Build the AI Future : LinuxONE & IBM BOB Hands‑On in NYC

Join us in New York City for a full‑day, hands‑on meetup to learn how LinuxONE and zSystems power enterprise AI and secure infrastructure. Through demos and guided labs you’ll build a live, real‑time pipeline and gain practical experience using IBM Bob, which harnesses other LLMs (Anthropic, OpenAI, etc.) in development and research workflows.

Why attend

• Real‑time use case: catch suspicious card transactions as they happen — message → service → score → store → alert.
• Hands‑on labs: install MQ, run a CICS (Kix) transaction, and create/query Db2 tables step‑by‑step.
• LLM integration: use IBM Bob to generate SQL, CICS handlers, and MQ client code; compare alternate approaches from Claude and Anthropic.
• Enterprise sessions: LinuxONE fundamentals, Red Hat/OpenShift integration, data serving (DBs & streaming), and ONE Vault security.
• Networking: meet engineers, developers, and researchers from NYC.
• Logistics: free event, lunch and happy hour provided, limited capacity, bring a laptop.

What you’ll do in the lab (simple steps)

1. Set up MQ: create a message channel and send a test transaction.
2. Run the transaction service (CICS): validate messages and forward for scoring.
3. Create Db2 tables: store recent transactions, risk scores, and alerts; seed sample data.
4. Publish streaming events: feed processed transactions to analytics and dashboards.
5. Integrate IBM Bob using multiple LLMs under the hood: generate code, optimize queries, and create operational runbooks.
6. End‑to‑end test: send sample transactions, observe real‑time scoring, and see alerts appear.

What you’ll see and learn

• Millisecond message flow from simulated checkouts.
• Immediate scoring and decisioning with fast Db2 lookups.
• Streamed events updating analytics in near real time.
• How IBM Bob accelerates development and ops.
• A working demo that mirrors a production fraud‑detection pipeline.

Who should attend

• Developers and engineers new to IBM Z / LinuxONE
• Researchers using IBM Bob and other LLMs in experiments or production
• IT professionals expanding enterprise infrastructure skills
• Students and early‑career technologists interested in mainframe, Linux, or AI

Event details

• Date: July 21, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Location: 1 Madison Ave, New York, NY
• Format: Arrival & continental breakfast, morning talks, guided labs, happy hour, Q&A
• Bonus: 30 days continued access to IBM Bob after the event