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IBM isn’t the only vendor working the System z mobile market. MobileFirst, however, might be the most comprehensive.
May 22, 2013
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By Alan Radding
IBM zAware is a program designed to automatically assist in mainframe troubleshooting by analyzing minute details in systems logs as well as other data relevant to systems and application performance to isolate problems and help discover the cause of anomalous behaviors.
May 15, 2013
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By Joe Clabby
No matter whether called conventional wisdom, best practices or wisdom of the ages—if not formalized, documented, preserved and passed on through generations of mainframers, lessons painfully learned are diluted and lost.
May 01, 2013
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By Gabe Goldberg
The effects of a mass exodus from the mainframe ranks could affect a number of computing trends, not the least of which is big data.
April 17, 2013
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By Pedro Pereira
First implemented on the IBM zEnterprise EC12 processor, Warning Track helps maximize physical CPU utilization without causing the so-called “short engine” effect.
April 10, 2013
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By Bob Rogers
As every business is populated by consumers, the mobility wave washing over enterprise computing is a foregone conclusion. Sessions at SHARE in San Francisco reflected this sense of urgency for mainframers.
April 02, 2013
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By Bob Dirkes
The mainframe community largely wants to protect its enterprise-computing legacy. So it's important to facilitate generational transition with documentation and staff overlaps.
March 20, 2013
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By Gabe Goldberg
Included in last year’s announcement of the zEnterprise EC12, IBM introduced the optional Flash Express. So, what is Flash Express? It’s all about using solid-state drives to improve the performance of certain mainframe tasks.
March 13, 2013
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By Joe Clabby
With 53 percent of the vote, Philip Yeo’s mainframe advice dominated the field in the latest IBM Destination z Tips and Techniques Challenge. Hosted on the Destination z community forum, the contest asked mainframers to share their best mainframe advice for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card and an IBM Heritage T-shirt.
November 20, 2012
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By Mike Westholder
The voting deadline has been extended to Nov. 11 in the second Destination z Tips and Techniques contest—which asked Dz members to share their best mainframe advice.
October 15, 2012
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By Mike Westholder
“Part of the challenge of mobile computing is describing the issues and opportunities,” says Ray Sun, SHARE marketing director. “And we believe SHARE as an organization has the experience and insight to lead the discussion of where mobility meets the mainframe and beyond to the whole of enterprise computing.”
October 03, 2012
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By Bob Dirkes
“For the first time, there are four generations in the workforce,” said keynote speaker and best-selling author Jason Dorsey at the August SHARE conference in Anaheim, Calif.
September 05, 2012
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By Bob Dirkes
The proliferation of mobile devices and the number of transactions that consumers are ringing up through them will have subtly and profound impacts on the mainframe.
August 13, 2012
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By Erika Morphy
A growing expectation among employees is the ability to use their own mobile devices for basic productivity tasks. Increasingly, they expect to be able to access sensitive corporate data via their smartphones.
August 08, 2012
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By Erika Morphy
What’s the best mainframe career advice you’ve ever received? Share it on the Destination z forum page for a chance to win an IBM Heritage T-shirt and a gift card.
August 01, 2012
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By Mike Westholder
June 04, 2012
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By Mike Westholder
BYOD is an irresistible trend. So it's worth exploring to learn what it can provide—not necessarily to economize but to make it secure, integrate it into mainstream IT and avoid costly technology dead ends.
May 23, 2012
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By Gabe Goldberg
Voting is now underway for the first Destination z Tips and Techniques contest. Out of nearly 40 entries, our expert panel selected three finalists. Now Destination z members have until May 18 to vote for their favorite.
May 09, 2012
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By Mike Westholder
While telecommuting has been discussed widely for years, rarely has it been practiced successfully. Consider these tips to address cultural and technical stumbling blocks.
April 23, 2012
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By Gabe Goldberg
IBM Destination z wants your expertise! Submit a mainframe-related tip or technique in our community forum for a chance to win the first Destination z Challenge.
March 12, 2012
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By Mike Westholder
IBM is actively soliciting System z user reviews. Customers who bought System z products are invited to write reviews and leave ratings on the product and their experience.
February 28, 2012
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By Julie Cohen
The IT Systems Rationalization or Scorpion study produces a set of prioritized recommendations to assist a client in defining a new server-optimization strategy, identifies a more highly optimized alternative enterprise and/or distributed-server architecture, and evaluates the cost and benefits of those alternatives.
October 17, 2011
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By Rick Schoenmann
Even though the entry price is lower, the zEnterprise 114 is nevertheless a mainframe-caliber system that’s just as capable as its bigger counterparts when it comes to workload processing, security and reliability.
August 29, 2011
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By Ryan Rhodes
The mainframe entices customers in emerging economies.
August 16, 2011
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By Ryan Rhodes
IBM Vice President Ray Jones—a founding force behind Destination z—talks about how the community was conceptualized and initially delivered, its evolution, and his vision for its future.
July 27, 2011
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By Ryan Rhodes
The majority of students are unaware of what an IBM System z mainframe is, much less how important the computing platform is to industry and to their daily life. They don’t realize the future employment opportunities for those who pursue an education that includes mainframe topics.
July 20, 2011
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By Marc Smith
For IBM clients, ISVs and Business Partners with an interest in the future of the System z platform, the IBM Academic Initiative System z program offers a wealth of resources
July 01, 2011
"Cloud computing" is one of the hottest terms being bandied about today.
July 01, 2011
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By Ryan Rhodes
The world was supposed to end on May 21, according to a crazy fringe radio personality and his followers.
July 01, 2011
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By Ryan Rhodes