernize legacy systems, enhance data throughput, and drive real-time analytics on mainframe architectures. Let's learn how to uncover the surprising synergy between Kafka and Mainframes, transforming data processing paradigms.

S607 - Hybrid Integration is Inevitable – APIs and Events from z/OS is the answer

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Integration is essential to the success of a Hybrid Cloud strategy. Technologies like APIs and Event Streams (Kafka) mean that providing ubiquitous and consumable access to business assets is now a reality. The agility, innovation and reduced time to value this drives is instrumental in allowing companies to adapt and react to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.
For the largest enterprises in the world, that run their core businesses on z/OS, there is almost boundless value that can be derived from providing modern consumable access to assets on the platform. Come to this session to learn about the approach, architecture and technology that IBM provides to enable API and Event (Kafka) based integration of core applications and data in CICS, IMS, Db2 and MQ.