May Mainframe Madness 2011. Can you learn from the mainframe masterminds - virtually? You can.
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CA May Mainframe Madness 2011 (MMM 2011) is now complete and the
numbers are in:

  • 20,857 attendee touches
  • From 59 countries around the world
  • Averaging 267 minutes each in the MMM virtual environment
  • Experiencing over 376 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 2011 was indeed the virtual event that changes everything.

Here are some additional details and highlights of MMM 2011:

  • IBM showcased the zEnterprise and discussed the immense impact to the mainframe ecosystem.
  • CA Mainframe Chorus was demonstrated to the world and additional roles were announced.
  • CA Mainframe Software Manager the story continues with new features, highlights, panel discussions, customer testimonials.
  • Product Strategy and Roadmap keynote sessions for 12 solution areas
  • Exclusive Controlling Costs interview with z/Journal and CA Technologies
  • Over 20 new “how-to” sessions and product demonstrations.
  • The Mainframe Academy was announced.
  • The MMM Resource Center enabled mainframers to search for and find sessions and content based on their job roles
  • Five new fun mainframe videos in the House of Mainframe Lounge.
  • Hundreds of contest prizes for participation were awarded – even an iPAD2 for “best in show” participation.
  • Astronaut Capt. Alan Bean talked about the NASA space program and how the mainframe impacted the program.
  • Exclusive screening of the first mainframe to go Hollywood – 9K was interviewed by David Liffton and featured in the House of Mainframe Lounge.
  • Visualize your mainframe portfolio @ www.molecularmainframe.com

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?

20 Tracks and 24 Booths:

Mainframe 2.0, Application Performance Management, Application Quality and Testing Tools, Data Transport, Database Management, Databases (including CA Datacom and CA IDMS), Modernization and Multi-Platform Application Development (including CA Gen, CA Aion BRE, CA Plex 2E and CA Repository), Network Management, Output Management and Enterprise Reporting Management, Resource Management, Security Management, Software Change Management, Storage Management, Systems Management, Workload Automation, Mainframe Education, Mainframe Innovation, Controlling Costs, Mainframe Compliance Management and the Mainframe Community plus 5 great partner booths from EZ Legacy, Luminex, HostBridge Technology, ConicIT and MVS Solutions, Inc.

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 2012.

 

 

 

 

See last year’s presentations