Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
How to solve abend code 4038
A user faces the abnormal ending abend code 4038 in the process of migrating from VS COBOL runtimes to LE. Continue Reading
Comparing blades with rack servers on price, performance
Are blades or rackmount servers more cost-effective? Several experts weigh in on the factors to consider, including space constraints, power consumption, and performance. Continue Reading
Use DFHLS2WS to expose CICS applications as a Web service
DFHLS2WS is one of the Web services assistants that allows traditional CICS applications to provide or consume Web services without significant changes and without getting into the details of SOAP or XML coding. Continue Reading
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Essential tools for mainframe operation and management
Working on the mainframe can be slow and tedious, but there are tools that can improve your mainframe efficiency. Robert Crawford shares his favorite tools: cut and paste, HSSF, SAS, MXG and REXX. Continue Reading
How to use XFS management tools
While XFS is a valuable file management software, a strong understanding of its management tools is central to reaping its benefits. Learn how to use XFS commands from an expert. Continue Reading
Disaster recovery on the mainframe: New options for site recovery
Disaster recovery on the mainframe now includes data recovery support such as redundancy and failover. But disaster recovery planning still requires some strategic effort to properly execute a site recovery.Continue Reading
Mainframe change management tools ease compliance burden
Mainframes host a bulk of the critical data important to compliance auditors, but data center managers have had to rely on brute force and aging tools.Continue Reading
Before upgrading to quad-core, consider your applications
The new quad-core chips are designed to increase performance, but not all applications need -- or can use -- multiple cores.Continue Reading
RHEL4 administration tools: ifconfig, arp, tcpdump and iptraf
Master network integration in your existing RHEL4 infrastructure with the use of command-line tools like ifconfig, arp, tcpdump and iptraf.Continue Reading
Quick guide: Knoppix, other tools that ease Windows-to-Linux PC moves
Get insights on software and resources for assessing the fitness of a specific hardware configuration before you commit to doing away with Windows in favor of Linux.Continue Reading
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Step-by-step how-to, part one: OpenOffice 2.0's new mail merge tools
OpenOffice 2.0's vastly improved Mail Merge Wizard 2.0 has the chops, and it's pretty cool, says OpenOffice expert Solveig Haugland. Find out how to use it in this step-by-step tour.Continue Reading
Pros and cons of DASD options
I understand that when running Linux under VM, there are several DASD options -- all SAN, all OS/390 or a mix. What are the pros and cons of each? Are you better able to manage capacity and performance if you make all of the DASD VM minidisks as ...Continue Reading
Put these troubleshooting tools in your toolbox
In this tip, Peter Harrison describes how to use Linux commands to get a quick fix on IT troublemakersContinue Reading
Comparing apples to apples in vendor pricing
The best Linux hardening tools
Comparing Windows and Linux: Systematic file storage
The architecture of Windows and Linux file systems is similar in some points, but diverges greatly when tools are considered. Here's a quick comparison.Continue Reading
Netstat: A small but powerful tool for administrators
Learn how to check for network spies using the netstat command.Continue Reading
Try these useful BIND tools
Tools for administering a BIND server.Continue Reading
What are the options for turning a CICS screen into a GUI screen?
How do I handle DEADLOCKs in CICS/DB2 on-line applications?