THIS WEEK: Are you ready to upgrade to z/OS?

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October 14, 2002 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the editor: Are you ready to upgrade to z/OS? >> Featured Topic: Multi-platform integration >> Expert Technical Advice: Jim Keohane will answer your multi-platform and Web integration questions >> Site Highlights: * Database Managers * Sign up today! * Ask the Experts  From the Editor: by Kate Evans-Correia, Site Editor You've had plenty of time to think about it. Now the window to upgrade to z/OS, the new version of OS/390, is closing. Are you ready? Many of you have mixed feelings on upgrading from a 31-bit to 64-bit architecture. Some users have already upgraded and some are now forced to, as IBM will no longer support some of the earlier releases of OS/390. Search390.com recently ran a poll asking mainframe users if they were upgrading to z/OS and 51% of the respondents said they would be -- soon. We were only mildly surprised to learn that 23% said they weren't ready to upgrade but were concerned about support -- or the lack of it. There were, of course, a handful of users - 15% - who said there upgrade was complete and 8% said they couldn't afford it and were unsure as to what they would do next. Here's what we're interested in learning now. If you have already upgraded to z/OS, what have you found to be the greatest benefit so far? Did you experience any major problems when upgrading? Have you experienced any cost savings? What would you recommend to users who are about to upgrade or those who have no plans to upgrade? If you're about to upgrade, why did you wait until now? Did you wait because of the expense, lack of time, application issues or was it something else? Why is it important for you to upgrade now? If you haven't upgraded and aren't likely to do so, what are your plans for support? What will be the benefits? What about the consequences? Send your comments to me, Kate Evans-Correia, at [EMAIL PROTECTED].  Featured Topic: Multi-platform integration by BJ Rama, Site Editor Learning how to combine and consolidate the strengths of different operating systems with OS/390 can be a challenge. Start your research here and learn more about which platforms work best with 390. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Jim Keohane, Software Developer/Consultant, Multi-Platforms, Inc. Category: Web Integration Web-enabling your legacy applications? Have questions? Send them to Jim. Maybe Jim's already solved your problem? Click below and sift through a bunch of questions that Jim's already answered. View all Jim's answers This Week: In the forums >> Get in on the hot debate over the mainframe's replacement in our Sound Off forum. For example, do you think Unix will replace the mainframe? Post your thought and see what your peers are saying about this. Tip of the Week: Disaster recovery: More affordable, better tools for all By Johanna Ambrosio The process of planning for disaster recovery won't change all that much in the next five years, most observers agree. At the same time, though, the tools used to back up data and ensure its recoverability will continue to improve. >> Read full tip  Site Highlights Database Managers When you need information, don't stumble around hoping to click the right link. Click here and find all the best DB2, IMS, VSAM, or third party database management information in one place. Sign Up Today! Free Trial Membership to NaSPA and Receive Technical Support Magazine Turn to the Network and Systems Professionals Association for the latest industry information and solutions. Click here to sign up Ask the Experts Thinking about giving up on that problem? Click here for free help from our experts. You are not the first to be stumped. Come see what the experts have said in response to past inquiries, or pose your own question to them. Problem solved. Free book chapter Read the first chapter of "AS/400: System, Utilities, Database, and Programming, 2/e" to learn about the major characteristics of AS/400 such as it's Internet, Intranet, and Web enabling capabilities. Read it today TargetSearch Stop wasting your time with irrelevant links. Our TargetSearch feature quickly gets you the results you need. Search properly Data Center Futures Don't just get the latest... get the future! Find out what industry analysts, IT Managers and experts see coming in the future of the data center. Opt-in to this newsletter now. Edit profile A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Created by TechTarget TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. To unsubscribe from Updates on new site content: >> Simply Reply to this Email with REMOVE within the Body or Subject -OR- >> Go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/register    - Log in to edit your profile.    - Click on the link to Edit email subscriptions.    - Uncheck the box next to the newsletter you wish to unsubscribe from.    - When finished, click "Save Changes to My Profile".