Hello Rroger, I have system programming skill as well as little administration knowledge on cics and db2. I have read many redbook on this and started working. But still wanted to attend official class a clear basics and get more knowledge . If you come across any such training organization then please pass on.
Rregards Saurabh On Aug 10, 2012 6:12 PM, "Roger W. Suhr" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Saurabh, > > I would think that virtual SYSPLEX training would be very difficult to > provide, since you would need access to HMC hardware consoles and other > equipment (at least one system z machine where you could define a coupling > facility and multiple LPARS with access to DASD and TAPE subsystems, to > really manipulate a sysplex. It's not something you could "mass-market" > either. There is only a very limited audience. Then to exploit the > capabilities of a sysplex you need a number of specialty skills, like DB2 > and CICS administrator and systems programmer skills. This would be a very > expensive undertaking and I believe that is why there isn't much formalized > training available. Most training on real SYSPLEXES is done "On The JOB" > with an experienced team. > > Of course that is only my opinion! > > Roger > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of saurabh khandelwal > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 5:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Parallel Sysplex Online Training > > Hello Elardus, > I have checked with local IBM training dept. > But they don't conduct any public batches for these classes. Also we don't > have any third party training vendor, who can help in this training. So > request you to provide provide me any information you have for recognized > Online/Virtual training classes. > > Regards > Saurabh > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > saurabh khandelwal wrote: > > > > >Yes, I checked for IBM learning. But there is no online classes > > >available > > for parallel sysplex. > > > > Well, did you checked with your LOCAL IBMer? > > > > > If you come across any one of training orgnization, please share > detail. > > > > There are kind trainers lurking on IBM-MAIN. > > > > Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > > > >I confirmed there are PS classes, not necessarily ONLINE classes. > > > > Yup. There are lots of classes and courses for all things the big blue > > is selling. > > > > >I've never checked IBM offering for online courses because I consider > > such method of learning as much worse than regular course. > > > > Agreed, <now speculating> but it could be that online courses are then > > be only method of skill transfer in the future. > > > > >I used to travel to take a class, i.e. to LA or San Francisco - it's > > >far, > > far away from my home ;-) > > > > ... and far, far away from mother-in-law and picky bosses. ;-D > > > > Groete / Greetings > > Elardus Engelbrecht > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > -- > Thanks & Regards > Saurabh Khandelwal > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
