August / September 2009

Avoiding Application Bottlenecks

Avoiding Application Bottlenecks in a Dynamic Environment

COBOL Modernization and Development Under Linux

Compliance Options: The Power of Rules

CPU Utilization: The Misunderstood Metric

GUI for System z Tools: Stretching the IT Budget

Improving Performance Using CICS TS Threadsafe VSAM

IMS: An Exciting Future Still Ahead

Initial Project Analysis: An IMS to DB2 Conversion Example

Integrating the Mainframe With Java

IT Management: Why We Need SHARE

IT Sense: Power and Preparedness

Life Begins at 40: CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1

Linux on System z: Red Hat—Hang ‘em Higher

Mainframe Network Security: A Strategy for Evaluating Your Risks

Optimizing “Reel” Value: Best Practices for Tape Resource Management in Today’s Mainframe Environments

Pete Clark on z/VSE: Introduction to the New Mainframe—z/VSE Basics

Storage & Data Management: Solid State Drives (SSDs) for System z

The Lost Art of Error Handling

z/Data Perspectives: DISPLAY Your Way Out of DB2 Problems

z/OS Passwords: All Grown Up

z/Vendor Watch: How Much Would You Pay for 33 Cents?