The session will focus on performance acceleration and resource reduction for z/OS batch and CICS VSAM applications, through the use of IAM our transparent VSAM alternative, as well as introduce interesting new IAM facilities including Record Level Sharing and cross platform access from Linux, UNIX and Windows platforms.

Classification:             Technical - Provide an in-depth look into the subject and require previous                                         knowledge.
                                        Introductory - Designed as introductory sessions and require no previous                                         knowledge of the subject.
                                        Managerial - Provide a high-level overview of the subject to aid in the decision-                                        making process.
                                        Administrative - Cover SHARE business.
Location and Time:    Hilton New York - Concourse Level - Concourse C @ 08/16/2004 (Mon) - 8:00                                         AM
Session Chair(s)        Speaker: Richard Morse (INNOVATION Data Processing)
& Speaker(s):             Chair: Reg Newbeck
Program:                      Applications Systems
Project:                         Application Enabling

Listen to an informative discussion on INNOVATION support for the latest zServer storage hardware technology by storage management expert Bruce Black, as he reviews the impact FDRINSTANT can have as an anytime data availability solution for non-disruptive Business Data Protection and Information Life Cycle Management, that unlocks the potential of ABR to employ Dataset Level FlashCopy (FCv2), SnapShot, TimeFinder and ShadowImage point in time data replication technology to meet the demand for 24 x 7, real-time incremental disk backup, non-disruptive tape backup/archive, host-less VSAM dataset copy/move and INSTANT on demand Business Recovery.

Classification:             Technical - Provide an in-depth look into the subject and require previous                                         knowledge.
                                        Introductory - Designed as introductory sessions and require no previous                                         knowledge of the subject.
                                        Managerial - Provide a high-level overview of the subject to aid in the decision-                                        making process.
                                        Administrative - Cover SHARE business.
Location and Time:    Hilton New York - Second Floor - Morgan Suite @ 08/17/2004 (Tue) - 9:30 AM                                         AM
Session Chair(s)        Speaker: Bruce Black (Innovation Data Processing)
& Speaker(s):             Chair: Duane Reaugh (DTS Software, Inc.)
Program:                      MVS
Project:                         MVS Storage Management

With the introduction at Long Beach 2004 SHARE conference of the UPSTREAM Reservoir Innovation Data Processing’s FDR/UPSTREAM product expanded its reach far into the enterprise with support for an extensive array of open systems tape drives.

A recent survey by the Aberdeen Group of more than 100 large IT users found that the backup/restore process still brings the most storage related anxiety to enterprise IT managers. To resolve this anxiety this session will introduce and explore the capabilities of the UPSTREAM Reservoir Storage Server that reduces the complexity of the backup management process resulting in more manageable and consistent operations. This session of the UPSTREAM Reservoir will detail how this is done with UPSTREAM Reservoir facilities such as silent installation, email event notification, Reservoir’s Dispatcher, its comprehensive integrated job scheduler, and also an automatic upgrade capability. Discussion will also include UPSTREAM’s data reduction techniques that can facilitate large scale backups reliably but not at the cost of easy and consistent recovery.

Featured also will be discussion of the plug-compatible format of both FDR/UPSTREAM and the UPSTREAM Reservoir backup servers where backup tapes can be interchangeable for media that is compatible. And for tapes that are not compatible UPSTREAM supports copying to a compatible media and importing the backup data.

Classification:             Technical - Provide an in-depth look into the subject and require previous                                         knowledge.
                                        Introductory - Designed as introductory sessions and require no previous                                         knowledge of the subject.
                                        Managerial - Provide a high-level overview of the subject to aid in the decision-                                        making process.
                                        Administrative - Cover SHARE business.
Location and Time:    Hilton New York - Fourth Floor - Midtown Suite @ 08/16/2004 (Mon) - 4:30                                         PM
Session Chair(s)        Speaker: Patrick Fitzsimmons (Innovation Data Processing) and Bob Perper                                         (Innovation Data Processing)
& Speaker(s):             Chair: Sylvia Gorman (Northern Illinois University)
Program:                      Systems Management
Project:                         Technical Support Management

Responding to SHARE attendees requests for practical examples of what to consider in different migration situations, the speaker reviews moving data to new disk storage without disrupting normal operations, by looking at the first hand experience of customers, professional services staff and the IBM TotalStorage Piper Team, who non-disruptively migrate active system volumes to new storage hardware both locally and across extended distances, with FDRPAS.

Drawing on their experience, expert speakers assess the strengths and limitations of alternative hardware or software mechanisms with FDRPAS, INNOVATION's data migration solution, being an example of a software data migration solution.

Classification:             Technical - Provide an in-depth look into the subject and require previous                                         knowledge.
                                        Introductory - Designed as introductory sessions and require no previous                                         knowledge of the subject.
                                        Managerial - Provide a high-level overview of the subject to aid in the decision-                                        making process.
                                        Administrative - Cover SHARE business.
Location and Time:    Hilton New York - Second Floor - Morgan Suite @ 08/17/2004 (Tue) -                                         11:00 AM
Session Chair(s)        
& Speaker(s):             
Program:                      MVS
Project:                         MVS Storage Management