Mainframe computer hardware

MUST READ IBM System z9 Business Class mainframe revisited ARTICLE - Features like the zIIP, zAAP and IFL engines along with Capacity on Demand have helped new adoption on IBM's smaller z9 mainframe, but there's still room for improvement IBM unveils the z9 ARTICLE - IBM's new z9 mainframe has double the capacity of its predecessor. Big Blue hopes the new box will spark zSeries revenues out of a three-quarter slide. Will the data center feel the effects of the z9? ARTICLE - IBM's new mainframe doubles the computing capacity of its predecessor while offering new features. But will it bring new customers to the platform or subsist on the existing base? IBM to bolster mainframes with new processor ARTICLE - The processor is the most significant addition to the z9 since IBM launched the new mainframe nearly a year ago to help combat security leaks.

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	MIPS growth a concern for mainframe shops SearchDataCenter.com | 23 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - A survey of more than 1,500 mainframe users found that MIPS growth is a major concern, due to high software costs and the weak economy.

	How mainframes fit into cloud computing SearchDataCenter.com | 19 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - Al Williams, an IT director at Penn State and conference director at IT user group Share, discusses his organization's foray into the cloud, and how mainframes might fit in.

	Q&A: Mainframe costs, skills are two biggest challenges SearchDataCenter.com | 11 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - CA mainframe chief Chris O'Malley will give a keynote speech at the Share user group show in Denver this month, and talked about the hurdles mainframers face today.

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	Does IBM's mainframe business constitute a monopoly? 01 Dec 2009 TIP - The Department of Justice is investigating IBM for antitrust violations, but one expert says that although IBM doesn't have a monopoly, it can seem that way to mainframe customers.

	Using cryptography on the mainframe: An amateur's guide 08 Sep 2009 TIP - Cryptography protects sensitive data and aids security regulation compliance. In this tip, learn the essentials of cryptographic software and hardware for the mainframe.

	IBM upgrades Parallel Sysplex, boosts importance of mainframe clustering 04 Aug 2009 TIP - Recent upgrades to IBM's mainframe clustering solution, Parallel Sysplex, may help data centers consolidate servers and reign in administrative costs.

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	Austin high-schoolers bowled over by mainframe's scale SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Mar 2009 VIDEO - Attendees at the Share mainframe user group conference in Austin discuss early experiences with z/OS 1.10, which was released six months ago.

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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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	supervisor call 08 Mar 2001 WORD - In computers, especially IBM mainframes, a supervisor call (SVC) is a processor instruction that directs the processor to pass control of the computer to the operating system's supervisor program. Most SVCs are requests for ...

	sysplex and Parallel Sysplex 18 Apr 2001 WORD - A sysplex is IBM's systems complex (the word sysplex comes from the first part of the word system and the last part of the word complex), introduced in 1990 as a platform for the MVS/ESA operating system for IBM mainframe ...

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