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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert Advice: How can I reduce NLEVELS for an index? - Featured White Paper: Top 10 SQL performance tips - Performance Management Tip: Planning your upgrade to DB2 v7.1 - Join the Discussion: Performance problems on zSeries - Poll: Are you using the mainframe for e-business apps? - The Missing Link: E-mail: Where business mixes with pleasure ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: Xbridge *********************** Gain FREE admission to the only independent conference available today that helps you build the most scalable and reliable data center for tomorrow. Plan now to achieve a core technology foundation with a full understanding of networking, security, storage, systems management and more. Discover full benefits on our conference Web site and apply for FREE admission today: http://datacenterfutures.techtarget.com/?Offer=DCFad030603 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY IBM HIKES MAINTENANCE PRICES FOR OLDER MAINFRAMES | TechWeb IBM is hiking the cost it takes to service your older mainframes and is boosting maintenance costs as much as 25% on some systems. >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20030320S0002 FOR MORE INFORMATION Read these tips and news items on maintenance. http://search390.techtarget.com/search/1,293876,sid10,00.html?h=true&query=maintenance =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ IBM WINS NEW IT SERVICES CONTRACT | CNET IBM has snagged a 10-year, $150 million contract from EDS to provide information technology services to credit card processor Certegy. LINUX VS. WINDOWS TCO: COMPLEX ISSUES, NO EASY ANSWERS How, or if, you're able to figure out the total cost of ownership (TCO) for Linux versus Windows depends on how an IT organization is set up, its in-house skill set and existing architecture, and a whole plethora of other factors. (Search390.com) http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci887044,00.html IDC: UTILITY COMPUTING, WEB SERVICES TO GIVE IT A BOOST | IDG IDC analysts said last week that 2002 was the worst year for the IT industry, but added that opportunities do exist. IT vendors have the chance to make money by helping companies simplify and integrate their systems. Also, firms would benefit from following Sun's and IBM's forays into utility computing, according to IDC. THE WRONG CHOICE: COMPANY REJECTS LINUX, LEARNS A LESSON The Webmaster for a large organization pitched Linux to management but was rebuffed. But the decision makers should have listened. In the end, it was clear they made the wrong choice. (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com) http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid39_gci886021,00.html WINDOWS AND OPEN SOURCE: PERFECT TOGETHER? | NewsFactor Network Contemplating a total switch to Linux or a BSD OS? CIOs may not be ready for such a radical step, but are instead content to find open source applications that run on Windows. Other experts and administrators advise that enterprises use open source as an ally to help chew Microsoft down on licensing costs. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | The Top 10 expert Q&As Our experts' answers to questions about CICS, Web integration and troubleshooting OS/390 really grabbed your attention over the past few months. Find out which words of wisdom you clicked the most in this week's featured topic. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci887575,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed featured topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ************************** Mainframe Week ************************** Free weekly online newsletter for mainframe systems programmers Every week: hints and tips, utilities, user exits, bug reports, REXX execs - z/OS, OS/390, CICS, DB2, MQSeries, RACF, networking, VSAM.... and our mainframe Website of the Week. Browse and search over 50 issues online - over 400 articles! http://www.mainframeweek.com/current.html ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | Craig Mullins I have a question on an index. One application program is running slow because it is selecting an inefficient index. This is because NLEVELS (4) is more for the efficient index for the program. I tried running the reorg on the index to reduce the NLEVELS, but still the NLEVELS is 4 for the index. How can I reduce the NLEVELS for the index? >> For Craig's response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid515253_tax293066,00.html >> To ask Craig a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid500556_tax293066,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | Top 10 SQL performance tips This article provides a brief description of recent advances in data storage hardware and how they affect DB2 backup and recovery and other database administration (DBA) procedures. It introduces some concepts that can help improve DB2 data integrity and availability. It also highlights some of the challenges introduced when using new technology to conquer old deficiencies. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci879471,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TIP | Planning your upgrade to DB2 v7.1 Before you start any new endeavor, it's smart to ask yourself some questions first. So, if you're planning to upgrade to DB2 v7.1, check out this tip by experts Jim Schesvold and John Irwin. They list five questions you need to ask yourself and lay down play-by-play steps to get you started. >> CLICK here to read entire tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci881911,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JOIN THE DISCUSSION | Performance problems on zSeries A Search390.com user is looking for help with zSeries programming. After migrating his system to z/OS, the performance of certain jobs has degraded. If you know of any reasons why this might be happening, please go to our discussion forum and post your suggestions. >> To post your response, CLICK: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.1dcfcc41/11!viewtype=convDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL Are you using the mainframe for e-business apps? >> Tell us what you think at http://search390.techtarget.com/poll. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | E-mail: Where business mixes with pleasure They may be e-mails, and they may come from work, but that hardly means they're work e-mails. Some new research from a British e-mail management firm shows that more than half of messages sent from the company computer on the company's time are purely personal. In fact, at one government workplace, 70% of the electronic missives were for pleasure, not business. Maybe 70% of the e-mails those public servants sent from home were business-related -- in which case, there's some lovely oceanfront property in Oklahoma for sale. >>CLICK: http://www.vnunet.com/News/1139600 ____________________________________________________________________ ****** DATA CENTER FUTURES - HILTON CHICAGO HOTEL - JUNE 4-6 ******* Gain FREE admission to the only independent conference available today that helps you build the most scalable and reliable data center for tomorrow. Plan now to achieve a core technology foundation with a full understanding of networking, security, storage, systems management and more. 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