Today's News: What does on-demand mean, and who is defining it?

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February 08, 2005 Published by  Search390.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   >  (E)JES spool management by Phoenix Software Int'l IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Data centers adopt on-demand on own terms   >  IBM's midsized business strategy   >  Open source Solaris -- too little too late?   >  ITKnowledge Exchange: OS/390 DBs   >  Dealing with a less-than-perfect data center location   >  Are you a mainframe superstar?   >  The Missing Link: Rise of the pod people Data centers adopt on-demand on own terms [SearchDataCenter.com] With more companies turning to on-demand computing, some decision makers are reevaluating business and IT integration issues. But what does on-demand mean, and who is defining it? MORE INFO: > Face-off: IBM's on-demand computing     (E)JES Universal JES Management Tool is a Success (E)JES, the industry standard for JES3 spool management is now JES-neutral to support JES2 installations seeking equally effective tools. Many (E)JES customers with mixed JES2 and JES3 installations are now using (E)JES to monitor, manage, and control their entire z/OS JESplexes with one simple yet powerful interface. (E)JES is available in 3270 and workstation components. Click here to learn more about (E)JES.     IBM's midsized business strategy [CIO Today] Ditching the PC business will allow Big Blue to pursue maturing technologies according to chief zSeries software architect. Open source Solaris -- too little too late? [SearchDataCenter.com] Sun's recent decision to release the source code of its Solaris 10 operating system is a clear sign that Sun has acknowledged that the open source market can no longer be ignored. But is this move enough to ensure that Solaris has a future? CONNECT WITH YOUR PEERS:  ITKnowledge Exchange: OS/390 DBs ITKnowledge Exchange member "shifex" wanted to know what databases could be used with OS/390. Check out this thread to see what other people contributed. Want to be a part of the conversation? Sign up for ITKnowledge Exchange yourself. TIP:  Dealing with a less-than-perfect data center location The ideal location for a data center is not always the same as what corporate bigwigs want for cost or other factors. You can end up with a building that's optimized for neither. ADVICE:  Are you a mainframe superstar? Do you want to help other mainframe professionals? Become an expert and answer questions targeted towards a specific category. Rise of the pod people [Associated Press] Howard Stern can have his satellite radio, because the future of FCC-free radio may well be in the hands of an elite Internet covenant called "podcasters" -- bloggers who use audio files in lieu of text to voice their opinions and then make them available for download onto an MP3 player. The software is free and so is the speech, meaning George Carlin's seven words may be coming to an iPod near you. 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] 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 2005 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/u?cid=503307&lid=430653&track=NL-170 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 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494