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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	Should you move apps on or off the mainframe to cut costs? SearchDataCenter.com | 26 May 2009 ARTICLE - In this era of cost cutting, what should IT do: move more apps to the mainframe or move all apps off it? This tip weighs the TCO for mainframe and non-mainframe applications.

	Consider cost-effective mainframe upgrades in down economy SearchDataCenter.com | 19 May 2009 ARTICLE - Organizations typically defer upgrades during a down economy, but cost-effective mainframe upgrades can be key to your company's competitive advantage.

	New statistics for CICS Transaction Server 3.2 SearchDataCenter.com | 12 May 2009 ARTICLE - Mainframe expert Robert Crawford outlines several new statistics found in CICS Transaction Server 3.2 for enthusiastic performance tuners.

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	Use CICS Management Facility for record compression 30 Jun 2009 TIP - Using CICS Management Facility for compressing CICS records can save CPU and DASD.

	CA's Mainframe 2.0 may reduce database administration cost 23 Jun 2009 TIP - According to an expert, CA's initiative to help mainframe users cut costs may be worthwhile. The biggest bang for the buck will be in reducing database administration cost.

	Not defining Web services in a CICS SOA 16 Jun 2009 TIP - Expert Robert Crawford discusses how to use the Web services binding directory to work around defining Web services in a CICS SOA, or service-oriented architecture.

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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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