Stream: Woodcote
Time: 10:00 - 10:45
In an era dominated by commodity servers, layered software stacks, and distributed architectures, the IBM Z mainframe offers a fundamentally different model for enterprise computing. Its unrivaled efficiency is not solely derived from individual technologies, but from the deep integration of hardware, middleware, operating system, and subsystems into a unified platform. Join Dave and John as they provide their trademark style to a comprehensive subject. No matter your role in the datacenter, you are sure to come away with a better understanding of the system that supports the global economy.
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John Baker, Principal Consultant at IBM, has been working with mainframes for over 30 years, both as a customer and consultant. His primary focus has been on system and application performance. As a customer, John designed, implemented and maintained many critical projects such as WLM Goal Mode, GDPS/Data Mirroring, and merging datacenters. As a consultant, John has assisted many of the world's largest datacenters with their z/OS performance challenges. John is a frequent and much appreciated speaker at industry events like SHARE, CMG, GSE and IBM conferences. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Computer Measurement Group (CMG) and currently volunteers with the MVS Performance Project (MVSP) at SHARE. In his spare time, John enjoys pool, motorcycles, his dogs, old port and a spirited political debate. He lives with his family near Toronto, Canada.
David has been a part of IBM Z’s Microprocessor and Nest Performance teams, and Microprocessor Design and Verification teams with Poughkeepsie Engineering for 26 years. In his current role he is a client-facing lab representative for system performance inquiries and critical situations worldwide and develops the Large Systems Performance Reference (LSPR) and the MIPS and MSUs ratings. He has led and co-developed five generations of IBM Z core performance models that have helped to shape processor hardware designs and supply projection data to brand and marketing. He is an IBM STSM and Master Inventor and has co-authored roughly 30 patents.
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