To earn the "IBM Z Tech Bytes - November 2024 - Hybrid Cloud and AI" badge, participants must attend three required sessions, covering key topics including Ansible with z/OS, AIOps with IBM Z, and Explainable AI with Machine Learning for z/OS. After attending or watching the replays, you'll take a quiz to test your understanding of the concepts presented. Successful completion of both requirements will earn you a digital badge to showcase your technical skills in the area of Hybrid Cloud & AI on IBM Z and LinuxONE.

March 21, 2026

To earn the "IBM Z Tech Bytes - November 2024 - WebSphere Liberty" badge, participants must attend three required sessions, covering key topics including Monitoring and Problem Determination Techniques, Configuration Best Practices, and Understanding the Security Options. After attending or watching the replays, you'll take a quiz to test your understanding of the concepts presented. Successful completion of both requirements will earn you a digital badge to showcase your technical skills in the area of WebSphere Liberty.

March 21, 2026

To earn the "IBM Z Tech Bytes - November 2024 - z/OS Performance and Technical Updates" badge, participants must attend three required sessions, covering key topics including WSC z/OS Performance ‘Hot Topics’, Optimize the Batch Window with the Latest IBM Z Technology - zBNA 2024 Update, and z16 Performance Considerations and Best Practices. After attending or watching the replays, you'll take a quiz to test your understanding of the concepts presented. Successful completion of both requirements will earn you a digital badge to showcase your technical skills in the area of z/OS Performance and Technical Updates.

March 21, 2026

This is a fundamental course for IBM Z APM Connect, and intended for those who want to have a basic knowledge of IBM Z APM Connect.

March 21, 2026

This course is tailored for users of IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server (NCA) to gain the knowledge and foundational understanding of configuring zERT Policy Enforcement using the IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server (NCA). 

March 21, 2026

This course provides an introduction into Shared Memory Communications (SMC). It covers the high-level concepts of SMC and related technologies.

March 21, 2026

By completing this in-person course, passing the topic specific quizzes and passing the final exam, students will be eligible to earn the z/OS Academy at IBM TechXchange badge. Earners are expected to have a basic understanding of the topics as well as where to find more information to continue learning and growing their proficiency.

March 21, 2026

By completing this in-person course, passing the topic specific quizzes and passing the final exam, students will be eligible to earn the IBM Z Security and Resiliency Essentials badge. Earners are expected to have a basic understanding of the topics as well as where to find more information to continue learning and growing their proficiency.

March 21, 2026

IBM Developer for z/OS(IDz) is a comprehensive solution for creating and maintaining z/OS applications efficiently. The rich set of COBOL, PL/I, C/C++, High Level Assembler (HLASM), JCL, and Java development tools and optimized tooling for Batch, CICS, IMS and DB2 runtimes provide z/OS application developers a modern development environment for enhanced productivity.

March 21, 2026

IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB) provides powerful capabilities to build z/OS applications. Learn how to use DBB in a z/OS pipeline to build applications. 

March 21, 2026

This course is tailored for novice users of z/OS Communications Server to learn networking on z/OS.

March 21, 2026

This course is for Linux Systems Administrators, Architects and Developers who are already familiar with Linux components and everyday tasks, but need a primer on how to best take advantage of the IBM LinuxONE platform. This includes working with the hardware, software, facilities, and processes unique to IBM LinuxONE.  It is comprised of videos, links to online resources, and a final test for a badge. 

March 21, 2026

This is a course for System Administrators, Architects, and IT professionals in general looking to gain a deeper and broader insight into the various areas and disciplines necessary to maintain a secure environment. The content gets into some deep corners of z/OS specifically, though the best practices covered apply to most everyone working against hackers and bad actors on all platforms. 

March 21, 2026

This collection of enablement materials is intended for a Migration Specialist involved in a Mainframe DevOps transformation journey. Migration Specialists should already be familiar with the following:  Develop and Use analysis and migration tools to facilitate Git migrations from legacy systems

March 21, 2026

This course is tailored for users of z/OS Communications Server to learn the overview of TCP/IP protocols. After completing the course, users will have a general knowledge and understanding of TCP/IP 

March 21, 2026

This course shows IBM IMS system programmers how to install, customize, and maintain an IMS Database Control (DBCTL) system that uses CICS.

March 21, 2026

This course describes the activities required to install, implement, and manage the Database Recovery Control (DBRC) component of IBM® Information Management System (IMS™). DBRC is an IMS facility that provides database recovery and facilitates database sharing between IMS systems in all IMS environments including DB/TM, Database Control (DBCTL), and batch.

March 21, 2026

This intermediate course describes how to build COBOL and PL/I applications that access IMS databases, specifically, how to construct DLI calls, test, and debug applications.

March 21, 2026

You'll learn about IMS Transaction Manager, DL/I calls that access IMS TM from COBOL or PL/1 programs; how to write, test batch applications that use DL/I calls; how to program for recovery and restart by using DL/I calls.

March 21, 2026

Learn how to tune an IMS Transaction Manager system. Learn what impact various options have on IMS performance, how to determine performance bottlenecks, and how to improve  performance of the system.

March 21, 2026

The course covers IMS Database Access Methods, the IMS Hierarchic Direct Database, Secondary Indexes, as well as the IMS Data Entry Database (DEDB), sequential segments, layout examples and database corruption. It also addresses verifying full-function database integrity, verifying DEDB database integrity, and IMS database repair techniques. 

March 21, 2026

Learn how to code database directories (DBDs) and program specification blocks (PSBs), use IMS utilities to reorganize and recover databases, including those with secondary indexes, use the DL/I test program, and prepare a job stream to load a database that uses any of the IMS access methods.

March 21, 2026

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