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Mainframe 2.0 Turns Two – by Savio Saldanha

Mainframe 2.0 Turns Two – by Savio Saldanha

January 27, 2011 No Comments

It is been amazing to see the vigor with which it has been supported by our customers. I am sure that there is more innovation to come and it will go a long way to simplifying and bringing the mainframe platform to a new generation of administrators users and skilled technicians.

CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 puts new generation face on mainframe management

CA Mainframe Chorus for DB2 puts new generation face on mainframe management

January 17, 2011 1 Comment

In terms of the user interface, Mainframe Chorus was “more like an iPhone than a 3270 screen” yet it runs on the mainframe itself. “It is not a clumsy n-tier [implementation],”

Time is on your side – Automate Mainframe Secuirty (Part III)

Time is on your side – Automate Mainframe Secuirty (Part III)

October 7, 2010 1 Comment

There are ways you can take control and bring a sense of organization and confidence that your security database and subsequent access is being monitored and managed.

Don’t Be Exiled:  Controlling Mainframe Security Part II.

Don’t Be Exiled: Controlling Mainframe Security Part II.

September 7, 2010 No Comments

Specific management practices will assist an organization control increased risk in their organizations, controlling the risk will subsequently reduce the exposure and threat to their mainframe platforms.

Stopping Sticky Fingers & controlling mainframe security

Stopping Sticky Fingers & controlling mainframe security

August 31, 2010 1 Comment

It is now common to find in the largest Mainframe sites around the world have a reliance on a hand full of skilled and commonly, aging, security specialists.

3 Benefits of Mainframe processing with the z/196

3 Benefits of Mainframe processing with the z/196

August 18, 2010 No Comments

Life’s exciting when innovation is so powerful that it drives your thoughts how to push the boundaries of your idea’s.

VSAM Tuning, Shareoptions and Dispositions

VSAM Tuning, Shareoptions and Dispositions

August 11, 2010 No Comments

It is amazing to imagine, but there is still so much VSAM out there and we have forgotten some simple concepts to reduce the elapsed time and resource usage.

Managing Business Challenges in Collaborative Mainframe Enterprises.

Managing Business Challenges in Collaborative Mainframe Enterprises.

August 4, 2010 No Comments

The perpetual problem of being able to attain all your customer of business information at your fingertips while your customer is on the line has been for many years the holy grail of customer service

Mainframe Storage Space Management is Not Cool

Mainframe Storage Space Management is Not Cool

July 30, 2010 No Comments

Automated management tools have improved to the point that storage environments can be supervised close to real-time. There are 5 simple benefits of automation. Read on to find out.

IBM Announces its Enterprise Server.   z/196

IBM Announces its Enterprise Server. z/196

July 25, 2010 No Comments

IBM launched a new mainframe. Each few years this is a heralded event, but something new is in the wind, this time it sounded different, felt different

Life’s a bit simpler – VSAM Space reclaim in z/OS 1.12

Life’s a bit simpler – VSAM Space reclaim in z/OS 1.12

July 7, 2010 1 Comment

Inserting and deleting records in VSAM KSDS’s seemed to always cause fragmentation – and that meant that there was extra I/O and that meant CPU time – taking the data off line to reorganize indexes and data files meant again – longer batch streams and outages of the online applications.

The risk of an aging IT population in the city of Churches.

The risk of an aging IT population in the city of Churches.

June 24, 2010 1 Comment

At what point though does a CIO have to decide that the risk of staff shortages is too high and has to make a long term strategic decision to leave the platform, not matter how virtuous the benefits of using it are?

CA Technologies continues to extend and grow the use of Mainframe 2.0.

June 20, 2010 1 Comment

Simply, organizations need more agility in their staff, quicker ramp ups of skills and shorter timeframes for developing highly skilled and useful technical specialists.

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A Lifeline for Mainframes

A Lifeline for Mainframes

June 9, 2010 No Comments

An amazing initiative by CA to take a slege hammer to the challenge of opening the mainframe to a new generation of IT specialists.  Take a look at the video of the announcement made at CA World in 2o10 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the ...

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