=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Tech Update January 29, 2003
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR: - XML in a Mainframe World White Paper from Xbridge Systems http://search390.com/r/0,,9519,00.htm?xbridgesystems - DB2 test data management revolutionized. FREE White Paper. http://search390.com/r/0,,9520,00.htm?softbase =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Expert advice: Converting applications from VSAM to DB2 - Expert advice: Changing the name of a VSAM dataset - Expert advice: Can VSAM files reside on tapes? - Tip: Horrible things you can do with save area chains - News: IBM pledges $500M for partner profitability improvements - Best Web Links: Database Management 2. 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What can I expect in terms of an increase in CPU and decrease in application response times? >> CLICK for Craig's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid512135_tax293066,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CHANGING THE NAME OF A VSAM DATASET | by Mark Zelden Dear Ask the Expert, How can we change the name of a VSAM dataset? >> CLICK for Mark's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid513080_tax287555,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN VSAM FILES RESIDE ON TAPES? | by Mark Zelden Dear Ask the Expert, Can VSAM files reside on tapes? >> CLICK for Mark's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid508612_tax287555,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HORRIBLE THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH SAVE AREA CHAINS | by Jim Keohane A few of you reacted in sheer horror to the save area toggling done in Jim Keohane's Search390.com tips "Horrible things you can do with IDCAMS" and "Horrible things COBOL can do with IDCAMS." Well, read on to find out if it is bad luck to break a save area chain -- or worse -- to break the chain and insert a new but out of sequence link. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid10_gci862782,00.html Like this tip? Please rate it when you have a moment. Do you have a tip to share with your peers? Send it in and we'll post it to Search390.com, where all of your friends and contemporaries can see it. http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM PLEDGES $500M FOR PARTNER PROFITABILITY IMPROVEMENTS | News: CRN IBM's new general manager of global business partners, Mike Borman, said his company would spend $500 million in incentives and tools, including rebates on IBM servers and storage, aimed at improving the profitability of IBM's solution provider partners serving the midmarket. >> CLICK for full story: http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/39640.asp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHITE PAPERS | Database Management If you're feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of maintaining a corporate database, check out these resources for help. 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