IBM Academic Initiative System z 2007 IBM

The need for IT professionals is greater than ever § Newly declared computer-science majors down 32% § The number of job openings for IT professionals nationwide has increased by 47. 6% from 2004 to 2006. § Approximately 70 million Baby Boomers will exit the workforce during the next 15 years, with only 40 million workers coming in * Skill. Proff, Watson Wyatt, Monster. com; U. S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Information Technology Association of America 2 IBM Academic Initiative

We know those mainframe workers want to retire and go surfing! 53% of mainframe workers have 20+ years 3 IBM Academic Initiative

What is the IBM Academic Initiative? § Membership in the IBM Academic Initiative is free and open to individual faculty members. Apply at www. ibm. com/university ► ► 4 Worldwide program Supports many IBM Brands and technologies Encourages open standards, open source Provides easy access to hardware, software, courses, textbooks, and resources IBM Academic Initiative

IBM Academic Initiative for System z Goal: Set in 2004 to help create a pipeline of 20, 000 MF educated students in the marketplace by 2010 Growing Academic Initiative 47, 000 Schools in Program Over half of schools outside of US 420 Students Taught 294 213 70 24 YE 2003 YE 2004 27, 000 10, 000 YE 2005 YE 2006 3 Q 2007 § Academic Initiative by the numbers: ► Participation – 420+ schools registered, over 47, 000 students attended mainframe Ed ► Courses – 25 Courses (more under development) & Mastery Exam Certification ► z. Community – Running local roundtables with Client / School / ISV ► Resources – Access to Mainframes world wide for teaching (6 Univ hubs) ► Student MF Contests – 9 contests with 8, 180 students, 1, 011 schools…more coming WW ► IBM Help – z. Skills Help Desk (zskills@us. ibm. com) + over 300 IBM MF ambassadors ► Assist Professors – Education seminars, Faculty awards, education coupons § Web site - www. ibm. com/university/systemz 5 IBM Academic Initiative

IBM Academic Initiative for System z Growing Academic Initiative 47, 000 Schools in Program 438 Students Taught 294 213 70 24 YE 2003 YE 2004 27, 000 10, 000 YE 2005 YE 2006 3 Q 2007 § Educators from over 430+ schools worldwide are currently investigating or teaching mainframe technologies § What schools are teaching Mainframe technologies? www. ibm. com/university/systemz - “Participating schools” tab 6 IBM Academic Initiative

What schools are teaching Mainframe technologies? www. ibm. com/university/systemz - “Participating schools” tab § Educators from over 420+ schools worldwide are currently investigating or teaching mainframe technologies 7 IBM Academic Initiative

Academic Initiatives at a glance § Course materials and textbooks § Remote Mainframe access § Curriculum assistance (Examples of majors, concentrations, and certificate programs) § Faculty Seminars and Workshops 8 § Roundtable events § Entry level for z/OS System Programmer Mastery Test § Student Opportunity System § Student mainframe contests IBM Academic Initiative

How educators get started § Educators join the initiative at: ibm. com/university/systemz Download Course Materials Request mainframe access 407 Schools 25 courses Attend faculty education 6 hubs for remote access Professor seminars, Education coupons 9 IBM Academic Initiative

IBM System z courses Foundational principles §Intro to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics §Intro to the Mainframe: Networking §Intro to the Mainframe: Security §Intro to the Mainframe: Large Scale Commercial Computing Operating systems §Linux on System z §Introduction to z/VM® §UNIX® System Services (Module) User interfaces §ISPF: z/OS Basic Interfaces Storage management §VSAM Tivoli security, systems, network, and storage management courses IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS 4. 2 Implementation §IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3. 1 Introduction and Operations §IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3. 1 Implementation and Administration §IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8. 2 for z. OS Scheduler's Workshop Information, data and transaction management §Enterprise Server Data Management §DB 2 Family Fundamentals (Cross product) §DB 2 SQL Workshop (Cross product) §DB 2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop – Part 1 §DB 2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop – Part 2 Application development §Web. Sphere Application Server for z/OS §Intro to IBM Web. Sphere Developer for z §DB 2 Programming Workshop for z/OS §An Introduction to IMS (Textbook (Web based) §Transaction Management §Web. Sphere MQ for z/OS System Administration reference) Programming languages §Assembler §JCL e. Learning resources: §Flash Demo for professors and students: Learn about your future in Large Systems §Interactive e-Learning module: Careers in Mainframes §Interactive e-Learning Module: z/OS Basics 10 IBM Academic Initiative

How do schools implement our courses? § Teach a mainframe course “as is” – most courses are a full semester (classroom or online) § Develop an enterprise computing undergraduate major, specialization track in the graduate program, or certificate program § Teach a course as a special topic or elective § Integrate modules, chapters, labs into existing curricula 11 IBM Academic Initiative

Samples of Enterprise Systems majors, concentrations, and certificate programs Illinois State University Enterprise Computing Undergraduate Specialization University of Arkansas - Undergraduate courses - Linux on z, z/OS, SAP, DB 2 - Enterprise transactions Stevens Institute, NJ Enterprise Computing Graduate Certificate Northeastern University Graduate certificate in Mainframe Technologies and Programming Marist College On-Demand with Enterprise Systems Certificate program Houston Community College Enterprise Mainframe System Certificate 12 IBM Academic Initiative

Worldwide Mainframe hub systems Locations: § Marist College, New York § University of Arkansas § Brazil § Montpellier, France: IBM site “ZEUS” § China: 5 systems, serving 8 schools § IBM Innovation Center 13 IBM Academic Initiative

Faculty education offerings Educator coupons System z Mainframe Technology Road show Modern Mainframe at the Heart of Your Business Fundamental System Skills in z/OS Securing z/OS for On Demand Business DB 2 Workshops Technology sessions are grouped into eight tracks defined by topic and job responsibility (The Modern Mainframe, Application Development, DB 2 Technology update, Application integration, System z IT Operations, CICS Application, IMS Technology Update, Business Integration www. ibm. com/software/os/zseries/roadshows/ Learn how to Increase programmer productivity using new development technology (Web. Sphere, Linux and data warehouse workloads, CICS, SOA capabilities, z. IIP, z. AAP and IFL processors, and manage labor costs with the mainframe economies of scale) www. ibm. com/software/zseries/seminar/mainframe/ z/OS Basics Workshops Learn about: z/OS Navigation, Operation Configuration, Web. Sphere Application Server, Web. Sphere MQSeries, DB 2, CICS and IMS Faculty Seminars and Workshops z/OS Basics Networking Basics Security Basics Linux workshop For a complete list, see http: //www-304. ibm. com/jct 09002 c/university/scholars/products/zseries/learn. html 14 IBM Academic Initiative

Building mainframe skills for the community Student Mainframe Contests z/OS Mastery Exam z. Next. Gen & SHARE Academic Initiatives to generate interest to validate z knowledge to extend the community Z Skills Help Desk to assist the community 15 Roundtables on Campus to get industry input IBM Academic Initiative

IBM System z entry level for z/OS System Programmer Mastery Test § Measure and validate mainframe z/OS knowledge ► Introduction to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics § Panel of subject matter experts ► IBM ► College and university faculty ► Mainframe customers § Worldwide proctored exam § Results recorded in IBM certification database ► Goal: Increase the chances for success within an organization's mainframe community ► Qualifies students to submit their resumes to the Student Opportunity System Database (Accessible by customers) ► Leverage the value and importance of System z courses in academia ibm. com/certify/mastery_tests/ovr. Z 01. shtml 16 IBM Academic Initiative

IBM Student Opportunity System: Connecting customers with students To participate in this opportunity, students must either have an IBM Professional Certification or have completed classes, labs, workshops or projects, or participated in contests that utilize IBM or open source technologies. www. ibm. com/university/sos 17 IBM Academic Initiative

Student Mainframe Contests Students Schools Brazil § 2005, 2006, 2007 Location 2011 390 Be. Ne. Lux 76 9 Nordics 147 11 ► Hands-on remote mainframe contest ► No experience necessary Thailand 960 40 ► Three levels of challenges UK 1401 99 North America 3585 587 Totals 8, 180 1, 136 ► 18 Prizes: T- shirts, i. Pods, Laptops, X-Box, Wii, trips IBM Academic Initiative

Large Systems Thinking Roundtables on Campus § Introduce Large Systems Thinking – Why teach mainframes and Enterprise Computing § Validate the demand for students educated in Large Systems Thinking § Show faculty how to leverage the IBM Academic Initiative § Provide industry input for Large Systems education programs 19 IBM Academic Initiative

Building Skills for the Mainframe community – How can the mainframe community get involved? § Identify a school and a contact at the school § Contact the Academic Initiative team (zskills@us. ibm. com) § Sponsor or attend and Academic / Industry roundtable § Provide assistance - Offer internships and jobs to students - Offer scholarships - Be a guest lecturer - Be an adjunct professor - Host a student day - Attend campus career day events 20 IBM Academic Initiative

Important Web sites and contacts § System z Community ► ibm. com/systems/z/about/charter/community. html § Academic Initiative for the Mainframe ► ibm. com/university/systemz § z/OS Entry Level Mastery Exam & DB ► ibm. com/certify/mastery_tests/azprogprot_mt. shtml § z. Next. Gen ► znextgen. org § Enhanced skills portal ► ibm. com/systems/z/about/charter/skills. html Program Manager, Academic Initiative for the Mainframe: Kathy Pfeiffer, pfeiff@us. ibm. com External skill leader, System z Don Resnik, resnik@us. ibm. com 21 IBM Academic Initiative