Two Expert Sessions at SHARE Orlando 2026
We are proud to be presenting two sessions at this year’s SHARE conference in Orlando, where our experts will share practical, real-world insights into mainframe performance, capacity, and cost management.
Batch Performance: Lessons from a Customer Case
Mary Solomon, VP of ITBI Services, will explore how understanding batch resource usage, CPU efficiency, and workload behavior across the subsystem components helps organizations meet SLAs, control costs, and maximize existing capacity. Efficient batch processing isn’t just about performance — it directly impacts software licensing costs and future capacity investments.
Since batch plays a major role in both cost and performance, it’s absolutely worth doing it right.
Time and place: Tuesday, February 24 at 9:15 AM EST – Salon 14
Mainframe Capacity and Performance Challenges in an Outsourced Environment
Steven Thomas, Principal ITBI Evangelist, will present a session focused on the challenges of managing mainframe performance and capacity in outsourced environments. Drawing on experience from both customer and outsourcer perspectives, Steven will address common issues such as lack of transparency, misalignment of goals, and conflicting cost structures. The session will highlight practical best practices to help ensure high service levels while keeping costs under control. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how customers can better understand what they are paying for, and how outsourcers can meet SLAs, control costs, and maintain customer satisfaction.
Time and place: Tuesday, February 24 at 2:30 PM EST – Salon 14
Together, these two sessions offer actionable guidance for organizations looking to improve mainframe performance, capacity planning, and cost control. If mainframe efficiency and transparency are high on your agenda, we look forward to seeing you at SHARE Orlando.
Attending SHARE Orlando?
We’d be happy to connect and discuss how these topics apply to your environment — reach out to schedule a meeting with the SMT team.
