DTS Software Sponsors and Hosts Three Technical Educational Sessions at SHARE Columbus

Industry-leading subject matter expert and DTS CTO Steve Pryor to deliver three z/OS learning sessions at SHARE Columbus.

Raleigh-based global mainframe storage management vendor DTS Software today announced its sponsorship of SHARE Columbus 2022, Aug. 21-26. This SHARE event will feature technical sessions covering topics including DevOps, security, IT operations, multiple virtual storage, professional development, and more.

DTS will be in booth #404 to discuss their storage management software offerings that help customers monitor, manage, and control storage subsystems in IBM® z/OS®. Attendees can stop by the booth to receive a free analysis of DFSMS ACS routines by expert storage management engineers, which will include suggestions on how to improve ACS routine efficiency, reliability, and readability.

“We were very pleased with the turnout in Dallas back in March and are looking forward to an even bigger audience next week,” said Tara Velozo, CEO of DTS. “DTS Software is committed to supporting continued learning for mainframers via both our SHARE.org sponsorships and the monthly educational webinar series we produce.”

While at SHARE Columbus, DTS Software will be sponsoring three educational speaking sessions focused on improving the performance and affordability of mainframe storage systems. Subject matter expert and DTS Chief Technology Officer Steve Pryor will be leading these sessions starting with the first on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 9:15 a.m. titled “Reporting with a Tool You Already Own – DCOLLECT,” the second on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 1:15 p.m. titled, “SLIP, ZAP, TERSE, XMIT – What’s it All About?” and the final on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 1:15 p.m. titled, “Just What is a Storage Group Anyway?”

Pryor has over three decades of experience in storage management, design, and support, and frequently speaks at industry events in addition to hosting DTS’s monthly educational webinar series for mainframe database administrators, analysts, and IT professionals.

DTS’ Educational Speaking Sessions at SHARE Columbus

Title: “Reporting with a Tool You Already Own – DCOLLECT”
When: Tuesday, Aug. 23, from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. CST
Where: Hyatt Regency Columbus, Room: Franklin B
Speaker: Steve Pryor, Chief Technology Officer

Title: “SLIP, ZAP, TERSE, XMIT – What’s it All About?”
When: Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Columbus, Room: Madison
Speaker: Steve Pryor, Chief Technology Officer

Title: “Just What is a Storage Group Anyway?”
When: Thursday, Aug. 25, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Columbus, Room Franklin B
Speaker: Steve Pryor, Chief Technology Officer

Unable to attend SHARE Columbus? Visit DTS’s website at https://www.dtssoftware.com/webinars/ for our monthly educational webinar series led by Pryor.

About SHARE
SHARE Inc. is an independent, volunteer-run association providing enterprise technology professionals with continuous education and training, valuable professional networking, and effective industry influence. Twice each year, SHARE gathers the leading subject matter experts, vendors, and business visionaries in enterprise IT for a week of education and innovation. For more information about SHARE Columbus visit https://www.share.org/Events/SHARE-Columbus-2022

About DTS Software
DTS Software is recognized worldwide as a leader in enterprise storage management technology. Specializing in products for the z/OS, MVS, Hitachi VOS3 and Fujitsu MSP operating systems, DTS products provide superior function and features that allow managers and users to more effectively utilize their investment in storage systems. The company was founded in 1991 and currently has over 1000 customers in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Far East.

IBM® z/OS® Storage Management Expert and DTS CTO Steve Pryor to Deliver Three Presentations at SHARE Columbus 2022

We hear the phrase “thought leader” bandied about a great deal, but what (or who) exactly is a legit thought leader? Business News Daily describes a thought leader “as a notable expert in a specific company, industry, or society. Someone who offers guidance and insight to those around them. In other words, a thought leader has a positive reputation of helping others with their knowledge and insight.”

Steve Pryor, DTS CTO since the early 2000s, is a prime example of a true thought leader. With a background spanning more than 30 years in z/OS software design, development, and support, Steve brings a wealth of experience and expertise to managing DTS’ development efforts. Over the course of his career, Steve has made important contributions to the mainframe software space, designing and implementing major products and components. Steve is a frequent speaker at many industry conferences and has lectured on z/OS storage management topics both domestically and internationally.

So, what do you do when someone of Steve’s stature makes themselves available to you? You tap into that resource as much as possible.

That’s exactly what’s happening at the upcoming SHARE 2022 conference in Columbus, OH, August 21-26. Over the course of the week, Pryor will be delivering three different presentations on z/OS storage management topics.

Reporting with a Tool You Already Own – DCOLLECT (8/23 @9:15am)
Administrators and analysts are often called on to answer ad-hoc questions such as, “How much disk space do certain applications use? What’s the utilization level of some volume(s) or storage group(s)? Where are the backups for these datasets?”

Collecting the necessary information from multiple different sources – disk and tape volumes, DFSMS constructs, DFSMShsm data, can be a challenge. But there’s an often-underutilized resource already available in every data center that can help. Simple IDCAMS DCOLLECT control statements and a few REXX execs or ICETOOL/SYNCTOOL jobs can provide quick, customizable reports on datasets, volumes, and more.

In this session we’ll take a look at DCOLLECT – how it’s used, its various types of output records, and how DCOLLECT output can be filtered and formatted to produce useful information.

SLIP, ZAP, TERSE, XMIT – What’s it All About? (8/24 @ 1:15pm)
New to the z/OS system programming game? Even experienced administrators in other platforms sometimes struggle to understand how some specialized z/OS systems utilities work, or even what they’re used for.

In this session, we’ll examine some of the most common z/OS debugging and maintenance tools, and their typical use in problem-solving and repair. We’ll step through the process of information gathering (SLIP and DUMP), transmitting data to support personnel (AMATERSE and TSO XMIT/RECEIVE), and examining files and applying fixes (AMASPZAP).

Just What is a Storage Group Anyway? – 8/25 @ 1:15pm
One of the four basic DFSMS constructs, SMS Storage Groups are at the junction of disk volumes, tape libraries, system allocation, and backup and migration functions. The way Storage Groups are defined affects the availability of space, the placement and management of datasets, and the reliability of the system as a whole.

This session will examine the types of Storage Groups, their most (and least) important attributes, their relationship to other z/OS components, and the commands and utilities that can be used to alert, display, report on, change, and manage them.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at SHARE Columbus and hope you can join us for any (or all) of our three presentations. Be sure to stop by booth #404 to say hello and talk z/OS storage management with the experts. While you’re there, receive a free analysis of your DFSMS ACS routines by expert storage management engineers, which will include suggestions on how to improve ACS routine efficiency, reliability, and readability.

For more information on SHARE Columbus visit https://www.share.org/Events/SHARE-Columbus-2022/Schedule-at-a-Glance.

SHARE Columbus 2022

Reporting With a Tool You Already Own: DCOLLECT

August 23 | 9:15 AM | Room: Franklin B

  • How much disk space do certain applications use?
  • What’s the utilization level of some volume(s) or storage group(s)?
  • Where are the backups for these datasets? 

We’ll take a look at DCOLLECT – how it’s used, its various types of output records, and how DCOLLECT output can be filtered and formatted to produce useful information.

SLIP, ZAP, TERSE, XMIT – What’s it All About?

August 24 | 1:15 PM | Room: Madison

  • Even experienced administrators in other platforms struggle to understand how some specialized z/OS systems utilities work or what they’re for 
  • What are the most common z/OS®
     debugging and maintenance tools and what are their typical use in problem-solving and repair?

We’ll step through the process of information gathering (SLIP and DUMP), transmitting data to support personnel (AMATERSE and TSO XMIT/RECEIVE), and examining files and applying fixes (AMASPZAP).

Just What is a Storage Group Anyway?

August 25 | 1:15 PM | Room: Franklin B

  • One of the four basic DFSMS constructs
  • SMS Storage Groups are at the junction of disk volumes, tape libraries, system allocation, and backup and migration functions
  • The way Storage Groups are defined affects the availability of space, the placement and management of datasets, and system reliability

We’ll take a look at the types of storage groups, their attributes, their relationship to other z/OS components, and the commands and utilities that can be used to alert, display, report on, change, and manage them.


 

About our Presenter

Steve Pryor, CTO at DTS Software, has a more than 30-year background in storage manage-ment, design, and support, and frequently speaks at industry events. Prior to joining DTS in the early 2000s, Steve made important contributions at several mainframe software vendors, designing and implementing major products and components.