#DevDay 

Tuesday, 7 April 2020

 

Micro Focus South Africa and our local customers invite you to join us at The Syrene, Rivonia, on 7 April 2020, for the first time in SA - #DevDay.

A half-day set aside to discuss nothing but the Modernization of your mainframe and Cobol on which many companies application modernization business is built.

Modernization: Retain what works, transform and renew what must change.

Like the best teams, future-focused organizations don’t assume further success; they plan for it by refreshing what already works while avoiding risky upheaval. For the enterprise, that means preparing for digital transformation through modernization, by adding new and exciting innovation to the time-proven and reliable core systems that live on the mainframe or beyond.

COBOL60 - the ever-evolving language, powering business then, now and next

The application modernization business is built on and for organizations who have built home-grown business systems using, more often than not, the COBOL application language. This was the de-facto industry standard through the 60s and 70s and many core COBOL systems still run great swathes of many vertical sector business.

Join us and take the opportunity to hear from three key customers.  Ask your questions during a panel discuss with experts in this space and engage in stimulating discussion during the, specifically set aside, networking session during lunch and over drinks.

Disclaimer: This event is only relevant to Micro Focus application modernisation and host connectivity install base and new customers.  We reserve the right to decline access to this event.  

Agenda 

08h00 Registration and Morning Refreshments

08h30 Welcome

08h45 Insights into Application Modernisation in South Africa

Kevin Kemp, business development manager, Micro Focus South Africa

John Morrow, ISV customer director international, Micro Focus

09h15

Tech Update

Seph Robbertse, senior solutions architect, Micro Focus South Africa

09h45

Customer Story – Visual Cobol

Russell HollickChief Software Architect | SYSPRO – Corporate

10h15 Mid-Morning Refreshments

10h45

Customer Story – Mainframe Modernisation

Krishna Kumar, Zensar

11h15

Customer Story – AccuCobol

Annette Viljoen, Senior IT Manager; Railway Furnishers 

12h45

Ask the Experts

Kevin Kemp, business development manager, Micro Focus South Africa

John Morrow, ISV customer director international, Micro Focus

Seph Robbertse, senior solutions architect, Micro Focus South Africa

Alberto Alvarez, sales director HLATAM & AMC, Micro Focus Emerging Markets

Delivery Lead, Zensar

Russell Hollick, Chief Software Architect | SYSPRO – Corporate

Annette Viljoen, Senior IT Manager; Railway Furnishers 

Krishna Kumar, Zensar

13h00 Lunch and Networking Drinks