CA May Mainframe Madness


May Mainframe Madness 2010 (MMM 2010) is now complete and the numbers are in:

May Mainframe Madness

  • Over 35,000 attendee touches
  • From 49 countries around the world
  • Averaging 270 minutes each in the MMM virtual environment
  • Experiencing more than 150 Keynotes, sessions and demos
  • Networking and interacting with other mainframers and experts worldwide

CA again dedicated the entire month of May to the mainframe and to helping you get even more value from this amazing platform, with a calendar full of activities and new live content every weekday in May.

CA May Mainframe Madness 2010 was indeed the virtual event that changed everything.

Here are some additional details and highlights of MMM 2010:

  • CA Mainframe Chorus was announced and demonstrated to the world
  • CA Mainframe Software Manager r3 showed how you can simplify and automate CA product installation, deployment and maintenance
  • The CA World Mainframe Keynote and 3 great panel sessions were simulcast to MMM live from Las Vegas
  • The MMM Job Role Resource Center enabled mainframers to search for and find sessions and content based on their job role
  • 10 new demos and videos premiered at MMM 2010
  • Hundreds of raffle and participation contest prizes were awarded and/or donated to charity
  • Exclusive advanced screenings of Big Iron: The Mainframe Story documentary film were shown in the MMM Networking Lounge

Who attended?
Anyone that touches the mainframe, including:
CIO, Director or VP of Mainframe Computing, IT Architect , Systems Programmer, Systems Analyst, Application Developer, Application Administrator, Quality Assurance (QA), Change Control Manager, Operator, Production Control Analyst, Database Administrator (DBA), Storage Administrator, Security Specialist, Security Administrator, Security Auditor, Compliance Auditor, Performance Analyst, Capacity Planner, Service Desk Tech, Network Systems Programmer / Network Administrator, Network Operator, DR Manager, Procurement, Finance, Budget and Accounting Personnel, All-around Mainframer, IT Consultants, Industry Analysts and Press.

What were the subject areas and booths?
15 Tracks and 20 Booths: Mainframe 2.0, Application Performance Management, Application Quality and Testing Tools, Data Transport, Database Management, Databases (including CA Datacom and CA IDMS), Linux Management, Modern and Application Development (including CA Gen, CA Aion BRE, CA Plex 2E and CA Repository), Network Management, Output Management and Enterprise Reporting Management, PCI Compliance, Resource Management, Security Management, Session Management, Software Change Management, Storage Management, Systems Management, Workload Automation, Mainframe Innovation and New Mainframers plus four great partner booths from GT Software, HostBridge Technology, MVS Solutions, Inc. and EZ Legacy.

Is there any way to sample May Mainframe Madness now?
You need to register and participate in May Mainframe Madness to get the maximum value from the event but select MMM Keynotes and sessions are available to view for a limited time. Check them out and mark your calendar for May Mainframe Madness 2011.

Take a guided video tour of MMM 2010

Keynote presenters for May Mainframe Madness 2010 included:

Frank W. Abagnale: Catch Me If You Can and author of The Art of the Steal

"Abagnale's lecture may be the best one-man show you will ever see." - Tom Hanks

Jon Toigo: Disaster Recovery Planning, Mainframe and Emerging Technology Researcher and Author

Bill Nelson: President and CEO of FS-ISAC, the Financial Services Information Sharing And Analysis Center

Bob Thomas: Founder and Publisher of z/JOURNAL and Mainframe Executive, Founder of Enterprise Systems Journal (pka 4300 Quarterly/Journal), and DB2 Journal

Keynotes, live Q&As, scheduled chats and sessions from many innovative customers and experts from CA, IBM, Henderson Consulting and many more made MMM 2010 the largest, most successful event of its kind and we’d like to thank all the presenters and attendees for participating.

Download the full list of keynote presentations and speakers