Webcast Roundup: Optimize your JCL and Web Services on the Mainframe

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October 26, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Webcast Alert NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     WEBCAST ROUNDUP  Dear Search390.com member, View these webcasts recently held on Search390.com: > Improve the Efficiency of Your Production Batch Environment by Optimizing Your JCL > Invest or Migrate? How Web Services Enable the Future of the Mainframe VENDOR WEBCAST Improve the Efficiency of Your Production Batch Environment by Optimizing Your JCL  VIEW WEBCAST SPEAKER: Larry LaBuda, Senior Service Delivery Analyst SPONSOR:   Diversified Software SUMMARY: An area often overlooked when talking about system tuning is JCL, the facility that directly controls and affects batch processing operations. Outdated JCL coding practices can cause inefficient use of valuable system resources resulting in inefficient processing affecting I/O, CPU and wall-clock performance. Poorly constructed JCL can also affect the performance of personnel responsible for developing and maintaining this critical resource. This webcast will discuss the subject of JCL and its effect on performance and efficiency and how, through establishing a Clean JCL Environment (CJE), every organization can realize the benefits of a well constructed, efficient JCL environment. During this webcast, you will learn how to: Eliminate Preventable Errors Streamline Your Batch Cycle Optimize Your JCL Prevent Regression by Implementing a Secured Life Cycle Identify Redundant Backups VENDOR WEBCAST Invest or Migrate? How Web Services Enable the Future of the Mainframe  VIEW WEBCAST SPEAKER: Jody Hunt, Senior Product Marketing Manager, IONA Technologies SPONSOR:   IONA Technologies SUMMARY: This webcast lays out a methodical approach to system analysis using business and technical criteria. Where migration is justified, it shows how to achieve an incremental approach to migration that ensures success while lowering costs. Where migration cannot be justified, learn how to make existing systems more valuable without migration. In both cases, see how Web Services technology and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles enable the future of the mainframe. For IT managers, the webcast covers: Documenting the business benefits of system migration Cost-justifying a project Reducing operational costs Options when migration cannot be justified For architects and systems analysts, the webcast covers: The technical aspects of migration Guidelines for selecting systems to migrate Infrastructure that supports incremental system migration Extending existing assets without rewriting them VIEW WEBCASTS  Get informed. Check out all our available webcasts to get the information you need to make the right IT Business decisions from leading industry experts and vendors. > View all Webcasts   FREE E-MAIL SERVICES!     Enter your e-mail and start receiving Today's News.     E-mail:     Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   A B O U T   T H I S   A L E R T Contact us: Search390 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Webcast Alert": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-174&ad=495524 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.