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We are pleased to confirm that the next meeting of the WebSphere User Group (UK) will take place on 21st March 2013, to be held in the new forum at IBM South Bank, London. There will be no charge for this meeting and as usual we aim to have an excellent agenda lined up, covering a range of current and emerging WebSphere technologies.
Provisional Agenda
Registration and Coffee begins from 8:30am, with the Chairman's Intro at 9:00am. The first session begins at 9:30am.
A buffet Lunch is served at 12:30pm, with coffee breaks included in the morning and afternoon.
WebSphere Application Server 1
Session 1
Title:
WebSphere Foundation Update and Directions
Abstract:
WebSphere Application Server has changed a lot over the last year and continues to move forward at a fast pace. Learn about improvements to the WAS application development and deployment environments, from lightweight productive development environments to high scale, dynamically clustered production environments. This session will include demos of some of the latest capabilities and an outlook of the future direction of the WebSphere foundation.
Speakers:
Ian Robinson
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Session 2
Title:
Enterprise Java apps on mobile
Abstract:
Mobile phones and tablet computers are rapidly catching up to the computational power of laptops and desktops, so what can we do with this power? This talk covers how to run enterprise level software written for Java on Android devices and explores the possibilities this brings us, as well as some of the current limitations we need to be aware of when deploying enterprise software to a mobile platform.
Speakers:
Tom Banks
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Session 3
Title:
A developer's introduction to leveraging the Liberty runtime and the WebSphere Application Server
Abstract:
As a developer, are you familiar with all the capabilities and technologies available within Liberty and WAS , and how they can benefit you? Come and get a comprehensive overview of the programming models available and the tools support in WDT and RAD that can help you realize value in your application and in your day to day tasks.
Speakers:
Anita Rass Wan
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Session 4
Title:
Agility@Scale: IBM Software Group's Journey of Agile Transformation
Abstract:
Many large organizations want to adopt agile development methodologies as a means of delivering software to swiftly respond to the demands of the market and economic climate. However, large projects can pose significant challenges to agility. The global IBM WebSphere Application Server development organization started its agile transformation in 2006. While this journey continues today, extensive improvements in quality, time-to-market, and customer satisfaction show that the rewards of agile adoption far outweigh the obstacles. Come hear about real life challenges and best practices from our agile journey.
Speakers:
Adam Gunther
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Labs
Session 1
Title:
WebSphere Application Server Migrations - Hands on!
Abstract:
Do you want to try out some of the WebSphere migration techniques and tools in a safe environment? Then this lab is for you. This is an opportunity to gets hands on with the technology and guided through a migration process.
Speakers:
Paul Thompson
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Session 2
Title:
User experience - WAS migrations unconference
Abstract:
The purpose of this session was to have a less formal interaction with other users in the group and technical experts in the area of migration. Whether you want to hear other people’s experiences of migration, share some feedback with development about the process, or just ask some specifc questions about migration, then this session will be a great opportunity. Come and get involved.
Speakers:
David Vines, Paul Thompson, Stephen Hellberg
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Session 3
Title:
Changing ways that IBM provides product information: IBM Knowledge Center, scenarios, and information for mobile use
Abstract:
IBM is preparing to publish "IBM Knowledge Center" online as the "one stop shop" for IBM technical content about WebSphere and other IBM products, providing new and interactive ways to use information about all of IBM's products. At first, IBM Knowledge Center will replace all the separate information centers on ibm.com; longer term, IBM Knowledge Center is also to include other online technical content like developerWorks and IBM redbooks. IBM Knowledge Center is also to be the place for more scenarios and solutions about using IBM software. This is a response to feedback from WebSphere users, and builds on work that we (at IBM Hursley) have been doing for the Connectivity Scenarios and Patterns information center. Mobile use of technical information is a growing requirement. We have published ebooks for IBM product information and scenarios, and are working on mobile apps for IBM Knowledge Center. We want to provide you with the best information experience possible! In this session, hear about the changing ways that IBM provides product information, discuss your opinions and needs for using information about IBM products.
Speakers:
Ian Larner
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WebSphere Application Server 2
Session 1
Title:
Running the Liberty Web Container in CICS
Abstract:
The WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile provides a fast, lightweight, composable and dynamic server run-time. CICS is a premier enterprise class transaction processor, and CICS Transaction Server V5.1 offers a fast and lightweight Java web container built on Liberty technology. This session will outline the unique value that Liberty and CICS bring to each other, and offer advice on the type of applications and workloads best suited to be deployed to the Liberty Web Container in CICS.
Speakers:
Steve Foley
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Session 2
Title:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Migration Overview
Abstract:
Migrating between versions of the WebSphere Application Server can be very easy or very hard depending on the exact circumstances of the migration. This session will give an overview of the issues to be considered when planning for a version to version migration including planning, migrating the applications and migrating the application server itself. It will also touch on the tools and documentation that is available to assist with the migration
Speakers:
David Vines
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Session 3
Title:
Elastic caching integration patterns in the enterprise
Abstract:
This session will discuss how elastic caching can be used across the WebSphere portfolio to improve performance, scalability and high availability thru a series of proven integration patterns. These patterns include: mobile application integration, portal and commerce server deployments, cloud deployment, enterprise service bus acceleration, database integration and advanced application server deployments.
Speakers:
Charles Le Vay
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Session 4
Title:
Use case - Building a social, interactive game using IBM tools and the Liberty runtime
Abstract:
Code Rally was developed as a fun, social and interactive racing game using IBM's tools and runtime. Come and get a comprehensive overview of how easily the game was built, the IBM tools and runtimes that were used and provide input on the game itself. Check out the Code Rally game at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/code-rally/entry/landing
Speakers:
Anita Rass Wan, Tom Banks
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Cloud
Session 1
Title:
Exploring PureApplication System patterns - what does it take to maximize your investment?
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Speakers:
Ewan Withers
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Session 2
Title:
Your role in a Pure world?
Abstract:
This session will investigate how PureApplication System could redefine your organisation's future. We will talk about how you can build new Cloud based content through extending PureApplication System, and we'll explore how it can help you define new models for delivering IT to your organisation.
Speakers:
Sara Mitchell, Shiyghan Navti
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Session 3
Title:
Introduction to Web APIs and the API Economy
Abstract:
The "API Economy" is the next phase of evolution of the internet, where enterprises expose their business services not only through branded web portals, but using programmatic APIs that can be reused by external communities of developers. In this session I will describe how businesses are developing new revenue streams and opportunities through public APIs and demonstrate IBM's Web API Services offering which provides a platform for exposing APIs that can be consumed easily by mobile applications or other web-based services.
Speakers:
Andrew Daniel
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Mobile
Session 1
Title:
Mobile cross-platform development - really?
Abstract:
With the acquisition of Worklight in 2012, IBM committed itself to a mobile strategy based on open technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. With it comes the promise of being able to do cross platform development targeting a range of mobile operating systems including iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, BlackBerry 10.Come along to this session to see an extended demonstration of the process of creating, deploying and testing cross-platform mobile applications
Speakers:
Jonathan Marshall
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Session 2
Title:
Building larger applications with IBM Worklight
Abstract:
In this presentation, we look beyond smaller examples and talk about some of the best practices for building larger Worklight applications, focusing on the way Web 2.0-based artifacts can be architected to be scalable. We'll talk about the need for JavaScript and MVC frameworks and possible choices, structuring code, how to work best with RESTful services to make them performant, as well as the choices for integrating with them. We'll also talk about building development projects; how to manage code, run builds, do testing, and deploy code.
Speakers:
Andrew Ferrier
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Portal and Social
Session 1
Title:
JSF 2 in WebSphere Portal 8: Having the Best of Both Worlds
Abstract:
WebSphere Portal 8 comes with integrated support for version 2 of JavaServer Faces (JSF). In this session we show how to make best use of the strengths of the two technologies, whilst simultaneously avoiding some of the potential pitfalls of integration. We cover a number of patterns and recommendations, drawing upon real-world experience of using Portal and JSF together to solve business problems.
Speakers:
Graham Harper
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Session 2
Title:
What's New and Enhanced in the WebSphere Portal 8 Update Pack
Abstract:
In this session we will take deep dive into the recently announced feature update pack for WebSphere Portal 8.We will cover: - Simplified personalization with “Content targeting and application objects†- Improved Integration between Portal and Connections with new “Social rendering†features. - Improvements to Web Application Bridge - Responsive Web Design providing seamless changes in screen sizes across devices and desktop channels - Inline editing of web content - Web Content Manager Multilingual Solution - Social Media Publisher - Content Template Catalog 4.0
Speakers:
Stuart Crump
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ESB
Session 1
Title:
DataPower - Architecture usage patterns
Abstract:
The aim of this session is to discuss solution architectures enabled through using DataPower devices. The presentation will cover the different use cases that the various DataPower appliances can meet, with some customer examples. It will also cover how the appliances interoperate with the wider WebSphere portfolio such as MQ, WebSphere Message Broker, and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.
Speakers:
Martin Howson
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Session 2
Title:
What's new in WebSphere Message Broker, including support for mobile
Abstract:
WebSphere® Message Broker is delivering further enhancements to productivity and ease in developing and managing enterprise service bus (ESB) deployments, complementing its industry-leading performance and scalability. Come to this session and get right up to date with this key connectivity product.
Speakers:
Tim Kimber
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Session 3
Title:
WebSphere Message Broker performance management and monitoring
Abstract:
This session demonstrates how to design an efficient and effective WebSphere® Message Broker (WMB) implementation from a performance perspective. It describes the many factors that determine the level of performance achievable within a WMB environment. It also discusses some of the major improvements related to performance in WebSphere Message Broker V8.
Speakers:
Tim Kimber
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Session 4
Title:
WebSphere Message Broker DFDL
Abstract:
Data Format Description Language is a modeling language for describing general text and binary data. It solves a long-standing problem - how to describe data formats of all kinds in a standardized way. This session introduces the language and demonstrates how it is used within WebSphere Message Broker for parsing and writing various common data formats.
Speakers:
Tim Kimber
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Messaging
Session 1
Title:
WebSphere MQ in the mobile world
Abstract:
In recent years WebSphere MQ has stretched its wings providing new ways to utilise messaging. This session will cover the enhancements to MQ that can be used to extend the range of "things" that connect to it. "Things" come in all shapes and sizes but generally fall into 3 categories, 1) Mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets, 2) modern HTML5 based Web Applications and 3) machines. Once connected messages can flow between them as well as to more traditional enterprise systems and the new world of big data.
Speakers:
David Locke
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Session 2
Title:
What's new in WebSphere MQ (with a focus on WMQ v7.5)
Abstract:
Come to this session to learn about all the new features in WebSphere MQ V7.1 and V7.5, with themes including lowering your TCO and improved security, you're sure to find something to interest you in these new releases of MQ.
Speakers:
Morag Hughson
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BPM
Session 1
Title:
Introduction to IBM BPM
Abstract:
This session is a basic introduction to Business Process Management, and the role it plays in Business Transformation.The session will take you through a BPM journey, exploring the tooling that IBM offers to its clients to successfully undertake a BPM Transformation
Speakers:
Claudio Tagliabue
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Session 2
Title:
Use case - BPM and Business Rules in a financial regulatory solution (FATCA)
Abstract:
Through a salient example. this session will introduce some recommendations for developing reuseable solutions as part of an compliance architecture. Based on recent customer engagements, this discussion will cover a pattern based on Business Rules and BPM that automates regulatory compliance yet embeds your best practices, auditability and governance.Please note that this session does not require any prior knowledge of FATCA or other regulations.
Speakers:
Matt Roberts
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Session 3
Title:
Lessons learnt using IBM BPM v8 with SAP
Abstract:
In this presentation we will share our experience of a project integrating BPM v8 with SAP. We will present the business case, solution architecture and lots of technical details. Would be interesting to both technical leads and hardcore BPM developers.
Speakers:
David Hall, Todor Mollov
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Session 4
Title:
When, where, and why to place BPM in an architecture
Abstract:
Business Process Management (BPM) provides an opportunity to better visualise, control, monitor, automate, and optimise the core business processes within your business. However, it's often difficult to know which solutions will most benefit from the involvement of BPM, and where. To what extent should the processes be automated? In what layer of the architecture should composition be placed? When is that composition it a business process as opposed to integration logic? To what extent should integration points be decoupled from the process? We will look at the typical architecture and design points that crop up at the beginning of BPM initiatives, and understand how to place BPM capabilities correctly and find the sweet spot of the products involved.
Speakers:
Kim Clark
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Java
Session 1
Title:
IBM Java 7 and WAS v8.5: Features and benefits
Abstract:
Java 7 is now available for use in WebSphere Application Server v8.5 and is ready for business! Come hear about some of the specific enhancements to both the language and WAS make this such an effective combination. Whether it’s new JDBC tricks, concurrency magic, or JVM tuning tricks, there’s something for everyone. We also discuss Java version migration and how to work effectively in mixed-level Java environments. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how Java 7 and WebSphere interact and how to leverage them together to maximize your productivity.
Speakers:
Mike Tunnicliffe
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Session 2
Title:
IBM Java 8: What's coming next?
Abstract:
Java 8 will be released later this year, and will include many new features. In this presentation Ian Partridge from the IBM Java Support Team discusses the upcoming release.Topics include the new language support for lambda expressions, annotations on Java types, a new Date and Time API and more. IBM-specific changes include enhanced serviceability, support for multi-tenancy and Packed Objects.Join this presentation to learn about the future of Java, plus details of how you can join the beta programme that IBM is running.
Speakers:
Ian Partridge
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Session 3
Title:
Build you own runtime monitoring with the Health Center API
Abstract:
In the recently released IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java - Health Center version 2.1, a new API was made available that makes it possible to create your own monitoring and profiling tools that uses the Health Center data and recommendations. This session will provide an overview of the API, show you how to use it to create simple alerts based on defined conditions occurring, and introduce how it is being used by IBM to integrate the Health Center data into its own products.
Speakers:
Toby Corbin
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Session 4
Title:
Shifting Sands? Delivering WebSphere over multiple Java releases - the java perspective
Abstract:
The WebSphere product stack has long employed the Java runtime as the basis of its execution environment. WebSphere, as a standards-based product, principally delivers J2EE compliance that builds-on and -out from the J2SE standard defining JDKs everywhere. Over many years, the J2SE standard has been strongly impacted by EE content moving to a more foundational level within the java ecosystem. Whilst J2SE APIs have demonstrated significant stability over time, major revisions of J2SE/java are the opportunities to revise standard APIs; and with changes in java at the foundational level, inevitably the whole WebSphere stack has the potential to be impacted. Whilst great efforts are employed by IBM in developing WebSphere and testing it for new java releases, the exposure to changes for applications (or third-party frameworks) remains and should be considered in WebSphere migration tasks. This session will review the areas of change in IBM java since 5.0 (WebSphere 6.1) and discuss our interaction with the team responsible for the WebSphere Migration Toolkit - one means we have of trying to bring awareness of core java changes to an IDE near you! With the latest WebSphere (v8.5) shipping both Java 6.0 or 7.0, your options for when to adopt the latest java release are wide-open enabling a future application migration strategy to suit your timing.
Speakers:
Stephen Hellberg
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