21st Century Software

12/27/2022

To our followers: Although we really appreciate that you follow us here on Facebook, we want to prioritize our social media posts to be hosted on a more business focused platform. Come see what we're up to (and feel free to switch over) on LinkedIn!

11/10/2022

Attention all Fans! On 11/16, 10AM ET, the z/OSMF Guild Session will be featuring Marna Walle of IBM, Chris Taylor and Dylan Fawkes of 21st Century Software as they preview the new z/OSMF plugin for IBM z/OS Change Tracker.

IBM z/OS Change Tracker is a system software change control and management solution that provides Data Protection, Data Recovery and Audit Support. This presentation will provide an overview of Change Tracker's capabilities with a focus on the upcoming z/OSMF plugin.

Registration Details can be found here:

11/02/2022

Are you attending GSE UK? If you are a customer who missed going to GSE / IBM Technical University last week, you can still hear about our plans for , our mission to future-proof both the VSE operating system and associated applications, and what it all means for VSE customers and partners. 21st Century Software's Rebecca Levesque and Gonzalo Muelas Serrano will present, "VSEn 6.3, the future of VSE, and other updates" Session DN, Thursday at 11:45 in Hockenheim.

11/02/2022

Are you attending GSE UK? , , and Management are crucial support functions, but how does AI-enabled reporting ramp up the value? In Session PN, Thursday at 11:45 in Woodcote, 21st Century Software's Dan Ruehl will present, "All Hands on Deck! Come Together with the Fab Four: Capacity, Performance, Cost and AI" to review being prepared for aligning your data for AI consumption, statistical “helping hands”, and data visualization practices.

11/02/2022

Are you attending GSE UK? IBM z/OS Change Tracker is an offering gaining momentum since its release in May. 21st Century Software's Chris Taylor will be presenting with IBM's Marna Walle: Introducing IBM z/OS Change Tracker for z/OS V2.5! Session FP on Thursday at 2:30 in Indianapolis.
z/OS Change Tracker is designed to deliver real-time, system-wide software configuration change tracking and control for system libraries across all LPARs in a sysplex, automatic versioning of identified system control data sets, including customization of the number of backups, and member-level recovery and reporting of real-time changes. With IBM z/OS Change Tracker, z/OS system programmers can perform quick comparisons between snapshots of system control data sets, or even entire volumes, with differences identified, and provide auditable records of these changes to help ensure that software deployments have been successful. Come learn about the latest new feature in z/OS!

11/02/2022

Are you attending GSE UK? Is compliance on your horizon? 21st Century Software's Rebecca Levesque hosts the session, "Is your IT organization ‘Fit for Business Purpose’?" at Session BM, Thursday at 10:15 in Catalunya. This session will discuss how your IT infrastructure should be a reflection of the business demands, including regulatory compliance.

11/01/2022

Are you attending GSE UK 2022? Recovery from your Cyber Vault after a data impacting incident requires precision in order to restore service and provide forensics in a timely manner. 21st Century Software's Butch Rambish hosts the session, "Surgical Recovery for Your Cyber Vault" at Session MH, Wednesday at 11:45 in Vale. This session will discuss types of data and how surgical recovery of any data set with IBM Z Batch Resiliency can help to overcome this problem when recovering the system from the Cyber Vault.

10/27/2022

Another "Fit for Business Purpose" blog in the series addresses Tools to Automate the Build, Run, and Management of z/OS Applications. 21st Century Software President, Rebecca Levesque, shares her ideas of how IBM tools help companies travel their mainframe modernization journey.

Digital transformation is the long-term roadmap for changing how your business operates. Modernization is more specific to your IT infrastructure; it is a focused step in the right direction. Modernization enables you to be more competitive, increasing customer, and employee, satisfaction and loyalt...

10/25/2022

We’re going to be busy! Please join 21st Century Software next week as we host nine different sessions at GSE Guide Share Europe UK at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire. Starting November 1 we'll be live and in person. We look forward to seeing you there!

10/13/2022

Customers have relied on the flexibility of IBM's TDMF for seamless data migrations when implementing new Storage technology for years. The latest release, 5.11 introduces a highly anticipated z/OSMF plug in. Learn about this new feature, as well as continued improvements in efficiency for DevOps, reporting, and VM support.
On 10/20, IBM will host 21st Century Software's Ken Strickland and Brandon Wilkie, along with Architect Richard Pace to provide the details in this 60-90 minute webinar.
Details and registration: https://ibm.biz/BdP2L4

10/11/2022

This year's theme at the GSE BeLux Regional Conference is: THE IMPACT OF (ARTIFICIAL) INTELLIGENCE. 21st Century Software President, Rebecca Levesque, will be part of the full day agenda. If you're in the area of Elewijt Center in Elewijt (Zemst) on October 18, register to attend this free event.

During the day, we will have presentation sessions, and a hackathon, you will have the possibility to visit the different booths of our sponsors, which will be centralised around the different conference rooms.

10/07/2022

Security is (rightfully) top of mind for corporations. 21st Century Software is ready to participate in the 23rd Edition of IBM's Annual Worldwide Security Conference, October 11-14 in Montpellier, France. Our President, Rebecca Levesque, will be sharing her thought leadership with the attendees.

WW IBM zSystems Security Conference - Montpellier | France. Online registration by Cvent