Transcript What is the IBM Academic Initiative?
IBM Academic Initiative System z
Don Resnik – IBM Academic Initiative, Overall Program Manager Troy D Crutcher – IBM Academic Initiative, Global Contest Project Manager Paul Newton – IBM Academic Initiative, IT Specialist © 2014 IBM Corporation
What is the IBM Academic Initiative?
Membership in the IBM Academic Initiative is free and open to individual faculty members.
A skills initiative
– An IBM program that partners with academic institutions worldwide to build a pipeline of skilled students for the IT jobs of tomorrow and skills for a smarter planet.
ibm.com
/university/academicinitiative
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Cross Organizations AI z Core Team
STG Development
(James Ground, Amy Bildzok, Maria Boonie)
Mission
Troy Crutcher
ISV / AI Programs
(Larry Ghearing, Kathy Bennett, Don Boulia)
Paul Newton
System z Marketing & Strategy
(Mark Anzani, Mike Desens, Ross Mauri) • WW Program • Enables Schools • Assists Clients
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• Grows Ecosystem • Enables z Growth • Removes Skills Issues • Assists Sellers & BPs • Marketing Content
Don Resnik
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IBM zEnterprise Academic Initiative
Key Milestones & Results in Our Journey Since its inception in 2003, the program has grown significantly benefiting schools, students, and clients Market place demand for enterprise systems resources over the last decade has remained strong Our clients have expressed continued interest in expanding the program to ensure a healthy ecosystem
Program Investment $10M+ over in 10 years Growth 64K+Students Over 1K Schools in 67 countries Job Candidates Over 4,200 Job Seekers Corporate Engagement
360+ companies actively recruiting
Professional Connections 9 Communities
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Client Skills and Academic Initiatives
FIE skills
Examples Linux and z/OS
Global Support
for community initiatives that drive z skills Differentiator
Client Skills Service
Roundtables, Briefings, Training Alternatives, Resumes, Professor Introductions, Help Desk, Resources, Certification Coupons, Contest system for clients
Ecosystem Awareness
Press, Analysts, Events, Conferences, Awards, Sponsorships (constant drumbeat)
WW School enablement
Curriculum, Contests, T3s, Certifications, Job Board Website, Tech support
Marketing Materials for
Clients, Educators, Sellers, Ambassadors
Infrastructure
Loaner Systems, Hubs, IIC Dallas, Software, zPDT © 2014 IBM Corporation
Resources for Educators
Program membership – 10 minutes (
ibm.com
/university/systemz ) Remote access to IBM Mainframe systems – Full software stack available on hub systems – WW coverage and support – System customization according to skills Thousands of for download software products available Access to course materials – Modules to full semester – Foundational to advanced topics – Applicable to multiple computing disciplines – Presentations, textbooks, labs, exams – Teach as is or integrate into existing curricula Ongoing Faculty skills development – Seminars and workshops – Calendar of events Connections with the community – Roundtable – Participating schools The Academic Initiative is
NOT
a predefined program.
It is designed for flexibility. Use what you want when you want it. © 2014 IBM Corporation
Enterprise System Courses
Foundational Principles An Introduction to the Mainframe Large Scale Commercial Computing An Introduction to the Mainframe Networking* An Introduction to the Mainframe Security* An Introduction to the Mainframe z/OS Basics* Operating Systems An Introduction to the New Mainframe - z/VSE Basics User Interfaces Enterprise Server Storage Management - VSAM Introduction to z/VM Linux on System z z/OS UNIX System Services ISPF z/OS Basic Interfaces Programming Languages COBOL Learning Modules Enterprise Server Assembler Language Coding Enterprise Server Introduction to Programming JCL Introduction to the COBOL Language Information, Data, and Transaction Management DB2 9 for z/OS Advanced System and Disaster Recovery DB2 9 for z/OS Application Data Recovery DB2 9 for z/OS Application Performance and Tuning DB2 9 for z/OS Application Programming Workshop DB2 9 for z/OS Database Administration Part 1 DB2 9 for z/OS Database Administration Part 2 DB2 9 for z/OS Implementation Workshop DB2 9 for z/OS System Administration DB2 9 for z/OS System Performance Analysis and Tuning DB2 9 for z/OS Utilities for Database Administrators DB2 for z/OS Application Development DB2 for z/OS Fundamentals DB2 for z/OS Query Optimization and Performance Tuning DB2 Family Fundamentals IMS Fundamentals DB2 SQL Workshop for Experienced Users Introduction to IMS z/OS and DB2 Basics for DB2 for z/OS DBA Beginners *available in audio version Test Introduction to Enterprise Systems Testing Application Development Developing COBOL with Rational Developer for System z V8.0
e-business with WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Essentials of Rational Team Concert for System z V2.0 Rational Developer for System z Learning Modules Other Enterprise Server Data Management Enterprise Server Transaction Management Mini Boot Camp z/OS Advanced Topics* z/OS Emerging Technologies* © 2014 IBM Corporation
Student/Professor access - z/OS, z/VM, Linux on z, and z/TPF Master the Mainframe Contests USA/Canada World Championship 2013
All Countries World Championship 2016 +
Robert Morris University Columbus State University West Texas A&M Global Online Learning (Australia) DeVry University San Jose State University Cegep de Thetford (Canada) Long Island University University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of North Texas Ryerson University (Canada) Denmark Technical University University of Redlands Polytechnic School of Carlos III University
Notre Dame University
Fairmont State University Illinois State University University of Malaysia (Pahang) Vellore Institute of Technology (India) zSoftware and Services for Campus Resident System z
Dallas ISV Center Marist College University of Arkansas Syracuse University
Access provided to many other universities
NC A&T Tongji University
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2014 IBM Enterprise Systems Educator Conference
June 2 - 4 - Hosted at Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA)
The IBM Academic Initiative; along with Robert Morris University, is excited to sponsor and invite you to this no cost, face-to-face enterprise systems educator seminar. Introduce your students to the most secure computing platform, most current state-of-the-art hardware - the "cloud in a box" - the IBM System z.
Attend engaging workshops taught by leading university professors
Engage in hands-on workshops and lab exercises
Meet other professors from around the country to explore new ideas Agenda Topics (subject to change)
Strategies for Implementing System z into the Curriculum Employer Panel - Demands for Young Professionals from Fortune 500 Companies Enterprise Security Framework - What can you Teach your Students Introducing COBOL and the Mainframe How to Integrate DB2 Using RDz into your Curriculum How to Integrate zOS and RD Traveler into your Curriculum How to Integrate WebSphere and MQ into your Curriculum Introducing "Mobile to Mainframe with Worklight" into your Curriculum What Big Data means to you What can the IBM Academic Initiative Program do for you © 2014 IBM Corporation
Academic Initiative System z
– School Profiles (NEW)
ibm.com/university/systemz
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School Profiles – Connecting clients with schools and students
Access profiles on:
System z participating schools page
Select the ‘Profile’ link ibm.com/systems/z/education/academic/schools _na.html
IBM Connections
- Search Public folders Use keyword ‘Academic initiative’ - Locate profiles by geography ibm.com/connections/files/app#/public
Individual and Master global profile
- School classifications - Visual mapping © 2014 IBM Corporation
The IBM System z Academic Initiative
Over 1000 schools Using the z AI program
Binghamton University NY California State at Dominquez Hills Cegep De Thetford Quebec Columbus State U, GA DeVry University Eastern Illinois University Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ Fairmont State University, WV Illinois State University Marist College, NY North Carolina A&T University Northern Illinois University Pace University NY Southeast Community College, NE Robert Morris University, PA Rochester Institute of Technology Ryerson University Toronto
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New York Institute of Technology
These 25 schools in North America have taken
Syracuse University, NY
mainframe education to the next level –
University of Arkansas
- multiple courses
University of MD Eastern Shore
- certificate programs
University of North Texas
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minors
University of South Carolina
concentrations.
West Texas A&M University Widener University PA
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Resources for Students
Participate in IBM sponsored contests
–
ibm.com
/university/students/contests/ – Master the Mainframe (No experience necessary)
Launch your career
– Job Board -
SystemzJobs.com
– IBM jobs:
ibm.com
/university/students/jobs/
Validate your skills and get recognized
– System z Mastery test Membership is
NOT
required for students.
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IBM Master the Mainframe Contest
• Runs in the fall semester • Hands-on contest for university and High school students • No experience necessary • Remote logon from dorms, apartments, labs • Increasing difficulty, increasing prize levels – Part 1: 1-2 hours to complete, win a T-shirt – Part 2: 10-20 hours to complete, win IBM Prize Pack – Part 3: Weeks to months to complete, win a tablet computer and a trip to an IBM mainframe lab
Worldwide totals: 10 years, 38 countries, 76,000+ students!
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15 How the Master the Mainframe Contest Works The IBM Master the Mainframe contest is an exciting opportunity for students to gain real-world experience using enterprise computing skills. Hosted at high schools, colleges and universities all over the world, this unique mainframe computing contest is designed to equip students with mainframe knowledge, and challenge their skills in a hands-on coding experience.
To compete in the Master the Mainframe contest, no experience with mainframes is necessary. In fact, the contest is designed for students with little or no mainframe experience, increasing with difficulty as the contest progresses. Students just need to bring drive and competitive spirit, and they will be ready to compete. With a growing demand for a new generation of enterprise computing professionals, participation in Master the Mainframe contests could give students the career edge they need.
Part one: Breaking the ice
IBM will provide contestants with screenshots and directions to guide students on exactly what to do. This helps acquaint each contestant with navigating the mainframe user interface, introduce them to basic mainframe concepts, and get each student more comfortable with different aspects of the mainframe.
Part two: Practical experience
Utilizing the skills each contestant learned in Part One, the students will perform extensive programming (advanced commands, system setup, and advanced system navigation) and application developing (C, JAVA, COBOL, assembler and REXX) tasks, as well as hands-on experience with multiple operating systems (Linux on System z, z/VM, z/OS, z/TPF).
Part three: Real-world challenge
This is the most challenging stage and requires the contestants to work over weeks and months. Tasks from this stage are taken from real life situations encountered by experienced systems programmers, along with challenges designed to identify the contestants with the most drive and determination.
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MTM Country Contests – Past and Present
(As of October 22 nd 2014)
Country Contest Dates
(If multiple, list)
Country Contest Dates
(If multiple, list) Argentina Australia Austria Benelux Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Denmark Ecuador Finland France Germany India Kazakhstan Mexico Netherlands 2011, 2012, 2014 2008 - 2012 2012, 2014 2007, 2014 2011, 2012, 2014 2007 - 2014 2005 - 2014 2011, 2012, 2014 2011 - 2014 2011, 2012, 2014 2007 2011, 2012, 2014 2007 2010 2011, 2012, 2014 2012, 2013 2011 2010 - 2012 2010 Norway Paraguay Peru Poland Puerto Rico Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela 1.
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Since 2005 to Oct 2014. Some contests were run with multiple countries as a bundle. Some countries have held contests multiple times as indicated 2007 2011, 2012, 2014 2011, 2012, 2014 2012, 2013 2013 - 2014 2011, 2012 2012, 2014 2007 2011, 2012, 2014 2009 – 2012 2007 2011 2011, 2012 2006 -2014 2005 - 2014 2011, 2012, 2014 2011, 2012, 2014 © 2014 IBM Corporation
IBM zEnterprise Academic Initiative
Previous Master the Mainframe Winner Turns Pro West Texas A&M University Computer Science Graduate Professor Haiduk ( [email protected]
Master the Mainframe Contest 2010 winner, 3537 participants 549 schools Courses on the New Mainframe A career I never imagined 2012 Hire at Fidelity Operating Systems Programmer © 2014 IBM Corporation
IBM MTM World Championship –March 10
th
- April 8
th Top students in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Business from around the world will convene to compete in this premiere zEnterprise programming challenge. Winning presentations will be judged by a panel of corporate & academic leaders. Participants will have a unique opportunity to network with executives and thought leaders across the IT industry. Program Schedule March 4 th March 10 th Press Release Kick Off!
March 10 th to April 4 th Remote Challenges March 17th, 24 th , 31 st Leaderboard April 7 th April 8 th Final Competition
IBM Client Briefing Ctr 590 Madison Ave, NYC Students, Judges, Press Capacity: 70 Seats
Recognition
IBM Mainframe50 Event 583 Park Avenue
Learn More!
Warm Up Stretches IBM Master the Mainframe World Championship Inspiration: Why it All Matters © 2014 IBM Corporation
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Use IBM’s Job Board - SystemzJobs.com
Lets employers post detailed job requirements for job seekers of all experience levels to review and apply Global pool of talent specializing in mainframe technology, including both students and experienced professionals
Benefits of using SystemzJobs.com
Free, secure, and easy to use Fast access to mainframe jobs and talent Global
Getting started
Follow these steps at SystemzJobs.com to get started: 1. Create a secure account 2. Post or Search for jobs 3. Connects students and industry
Sponsored by the IBM Academic Initiative, System z
Visit:
ibm.com
/university/systemz © 2014 IBM Corporation
Building credentials – Entry level proficiency exams
IBM System z Mastery Exam
Audience – Students studying enterprise systems and industry professionals new to the platform – Cost - $95 – 4,109+ students from 43 countries
No cost offering to Academic Initiative members and their students
Available at Pearson VUE locations Avenue for students to validate Enterprise Computing knowledge and distinguish themselves from other job candidates Industry feedback: Valuable measurement of ‘Entry Level Criteria’
Resources
– Based on the
Introduction to Mainframes: z/OS Basics
Learn more at
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ibm.com
/developerworks/university/system z/masterytest/ –
ibm.com
/certify/mastery_tests/ovrZ05.shtml
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University and High School Tours of IBM POK Site
Eastern Connecticut State University
- AITP Chapter members - Advanced topics using enterprise systems - WebSphere/COGNOS, cloud computing, internet applications, global collaboration, and intellectual property - Master the Mainframe Contest participation - Tour: Manufacturing Floor, System Test tour, Cloud computing (Frank DeGilio)
Salesian High School
, Rochelle, NY - 20 Students - Master the Mainframe Contest participation - Tour: Manufacturing Floor, System Test tour
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Resources for Industry professionals
Use the Academic Initiative to build and locate skills
Locate schools teaching enterprise systems to recruit new talent School List Partner with IBM to build new skills for your business [email protected]
Advertise job opportunities to students and experienced professionals systemzjobs.com
Use resources to assist with building internal employee skills Training Materials Build credentials through Mastery Test Mastery Test Stay connected with through communities and social media Facebook © 2014 IBM Corporation
Partner with IBM to build new skills for your business
IBM will assist and enable a school of your choice to teach enterprise systems
Follow these steps: 1. Identify a school of your choice and ask yourself these questions: - Where does your company recruit new talent today?
- Do you have an existing relationship with someone at a college or university? Don’t limit your thinking to Computer Science. Consider IT, MIS, IS, CSE and Business majors. IBM has courses and modules that can be included in various majors to expose students to enterprise systems thinking 2.
Contact IBM at
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Internal Training Resources
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Our Commitment to Ecosystem Vitality Post-Graduation
Community Links SHARE GUIDE SHARE Europe z Technical University zNextGen (900) Enterprise Computing Community (1187) Destination z (3489) Enterprise Executive z Journal (MainframeZone.com) z/OS Hot Topics TPF Users Group Note
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Marist College z/OS Online Classes for Clients
100% Instructor Led online Systems programming and Application programming - 7 Certificate programs - 17 unique courses Cost effective Study at your convenience Developed and taught with support from IBM Clients Active learning include labs, virtual classroom discussion, and projects
Client Testimonials
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Systems Programming Track z/OS Associate Certificate
Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems z/OS Networking z/OS Security
z/OS Professional Certificate
z/OS Advanced Topics z/OS Reliability, Availability, Serviceability and Problem Determination (RAS and PD) z/OS Emerging Technologies
z/OS Expert Certificate
z/OS Installation DB2 Fundamentals z/OS Performance Fundamentals
Application Programming Track COBOL Certificate
Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems Basic COBOL Programming Advanced COBOL Programming
IMS Certificate
Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems IMS Fundamentals IMS Application Programming
Assembler Certificate
Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems Basic Assembler Language Programming Advanced Assembler Language Programming
DB2 Certificate
Introduction to z/OS and Major Subsystems DB2 Fundamentals DB2 Application Programming © 2014 IBM Corporation
IBM zEnterprise Academic Initiative
Benefits Recognized by Corporations and Schools “Discovering
IBM’s Academic Initiative has been a critical success factor in building a lifeline to our future
– a new base of Systems Engineers and Applications Developers who will continue to evolve our mainframe applications into flexible open enterprise solutions while maintaining high volume / high availability demands. Without the IBM Academic Initiative, perhaps we could have found students with aptitude – but participation in the Academic Initiative demonstrates
a student’s interest in mainframe technology
investment.“ which, to us, translates to a wise long-term
-- Jeff Gill, Senior Business Leader, Switching Systems – Visa
For the past 18 months, Citigroup has actively pursued job creation opportunities in mainframe computing. IBM's
Master the Mainframe Contest
offers a great resource to secure candidates and
helps the company get critical skills
as quickly as possible.”
-- Martin Kennedy, Managing Director at Citigroup
“The IBM
Academic Initiative has incredible resources
limitations. The
space is incredible
even October yet.
to assist your School in exposing your students to this technology. I currently have 30 students in my mainframe class, and had to turn away about 15 due to space
placement in this
. Ten of my seniors (that I know of) already have offers in hand for mainframe jobs upon graduation, and it isn't
-- Dr. Cameron Seay, NC A&T University
“A pioneer in mainframe education, Tongji University hosts a zEnterprise mainframe education center in Shanghai China. Seven mainframe courses were selected by the Ministry of Education China and IBM, promoted nationwide and shared worldwide for free. Over
400 students per year complete mainframe courses and graduates earn positions
proved themselves
very competent in their fields
with IBM and its mainframe customers, including Chinese banks, Morgan Stanley, Citicorp Software, Atos Origin, First Data, State Street and Hi Sun etc. The students have and are highly welcomed by the employers.“
-- Dr. Zhen GAO, School of Software Engineering, Tongji University, China
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Marist College Instructor Led Online z/OS classes
647 students from 90 businesses Accenture S.A.
ABSA Bank ACG - Auto Club Group ADP Aegon USA Aetna, Inc. Aformatik Trng. & Consulting GmbH & Co.
Archer Daniels Midland ASR Nederland N.V.
Alcan Global ATI- North America Ameritech Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Auto Zone Bank of America Bank of Tokyo BMC Software Boston University Central Hudson Gas & Electric CIGNA Healthcare Citigroup Commonwealth Office of Technology, State of KY ConvergEx Group Computer Sciences Corporation Credit Suisse Deere & Company (John Deere) Department of Veterans Affairs Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Desert Sands Unified School District Donovan Data Systems DW Installations EMC Emirates Airlines Everis Outsourcing Fidelity Investments Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp.
Great West Life Assurance Company Handelsbanken IBM Insurance Services Offices (ISO) Internal Revenue Service JP Morgan Chase Kansas City Life Ins.
KG Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA Kimline Propane Liberty Mutual Insurance Company LexisNexis Louisiana Housing Fin Ag / Baton Rouge M & T Bank Marist College Marriott Corporation MassMutual Financial Group Merlin International – Veterans Affairs Metavante Mitchell Martin Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company Nationwide Insurance Company New York University Norfolk Southern Corporation Northrup Grumman NYCE Payments Network LLC NYS Dept of Tax & FinOCIT, Sacramento Cty.
Outsourcing deTecnica deSistemas - Hardware Ohio Public Employees Retirement System Partsearch Technologies Progressive Insurance PSC Electrical Contracting Referrential Systems Rutgers University - Office of IT Safenet Security, Inc.
SAIC Scotia Bank Sears Holdings Corporation Secura Insurance Company Self Employed Consultant State Farm Insurance Systemware, Inc. T. Rowe Price TAG Tata Consulting Thomson Financial-Transaction Services Tjornin Consulting Pty, Ltd. University of Maryland Eastern Shores (UMES) Unum Group USDA US Treasury Verizon Wachovia Bank Washington State Department of Transportation Wells Fargo © 2014 IBM Corporation
MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses
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What’s next…..
Get detailed profiles of schools teaching z Grow more quality education programs in schools Scale out to help more clients with skills Prioritize efforts based on clients and MIPS concentration in a region Change the perception in the market about the complexity of deploying z - external proof points Getting Started with Enterprise Systems (ESLMs) - New learning content / new to platform - Series of Mini modules - Secondary education pilot
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Challenges we’re addressing
How to scale the program to: – “Care and feed” the growing # of schools to drive more quality programs More z people to support educators – Help more clients with skills concerns (high touch model) More z people to do what we do every day to help our clients How to make it easier for our clients to see school content, connect with educators, and hire students Show the market - clients that deployed z with no skills issues © 2014 IBM Corporation
The Next Generation of Enterprise Systems Talent Thank You
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