Modernizing your System z Application Development with the IBM Rational An IBM Proof of Technology You’re Invited

Date: November 19th

Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: London Southbank

Introduction

This Proof of Technology (PoT) session provides attendees with basic skills and hands-on exposure to the major features of the IBM®

Rational® Integrated Solution for System z® Development, providing an integrated development solution, consisting of the Rational

Developer for System z (version 9.1.1), Collaborative Lifecycle Management (version 4.0.x) and Rational Asset Analyzer (version 6.0.x)

tools.

These integrated tools provide a modern development platform that enables high individual and team productivity and extends the benefits

of Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) to the mainframe developer and allow developers to perform reliable analysis when making a

change. The workshop will allow users to use the tools and their features in a fictitious scenario, designed to portray a ‘day in the life’ of a

development team. More at this article: Tools for modernizing enterprise applications and the way you develop them

IBM Rational Developer for System z enables companies to accelerate time to market with higher quality solutions while reducing the

costs of maintenance over an application's lifetime. It consists of a common workbench and an integrated set of tools that support end-to-

end, model-based development, run-time testing, and rapid deployment of simple and complex applications.

The labs may also use z/OS® running in a laptop using Rational Developer & Test for System z.

Objective

This PoT, using the Rational Integrated Solution for System z Development will:

Show application teams how they can quickly discover, understand and modernize their application portfolio in a managed

fashion using a modern IDE and a standardized process.

Show production teams how they can easily reuse, extend and automate their existing build and deployment solutions for

enterprise applications

Enable IT executives to view, in real-time, project health metrics across the enterprise.

Audience

This PoT is targeted for Architects, Technical Specialist or Developers. However, it is not limited to technical folks. Some

MVS™ or z/OS experience or understanding is required. Non-technical attendees with an understanding of application

lifecycle management are welcome..

Schedule

The session will start at 9:00 AM and end at approximately 5:00 PM on first day and end at noon on second day.

Session Topics

• Modern z Development Using Eclipse (Rational Developer for System z) – A Modern and Productive Way to Develop

• Automated Code Review – Automate Coding Standard Rules Review

• Test Coverage – Set Testing Thresholds for Developers

• Rational Developer for System z Push to Client – Storing Eclipse Workspaces in a Central Place for all Developers

• Rational Development and Test – Spinning up sandbox z/OS environments using ESX

Contact

Please contact jt-atkins@uk.ibm.com to enroll to this session.