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Thursday, June 11
 

8:30am EDT

What's new with the VSE SSH Client Suite
Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Our initial release of the SSH Client Suite for VSE was batch-oriented. We've now enabled a 3270 interface to the suite and, experimentally, added a browser-based GUI. In this session I will describe and, if the presentation muses allow, demonstrate both interactive interfaces.
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Neale Ferguson

Principal Engineer, Sine Nomine Associates
As principal engineer at Sine Nomine Associates, I have been doing Linux on the mainframe since it was a skunkworks project within IBM.
I have authored several articles in publications such as Enterprise Technical Journal (and its predecessors) and have presented on z/VM and Linux... Read More →
Thursday June 11, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
2201

9:45am EDT

Standing up and administering a public-access VM/SP system
Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Did you know there is a publicly accessible, historically accurate VM/System Product system? Travel back in time to the 1980s with VM/SP! Our incredibly diverse team of volunteer systems programmers has undertaken quite a journey and overcome some incredible hurdles to bring the PUBVM system to life! Join us to hear about how a college student, a young public-sector sysprog, a sysprog from IBM's CIO org, an SME from IBM's Washington Systems Center, and two retired IBM VM top-tier experts all came together to accomplish an incredible mission.
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Thursday June 11, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
2201

11:00am EDT

Solving Customer Problems with Velocity Software
Thursday June 11, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Velocity Software's zLOV version 610 stack of products, zVPS, zPRO, zTUNE and zVRM is focused on solving IBM Z and LinuxONE customer issues, along with support for IBM's latest z17 and LinuxONE 5 offerings. The goal of this session is to show the concerns brought to Velocity Software, and how this new product release resolves these problems, all while still using less than 1% of a processor. This also continues our effort in making IBM Z the most efficient and easy hybrid cloud platform to host Linux and OpenShift environments from.
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Thursday June 11, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
2201

1:00pm EDT

The Evolution of z/VM - 25 years of innovation
Thursday June 11, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
z/VM was released 25 years ago in 2001. Its existence was sometimes in doubt but the influence of several individuals eventually ensured that it would be delivered. Since the initial release, there has been a continuing stream of enhancements. This presentation will review the background and describe some of the major innovations that have been introduced.
Speakers
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Romney White

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM
Virtualization, LinuxONE
Thursday June 11, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
2201

2:15pm EDT

21CS: Then, Now, Next
Thursday June 11, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
For over 30 years, 21CS has been at the forefront of mainframe data protection, recovery, and performance planning. Central to their success is the strategic alliance with IBM, which led to 21CS entering into a z/VSE source code agreement in 2021. Discover how 21CS continues to drive innovation in the z/OS and VSE space through its perfect mixture of expertise and new skilled talent and bold vision for what's next.
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Thursday June 11, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
2201

3:30pm EDT

Express Linux Automation and Networking: Ansible and scripting for z/VM
Thursday June 11, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
The z/VM ESI project provides a streamlined installation process for z/VM, along with a Linux system which we call the ELAN -- Express Linux Automation and Networking. Development of the ELAN is moving more Open, and this session talks about the changes to the development process, and what is currently included in the ELAN. We will also preview some exciting enhancements, along with new functions and deployment options!
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Thursday June 11, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
2201

4:45pm EDT

CMS Shared File System Administration
Thursday June 11, 2026 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
This session will describe how to configure and use the CMS Shared File System. Administration, space management, and security will be discussed. A modern approach to managing SFS will also be demonstrated.
Speakers
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Rich Smrcina

Sr. Systems Engineer, Velocity Software Inc.
Thursday June 11, 2026 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
2201
 
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