TPF Users Group 2024 Conference Agenda
Conference Theme "Application Modernization on z/TPF"
Monday - May 6th, 2024
7:30am - 6:00pm Registration Open
9:00am - 10:15am General Session - Opening
- TPFUG Welcome - John Chauvenne (Travelport)
- Vendor Introduction - Prince Daniel (Mphasis)
- Conference Theme "Application Modernization on a/TPF"
- IBM Lab Welcome - Luanne Jagich (IBM)
- z/TPF Application Modernization Overview - Mark Gambino (IBM)
10:15am - 10:30am Break
10:30am - 12:05pm 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
- Visa Developed DF Prime Key Counts and DF Prime Key Statistics - Jean Artamis (Visa)
- PanDb Migration Experience and Performance Buybacks - Jean Artamis (Visa)
- Visa Experience with LP Workloads - Jean Artamis (Visa)
- z/TPFDF Update - Chris Filachek (IBM)
- z/TPF Support for MongoDB V7.0 - Claire Durant (IBM)
12:05pm - 1:00pm Lunch provided by TPFUG
1:00pm - 1:40pm Continuation of Subcommittee Meeting - Database / TPFDF
- Traditional Find File DB Encryption - Mike Shershin (IBM)
- Performance Improvements for large DF Subfiles - Chris Filachek (IBM)
- Open Discussion
1:40pm - 2:55pm Subcommittee Meeting - System 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
- Presentation Control Program Enhancements - Mike Shershin (IBM)
- Open Discussion
2:55pm - 3:15pm Break
3:15pm - 4:45pm 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
- TOS Github Migration Update - Eric Tryon and Beau Malroney (Travelport)
- Runtime Metrics Collection Update - Josh Wisniewski (IBM)
- Open Telemetry - Josh Wisniewski (IBM)
- Common Deployment Update - Josh Wisniewski (IBM)
5:00pm – 6:00pm Monday's Hot Topics
- Hot Topic 1 - Discuss Formation of zTPF Education Task Force - John Chauvenne
- Hot Topic 2 - TBD
6:30pm - 9:30pm Vendor Hospitality and Exhibition programs
- Location: The Roof Top on Basin
- Address: 501 Basin St Fl 4 New Orleans, LA 70114 504-522-3901
- More Info: The Roof Top on Basin
Tuesday - May 7th, 2024
7:30am - 6:00pm Registration Open
9:00am - 11:35am 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
- Reverse Engineering Assembler Source Code - Dr. Ira Baxter ()
- TPF Analyzer Tool - Nayan Zaveri (Crazy Ideas)
- ZTRAP EI Analysis Enhancements - Mike Shershin (IBM)
- Title - Mike Dowd (Software Migration Ltd)
- Customer Testimonial - Mike Dowd (Software Migration Ltd)
10:35am - 10:50am Break
- Presentations (Continued)
- TPF Toolkit Update - Matt Gritter
- TPFGI Update - Steve Reeves (TSI)
- Enhanced Framework for Testing - Mohan Krishna Parthasarathy )TSI)
- Open Discussion
11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch provided by TPFUG
12:30pm - 2:40pm 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
- Arrow Modernization - Brian Byrne (Amtrak)
- Java Update - Dan Gritter (IBM)
- Compiler Update - Dan Gritter (IBM)
- Remediation APIs for Greater Than 2042 TOD Support - Tim Backus (IBM)
- At-exit Processing Update - Mike Shershin (IBM)
- Application Modernization - (Mphasis)
- Open Discussion
2:40pm - 2:55pm Break
2:55pm - 3:55pm Subcommittee Meeting - Communications
Addresses TCP/IP, MQSeries and inter-processor communications, including MPIF, OSA, etc.
- Welcome
- Presentations
- z/TPF Communications and Security Enhancements - Jamie Farmer (IBM)
- z/TPF IBM MQ Support for 64-bit - Jamie Farmer (IBM)
- Open Discussion
3:55pm - 4:45pm 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
- REST Message Handlers - Bradd Kadlecik (IBM)
- REST Structure to Structure Mapping - Bradd Kadlecik (IBM)
- DFDL Update - Abigal DeSantis (IBM)
- Open Discussion
5:00pm - 6:00pm Tuesday's Hot Topics
- Tooling request - Identifying build dependencies when code changes are made - Kate Fisher
- Does your company allow use generative AI tools (ChatGPT, github Copilot) for productivity or other novel use cases - Miles Nosler
6:30pm - 9:30pm TPF Users Group Reception and Special Program
- Location: Crescent City Brewhouse
- Address: 527 Decatur St. New Orleans, LA 70130 504-522-3901
- More Info: Crescent City Brewhouse
Wednesday - May 8th, 2024
7:30am - 9:00am Registration Open
9:00am - 10:30am Ongoing TPF Education
- 64bit MQ - Cameron Doggett (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
- Conference Adjournment