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title: "EPV Technologies: May 2026 Special Edition"
description: Explore the latest V18 roadmap enhancements, OTel on z/OS integrations, and automated AI updates from the EPV Next Generation 2026 conference.
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# [EPV Technologies: May 2026 Special Edition](https://cptglobal.com/resources/press-releases-partner-news/epv-technologies-may-2026-newsletter-special-edition)

 Written by [CPT Global](https://cptglobal.com/resources/press-releases-partner-news/author/cpt-global) | May 28, 2026 11:12:01 AM

The May 2026 Special Edition newsletter focuses entirely on the **EPV Next Generation 2026** virtual conference held on May 19 and 21, 2026. This page outlines the final agenda, core presentation abstracts, and strategic roadmap enhancements introduced across the EPV product suite.

### EPV Next Generation 2026: Session Summaries

The conference focused on helping customers manage infrastructure health and evolution by highlighting brand-new capabilities and integrations within V18:

#### Core Session Highlights

- **EPV Real Time V18 Enhancements:** Learn how V18 optimizes the collection of SMF data directly from in-memory pools and transfers it to external platforms or data lakes with minimal delay and maximum reliability.
- **MyEPV Dynamic V18 Preview:** An exclusive look at the latest major interface and data engine enhancements ahead of its final development phase release.
- **Synergy: MyEPV & EPV Real Time:** A technical look at combining these two tools to build sub-second SMF record reports, allowing infrastructure teams to monitor application and system performance with negligible delay.
- **Exceptions Redesign in EPV V18:** Driven by customer feedback, exception processing has been rebuilt for speed. Exceptions are now captured in structured EPV tables, allowing historical analysis via standard SQL queries.
- **AI in EPV Focal Point:** An exploration of new automated features and AI-driven enhancements designed to centralize and track your overarching EPV processing ecosystem.
- **An Introduction to OpenTelemetry (OTel) on z/OS:** Discover how EPV instruments CICS to produce the new `SMF 1159` records, creating a holistic view of application interactions to accelerate root-cause analysis.

### Access Conference Materials

You can [download the May 2026 Special Edition newsletter here](https://cptglobal.com/hubfs/epvnews-Special_edition052026.pdf). For more information, please visit the [EPV Technologies website](https://epvtech.com/).

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