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>> From the editor:
  • Are there disadvantages to the mainframe's famous reliability and availability?
  • >> Featured Topic: The virtues of virtualization
  • Virtualization is nothing new but IBM has made a lot of advancements with it on the mainframe.
  • >> Expert Technical Advice: Tom Ross, Software Engineer, IBM
  • Tom can answer all your COBOL or PL/I questions.
  • >> Site Highlights:
  • Ask the Expert
  • Data Center Decisions
  • Customer Case Study

  •  From the Editor:

    by Edward Hurley, Editor

    Growing up, my mother used to say "Eddy, you don't get rewarded for doing the right thing."

    I have taken that statement to heart. In many ways, it fits the mainframe. Big Iron just chugs along, processing data. Has a co-worker or worse yet an executive at your company ever asked you: "We still use mainframes?"

    Unfortunately, such a question is not rare. The problem is the platform is too good in many ways. If a system is up all the time, not susceptible to the latest e-mail worm and is virtually hack-proof then the general population in a company is unlikely to take note of it.

    On the surface, this may not be a bad thing but when it comes time to upgrade or to purchase new applications, management may not be so supportive. "Why do we need to put money into the mainframe? It seems to be working fine as is," an exec may say.

    Have you ever experience management resistance for putting money into mainframes? Have you had to educate your managers about what it takes to keep you mainframe running smoothly? If so, please let me know. Click here to send your comments.


     Featured Topic:

    The virtues of virtualization
    by the editors of Search390.com

    Virtualization is nothing new but IBM has made a lot of advancements with it on the mainframe. Click here to learn about this important technology.

    Read more about this topic

     Expert Technical Advice:

    Featured Expert Tom Ross Software Engineer, IBM

    Categories:Programming--COBOL, PL/I and LE for S/390
    Got COBOL and LE questions? Are COBOL migration issues keeping you up at night? Relax. Tom can help you.
    View all of Tom's answers

    This Week: In the forums
    >> Search390.com user "alitareo" asked this question in our Developer forum:
    I'm trying to get multi files from FTP server, save them on MVS, decrypt those files and FTP the files to Unix box using JCL. The problem I'm having is that file names have date attached to the end (e.g a040429,a040430...etc) sometime there will be one file other times more, assuming that files on FTP folder correspond to file naming convention on MVS by using MGET: 1- is there a way to dynamically allocate file names on MVS while executing the FTP? 2- If two or more files were FTPd can I select one file at a time, decrypt it, GDG it, and then FTP the file to Unix? I'm not sure if i'm asking too much from JCL (my experience is more of App. prog.) but any hint or help is greatley appreciated...thank you in advance.

    Do you have an answer for alitareo's question? If so, click here.

    Tip of the Week:
    The business case for service-oriented architecture is based on its potential to allow enterprises to reuse components of an application for other purposes. These become "services" that can be shared by other applications on a network -- hence the term "Web services." While SOA dates back to the 1980s, it wasn't until Web-based applications popped up during the Internet boom that the programming concept gained widespread attention.
    >> The business case for service-oriented architecture

     Site Highlights

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    Data Center Decisions
    Attend "Data Center Trends in 2004 and Beyond" with Carl Greiner, Sr. VP, Infrastructure Services, META Group one of the many exciting sessions at this year's Data Center Decisions conference.
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    Customer Case Study
    Read it now
    Direct access to mainframe data through the web is becoming a requirement of many. Read this case study about the Kansas Department of Transportation and see how they achieved their goals.


    Discussions
    Muthul23 has a question about REXX; do you have an answer that can help? Check out his question at the site, and post your response.
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    In the Polls
    This week's poll asks: What will pose the biggest threat to the zSeries over the next few years? Vote now & use the messaging board to Sound Off on this topic.
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