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SUMMARY:Vanguard Security & Compliance
DESCRIPTION:For 40 years\, Vanguard Security & Compliance has brought together global cybersecurity leaders from both private industry and government agencies to deliver the most complete knowledge-based training for securing and defending the IBM System z®. This event\, which offers the most advanced cybersecurity training available in the marketplace today\, is ideal for information security and compliance professionals. \nThis premier gathering of enterprise security experts will deliver the most current information through skillful instruction on cybersecurity threats\, protection strategies\, system configuration\, and compliance in a proven format structured to provide the highest quality learning experience. This intense curriculum offers multiple educational tracks with more than seventy sessions over four days. Through a series of focused workshops and hands-on labs\, attendees will have the opportunity to earn CPE credits. \nThis year’s event will take place in-person from September 14-17\, 2026.  Attendees will also have the ability to view selected recordings of sessions 24-48 hours after the live sessions have taken place.  Please join us in Dallas\, TX or from your desk chair as we bring you the most up-to-date RACF\, ACF2\, and Top Secret training in the industry.
URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/vanguard-security-compliance/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260922T120000
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SUMMARY:Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency: Development and Testing Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Unlock the power of instantly available mainframe resources to revolutionize mainframe delivery. The third session in the PopUp Persona Webinar series reveals how application developers\, software engineers\, and QA teams can conquer bottlenecks in z/OS environments\, using cutting-edge tools for rapid prototyping\, seamless testing\, and accelerated DevOps pipelines. Discover practical modernization strategies\, explore real-world success stories\, and get exclusive insights from leading industry experts. Round off with a live Q&A—your chance to quiz the PopUp team and guest speakers\, and supercharge your development workflows and drive serious business results with modern mainframe technology. \n \nThe PopUp Mainframe Persona Webinar Series is a three-part program exploring how different roles across the mainframe ecosystem approach their work. \nEach session focuses on a specific group—SysProgs and DBAs\, training teams\, and development and testing professionals—highlighting the real-world challenges they face\, from environment access and configuration consistency to scalability and collaboration. \nThrough a mix of discussion\, demonstration\, and Q&A\, the series offers practical perspectives from both practitioners and industry experts\, with a focus on how teams are working in modern z/OS environments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPast Sessions and Articles\nWhat Mainframe Teams Can Learn from Each Other: A New Webinar Series – Jun 10\, 2026\nWebinar Recap Video: Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency for SysProgs and DBAs – Jul 7\, 2026\nWebinar Recap Video: Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency: Training and Onboarding Webinar – Coming Soon!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy registering for and participating in this session\, you agree to share your contact information with the sponsor\, PopUp Mainframe. The sponsor agrees to use your information in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws\, including CAN-SPAM and GDPR\, and to provide an option to opt out of future communications.
URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/popup-mainframe-persona-webinar-series-3/
LOCATION:Zoom – Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261006T133000
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SUMMARY:Virtual IMS User Group | Data Gravity and IBM Z: Bringing Processing to the Data
DESCRIPTION:As data volumes grow\, they naturally attract applications\, services\, and processing toward them—a concept commonly referred to as data gravity. In hybrid cloud environments\, understanding data gravity has become increasingly important when making architectural decisions around IBM Z workloads and enterprise data strategy. This session explores how data mass\, latency requirements\, application coupling\, and access patterns influence where workloads should run. Attendees will examine the tradeoffs between moving data to processing environments versus bringing processing closer to the data itself. \nThe discussion will focus on modern IBM Z environments and hybrid cloud architectures\, highlighting strategies that minimize unnecessary data movement while supporting analytics\, APIs\, AI workloads\, and operational efficiency. The session will provide practical insight into how organizations can respect data gravity principles while continuing to modernize and innovate around mission-critical IBM Z systems. \nSpeaker Profiles: \nVishal Gupta\, Senior Solution Architect with the IBM Z Ecosystem\nVishal Gupta is a Senior Solution Architect with the IBM Z Ecosystem at the India Systems Development Lab (ISDL)\, IBM. He works with Global System Integrators and clients to build solutions across Hybrid Cloud data integration patterns\, including real-time Z data access\, mainframe data virtualization\, synchronization\, and application integration. With over 18 years of IT experience in IBM Z\, his expertise spans application programming and solution architecting. He is also a seasoned speaker at IBM technical events and industry conferences\, including IDUG and GSE. \nCüneyt Göksu\, Executive IT Specialist for IBM® Z\nCüneyt Göksu is an Executive IT Specialist for IBM® Z solutions in the context of Data and AI in IBM Germany Development Lab as a member of Center of Excellence team. He holds MBA\, Bachelor’s degree and PhD in Computer Science. He has been working with Db2 for z/OS and IBM Z Platform for over 30 years. Cuneyt focuses on Db2 for z/OS and the eco system around that\, helping a diverse set of customers with proof-of-concepts\, deployments\, architectures\, health checks and migrations. Before joining IBM\, he was a member of IBM Db2 Gold Consultant Team\, named IBM Champion and was an instructor for IBM Education Programs. He is a Senior Certified Executive IT Specialist\, actively attends certification board reviews and holds the role of Db2 for z/OS Liaison@IDUG BOD\, NA\, EMEA \nRegister Here!
URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/data-gravity-and-ibmz/
LOCATION:Zoom – Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Virtual IMS,Virtual User Groups
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SUMMARY:Virtual CICS User Group | Latest Update on Security in CICS TS 6.3: The Journey to Zero Trust
DESCRIPTION:CICS has been advocating zero trust principles and introducing security-focused enhancements since CICS TS 6.1. This session will explore the latest security capabilities available in CICS TS 6.3 and how they support organizations on their journey toward stronger zero trust security models. Attendees will gain insight into modern CICS security practices\, the evolving threat landscape\, and the features designed to help secure business-critical CICS environments while balancing operational and infrastructure requirements. \nSpeaker: Mark Pocock\, IBM\nMark has almost 30 years experience in CICS TS development and support at IBM. Mark is currently the CICS security technical lead. \nRegister Here!
URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/security-in-cics-ts-6_3/
LOCATION:Zoom – Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Virtual CICS,Virtual User Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T080000
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SUMMARY:North American Mainframe Technical Exchange - Plano\, Texas - October 20 - 22\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the North American and Virtual Mainframe Technical Exchanges here.
URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/north-american-mainframe-technical-exchange-plano-texas-october-20-22-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T133000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Db2 User Group | Safeguarding Your Data: A Comprehensive Guide to DB2 for z/OS Security Exit Routines
DESCRIPTION:This session explores DB2 for z/OS Security Exit Routines and their role in strengthening enterprise data protection and access control strategies. Attendees will gain insight into how security exit routines can be used to enhance auditing\, authorization\, and security governance within DB2 for z/OS environments. The session will examine practical considerations for implementing and managing security exits as part of broader cybersecurity and compliance initiatives on the mainframe. \nSpeaker: Emil Kotrc \nRegister Here!
URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/safeguarding-your-data/
LOCATION:Zoom – Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Virtual Db2,Virtual User Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261022T133000
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SUMMARY:Virtual CICS User Group | CICS Security Discovery
DESCRIPTION:Many CICS environments continue to rely heavily on transaction-level security\, often resulting in users retaining access privileges that are no longer appropriate for their current roles. This session will provide an end-to-end overview of the CICS Security Discovery workflow and demonstrate how the tooling can help organizations better understand and modernize security configurations within production CICS regions. Attendees will learn how Security Discovery analyzes existing security definitions and production usage patterns to identify user roles\, application access\, command usage\, and resource permissions. The session will also include a live demonstration of the Security Discovery Explorer Editor and show how organizations can generate actionable to-do lists to support security modernization and zero trust initiatives. \nSpeaker: John Taylor\, IBMJohn Taylor is a CICS TS developer based at the Hursley labs in the UK. \nRegister Here!
URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/cics-security-discovery/
LOCATION:Zoom – Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Virtual CICS,Virtual User Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261117T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261117T133000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Db2 User Group | November 17\, 2026
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URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/virtual-db2-user-group-november-17-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom – Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Virtual Db2,Virtual User Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261215T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261215T133000
DTSTAMP:20250911T133806Z
CREATED:20250910T153141Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual IMS User Group | December 15\, 2026
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URL:https://planetmainframe.com/event/virtual-ims-user-group-december-15-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom – Virtual Meeting
CATEGORIES:Virtual IMS,Virtual User Groups
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