Jump-start your digital transformation with DevOps Workshops. Attend these workshops to learn DevOps practices to deliver enterprise applications better and faster.

1. Jump-start your digital transformation with
DevOps Workshops
Attend these workshops to learn DevOps practices to
deliver enterprise applications better and faster
Complimentary:
DevOps for Dummies Book

2. DevOps Workshops at
IBM Edge 2016, MGM Conference Center
Who should attend Workshops When
For: C-Level executives
(CIO, CTO, Line of
Business), Mid-level
Managers and Senior
influencers (Architects,
Enterprise and
Mainframe Developers,
Testers, Release
Engineers, etc.)
Value Stream Mapping for
DevOps (CDE-2594)
Monday, Sept 19th
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
Enabling hybrid cloud apps
and multi-speed IT (WKS-2619)
Monday, Sept 19th
03:30 pm - 05:30 pm
DevOps ROI by the numbers
(WKS-2620)
Wednesday, Sept 21st
08:30 am - 10:30 am
Application Modernization
without the risk (WKS-2621)
Wednesday, Sept 21st
11:00 am - 01:00 pm
Shift Left and avoid test
downtime with Service
Virtualization
(WKS-2622)
Wednesday, Sept 21st
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm

3. Value Stream Mapping for DevOps
Monday, September 19th, 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm
Grand Garden Arena, Lower Level, MGM Grand - Studio 3
Value stream mapping is a technique that IBM uses to guide our clients' DevOps transformations. It
shows you where bottlenecks and inefficiencies are in your delivery pipeline. In this collaborative
whiteboard session, you will learn how to develop a value stream map of your delivery pipeline, identify
obstacles across it, understand continuous delivery practices for Multi-speed IT and develop a
pragmatic approach to get started.
Workshop Objectives
• Hear (and share) lessons learned and industry
best-practices, based on hundreds of
assessments and client experiences.
• Discuss real experiences in successfully
transforming large organizations for increased
speed and quality using a DevOps approach.
• Begin an assessment designed to illustrate
your organization's readiness and potential
paths to improving innovation velocity.
Workshop Speaker
Who Should Participate
CIO, CTO, LOB executives, VP of Application
Development and of IT Operations
Tech managers Architects, Enterprise
Developers, Testers, Release Engineers, etc.
Limited Seating: To ensure that you have a
seat please add this workshop to your Edge
agenda.
SIGN-UP NOW!
Register Now! https://ibm.biz/BdruwL
Sanjeev Sharma
IBM Distinguished
Engineer and CTO,
DevOps Technical Sales
and Adoption
Attendees will receive
a free IBM DevOps for
Dummies book

4. Enabling hybrid cloud apps and multi-speed IT
Monday, September 19th, 03:30 pm – 05:30 pm
WKS-2619, MGM Grand, #202
Code, deliver, and run your hybrid cloud app. How quickly can you learn if your billion dollar idea is
really going to work? The answer: Build a minimum viable product (MVP) to find out! Join IBM experts
and fellow clients in this interactive workshop on Bluemix Garage Method to learn how to design a
hybrid app that uses micro services on the cloud, and a traditional on-premise application to deliver
value to your customers. Share ideas, collaborate, and learn Garage Method practices to quickly code,
deliver, and run applications so you can get feedback and refine your idea.
Workshop Objectives
• Learn how to design a hybrid app that
combines microservices on the cloud with an
on-premise application.
• Explore IBM Garage Method practices.
• Exchange your ideas and experiences with
others interested in rapidly building MVPs.
Workshop Speakers
Jinfang Chen
Development and Release
Manager,Software
Development, IBM Cloud
Who Should Participate
Tech managers, Architects, Enterprise
Developers, Testers, Release Engineers, etc
Limited Seating: To ensure that you have a
seat please add this workshop to your Edge
agenda.
SIGN-UP NOW!
Attendees will receive
a free IBM DevOps for
Dummies book
Sanjeev Sharma
IBM Distinguished Engineer
and CTO, DevOps Technical
Sales and Adoption
Register Now! http://ibm.co/2chXYaq

5. DevOps ROI by the numbers
Wednesday, September 21st , 08:30 am – 10:30 am
WKS-2620, MGM Grand, #203
How do you estimate the business value of DevOps for your organization, and justify an investment in
it? Join IBM experts and clients in this interactive and experiential Enterprise DevOps Technical
Workshop focused on Cost/Benefit Analysis. Share ideas, collaborate, and discover tools to determine
the ROI for your enterprise DevOps investment options and compare it to industry norms.
Workshop Objectives
• Hear (and share) lessons learned and industry
best-practices, based on hundreds of
assessments and client experiences.
• Discuss real experiences in successfully
transforming large organizations for increased
speed and quality using a DevOps approach.
• Understand what value your organization
stands to gain with a DevOps implementation.
Workshop Speakers
Who Should Participate
CIOs, Senior App Dev Execs, Tech managers,
Architects, Enterprise Developers
Limited Seating: To ensure that you have a
seat please add this workshop to your Edge
agenda.
SIGN-UP NOW!
Rick Slade
Executive Solution
Architect, BVA, Cost
Benefit Analysis
Rosalind Radcliffe
BM Distinguished Engineer,
Chief Architect for CLM and
DevOps
Attendees will receive
a free IBM DevOps for
Dummies book
Register Now! http://ibm.co/2c94XTP

6. Application Modernization without the risk
Wednesday, September 21st , 11:00 am – 01:00 pm
WKS-2621, MGM Grand, #203
Evolve your z Systems application software to modernize your legacy systems with minimal risk and
cost while exposing legacy applications as internal or external APIs for today’s API Economy. Find out
how organizations make application evolution decisions with their existing enterprise software, and
focus on better application understanding and strategy execution. Together, we'll map the journey to
extend your value chain from your core business assets to new Cloud, Mobile and Cognitive
technologies.
Workshop Objectives
• Hear (and share) lessons learned and industry
best-practices, based on hundreds of
assessments and client experiences.
• Discuss real experiences in successfully
transforming large organizations for increased
speed and quality using a DevOps approach.
• Understand where to start in modernizing your
application delivery capability for digital
transformation
Workshop Speakers
Who Should Participate
Tech managers, Architects, Enterprise
Developers, Testers, Release Engineers, etc.
Limited Seating: To ensure that you have a
seat please add this workshop to your Edge
agenda.
SIGN-UP NOW!
Rick Slade
Executive Solution
Architect, BVA, Cost
Benefit Analysis
Rosalind Radcliffe
BM Distinguished
Engineer, Chief Architect
for CLM and DevOps
Attendees will receive
a free IBM DevOps for
Dummies book
Register Now! http://ibm.co/2bZi2iU

7. Shift Left and avoid test downtime with Service
Virtualization
Wednesday, September 21st, 01:30 pm – 03:30 pm
WKS-2622, MGM Grand, #203
Do you have complex, mainframe-centered environments with CICS, MQ/z, CICS Transaction
Gateway, IMS or DB2/z? If so, this interactive workshop will help you better understand and analyze
testing challenges such as lack of MIPS and DASD for testing, mixing of databases for mainframe
programs, and inefficiency in producing fabricated data. We'll show you service virtualization patterns
and best practices from IBM client experiences that can address these challenges. By the end of the
workshop, you will be ready to identify the gaps in your environments so you can research the
technology to fill those gaps.
Workshop Objectives
• Learn how to analyze and resolve system test
dependencies so you can test earlier and
reduce costs.
• Explore service virtualization patterns and best
practices.
• Exchange your ideas and experiences with
others interested in "shifting left."
Workshop Speakers
Who Should Participate
Tech managers, Architects, Enterprise
Developers, Testers, Release Engineers, etc
Limited Seating: To ensure that you have a
seat please add this workshop to your Edge
agenda.
SIGN-UP NOW!
Register Now! http://ibm.co/2bXMc8y
Mark Garcia
Senior Certified Executive IT
Architect / Business Development
Executive
IBM Cloud
Attendees will receive
a free IBM DevOps for
Dummies book

8. Jinfang Chen
Jinfang is the development leader and manager for IBM Cloud DevOps. Jinfang
leads the development and DevOps team to build and deliver the state of the art
cloud based solution and analytics insights to help teams to adopt and improve
their DevOps practice and quality of the delivery
Mark Garcia
Mark is a Senior Certified, Executive IT Architect in IBM’s Hybrid Cloud Group.
Mark has over 35 years of experience in software application development,
systems integration and enterprise architecture which spans distributed and
mainframe platforms. During the past five years, Mark has been very instrumental
in bringing test automation and service virtualization to mainframe audiences,
worldwide
Rick Slade
Rick is currently a member of the IBM Software World Wide Systems/Middleware
Team where he serves as an Executive Enterprise Solution Architect helping
clients design and modernize Enterprise Software Delivery Systems. He is
currently certified as a Scaled Agilest from the Scaled Agile Framework group and
an IBM and Open Group Distinguished IT Specialist.
Rosalind Radcliffe
Rosalind is a Distinguished Engineer within the IBM Rational organization. She is
Chief Architect for CLM and DevOps. She is responsible for driving the DevOps for
multi-platform architecture.
Sanjeev Sharma
Sanjeev is CTO and Distinguished Engineer for DevOps Technical Sales and
Adoption in IBM Cloud Unit. He is a 20-year veteran of the software industry with
expertise in DevOps, Mobile Development and UX, Lean and Agile Transformation,
Application Lifecycle Management and Software Supply Chains. He is a DevOps
Thought Leader at IBM and speaks regularly at conferences. He has written
several papers and is the author of the DevOps for Dummies book.