Mainframe operating systems and management

MUST READ CICS/TS 3.2 for systems programmers TIP - Some features and capabilities in CICS/TS 3.2, such as service oriented architecture, larger data tables and threadsafe, are suitable for systems programmers. IBM VSE mainframe operating system gets upgrade ARTICLE - IBM VSE 4.1, one of three mainframe operating systems, just became generally available. IBM ends 31-bit z/OS mainframe support ARTICLE - IBM has ended support service for z/OS v1.4 and v1.5 on the mainframe. For some customers, that means a mandatory and costly hardware upgrade. Mainframe capacity planning: More than MIPS TIP - Capacity planning is a well understood, strategic exercise. But mainframe managers need to consider strategic versus tactical performance planning. New IBM DB2 9 for z/OS does XML ARTICLE - IBM on Tuesday released DB2 9 for z/OS mainframes, now with the ability to enter and query XML.

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	IBM z10 mainframe will consolidate z/VM workloads on a single LPAR SearchDataCenter.com | 30 Jul 2008 ARTICLE - IBM's z/VM virtualization platform on the System z10 mainframe can now handle multiple specialty engines in a single LPAR, thus improving memory utilization.

	Time to commoditize mainframe software costs SearchDataCenter.com | 15 Jul 2008 ARTICLE - The cost of software is killing the mainframe. To commodotize the mainframe, the operating system should be bundled with its parts and switch to a cell phone pricing scheme.

	IBM buys former adversary and mainframe startup PSI SearchDataCenter.com | 07 Jul 2008 ARTICLE - IBM's purchase of PSI has put an end to the courtroom squabbling of these onetime adversaries. But will IBM mainframes run HP-UX and Windows, as PSI's servers do?

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	Saving money on the mainframe in tough economic times 29 Jul 2008 TIP - In an economic downturn, IT departments may need to look at ways to cut costs. The IBM z10 TCO studies suggest that virtualization is the first step to cutting costs.

	Using CICS event monitoring points (EMPs) for tuning and debugging 28 Jul 2008 TIP - Event monitoring points (EMPs), part of the CICS monitoring facility (CMF), allow for detailed data gathering when the CMF isn't enough.

	Assembler math shortcuts: Quit counting bytes 21 Jul 2008 TIP - Mainframe expert Robert Crawford outlines some tricks and shortcuts for Assembler programmers. Check out this list of timesavers.

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	Mainframe year in review, 2007 19 Dec 2007 THE YEAR IN REVIEW - From IBM's released upgrades to new specialty processors, we've culled our best mainframe content and created a roundup of 2007's big iron stories on SearchDataCenter.com

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	epoch 18 Apr 2005 WORD - In a computing context, an epoch is the date and time relative to which a computer's clock and timestamp values are determined. The epoch traditionally corresponds to 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds (00:00:00) Coordinated ...

	Remote Job Entry 14 Jun 2004 WORD - Remote Job Entry (RJE) is a facility that allows remote computer users to submit a batch job (the running of a specific program or group of programs) to a centrally-located computer (typically a mainframe). Widely used for ...

	z/OS 19 May 2003 WORD - z/OS is the computer operating system for IBM's zSeries 900 (z900) line of large (mainframe) servers. z/OS is a renamed and upgraded version of OS/390, which in turn evolved from the MVS operating system. IBM's renamed ...

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