-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 | Tech Update May 22, 2002 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: Are Mainframe Costs Breaking Your IT Budget? http://search390.com/r/0,,3508,00.htm?SunMicrosystems -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Tip: Open storage that fits the mainframe, too - Advice: How to determine maximum capacity of a DASD? - News: IBM upgrades NAS - Best Web Links: Storage Management - Discussion: How will IBM, Hitachi achieve interoperability? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: What's your position on the H-1B work visa? - Do you have 390 questions? Ask your peers - The Missing Link: Mobile e-mail saves polar explorer's life __________________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY SUN MICROSYSTEMS ***************** Are Mainframe Costs Breaking Your IT Budget? One trade association business used SUN's mainframe rehosting software to move their existing apps to run largely unchanged on a SUN server and cut their IT costs by 70%. Click here to get a video about how this business achieved this: http://search390.com/r/0,,3508,00.htm?SunMicrosystems __________________________________________________________________ OPEN STORAGE THAT FITS THE MAINFRAME TOO | by Alan Earls In the past, enterprise class storage was usually developed for mainframe environments, and then adapted to open systems environments. But open systems have different architectural needs, making it a questionable compromise - until now. Fujitsu is the first to design enterprise class storage specifically for open systems with connectivity to S/390. Read more about the GR740 in this tip >> CLICK for full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci810363,00.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DETERMINING MAXIMUM CAPACITY FOR A DASD | by Chuck Standerfer A Search390 member recently asked, "What is the right maximum capacity of the HDS 9900 DASD?" Chuck Standerferer responds with best practices for determining maximum capacity in this expert response. >> CLICK for full expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid456146_tax289338,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM UPGRADES NAS | News: InfoWorld IBM on Tuesday issued upgrades to some of its existing NAS (network attached storage) products and rolled out four bundled NAS hardware and software solutions for midsize businesses. >> CLICK for full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/05/21/020521hnibmnas.xml -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Storage Management The move toward electronic business has created a huge increase in the importance of, and need for, enterprise storage. Learn about the different storage technologies by browsing through "Tape Utilization," "RAID," or "Storage Area Networks" in this Best Web Links section. Or visit "Backup Issues" for resources on disaster recovery and data protection strategies. >> CLICK for Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1462,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUMS | Sound Off Search390 user "Sydney" is wondering how IBM and Hitachi will work towards interoperability. "I've heard that IBM is working with Hitachi to promote interoperable storage networking solutions. What will the benefit of this be where NAS and SANs are concerned? Do you know anything about this pairing? What will this mean as far as cost and support?" To read the response from another Search390 user, or to post one of your own, please join this discussion: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/148 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390 What's your position on the H-1B work visa? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DO YOU HAVE 390 QUESTIONS? | Discussion forums Do you have a 390 question or want to share advice? Whether you're trying to expand your business to the Web, looking for developer code tips or need advice on upgrading your operating system, you can visit the 390 discussion forums to troubleshoot with your peers. Or, pull up a soapbox and share your opinions on 390 news and technologies in the Sound Off forum. >> CLICK for the forums: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/search390 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Mobile e-mail saves polar explorer's life Forget about the American Express card. These days you might not want to leave home without your Internet connection. When explorer David Mill wound up on thin ice during a recent North Pole expedition his mobile Net hookup bailed him out. Mill was trapped on an ice floe and being stalked by a polar bear when he e-mailed Canadian rescue teams a digital photo of his location. A chopper answered Mill's call and plucked him from danger. Just think what Columbus could've discovered had he only had a BlackBerry! 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