In this session we will discuss the opportunities offered and challenges posed by Cloud computing from an Integration middleware perspective. Whether they start moving select business services into public clouds (SaaS) or make use of cloud-based IT resources in public or private clouds (IaaS, PaaS) - they need to integrate the new cloud-based reosurces and services with their existing ones. We will discuss the key factors to consider in such integration scenarios and describe how IBM's middleware enables enterprise to establish secure connections to clouds and between clouds and how we support the consumption of connectivity middleware in a cloud form factor.
IBM Cast Iron is an integration appliance, both physical and virtual, as well as a cloud integration service. This session will provide an overview of the Cast Iron offerings, and give an insight into the future direction for Cast Iron.
by Andy Piper and Matt Lucas
by Dale Lane
You learned about IBM Watson during the combined Conference Keynote -- now is your chance to learn more about the technology.
This session will address questions such as:
* What problem is the Watson / DeepQA project trying to tackle? And why is it a difficult area?
* What were IBM's previous efforts in this space, and how did they lead to the Watson project?
* Why was Jeopardy chosen for the project?
* A crash course in how Watson works - the hardware architecture, the overall software architecture, and peeking under the hood at some of the more interesting algorithms
* Looking forward at what might come next for Watson.
by Andy Piper
by Andy Piper
by T.Rob
Put your MQ security skills to the test! In this hands-on lab, you will build and secure queue managers from scratch using the latest features in WebSphere MQ. This will include securing channel connectivity, application access to MQ resources, and administrative and read-only access for WebSphere MQ Explorer.
by Andy Piper
by T.Rob and Matthew White
IBM WebSphere® MQ (WMQ) product family is all about anywhere to anywhere integration, from the simplest pair of applications requiring basic connectivity and data exchange to the most complex business process management environments. This lab provides a hands-on introduction to some of the key API and capabilities provided by WMQ portfolio. The step-by-step instructions lead you through several separate scenarios which you can choose between, with each including the required configuration and setup steps, sample code modifications and final execution. Available topics include: WebSphere MQ (API and basic messaging), WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition, WebSphere MQ Telemetry and WebSphere MQ Advanced Security Edition. No prior knowledge of WMQ is assumed but some familiarity of basic programming concepts would be an advantage. Note: WebSphere MQ security concepts are covered in a separate lab.