=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390| Expert Questions of the Week Tip December 17, 2001
Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. Expert Questions of the Week - Designing an application for a legacy CICS program - Will a master's in MIS help me in my DBA career? - Can we embed C++ with DB2 5.1 on OS/390? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Discussion: Careers - Tip: Developer - search390 Special Offer: Win a Microsoft Xbox! - Storage Management Conference _____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: SUN MICROSYSTEMS ******************* Are Outsourced Mainframe Costs Breaking Your Budget? One Government agency used SUN's mainframe rehosting software to move their existing apps to run largely unchanged on SUN servers and saved $10M/year in outsourcing costs. Click here to get a video about how this agency achieved this: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3718125;5058249;l?http://sun.com/datacenter/mainframe/rehosting/solutions.html ____________________________________________________________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DESIGNING AN APPLICATION FOR A LEGACY CICS PROGRAM | by Jim Keohane Dear Ask the Expert, If you were writing a client-server or Web-server application, which needs to repetitively access a legacy CICS program because the buffer is too small get all the data in one invocation, how would you design this? Suppose the buffer is limited to 32k because I was using APPC or ECI. What then? >>CLICK for Jim's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid423834_tax285032,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WILL A MASTER'S IN MIS HELP ME IN MY DBA CAREER? | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert, I am a DB2 (4 yrs), Oracle (1.5 yrs) and SQL Server (1.5 yrs) DBA. I am trying to determine if getting a master's degree in MIS would help me in my DBA career. I would like to find some statistics about salaries for DBAs with master's vs. those without. I am not interested in management, so I am not sure if a master's is worth the time or effort. >>CLICK for Rick's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid425286_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN WE IMBED C++ WITH DB2 5.1 ON OS/390? | by Willie Favero Dear Ask the Expert, Can we embed C++ with DB2 5.1 on OS/390? If yes, can you send the required JCLs & the steps for program preprations to run the C++ & DB2 programs? >>CLICK for Willie's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid422153_tax285226,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: ASCENTIAL ********************* Maximize The Power Of Your Mainframe. Ascential's DataStage XE/390 is the only data integration product to offer full, native support for client-server and mainframe environments in a single cross-platform tool, enabling companies to integrate legacy mainframe data with other enterprise data. Our new version of DataStage XE/390 delivers even better productivity and performance enhancements. 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So, whether you're looking to change jobs, or just need some advice from a pro, join us for a lively discussion tomorrow afternoon. >> CLICK to learn more about Rick Nashleanas... http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid379000,00.html >> CLKICK to start posting questions for Rick now... http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER | Tip: By Jim Keohane How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice? Naaah! Lead collaboratively! There is a organizational methodology called the "Orpheus Process" that sprang from the classical music world: the conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The "Orpheus Process" is now making inroads into the business world. I see potential applicability to software development? So might you. 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