IBM System z and mainframe systems

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Changes to z/OS 1.13 help Java adoption and boost mainframe capacity

Tip -Updates to zFS, better Java performance and tweaks to z/OSMF make IBM's z/OS 1.13 a solid release for developers.
IBM's big iron sales down but mainframes not on way out, say experts

News -Does IBM's recent drop in mainframe sales indicate big iron modernization tools are gaining traction?
Using agile development to boost mainframe performance

Tip -Cutting the time to fix bugs and release new versions with agile development on mainframes offers a variety of benefits.

Wayne Kernochan

Expert -Wayne Kernochan is the President of Infostructure Associates, an affiliate of Valley View Ventures and has been an IT industry analyst for 22 years.
IBM's big iron sales down but mainframes not on way out, say experts

News -Does IBM's recent drop in mainframe sales indicate big iron modernization tools are gaining traction?
IBM welcomes Windows to zEnterprise mainframe family

News -As promised, IBM will support Windows Server as part of its zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension, or zBX.

The future of systems programming

Tip -A mainframe expert, who has seen more than 30 years of systems programming and technology changes, offers his opinion on how outsourcing and skill shortage will continue to change the field.
IBM launches mainframe job board: News in brief

News -Mainframe pros get a new source for System z jobs, and other data center news.
Mainframe problem analysis: What's the worst that could happen?

Feature -In this mainframe humor observation, an overconfident programmer gets more than he bargained for when he takes his shot at analyzing a TSO problem.

Wayne Kernochan

Expert -Wayne Kernochan is the President of Infostructure Associates, an affiliate of Valley View Ventures and has been an IT industry analyst for 22 years.
IBM's big iron sales down but mainframes not on way out, say experts

News -Does IBM's recent drop in mainframe sales indicate big iron modernization tools are gaining traction?
Strategies for mainframe application modernization

Tip -Mainframe application modernization, re-engineering or distributed integration can maintain support for business-critical applications.

Changes to z/OS 1.13 help Java adoption and boost mainframe capacity

Tip -Updates to zFS, better Java performance and tweaks to z/OSMF make IBM's z/OS 1.13 a solid release for developers.
Basic Assembler Language (BAL)

Definition -BAL (Basic Assembler Language) is a version of IBM's assembler language (sometimes called assembly language) for its System/360 and System/370 mainframe operating system.
data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE)

Definition -Data center infrastructure efficiency (DCIE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. The metric, which is expressed as a percentage, is calculated by dividing IT equipment power by total facility power. (Continued...)

Data center management for geographically split data centers

Tip -Geographically split data centers can reduce disaster recovery time to zero, but splitting data centers requires an intelligent network and savvy data center management.
Do columnar databases have a future in the mainframe?

Tip -IBM has included Smart Analystics Optimizer, a columnar appliance, in its latest zEnterprise mainframe. Will columnar technology help keep the mainframe relevant?
An introduction to mainframe backup utilities

Tip -In order to meet today's storage needs, a system backup strategy needs to be both comprehensive and fine-grained. A mainframe expert details two IBM mainframe backup utilities -- IEBCOMPR and IEBCOPY -- that make up a comprehensive and fine-grained system backup strategy.