All-in-One Guides:Mainframe Management
Chapter 3: Mainframe Migration Considerations
Mainframe migration drivers
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HP makes the case for mainframe migration
17 Jan 2007
Article - John Pickett, Hewlett-Packard's worldwide mainframe alternative program manager, outlines HP's strategy for mainframe replacement.
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Microsoft Mainframe Migration Alliance: Divide and conquer
31 Aug 2006
Article - The Mainframe Migration Alliance knows the zSeries community isn't ready to trash its mainframes just yet. But the recent migration of Canadian insurance firm Lombard to Windows shows that Microsoft is making strides in the market in can thrive in --...
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Third-party software costs killing mainframe growth
10 Jan 2007
Article - A new Gartner survey reflects mainframe trends in third-party software costs, Linux adoption and IBM's struggle to bring new blood to the platform.
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Mainframe migrations attractive, but still a tough sell
23 May 2006
Article - Mainframe migration is more attractive than it has ever been, but migrations are still risky and can take over a year to complete.
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IBM ends 31-bit z/OS mainframe support
11 Apr 2007
Article - On April 1, IBM stopped service for z/OS v1.4 and v1.5, ending its support for 31-bit z/OS on the mainframe. For some users, that means a mandatory -- and expensive -- hardware upgrade.
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Mainframe shops held hostage, Itanium Solutions Alliance says
25 Jul 2007
Interview - The Itanium Solutions Alliance -- a consortium of OEMs, software manufacturers and integrators focused on the Itanium platform -- announced this week that it was joining the Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA), a group of companies that advocate moving...
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Integration specialists ride mainframe migration wave
Tip - As you map out your strategy, make sure you know the latest in integration and migration tools.
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Mainframe guru looks on as customer base seems to shrink
06 Jun 2007
Interview - CA Inc., one of the world's largest mainframe software vendors, is seriously invested in the platform, and that's a good thing. Mainframe revenues have been rising in recent fiscal quarters, in large part thanks to IBM's release of the z9 Enterprise...
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Microsoft migration alliance has merit, but won't sway diehards
30 Sep 2004
Article - Microsoft's expanded alliance gives users the tools they need to move from the mainframe to the Windows platform. But can it actually persuade folks to switch?