=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390| Expert Questions of the Week Tip January 28, 2002 Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. Expert Questions of the Week - Can you use a combo of IMS, DB2 and VSAM? - What to code on the DUMP to limit datasets? - Advice for let-down consultant seeking a career change? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Goal Mode - Discussion forum: Operating Systems - search390 Tips Contest: Win a PenCam 64MB mini digital camera! - Take Our Poll: Your storage network configuration =================================================================== EMC'S RUETTGERS TO SPEAK AT STORAGE MANAGEMENT =================================================================== Ask questions and hear directly from EMC Executive Chairman Michael Ruettgers, who joins our March 20-22 Storage Management conference in Chicago. Also speaking are Giga Information Group's Bob Zimmerman; prolific storage author and speaker, Jon William Toigo; Storage Group founder W. Curtis Preston; BMC's CEO Bob Beauchamp; VERITAS CEO Gary Bloom; and many more. Don't miss out! Qualify for FREE attendance today: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3828640;5058249;p?http://www.storagemanagement2002.com/html/registration.htm ____________________________________________________________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Can you use a combo of IMS, DB2 and VSAM? | by Willie Favero Dear Ask the Expert, Is there any relation between IMS, DB2 and VSAM, where each one of them is used, and can we use a combination of them? >>CLICK for Willie's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid431911_tax285226,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= What to code on the DUMP to limit datasets? | by Mark Zelden Dear Ask the Expert, When using ADRDSSU to dump several datasets, I would like to use a pattern name or mask. However, I don't wan't to include each and every generation of a gdg. What do I code on the DUMP to limit datasets only to those whose names match a pattern and were for example, created most recently? >>CLICK for Mark's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid431881_tax287555,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Let-down consultant seeking a career change | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert, I have been a consultant in the field for some time and I feel that I need to change to something else. I feel that the IT world has in some way let me down, so I feel I should venture into new things. Could you advise what I should do? If I go on miserable just telling people buy this and that, the best software -- I don't feel quite good. I would like to go into advertising but does it rhyme with computers or maybe networking or security? >>CLICK for Rick's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid431274_tax285449,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Goal Mode Having trouble getting to goal mode? Not sure if you should make the switch from workload manager compatibility mode to goal mode, or if you should be running in goal mode at all? Let our resources in this Featured Topic help you decide. >>CLICK for full Featured Topic: http://www.search390.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci798556,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUMS | Operating Systems Whether you're upgrading from OS/390 to z/OS, setting up a parallel sysplex, or just comparing notes to find out what OS is best for you, the Operating Systems forum is here to help. Browse through over 200 posts to find a solution to a problem, or see if you can be a hero and answer a question posted by one of your peers. >>CLICK to go to the forum: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 TIPS CONTEST | Win a PenCam 64MB mini digital camera! Are you a COBOL guru? Recently find a great bug-fix that you're dying to share with the rest of the world? 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