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SUMMARY:From Transactions to Events: Real-Time Integration with Confluent 
 Platform on IBM Z and LinuxONE
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Smithson (IBM)\n\nIBM Z systems process some of the wor
 ld's most critical business transactions, yet many organizations still rel
 y on batch-driven integration patterns that can delay access to valuable b
 usiness data. Event streaming is changing this model by enabling applicati
 ons, analytics platforms, AI services, and cloud-native workloads to consu
 me business events as they occur.\n\nThis session introduces event streami
 ng concepts and demonstrates how Confluent Platform on IBM Z and LinuxONE 
 can help organizations build real-time architectures while keeping core bu
 siness processing close to the systems that generate the data. Attendees w
 ill learn how event streams can be created from z/OS applications and data
  sources, how Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform provide a scalable event
  backbone, and how IBM Z can participate as both a producer and consumer o
 f business events.\n\nThrough practical architecture examples, we will exp
 lore common use cases including real-time transaction processing, applicat
 ion modernization, hybrid cloud integration, data distribution, and AI-dri
 ven event processing. We will also discuss deployment considerations, secu
 rity, resilience, and the advantages of running event streaming infrastruc
 ture on IBM Z and LinuxONE.\n\nWhether you are a z/OS architect, system pr
 ogrammer, application developer, or integration specialist, this session w
 ill provide a practical introduction to event-driven architectures and sho
 w how event streaming can unlock new value from existing IBM Z investments
 .\n\nTrack: CICS\n\nAudience Level: Intermediate\n\nSession Chair: Lewis J
 ames (IBM UK, SHARE)\n\n
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