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by Edward Hurley, Editor
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Over the last month, I have talked a lot about the history of IBM mainframes. The anniversary of the System 360 was a great excuse to walk down the mainframe memory lane.
Now I want to turn my attention to the future, which is looking quite bright for the mainframes. Just the other week, IBM announced mainframe revenue increased 34%. Early in the month, Big Blue released the zSeries 890 mainframe for medium-sized customers, which opens up a new market for Big Iron.
What mainframe matters are you sweating? What issues will you face in the next few years? Here is a sample list, I came up with:
Linux on the mainframe
Web services
Outsourcing
Environmental costs (such as electricity and cooling)
Server consolidation
Hardware upgrades
Software upgrades
Increased competition from Unix boxes
Let me know if you agree or disagree with my list. Thanks. Send e-mails to Edward Hurley
Click here to read "IBM debuts high-end mainframe for midsize businesses"
Or click for "Mainframe bright spot in IBM's earnings report -- again?"
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ABCs of RACF
by the editors of Search390.com
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Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) is probably one of the most important security features on mainframes. See these links for more information about RACF.
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Expert Technical Advice: |
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Featured Expert Mark Zelden
Senior System Programmer, Zurich North America
Categories:OS/390 and z/OS
Mark Zelden is an accomplished senior consultant with over 18 years
experience providing solutions for corporate IT organizations. Mark
is a leader in the OS/390 and z/OS operating environments and has a
successful track record as a systems programmer and consultant with
expertise in Operating Systems, JES, networking, system software
installation and support, and technical applications support. He has
also achieved success in mainframe performance and tuning, technology
strategy and planning, and problem diagnosis/resolution. His positions have required both independent, hands-on involvement and project leadership/management, and his strengths include a solid technical foundation coupled with strong people and interpersonal skills. Mark has authored utility programs that have been included on the CBT tape, his own web site Mark's MVS Utilities that is one of the most recommended sites in the industry, and several articles for Xephon's MVS Update magazine.
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This Week: In the forums
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User "pedjajov" asked in our Developer forum:
I wrote a Stored Procedure on Mainframe. It is defined in multiple DB2 subsystems. When I run it in SP Builder connected to one of these DB2 subsystems I have column names returned. When I do the same connected to other DB2 subsystem it returns only numbers fro column names. The same is if it is called from Java code. What can be the reason for this?
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| Tip of the Week: |
| If you need any more proof that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is about to become the next big thing, then look no further than Wal-Mart. If the massive retailer's enthusiasm for the technology is any indication, the IT community better get ready for that promised RFID revolution. |
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IT market hears RFID message loud and clear |
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