Europe's largest trade fair in the field of workload automation.

Discover our diverse range of presentations, workshops and discussions with internationally recognized experts in workload automation. First-hand information in a central location at the Holiday Inn Munich hotel. Register now and save your place!

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We cordially invite you to our 20th HOT in Munich.

HOT is Europe's largest trade fair for workload automation. Every two years, we open our doors to a wide audience. The focus of HOT is on the participants – from production planners to system administrators and managers. In 2024, the HOT will again extend over three days. Traditionally, the first day is dedicated to HORIZONT topics. The Scheduling Fair will take place on 16 and 17 July. There are numerous opportunities for contacts, discussions and networking with users, developers, manufacturers and customers.

+200 visitors

With more than 200 participants, HOT is the largest conference for workload automation in Europe.

+10 exhibitors

The most well-known and the largest software manufacturer have been using the HOT for years as a forum for their products and new features: Beta Systems, BMC, Broadcom CA, IBM and more.

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+30 lectures

Once again, with an international track, a few presentations by our customers, exhibitors and from our HORIZONT laboratory. Immerse yourself in exciting discussions.

Agenda

The agenda will be continuously updated until the HOT.

11:30 am	Registration
12:00 pm	Lunch	between the exhibition stands
1:30 pm	Welcome to HOT HORIZONT , Uwe Hahm	Welcome and introduction of the HORIZONT teams.
1:45 pm	HORIZONT Overview & News HORIZONT, Uwe Hahm	Overview and news about HORIZONT.
2:15 pm	XINFO next HORIZONT, Michael Hahm	Report on the next XINFO generation, including the new Web UI.
2:45 pm	ProcMan, Overview and news HORIZONT , Jens Bühring	Automate and standardize changes for IWSz, Control-M and JCL.
3:15 pm	Project report introduction ProcMan for Control-M External consultant FI-TS, Christian Gorni	Field report on how ProcMan for Control-M was introduced at a bank.
3:45 pm	Coffee break
4:45 pm	ProcMan-Projects Field report HORIZONTHelmut Ziegler	Project report on how ProcMan was introduced for IWSz and JCL at a bank in Spain.
5:15 pm	Migration of a XINFO z/OS installation to Windows IVV, Sven Pophal and HORIZONT, Nicolas Salgado	Field report on how to migrate a XINFO installation with DB2 z/OS database to Windows MS-SQL.
5:45 pm	XINFO for Automic HORIZONT, Jens Wehrmann, Jörg Eichler	Overview and news about the product XINFO under Automic.
6:15 pm	End

09:00 am	Next-Generation Log Management HORIZONT , Christian Vaters	Unleash the full potential of your WLA data: Tamper Proof Archiving, AIOPS, Insights & Observability.
09:45 am	Lighthouse Program - Processes & Data in the Hybrid Cloud Beta Systems, Niels von der Hude	Connecting existing IT landscapes with cloud solutions requires new ways of exchanging data and controlling processes. Beta Systems is expanding existing solutions to include aspects of the hybrid cloud.
10:15 am	Coffee break
11:15 a.m.	Change from IWSz zCentric to Beta _job\|z HORIZONTJörg Eichler and Jens Wehrmann	Field report, conversion of the distributed WLA system to Beta _job\|z.
12:00 pm	Lunch break
1:30 pm	Welcome to the HOT WLA trade fair HORIZONT, Uwe Hahm	Keynotes, General news about HORIZONT.
1:45 pm	Beyond Workload Automation: Orchestrating the Future of Cloud-Driven IT COO of EMA Dan Twing and HORIZONT, Jens Bühring	Explore the critical transition from traditional WLA approaches to advanced orchestration models that promise increased agility, scalability and efficiency.
2:50 pm	Future-proof IT automation: bridging the gap between on-premises and cloud. Stonebranch, Thorsten Müller and Yuriy Pelyak	Discover global trends in IT automation and explore modern ways of orchestrating workloads in hybrid IT environments (on-premise and cloud).
3:30 pm	Coffee break
4:30 pm	Sovereign IT with Streamworks Arvato Systems, Christoph Herold	Presentation of Streamworks with the innovations of the last 2 years.
5:05 pm	Workload Automation - SCHEDULING NEXT GENERATION REWE Digital, Frank Rothmann for BMC	Learn how one customer revolutionized operations with BMC Control-M through modern workflow orchestration. Optimized processes, increased efficiency and flexible customization improved IT performance and reliability.
5:40 pm	AutomateNOW! The Next Generation Workload Automation and Orchestration Beta Systems, Melahat Elis	News from Beta Systems and AutomateNOW!

09:00 am	Welcome and keynotes HORIZONT , Jens Bühring	General news about HORIZONT and latest hot stuff from the lab.
09:30 am	Migration of a XINFO z/OS Installation to Windows (XINFO database) IVV, Sven Pophal and HORIZONT, Nicolas Salgado	Experience report on how to migrate an XINFO installation with DB2 z/OS database to Windows MS-SQL.
10:00 am	Next generation log management HORIZONT, Christian Vaters	Unleash the full potential of your WLA data: Tamper Proof Archiving, AIOPS, Insights & Observability.
10:30 am	Coffee break
11:00 am	HORIZONT product ProcMan: project report HORIZONT , Helmut Ziegler	Project report on how ProcMan for IWSz and JCL was introduced at a bank in Spain.
11:30 am	HORIZONT products workshop + live demo HORIZONT , Jens Bühring	Use of HORIZONT products with practical use cases.
12:00 pm	Lunch break
1:30 pm	No presentation in this room. Please go to the large conference room, Dan Twing
1:45 pm	No presentation in this room. Please go to the large conference room, Dan Twing
2:50 pm	AutomateNOW! The Next Generation Workload Automation and Orchestration Beta Systems, Melahat Elis	News from Beta Systems and AutomateNOW!
3:30 pm	Coffee break
4:30 pm	AI infused workload automation IBM, Wolfgang Schaeberle	AI infused workload automation using IBM Z Workload Scheduler
5:05 pm	Audit-proof deployment with Automic best-blu, Kay Koll	Demonstration of how b4a packages are used to fulfill regulatory requirements in the Automic Engine.
5:40 pm	Automation Analytics & Intelligence - How to improve experience for Airflow scheduling Broadcom, Jon Hiett	Discover how to enhance Apache Airflow for data engineers with advanced analytics and service level management. Join Jon Hiett, Global Architect at Broadcom, to learn how to improve performance for data scientists and businesses.

09:00 am	EveMan - From the idea to the product HORIZONTHolger Schidlowski	How automated ticket creation greatly improved the quality of WLA processing.
09:25 am	Analyze EveMan, Control-M Alerts HORIZONT , Dominik Wittig	Use HORIZONT EveMan to analyze Control-M alerts and trigger rule-based actions such as sending emails, text messages or creating tickets.
09:45 am	Presentation of Control-M Consulting- and training services HORIZONT, Thomas Hahm	Examples from current practice.
10:00 am	News about XINFO for Control-M HORIZONT, Nicolas Salgado	The latest news & updates on XINFO in relation to Control-M.
10:30 am	Coffee break
11:00 am	Use of ProcMan for Control-M External consultant FI-TS, Christian Gorni and HORIZONT, Nicolas Salgado	A project report on ProcMan for Control-M in daily use at FITS.
11:30 am	Migration Stonebranch z/OS to BMC Control-M IVV, Sven Pophal and HORIZONT, Danilo Oratello	Migration process of the Stonebranch products Universal Datamover, Command, SAP and Event Manager to BMC.
12:00 pm	Lunch break

09:00 am	Optimizing the digital transformation HCLSoftware, Andrej Rebernjak	Practical example: Comprehensive SAP orchestration at STIHL with HCL Workload Automation
09:35 am	MyAutomation for Automic Setis, Jürgen Lechner	The solution that creates a bridge between specialist users and automation.
10:10 am	BICsuite 2.11, New Frontend, Operator Privileges & Approvals independIT, Dieter Stubler	In this presentation, the highlights of the new release 2.11 of BICsuite, including the new front end, detailed operator privileges and a flexible approval system, will be presented.
10:40 am	Coffee break
11:40 a.m.	Audit-proof deployments with Automic best-blu, Kay Koll	Demonstration of how b4a packages are used to fulfill regulatory requirements in the Automic Engine.
12:15 p.m.	Broadcom's Vision on Automation Broadcom, Martin Uferbach	Learn more about Broadcom's vision of the challenges and opportunities of future workload automation.
12:50 pm	AI-supported workload automation IBM, Wolfgang Schaeberle	AI-supported workload automation with IBM Z Workload Scheduler.
1:20 pm	Final lecture, farewell HORIZONTUwe Hahm
2:30 pm	Lunch

09:00 am	Orchestration and Operationalization - The next step in your DataOps journey BMC, Xavier Giannakopoulos	BMC's Workflow Orchestration optimizes AI data pipelines, ensuring easy creation and maintenance, enhanced stability, and long-term compatibility, all shaped by valuable customer feedback.
09:35 am	Future-proof IT automation: Bridging the Gap between On-Prem and Cloud Stonebranch, Peter Baljet and Yuriy Pelyak	Discover global trends in IT automation and explore modern ways to orchestrate workloads across hybrid IT environments (on-prem & cloud).
10:10 am	Orchestrating and Harmonizing Financial Data HCLSoftware, Francesca Curzi	Streamlining Payment Reconciliation with HCL Automation Orchestration Suite.
10:40 am	Coffee break
11:40 a.m.	Sovereign IT with Streamworks Arvato Systems, Christoph Herold	Presentation of Streamworks with the innovations of the last 2 years.
12:15 p.m.	BICsuite 2.11, New Frontend, Operator Privileges & Approvals independIT, Dieter Stubler	This presentation introduces independIT and highlights Release 2.11 of BICsuite, focusing on the new frontend, operator privileges, and a flexible approval system.
12:50 pm	MyAutomtion for Automic Setis, Jürgen Lechner	A solution that creates a bridge between business users and automation.
1:20 pm	No presentation in this room. Please go to the large conference room, Uwe Hahm
2:30 pm	Lunch