IBM TechXchange Developer Day: Virtual Agents
On January 23rd at 11 AM ET, Armand Ruiz, Vice President, Product Management, AI Platform and founder of NoCode.ai will kick off 12 hours of deep technical content to quickly advance your AI journey from experimentation to deployment.
IBM TechXchange Developer Day: Virtual Agents features more than 20 speakers, from IBM and key AI industry leaders. Participants will take an in-depth look at IBM’s latest AI announcements at its annual TechXchange Conference, exploring new AI agents, watsonx assistants, open source tools and IBM models, as well as AI applications. Experts will help you harness the AI opportunity, with the right strategy, to unlock unprecedented productivity gains for the enterprise.
Virtual Agents Tracks:
- AI agents and assistants
- Models and developer tools
- Trusted AI applications
Register to access hands-on learning and technical talks across all three tracks. Like your favorite sessions and receive a reminder to tune in.
New Terminal Talk Podcast Episode!
For fans of the Terminal Talk Podcast (interviews, discussions, and interesting tidbits in the mainframe space), a new episode has dropped featuring Erik Weyler (AKA COBOL Erik).
Weyler is a Solution architect at SEB who has not only been an advocate outside of his company, but also focused on helping newer employees understand and use the modern mainframe. In this episode, they get down to the how and the why. Also, sandwich talk.
GSE UK Downloads Now Available
If you weren’t able to attend GSE UK in person, or just want to relive the experience, you can now view the keynote presentations and view presentation downloads from GSE UK here.
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Introducing IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS, V21 (Java 21)
IBM has released Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS, version 21, a high-performance Java SDK supporting Java 21. It offers modern language features, enhanced performance, and improved security, enabling clients to optimize hybrid cloud and AI workloads on IBM z/OS.
IBM Semeru offers an SDK and runtime for building robust, scalable enterprise applications, enabling Java developers and z/OS clients to access the latest Java features. It supports various Java frameworks, integrates with industry standards, and provides a seamless hybrid cloud development and deployment experience.
Features of IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS 21, include:
- Java Compatibility Kit (JCK) certification as a fully compliant Java product, enabling porting of Java applications developed on distributed platforms to z/OS.
- OpenJDK class libraries, Eclipse OpenJ9 Java virtual machine technology, and performance enhancements.
- Hardware and software stack optimizations to maximize the performance and benefits of IBM Z hardware and middleware.
- z/OS unique value-add security providers that manage access control, maintain keystores, support failover, leverage hardware cryptography including quantum-safe, and significantly accelerate cryptographic operations.
- JZOS Batch Launcher and Toolkit enhancements to run Java applications as batch jobs or started tasks, with direct access to traditional z/OS data and key z/OS system services.
For the very first time, multiple products across the IBM Z platform are simultaneously providing support for developing Java 21 applications on z/OS on the same day as this general availability announcement. See the latest ecosystem product support on z/OS page.
Source: IBM
Sonja Soderlund is an Oregon-based B2B freelance writer. Whether writing about mainframe computers, educational technology, or sustainable retail, she strives to bring clarity to complex issues. Connect with her at sonjasoderlund.com or LinkedIn.