Linux on System z Development, Distribution, and Service

by Wolfgang Gellerich, Hans J. Picht, Susanne Wintenberger
May 25, 2010

Linux on System z will celebrate its tenth anniversary in June 2010.

IBM’s New Enterprise Data Center in Practice: Sparkassen Informatik

by Joe Clabby
December 18, 2008

Can running optimized, energy-efficient systems boost the bottom line? It has at SI, a leading IT service provider to Germany's retail banking industry.

CICS Integrated Translator

by Phyllis Donofrio
June 29, 2010

There have been many customers confused about the Integrated Translator since it was introduced, in fact there may still be customers that are not even aware that it exists. Many times, customers install a new release of CICS and since IBM has always said that applications don’t have to be re-compiled or even re-linked for the new release, they don’t bother to...

Mainframe Tape: Pros, Cons and Its Future

by Fred Moore
July 29, 2010

The 56-year-old magnetic tape industry continues to evolve.

z/VSE and Linux on System z With DB2: A Perfect Match

by Wilhelm Mild
June 7, 2010

The introduction of Linux on System z in 1990 provided many new options for z/VSE customers, including access to many applications that can run side-by-side with Linux applications in the same System z box.

Batch Optimization Using Graphic JCL IDEs

by Len Erlikh, Mike Oara
December 1, 2009

Mature software systems start as clean, carefully crafted architectural solutions founded on the best modern design techniques and good intentions. Over time, however, the purity of the architectural lines gives way to the practical reality of ad hoc extensions that, for the sake of business expediency, are hastily added to the core system structure. There’s nothing wrong with this; after all, in the real world, IT systems are built to perform requisite business functions and not necessarily to delight the aesthetical sensibilities of their software architects.

Mainframe Security: Dealing With Auditors: A Real Love Story

by Stan H. King
June 16, 2010

Everywhere we turn, we’re inundated with security threats.

Enterprise Storage: MAID 1 vs. MAID 2

by Randy Chalfant
May 17, 2010

Like all inventions that fundamentally cause positive change, COPAN Systems deserves recognition for the creation of the first Multiple Array of Idle Disk (MAID).