All-in-One Guides:Mainframe Management
Chapter 1: Mainframe modernization
SOA on the mainframe
Mainframe shops are adopting service-oriented architectures (SOA) because of the flexibility to better serve their businesses. Learn more about SOA on the mainframe in this guide.
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For large mainframe shops, SOA on the upswing
05 Feb 2008
Article - Slowly but surely, large mainframe shops have turned to service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services to access data stuck in DB2 and CICS environments.
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SOA on mainframe allows SunTrust to offer cell phone banking
21 Feb 2008
Article - To enable customers to check balances and make transfers from cell phones, SunTrust Banks needed service-oriented architecture to open up its mainframe.
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IBM mainframe CICS Transaction Server enhanced for SOA
04 Apr 2007
Article - IBM has upgraded its CICS Transaction Server to take advantage of service-oriented architecture, also known as SOA, allowing better access to mainframe legacy programs.
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Mainframe applications never die: Using the 3270 bridge
Tip - Mainframe modernization tools have evolved from screen scrapers. Mainframe expert Robert Crawford outlines his experience in this overview of the 3270 bridge and Link3270 interface.
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The mainframe's potential for Web services and cloud computing
17 Nov 2009
Article - Find out how a modernized mainframe environment with applications enabled for Web services and the cloud allows for greater flexibility and lower business costs in the final tip in a three-part series on mainframe application modernization.
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Roadmap to mainframe application modernization
17 Nov 2009
Article - A modernized mainframe environment, with Web services-enabled business-critical applications, can put your business at a competitive advantage. In this tip, an expert outlines a basic strategy for modernizing mainframe applications.
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New mainframe migration tools: It's really about app modernization
10 Aug 2006
Article - The "leave alone" strategy for mainframe management is becoming less viable. Meanwhile, the alternate strategy of change is now increasingly feasible in a reasonable time frame and able to deliver an ever-widening advantage.
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Mainframe SOA adoption: Interest high, adoption low
22 Aug 2006
Article - Mainframe SOA adoption: Users at the Share mainframe conference are interested in SOA, but most are not implementing it in their data centers yet.
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Weighing the costs and risks of mainframe application modernization
17 Nov 2009
Article - The business benefits of mainframe application modernization outweigh the risks of allowing an outdated legacy application remain as-is. This tip discusses considerations for updating business-critical mainframe applications.
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Web services development needs the mainframe
19 Apr 2006
Article - Over the past year, Web services have come of age. In most large organizations, implementation of Web services and of a service-oriented architecture (SOA) supporting those services is now part of the enterprise's strategic direction.