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SUMMARY:Modernizing the Mainframe with the Modern Muscle of z/COBOL
DESCRIPTION:John Rankin (CSI International)\n\nz/COBOL™ is a new COBOL com
 piler, specifically designed for the future of VSE and VM, that embraces t
 he power of the current IBM® mainframe.  IBM has spent over 20 years innov
 ating and enhancing the zSeries platform, and as the desire for more and m
 ore computing power arrives, so does the requirement to utilize the facili
 ties that are within the zSeries IBM mainframe.  z/COBOL is a cutting-edge
  COBOL compiler that is unmatched in performance.  It is more than just pa
 ying for cutting-edge hardware; it is having the tools to maximize that in
 vestment.\nThis presentation details how the z/COBOL language can combine 
 the power of the mainframe environment with a wide range of tools that are
  required for the modern world.  How Open AI can be integrated into databa
 se updates, credit card transactions can be facilitated and managed, SMS a
 nd RCS customer interactions can be delivered, the new SPYRE AI Complex ca
 n be fully utilized, JSON-RPC can be provided to completely participate in
  Block Chain and Crypto Currency interactions, WEB3 can be supported from 
 DAPPs, and many other current and cutting edge tools.  All of these import
 ant advancements within the data processing world, can now be added to VSE
  and VM.\n\nTrack: z/OS Systems Programming, z/VM Systems Programming\n\nA
 udience Level: Introductory\n\nLearning Objectives: Modernize Data Managem
 ent and Analytics\n\n
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