TPF Users Group 2023 Conference Agenda

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Conference Theme "Hybrid Cloud and Mainframe Integration"

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Monday - April 24th, 2023

7:30am - 6:00pm Registration Open

9:00am - 11:00am General Session - Opening

• TPFUG Welcome - Diane Pistole (DXC)
• Vendor Introduction - Prince Daniel (Mphasis)
• Conference Theme "Hybrid Cloud and Mainframe Integration"
• IBM Lab Welcome - Luanne Jagich (IBM)
• z/TPF Strategy Leveraging z16 - Mark Gambino (IBM)
• LinuxONE and Hybrid Cloud - Rick Schoomaker (IBM)

11:00am - 11:15am Break

11:15am - 12:10pm Subcommittee Meeting - Database / TPFDF

Addresses all issues related to TPF Database/TPFDF, Business Events, Recoup, Pools, and the file systems in TPF. This includes Dasd file systems.

• Welcome
• Presentations
• Business Events Update - Chris Filachek (IBM)
• z/TPFDF Update - Chris Filachek (IBM)
• Open Discussion

12:10pm - 1:00pm Lunch provided by TPFUG

1:00pm - 2:00pm Subcommittee Meeting - Application Development

Addresses issues related to development of applications for the zTPF environment, including the application program interface presented by zTPF, programming language compilers, development and test tools, and development methodologies.

• Welcome
• Requirements Discussion
• Presentations
• Java on z/TPF - Dan Gritter (IBM)
• Dynamic Logical Record Cache - Claire Durant (IBM)
• Simple Lock Performance Enhancements - Chris Filachek (IBM)
• Open Discussion

2:00pm - 2:50pm Subcommittee Meeting - Web Services Subcommittee

Addresses distributed technologies. including MongoDB, REST, DFDL, MQSeries, SOAP, and XML. Includes Web and Mail Servers on TPF.

• Welcome
• Presentations
• DFDL Enhancements - Bradd Kadlecik (IBM)
• REST Enhancements - Bradd Kadlecik (IBM)
• Open Discussion

2:50pm - 3:05pm Break

3:05pm - 3:35pm TPF Center of Excellence at Mphasis - Prince Daniel & Rajkumar Chinnannan (Mphasis)

3:35pm - 5:00pm Subcommittee Meeting - Development Tools

Addresses TPF Toolkit and other source development tools. This includes test tools, zTPFGI, VPARs, VTAPE and other third party products.

• Welcome
• Presentations
• A Day in the Life at DXC - Javier Rodriguez (DXC)
• zTPFGI Updates - Steve Reeves (TPF Software)
• TPF Toolkit - Gerry Strait (IBM)
• Enhanced Framework for Testing (EFT) Updates – Naveen Venati (TPF Software)
• Open Discussion

5:00pm – 6:00pm Monday's Hot Topics

• Hot Topic 1 - TBD
• Hot Topic 2 - TBD

6:00pm - 9:30pm Vendor Hospitality and Exhibition programs

• Location: Pegasus City Brewery - Design District
• Address: 2222 Vintage St, Dallas, TX 75207

Tuesday - April 25th, 2023

7:30am - 6:00pm Registration Open

9:00am - 10:25am Subcommittee Meeting - Systems Control Program

Addresses CPU, DASD and tape components as well as the general issues of TPF shipments, packaging, support standards, documentation and procedures.

• Welcome
• Presentations
• Store Clock Updates - Mike Shershin (IBM)
• Run PDU as Low Priority - Mike Shershin (IBM)
• Greater than 64K Cylinder Support - Mike Shershin (IBM)
• Safeguarded Copy - Mike Shershin (IBM)
• Open Discussion

10:25am - 10:40am Break

10:40am - 11:40pm Subcommittee Meeting - Communications

Addresses TCP/IP, MQSeries and inter-processor communications, including MPIF, OSA, etc.

• Welcome
• Presentations
• Communications and Security Enhancements - Jamie Farmer (IBM)
• 64-bit MQ Update - Cameron Doggett (IBM)
• Open Discussion

11:40pm - 12:00pm z/TPF Learning Platform - Colette Manoni (IBM)

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch provided by TPFUG

1:00pm - 4:50pm Subcommittee Meeting - Operations and Coverage

Addresses the issues with operating and managing the TPF systems, including Console support (TOS), Virtual Tape, Dasd subsystems, performance, load and incident management in the TPF environment.

• Welcome
• Presentations
• JSE- A New Framework for Automating TPF Operations - Amin Roozgard (DXC)
• Git-Ready: Migrating TOS Server Files to GitHub - Beau Malroney and Eric Tryon (Travelport)
• z/TPF in a Modern Eco-system/Arrow Mainframe Support - Laura Sa (Amtrak)
• Supervision Update - John Sawyer and Jason Place (Secure Agent)

2:50pm - 3:05pm Break

• Presentations
• Making TPF Data Universally Available in the Cloud - John Sawyer and Jason Place (Secure Agent)
• Secure FTP - Dan Gritter (IBM)
• RTMC Update - Josh Wisniewski (IBM)
• RTMC Experience at Visa - Miles Nosler (Visa)
• Loader Enhancements - Josh Wisniewski (IBM)
• Open Discussion

4:50pm - 5:00pm Presentation: Database Growth at Visa - Jean Armatis (Visa)

5:00pm - 6:00pm Tuesday's Hot Topics

• Hot Topic 1 - TBD
• Hot Topic 2 - TBD

6:30pm - 9:30pm TPF Users Group Reception and Special Program

• Location: Ferris Wheelers
• Address: 1950 Market Center Blvd., Dallas, TX
• Buffet style

Wednesday - April 26th, 2023

7:00am - 9:00am Registration Open

9:00am - 10:30am Ongoing TPF Education

• REST - Bradd Kadlecik (IBM)

10:15am - 10:30am Break

10:30am - 11:30am General Session

• Introductions / Announcements / Membership Roster Updates
• Board of Directors Report
• Financial Report
• Subcommittee Reports
• Requirements Subcommittee Session
• Welcome/Introduction
• Requirement Submission and Voting - Kate Fisher (Visa)
• Conference Adjournment