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Submit a nomination for the Data Center Futures Awards! http://search390.techtarget.com/awards/0,293912,sid10,00.html Attend the Data Center Futures Conference http://datacenterfutures.techtarget.com/html/registration.htm?Offer=dcfsur390 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Featured Tip: Are you a closet cross-addresser? - Expert advice: How can I break into the computer field? - Expert advice: Job performance degraded after migration to z/OS - News: IBM's Storage Tank to aid 'big-bang' research - Featured Topic: Migrating to z/OS 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Welcome our April 2003 Expert of the Month! - Poll: Is server consolidation right for you? - Featured White Paper: Taking mainframe reports into mainstream IT - The Missing Link: Sweden surfs to top of Net rankings ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** The Data Center Futures Awards ****************** Do you know of a company that is blazing trails in data center computing? Gain public recognition for their achievements by nominating them for the Data Center Futures Innovator Awards, presented by TechTarget. This awards program recognizes the IT innovators who design, build and manage complex projects. Particular consideration is given to projects that have a significant impact on the business and/or significantly reduce costs. The submission deadline for the Data Center Futures Innovator Awards is April 30, 2003. To find out more, or to submit a nomination, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/awards/0,293912,sid10,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TIP | Are you a closet cross-addresser? Want to communicate between processes in different address spaces? Want to deposit data in the address space of another process? Want multiple processes in different address spaces to "share" access to data efficiently? Let's start with just cross-address space messaging. Later tips will delve deeper into the arcane lore of the Xmem-men. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci891402,00.html Got a handy tech tip of your own? We'll post it on our Web site, where all your friends and contemporaries can see it. CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW CAN I BREAK INTO THE COMPUTER FIELD? | Ask the Expert I will be completing my Masters in MSCIS this August. I have a 3.96 GPA, but I have no experience in computers. I have approximately five years in management. I would like to get employment in a computer field. Do you have any advice for me? >> For Rick's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid523791_tax285449,00.html >> To ask Rick a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid379000_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JOB PERFORMANCE DEGRADED AFTER MIGRATION TO Z/OS | Ask the Expert I have a problem regarding zSeries programming. After migrating my system to z/OS, the performance of certain jobs has degraded. Many of these jobs are calling routines which are written in assembly language. Is this problem related to Cache? If so, please explain. Please tell me if there is any other reason for performance degradation in z/OS environment. >> For Jim's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid524583_tax292523,00.html >> To ask Jim a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid475121_tax292523,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM'S STORAGE TANK TO AID 'BIG-BANG' RESEARCH | Source: TechWeb IBM said its Storage Tank storage visualization and management technology will help the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known as CERN, to create the world's largest data grid to help CERN physicists virtually recreate the first moments of the "big bang." The headline above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Migrating to z/OS April is 'Migrating to z/OS' month at Search390.com. Here's a collection of tips, tutorials and expert advice designed to make the transition to z/OS as seamless as possible. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci874875,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed featured topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********** Data Center Futures - June 4-6, 2003, Chicago ********** >> Key Gartner research reports revealed << Register now for your free attendance to the Data Center Futures conference and hear Carl Claunch, VP and Director of Research, Gartner discuss the current and future roles of the data center. Session highlights include an in-depth review of such recent Gartner reports as "CIO Alert: 2003 Predictions of Mainframe Vendors' Actions in the United States." Don't miss your chance to hear breaking research and expert predictions - apply for your free attendance today: http://datacenterfutures.techtarget.com/html/registration.htm?Offer=dcfsur390 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Welcome our April 2003 Expert of the Month! IBM is planning to end technical support for OS/390, and that means companies are now rushing to migrate their systems to z/OS. IBM's own z/OS expert, Kelly Pushong, will be available all month to answer any questions you have about this process. From planning to execution, if you have a question about migrating to z/OS, or about z/OS in general, send it to Kelly and she'll post a response as soon as possible. >> To ask Kelly a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax294026,00.html >> To read Kelly's bio, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid524092,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR NEW POLL! Is the possibility of consolidating your servers cost-prohibitive at this time? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | Taking mainframe reports to mainstream IT This white paper explains how integration with other information technology programs, such as document imaging systems, increases the value of COLD (computer output to laser disk) software. COLD is software that electronically stores mainframe-generated reports. These reports include statements, bills, payroll reports, etc. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci875069,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK |Sweden surfs to top of Net rankings They make awesome little pancakes, magnificent meatballs and, let's face it: who wouldn't want a Saab? But the Swedes do something else better than anyone else -- surf. A new study conducted by IBM Corp. and British magazine The Economist found that Sweden is the most Internet-savvy country on earth, beating the U.S. mice down. Denmark is the second most wired nation, followed by the U.S. The rankings were determined based on the availability of affordable Internet connections, software and technical support, and the number of people who think it's cool to click. >> CLICK: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2483240 >> Want to hear more offbeat tales from the world of information technology? Check out our complete archive of Missing Links at http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax292647,00.html. ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ************************ MARK BRUNELLI, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. MARYANN TRIPP, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and best web links. DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. 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