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Chapter 1: Mainframe modernization

When it comes to mainframe modernization, applications and hardware present unique challenges for the enterprise. Applications must be revised periodically to reflect changes in the business, and to leverage the emergence of new software technologies. Mainframe hardware upgrades are necessary to support more users and advanced computing features, but new hardware is also costly, and the upgrade process must be planned and tested carefully.



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Mainframe management : Mainframe modernization
Mainframe modernization: Applications must be revised periodically to reflect changes in the business and leverage the emergence of new software technologies. But mainframe applications are often customized to meet...


Linux on the mainframe: 1 - 3 of 11

Linux on the IBM mainframe: When is it the right choice?
SearchDataCenter.com | 12 Oct 2007
ARTICLE - A recent Gartner report looks at the arguments for and against running Linux on the mainframe.

Oracle shop ditches Unix for Linux on the mainframe
SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Feb 2007
ARTICLE - The province of Quebec is consolidating hundreds of Oracle database instances to Linux on a mainframe running z/VM, a move that will simplify database management and save it millions.

Novell SUSE Linux mainframe starter kit passes security muster
SearchDataCenter.com | 13 Feb 2008
ARTICLE - Novell has released a starter kit to facilitate testing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on the mainframe.

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SOA on the mainframe: 1 - 3 of 12

For large mainframe shops, SOA on the upswing
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.

SOA on mainframe allows SunTrust to offer cell phone banking
To enable customers to check balances and make transfers from cell phones, SunTrust Banks needed service-oriented architecture to open up its mainframe.

IBM mainframe CICS Transaction Server enhanced for SOA
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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IBM pushes System z10 mainframe as consolidation savior
Big Blue announced its newest mainframe, which has triple the memory of its predecessor, a feature IBM and users say will drive consolidation onto the System z platform.

New IBM DB2 9 for z/OS does XML
IBM on Tuesday released DB2 9 for z/OS mainframes, now with native support for XML.

Defining the mainframe's role in next-gen application workloads
New processor technologies and application conventions are emerging that are beginning to affect the role of the mainframe. Wayne Kernochan discusses the newest mainframe application workloads and the business support...

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