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Mainframe jobs

Mainframe management requires a special skill set that not all IT pros have cultivated. In this section of our guide to data center jobs, get a sense of the mainframe career market and the skills IT managers are looking for, from COBOL to zLinux.

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  • Mainframe training programs rebounding

    10 Oct 2007

    News -  Panelists from five colleges and universities spoke at the a recent Share user group conference by talking about their mainframe course curriculum.

  • Mainframe job boards compared

    10 Oct 2007

    News -  A new mainframe job board website spawns a comparison of online mainframe job resources, the result of which suggest a possible mainframe skills shortage.

  • COBOL skills needed in the future

    03 Jan 2006

    Article -  There is just too much of this code out there to ignore, and future programmers would do well to cash in on the coming COBOL knowledge pool shortage.

  • Workload consolidation attracts new blood to mainframe

    Tip -  At the recent Share conference, the IBM user group covered workload consolidation, Linux on the mainframe, distributed computing and mainframe education opportunities

  • Finding mainframe skills you never knew about

    13 Oct 2005

    Article -  IBM's recent efforts to help companies cope with an aging workforce weren't aimed directly at mainframe pros, but they are a big part of that graying population. What skills do young IT pros need that they're not going to learn in college?

  • Leveraging mainframe skills with Linux

    Ask the Expert -  Can I use my existing mainframe skill set with Linux on mainframe?

  • SHARE promotes mainframer makeover

    15 Feb 2006

    Article -  Call it a performance upgrade. IBM mainframe user group SHARE is pushing its members to cultivate social skills in a shifting industry.

  • Mainframe labor pool bolstered by IBM contest

    11 May 2006

    Article -  Mainframes have proven in some environments to be irreplaceable, but the labor force for the venerable platform is waning. IBM is trying to help shops offset the fade.