Ask the Experts: How to invoice resource usage

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April 15, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Ask The Experts Issue Sponsored By: Data Center Decisions - June 2-4, 2004, Chicago IN THIS ISSUE: How to invoice resource usage What is the cost to transfer data? Cost vs. advantage of moving from IMS DB to DB2 Cost impact of implementing Java class libraries and shareware? Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Anniversary Quiz How to invoice resource usage [Gerhard Adam] A user asked: What are some general standard invoicing principles/models that are generally used and to what degree do these models depend on the vendor's system management tools? Data Center Decisions - June 2-4, 2004, Chicago Get the latest information on data center environments, designs, storage and security. This is the second year of our conference and this year's show promises to give you the cutting edge information and topics you need to stay ahead. Gain fresh insights into these topics & more, only at the 2004 Data Center Decisions conference. Don't miss out - register now. What is the cost to transfer data? [Gerhard Adam] A user asked: What are the variables that factor into how much it really costs to transfer data? How can I determine if it is actually financially more feasible to use use a pretransfer compression utility like PKZIP MVS? Cost vs. advantage of moving from IMS DB to DB2 [Craig Mullins] A user asked: Can you comment on the relative cost vs. advantage of moving an existing application from IMS DB to DB2 along with relative CPU capacity requirements? Cost impact of implementing Java class libraries and shareware? [Tom Ross] A user asked: When doing cost modeling, should we expect a reduction in overall size of the software by implementing functions with Java class libraries and a reduction in the effort to accomplish a given set of functions because of the use of "available" capabilities in Java libraries or shareware? TOPICS: Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Anniversary Quiz In honor of the mainframe's 40th birthday, Mr. Know-IT-All is back to find out how much you really know about the history of Big Iron. Take his Mainframe Anniversary Quiz today! TIPS: Avoid these storage ROI pitfalls At many shops, adding incremental storage is an operational expense that few people analyze deeply, if at all, from a cost-versus-benefit point of view. Storage is simply considered a cost of doing business, much like buying a few additional PCs might be. WHITE PAPERS: IBM Communications Server IP User's Guide This IBM book describes how to use the applications available in IBM Communications Server for OS/390 (CS for OS/390) to perform several functions. They include logging on to a remote host, transferring data sets, sending and receiving e-mail, printing on remote printers and monitoring the network. Chapter Five offers a handy list of FTP subcommands and their meanings. The book also contains a list of FTP Exit Return codes and FTP Client Error codes. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! Search390: Today's News Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Ask The Experts": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-16&ad=480385 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search390 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494