Education

Upcoming Webcasts

SHARE Webcasts are year-round opportunities to dive into the latest hot topics and learn from experts in the industry. SHARE Webcasts are available to both members and non-members. View upcoming webcasts below.

 

20MAY
z15 to z16 to z17 – What Has Changed?
Date/Time: 5/20/2026 | 11 a.m. ET
Speaker: Scott Chapman, CIO & Director of Software Design, EPS Strategies

Description: 

Many customers will only upgrade their mainframe machines every other generation. This can make it easier to miss changes that happened in the interim generation. In this webinar, Scott Chapman will discuss the differences and new capabilities for both the z16 and z17, relative to the z15. Some brief discussion of prior generations may occur as well. If you’re considering a machine upgrade to the current z17 generation, then this webinar will be a good overview of some of the new features and capabilities that upgrade might afford you.

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9JUNE
Modern Mainframe Observability: Bringing z/OS Telemetry to Modern Platforms
Date/Time: 6/9/2026 | 11 a.m. ET
Speaker: Radosław Runc, CEO, Z-Rays; Cristian Molaro, CEO and Founder, TheMindbridge

Description: 

• Understand the capabilities of SMF 101 for Db2 performance analysis • Recognize limitations of batch-based SMF processing • Learn how to enrich data using WLM CLIENT INFO • Explore real-time data processing with logstreams and Z-Rays • Identify integration and cost optimization opportunities

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23JUNE
When Batch Problems are Peak Problems: Why Adding Capacity Doesn’t Solve Performance
Date/Time: 6/23/2026 | 11 a.m. ET
Speaker: Robert Jeffcott, Principal Systems Engineer, Software AG and Patrick Gould, Principal Systems Engineer, Software AG

Description: 

Mainframe environments often struggle during peak processing times. When General Purpose (GP) processors hit maximum capacity, latency rises and SLAs can be missed. One common solution is simply adding more capacity. But what if the problem is workload distribution, not a lack of processing resources? In this webinar, we uncover the root cause of many batch performance issues: resource contention at peak. When GP utilization nears 100%, the system spends more time managing the queue than executing work, creating a deadlock that puts performance at risk. Join us as we demonstrate an alternate solution that addresses batch contention by changing how workloads execute. We’ll show you how to control GP peaks, manage your overages, and eliminate SLA risks—all without changing a single line of code.
Takeaways:

  • Learn why adding capacity is a temporary fix that ignores the root cause of contention
  • Discover how to make up to 80% of routine COBOL batch eligible for zIIP, freeing GP for new and latent workloads
  • See how to achieve predictable batch windows and free up resources for new business initiatives without code changes 

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