Make Plans to Attend DTS Software's SHARE Kansas City Technical Sessions Presented by Steve Pryor and Panel Discussion Featuring Jerry Spencer

If you're attending SHARE Kansas City, be sure to check out our hosted technical sessions and a panel featuring DTS Software. Stop by booth #415 to visit with our z/OS storage management experts. Steve, Jerry and other members of the DTS team will be available to discuss your storage management needs and answer questions.

There's still time to register for the conference. If you're unable to attend, don't worry! We have a great alternative for you – explore our on-demand webinars, where you can access presentations covering similar topics at your convenience!

 I’ve Got to Move How Much Tape Data? By When?

Incredible amounts of critical enterprise data still reside on tape, either real, or nowadays – virtual. A hardware refresh or tape vendor change means moving all of that data to new devices, often under time pressure associated with expiring leases. This joint session with IBM and DTS Software will discuss tape migration methodologies, migration programs, and best practices, including new techniques for moving data to the IBM TS7700 with maximum transparency to applications and minimum metadata updates. Read more about this session on the SHARE'd Intelligence blog.

When: Monday, August 5 | 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. CT

Focus Area: Core Platform

Primary Track: Storage Management

Secondary Track(s): z/OS Systems Programming, Hardware

Speakers: Steve Pryor, chief technology officer at DTS Software and JP Lavigne, WW TS7700 product manager at IBM

Audience Level: All

Room S24: Northland

 How Did That Dataset Get There???

Administrators in large modern mainframe environments manage enormous amounts of storage. This task would not be possible without the storage automation facilities provided by DFSMS, which implements policies for datasets and devices, including performance, availability, and volume selection. Most of the time, the DFSMS ACS routines and SMS constructs accomplish this complex task without issue. Occasionally, however, datasets may land on the 'wrong' volumes or receive the 'wrong' classes, resulting in problems with disk space utilization, dataset backup, recovery, replication, or performance. This session will examine the process of DASD dataset creation, allocation, and device selection - just how datasets get placed on particular devices. We'll look at how things can go wrong, and some of the tools that can be used to investigate and prevent errors.

When: Wednesday, August 7 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. CT

Focus Area: Core Platform

Primary Track: Storage Management

Secondary Track(s): z/OS Systems Programming, Performance & Capacity Management

Speaker: Steve Pryor, chief technology officer at DTS Software

Audience Level: Intermediate

Room S24: Mermaid B

Panel Discussion: 

A Review of Ways to Prevent Out-of-Space Abends

There are many products available to help you prevent out-of-space abends and other allocation issues. In this panel discussion you will hear from different vendors giving a brief out-line of their products with a chance for Q&A afterward. Vendors included will be DTS, BMC, Broadcom and IBM. Read more about the panel on the SHARE'd Intelligence blog.

When: Wednesday, August 7 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 p.m. CT

Focus Area: Core Platform

Primary Track: Storage Management

DTS Participating Panelist: Jerry Spencer, senior software developer

Audience Level: All

Room S24: Mermaid B

 About Our Presenters

Steve Pryor, CTO at DTS Software, has a more than 30-year background in storage management, design, and support, and frequently speaks at industry events. Prior to joining DTS in the early 2000s, Steve made important contributions at several mainframe software vendors, designing and implementing major products and components.

Jerry Spencer, Senior Software Developer at DTS Software, has over 40 years in software development, with skills in IBM Mainframe, Databases, IBM Db2, SaaS, and Unix. Prior to joining DTS in 2019, Jerry spent over 20 years as a lead product developer in the mainframe space. 

Be sure to visit us in Booth #415