The document outlines a schedule for a series of DevOps sessions and workshops taking place from February 22 to February 25, focusing on best practices, tools, and strategies for implementing DevOps in enterprise environments, particularly related to mainframe systems. It includes keynotes, technical workshops, and panels addressing topics such as development acceleration, modernization, and cost-benefit analysis in DevOps. Attendees are encouraged to sign up for sessions to engage with experts and collaborate on practical solutions.

1. Date/Time
Locatio
n
Session
#
Session Title
Add to
Agenda
Mon 22rd
Feb
4.30 PM – 5.30 PM
Reef C #1714
DevOps on z Systems at UBS: What is the Speed of
a Caravan in the Desert?
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Tues 23rd
Feb
4 PM – 5 PM
Surf A #2857
Building the Next-Gen Payment Factory at
Rabobank: A DevOps Approach
Click to Add Ses
Wed 24th
Feb
3:45PM– 4:30 PM
Reef C #3329
Thomson Reuters' Use of RDz to Accelerate
Development through Mainframe Modernization
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Wed 24th
Feb
10 AM – 11 AM
Reef C #1380
Do You Have the Right Development and Problem
Analysis Tools for z Systems?
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Tues 23rd
Feb
1.15 PM – 2.15 PM
Surf A #2235 Enterprise DevOps: Our Journey Forward Click to Add Ses
Mon, 22-Feb
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Surf A #6298
DevOps for Enterprise Systems Keynote: Innovate
Like a Startup
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Tue, 23-Feb
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Surf A #4011
Accelerated Solution Delivery at Nationwide and
IBM
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Mon, 22-Feb,
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Surf A #1720
Quantifying DevOps Adoption Empirically for
Demonstrable ROI
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Tue, 23-Feb
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Lagoon L #1493 DevOps for Bi-Modal IT: A Panel Discussion Click to Add Ses
Tue, 23-Feb
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Lagoon L #5337
What Will DevOps Look Like in Three to Five
Years?
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Over 300+ DevOps topics to choose from including keynotes, breakouts,
engagement center, meet the experts, panels, labs, & workshops – that’s a whole
lotta DevOps!
Build Your DevOps Agenda Now
TOP 10 MUST ATTEND SESSIONS TO STAY UP TO SPEED!
z Systems

2. Maximizing the Value of Mainframe Applications
for a Mobile World
Tuesday, Feb 23rd
, 12:30 pm – 02:00 pm (#5128)
Mandalay Bay Conference Center, Lagoon F
Are you trying to figure out how and where to apply DevOps tools and practices in a mainframe
environment? Join IBM experts and fellow clients in this interactive DevOps technical
workshop - Maximizing the value of mainframe applications for a mobile world. Share
ideas, collaborate, and learn about best practices to help speed development testing and
deployment of hybrid cloud applications spanning mobile to mainframe environments.
Brandt Onorato
Solution Architect, IBM
Systems
• Interact with other clients and explore case
studies on how to leverage common tooling
for multiplatform applications spanning
mobile to mainframe
• Share and capture best practices in
designing loosely coupled architecture to
minimize dependencies
• Walk away with an action plan developed
with insights from other clients and subject
matter experts
Technical audience - Mid-level
Managers and Senior influencers
(Architects, Enterprise Developers,
Testers, Release Engineers etc.)
SIGN-UP NOW
Attendees will
receive a free box
set of the IBM
DevOps for
Dummies book
series
Rosalind
Radcliffe
IBM Distinguished
Engineer, Chief Architect
for CLM and DevOps,
Member of the Academy
of Technology
Limited Seating: To ensure
that you have a seat please
add this workshop to your
interconnect agenda.
Visit:
https://ibm.biz/interconnect_2016
Workshop

3. Calculating Enterprise DevOps Cost/Benefit
Analysis Workshop
Wednesday, Feb 24th
, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm (#4657)
Mandalay Bay Conference Center, Lagoon F
Like any change in approach, investment and ROI are required before it will be adopted and
scaled widely. Join IBM experts and fellow clients in this interactive DevOps technical
workshop - Enterprise DevOps cost/benefit analysis. Share ideas, collaborate, and
discover tools to determine cost/benefit analysis for your enterprise DevOps investment
options based on industry standards.
• To determine potential business value of a
DevOps solution investment
• Define the process for monetizing key
DevOps benefits and associated costs
• Get some tips on communicating the value
of DevOps to senior executives
Technical audience - Mid-level
Managers and Senior influencers
(Architects, Enterprise Developers,
Testers, Release Engineers etc.)
SIGN-UP NOW
Attendees will
receive a free box
set of the IBM
DevOps for
Dummies book
series
Rick Slade
Executive Solution
Architect, BVA, Cost
Benefit Analysis
Amy
Silberbauer
Executive IT Specialist,
Solution Architect,
Enterprise Scaled Agile
(SAFe) & DevOps
Limited Seating: To ensure
that you have a seat please
add this workshop to your
interconnect agenda.
Visit:
https://ibm.biz/interconnect_2016
Workshop

4. 6298: DevOps for Enterprise Systems Keynote: Innovate Like a Startup
Hayden
Lindsey, VP
&
Distinguished
Engineer
Hayden Lindsey, VP DevOps for Enterprise Systems and Distinguished Engineer,
Join Hayden as he shares best practices in continuous delivery and driving
innovation in the enterprise through DevOps. Learn about exciting recent and
future product offerings.
Galaxy of DevOps Technical Experts
Rosalind Radcliffe,
Distinguished Engineer,
Chief Architect for CLM
and DevOps
William Alexander,
Senior Software Engineer
Rational Developer for the
Enterprise
Venkat
Balabhadrapatruni,
Chief Architect Enterprise
DevOps
Mike Fulton,
Distinguished Engineer,
CTO DevOps for
Enterprise Systems
Sanjeev Sharma,
CTO, DevOps Technical
Sales and Adoption, IBM
Distinguished Engineer
John Chewter,
STSM Chief Architect,
Rational Testing
Technologies
Tom Ross,
Captain COBOL: compiler
and run time
development
Tony Chen, STSM
UrbanCode Deploy for
System z
Jonathan Sayles
Technical instructor and
z/DevOps adoption
specialist
Daniel Berg
Distinguished Engineer,
Foundation Services &
DevOps, IBM Cloud

5. #1808 Productivity Enhancements In IBM's Enterprise COBOL "V.next" Compiler
Mon, 22-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Reef Ballroom C
#3370 Service Testing in Enterprise Environments
Mon, 22-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Reef Ballroom B
#1714 DevOps on z Systems at UBS: What is the Speed of a Caravan in the Desert?
Mon, 22-Feb, 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Reef Ballroom C
#4098 Shaw Industries' Experience with Deployment and Adoption of DevOps Tools in
a Mainframe Shop Tue, 23-Feb, 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Reef Ballroom C
#3279 Understanding the Rational Developer for z Systems Rollout Process at Itaú
Unibanco Tue, 23-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Reef Ballroom C
#2235 Enterprise DevOps: Our Journey Forward
Tue, 23-Feb, 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM Surf Ballroom A
#1412 DevOps at Nationwide: System z and Beyond... The Journey Continues
Tue, 23-Feb, 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM Reef Ballroom C
#1627 Rational Developer for z Systems: Quantified DevOps Benefits Here and Now
Tue, 23-Feb, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Reef Ballroom C
#2857 Building the Next-Gen Payment Factory at Rabobank: A DevOps Approach
Tue, 23-Feb, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Surf Ballroom A
#4293 How to Adopt Docker Within Your Enterprise Using IBM UrbanCode Deploy
Wed, 24-Feb, 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM Lagoon L
IBM DevOps solution on z Systems is a framework of solutions that enables
planning, development, testing and operations stakeholders to continuously
deliver software innovation to seize market opportunities and reduce time to
customer feedback. Whether your interest is in Agile Development,
Automated Testing, or Continuous Deployment, you will find innovative
thinking & answers to your questions at InterConnect 2016
DevOps for z Systems Deeper Dive

6. #5565 System z DevOps Application Testing Meets LeftShift
Wed, 24-Feb, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Reef Ballroom B
#1380 Do You Have the Right Development and Problem Analysis Tools for z Systems?
Wed, 24-Feb, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Reef Ballroom C
#5152 Lessons Learned from Large-Scale Adoption of DevOps for IBM z Systems
Software Wed, 24-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Surf Ballroom A
#2447 Wakefern's DevOps Transformation from Variable-Speed IT to Agile
Wed, 24-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Reef Ballroom C
#4202 Shift Your Mainframe Development and Test into the Fast Lane with RD&T for
System z Wed, 24-Feb, 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM Reef Ballroom C
#2017 Lessons Learned at Groupama: One Year in Production with RTC after Migrating
from Endevor Wed, 24-Feb, 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM Reef Ballroom C
#3329 Thomson Reuters' Use of RDz to Accelerate Development through Mainframe
Modernization Wed, 24-Feb, 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Reef Ballroom C
#6036 Utilizing the IBM Problem Determination Tools Suite for z/OS in a DevOp
Mainframe Environment Wed, 24-Feb, 04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Reef Ballroom C
#3193 Mainframe Application Testing Both With and Without Live Data
Thu, 25-Feb, 08:30 AM - 09:15 AM Reef Ballroom C
#6320 Continuous Integration for z: Spinning up RD&T Test Environments with
Automated Test Data Deployment Thu, 25-Feb, 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM Reef
Ballroom C
#1838 Flexible DevOps Deployment of Enterprise Test Environments in the Cloud
Thu, 25-Feb, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Reef Ballroom C
#3478 Continuous Integration and Deployment on Rational Development and Test
Environment for z Systems Thu, 25-Feb, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Reef Ballroom C
DevOps for z Systems Deeper Dive

7. DevOps for Enterprise Systems
#1391 eCitizen Application for the Croatian Government: A Deep Dive into RTC
Integration at APIS IT Mon, 22-Feb, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Reef Ballroom C
#1664 From the DevOps Trenches: Docker and IBM UrbanCode Deploy Enable
Higher-Throughput CI/CD Pipelines Mon, 22-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Surf
Ballroom A
#6298 DevOps for Enterprise Systems Keynote: Innovate Like a Startup
Mon, 22-Feb, 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM Surf Ballroom A
#1720 Quantifying DevOps Adoption Empirically for Demonstrable ROI
Mon, 22-Feb, 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Surf Ballroom A
#4011 Accelerated Solution Delivery at Nationwide and IBM
Tue, 23-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Surf Ballroom A
#2032 Using Integration Tests and Virtualization to Ensure Application Quality at
Banco do Brasil Tue, 23-Feb, 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM Reef Ballroom C
#4756 DevOps With Hybrid Cloud Has Delivered Massive Value to Bendigo and
Adelaide Bank Tue, 23-Feb, 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM Surf Ballroom A
#4202 Shift Your Mainframe Development and Test into the Fast Lane with RD&T
for System z Wed, 24-Feb, 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM Reef Ballroom C
#5378 Enabling z Agility with DevOps and Enterprise Transformation
Wed, 24-Feb, 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM Surf Ballroom A
#5241 Transforming HealthCare at Kaiser Permanente: A DevOps Foundation for
Digital Transformation Wed, 24-Feb, 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM Surf Ballroom A
#3638 How Caixa is Implementing IBM Rational CLM to Enable the Transition to
Variable-Speed IT Wed, 24-Feb, 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM Surf Ballroom A
#1203 DevOps on the Mainframe: Managing the Cultural Divide
Wed, 24-Feb, 04:45 PM - 05:30 PM Surf Ballroom A

8. Customer Engagements Sessions
#4968 DevOps: The Interconnection between Enterprise Dev and Ops
Mon, 22-Feb, 06:30 PM - 06:50 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps Engagement Center
#6721 How to Move On from Software Configuration and Library Manager: Challenges
and Opportunities Tue, 23-Feb, 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps
Engagement Center
#7379 zEST: z Enterprise Systems Testing Environment (in a Secure Cloud)
Tue, 23-Feb, 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps Engagement Center
#6188 Aligning the Fast and the Slow: The Reality of Multi-Speed IT
Tue, 23-Feb, 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps Engagement Center
#2188 Delivering Quality Code: An Enterprise Developer's Perspective
Tue, 23-Feb, 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps Engagement Center
#6062 Rational Developer for z Systems: Use Case and ROI at Banco do Brasil
Tue, 23-Feb, 06:30 PM - 06:50 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps Engagement Center
#1810 Automatic Performance Improvement for Legacy COBOL Applications through
Binary Optimization Wed, 24-Feb, 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps
Engagement Center
#2002 IBM DevOps Reference Architecture: Two-Speed IT and Hybrid Cloud Models
Wed, 24-Feb, 03:45 PM - 04:05 PM Solution EXPO - DevOps Engagement Center
Meet the Experts Sessions
#2402 Best Tips and Best-Kept Secrets of Support and Development for RTC-EE and
Rational Developer for z Tue, 23-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Solution EXPO - Meet
the Experts Forum # 2
#4010 Enterprise Development: Anywhere, Anytime
Wed, 24-Feb, 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Solution EXPO - Meet the Experts Forum # 4
#2746 Interested in Advances in Debug Technology for IBM z/OS and z/Linux?
Thu, 25-Feb, 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM Solution EXPO - Meet the Experts Forum # 3

9. Get 1-on-1 with IBM technical experts for “deep dive”
discussions and demonstrations based on your requirements
11 DevOps topics to choose from covering Agile Development,
Testing, Release Automation, & Compilers or “Build your own”
Contact your IBM rep to schedule a session at your
convenience.
Hands on Managed Labs!
#6656 Service Testing and Virtualization in Enterprise Environments
Tue, 23-Feb, 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM MGM Grand - Room 305
#1086 Create an IBM UrbanCode Deploy Application Infrastructure and Deploy
to z/OS CICS Wed, 24-Feb, 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM MGM Grand - Room 305
Visit our pedestals in the Solution
Expo!
z Zone – DevOps Collaborative
Development & Compilers
DevOps Zone – Collaborative
Development for z
DevOps Zone – Continuous
Delivery for z
z Solution Suites

10. Get 1-on-1 with IBM technical experts for “deep dive”
discussions and demonstrations based on your requirements
11 DevOps topics to choose from covering Agile Development,
Testing, Release Automation, & Compilers or “Build your own”
Contact your IBM rep to schedule a session at your
convenience.
Hands on Managed Labs!
#6656 Service Testing and Virtualization in Enterprise Environments
Tue, 23-Feb, 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM MGM Grand - Room 305
#1086 Create an IBM UrbanCode Deploy Application Infrastructure and Deploy
to z/OS CICS Wed, 24-Feb, 08:30 AM - 10:30 AM MGM Grand - Room 305
Visit our pedestals in the Solution
Expo!
z Zone – DevOps Collaborative
Development & Compilers
DevOps Zone – Collaborative
Development for z
DevOps Zone – Continuous
Delivery for z
z Solution Suites