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• Using DFHXCURM to manage CTG traffic

  Robert Crawford outlines how to use use DFHXCURM to control pipe allocation. Continue Reading

• IBM DB2 and Master Data Management

  Over the past year, master data management has become a topic of interest to CIOs seeking to rationalize their enterprise information architectures. What is master data management? And what role can DB2 play in making master data management a ... Continue Reading

• The top five DB2 tips

  Easy one-stop shopping for the best DB2 tips. Continue Reading

• CA plans mainframe development center in Prague

  Computer Associates (CA) hopes to expand mainframe penetration across the globe through its Mainframe Center of Excellence in central Europe. Continue Reading

• Big Blue's buy-in strategy

  IBM is buying management toolmakers left and right. Mainframe pros hope the investment will lower the cost of running big iron and raise its value proposition. Will it pay off for the platform? Continue Reading

• Using IEBEDIT to randomize Job Control Language steps on the mainframe

  The IEBEDIT utility for mainframe programming copies data into new data sets and retains the original order. So is it possible to switch IEBEDIT to 'random mode'?Continue Reading

• ICETOOL, SYNCTOOL utilities exclude mainframe subset files

  Mainframe programmers can turn to ICETOOL and SYNCTOOL utilities to avoid writing a COBOL program when working with records.Continue Reading

• Software upgrade costs irk mainframe users

  Users laughed at a recent article on the cost incentives of upgrading the mainframe. The joke? Hardware is cheap. It's the software upgrades that are killing users -- and forcing many onto other platforms.Continue Reading

• Overhead costs due to frequent ASKTIME calls

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• Watch out when changing the name of IBM VSAM files

  You can rename VSAM datasets, but you might lock the mainframe out of VSAM files if you do it incorrectly. Here's how to change a VSAM name.Continue Reading

• Is there a way to manage DFHCSD file using the batch utility DFHCSDUP?

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• Working with IBM SMF record types to monitor mainframe performance

  Historical SMF records on a mainframe offer insights into performance. Extract this data for basic reports or add modifiers to customize the report.Continue Reading