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Rocket Software Joins Other Cognitive Thought Leaders at World of Watson

19 October, 2016

Summary

Company to host nine sessions on accessing and discovering unexpected insights from data more effectively

Rocket Software joins an elite group of thought leaders at World of Watson showcasing how some of the most innovative IBM customers and partners are disrupting their industries fueled by data and data science. Rocket Software supports IBM’s cognitive strategy by building and optimizing the core infrastructure that empowers z Systems intelligence to deliver peak performance and continuous availability and analyzes z data in place with insights from other sources.

WHO: Rocket Software
WHERE: IBM World of Watson
Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas
Booth #500 (Cognitive Concourse)
WHAT: Presentations on Mainframe Technologies and Cognitive Computing
WHEN: October 24-27

 

The scheduled list of presentations led by Rocket leaders includes:

TITLE SPEAKER
Using Mainframe Data Virtualization to Accelerate Digital Business Transformation Bryan Smith, VP R&D and CTO
Best Practices for Protecting Sensitive, Mission-Critical z/OS Data with zSecure and Guardium Barry Davis, Software Specialist
Intro to Open Source on z/OS: Develop in Python, SparkR, and PHP on z/OS with Open Source Tools Joe Devlin, VP of Software Development
Peter Fandel, Senior Manager of Software Engineering
Levering Operational Analytics to enable Self Managing Db2 Tim Willging, Database Tools Architect & Strategist
Leveraging IT Operational Analytics with IBM IMS Tools and Spark on z System Ron Bisceglia, Software Engineer
Best Practices with Db2 for z/OS Solutions to Maximize Your Analytics Investment Timm Zimmerman, Technical Advisor for Data and Analysis
Information at the Speed of Thought: How Social Business Solutions Power Collaborative Analytics Patrick Spedding, Managing Director of BI R&D
Advanced Db2 Recovery Analytics Using Spark on z/OS and Machine Learning Patterns Timm Zimmerman, Technical Advisor for Data and Analysis
Db2 z/OS Accelerator/Loader Integration at American International Group Anthony Ciabattoni, Database Tools Technical Advisor

 

About Rocket Software

Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com) is a technology company that helps organizations in the IBM ecosystem build solutions that meet today’s needs while extending the value of their technology investments for the future. Thousands of companies depend on Rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data, as well as extend those assets to take advantage of cloud, mobile, analytics, and other future innovations. Founded in 1990, Rocket is based in Waltham, Massachusetts with locations in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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