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IBM has made significant improvements to its next generation of mainframe machines. The z series mainframe runs more than 40 percent faster than its predecessor and is up to ninety percent more energy efficient. Mainframes remain an important part of IBM hardware and software technology and its data center management strategies. IBM Mainframe System Resources and Strategies
The capability to have other computers plug into an IBM mainframe system serves to extend mainframe strengths in security and always-on availability to other systems. The mainframe can then be used to manage the hardware and software applications. In 2012, IBM introduced its zEnterprise EC12 line of mainframe computers. The new models added capabilities to address rapidly growing areas of enterprise technology: cloud computing, flash-memory storage, green computing, web data accumulation / analytics, and business analytics. Advantages associated with the new IBM mainframe design include:
Organizational enterprise has a substantial investment in mainframe infrastructure and inventory of applications specific to its business model and operations. Applications developed 30 or more years ago with legacy programming languages and IBM system software remain in use. The challenge is to integrate back-end legacy systems with newer client/server and web-based systems and deliver reliable message queuing between applications. There is considerable complexity associated with the efficient and reliable movement of data. The goal is to accurately identify and model the business logic, structure of the data, and processing throughput. Then to cost effectively repurpose existing software assets and establish a framework for long term maintainability. There are multiple operating strategies to select from: SOA: Service Oriented Architecture, web servicization, platform migration, and application migration. A web-enabled application can be accessed through the organization web site or a native application. An advantage associated with a web-enabled application is the utilization of other web services for security and personalization. The web service information also can be used in helping administrators troubleshoot mainframe applications. In many situations the work force which designed, coded, and maintained these applications will be reaching retirement age.
IBM z/OS Operating System Scalability, Performance, and Problem Determination The IBM z/OS mainframe operating system provides for economies of scale and adaptability of resources. Used in conjunction with the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server, the z/OS operating system can significantly reduce requirements for partitioning application and data on unnatural boundaries. For large z/OS mainframe installations, a proper configuration will: 1- Consolidate enterprise data stores. 2- Co-locate applications close to the data. 3- Reduce the incidence of siloed data in the enterprise. HiperDispatch provides improved performance by distributing and managing z/OS workloads on scalable n-way systems. The z/OS V1.10 operating system has an expanded featureset and administrative interface for problem identification, recommended solutions, and resource migration.
The z/VSE mainframe operating system builds upon IBM zEnterprise 196 and IBM System z10 technology:
The z/VM operating system has been optimized for: 1- scalability and reducing system overhead. 2- increasing system and guest throughput. 3- consolidating workloads on the zEnterprise 196 and System z10 servers. Data-in-memory techniques enhance the scalability and performance of memory-intensive workloads. The z/VM operating system provides flexibility in managing enterprise application workloads:
Mainframe information technology is in transition. However, application development is not going to be exclusively J2EE or Microsoft .NET. IBM system software still will have a significant role.
Since 1980, SYS-ED has been offering industry standard mainframe courses and training programs for Fortune 1000 corporations, government municipalities, healthcare providers, and consulting companies. We have a history of success in providing specialized training services on IBM mainframe systems: operations, programming skills, programming languages, telecommunications, and system software. SYS-ED's mainframe training service has been developed and extended to serve as an alternative to the IBM academic initiative for mainframe education. It has been designed to augment IBM support centers. Our staff of system consultants are teachers who can demonstrate and explain. And truth be told, we get called upon by industry leading software and consulting companies, including IBM, to teach courses both for clients and their own in-house staff of software engineers and application developersWhen information technology professionals leave a SYS-ED mainframe course, they will have documentation, training aids, and sample and skeleton programs which can be used back on the job to help in performing specific tasks. In addition to instructor-led classroom instruction, industry standard mainframe courses also are available for presentation in a distance-learning delivery medium. |
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The Computer Education Techniques courseware used in SYS-ED courses consists of student hand-outs, presentation slides, training aids, and industry-specific exercises. The CETi knowledge base aggregates and analyzes information in the public domain. It also is a service for reviewing and answering questions. Content is selectively added to courseware. The long term strategy is to submit comprehensive courseware products for evaluation as a NRV: Nationally Recognized Vendor with the New York State Department of Education. In conjunction with presenting an instructor-led mainframe course at the client location, courseware is organized for subsequent use in a web-based infrastructure and delivery medium.
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SYS-ED's distance-learning training service is 65% lecture with the remaining 35% of the service provided in the form of scheduled interactive question and answer sessions with a subject matter expert, hands-on exercises, optional validation assessment, and submission of questions through our technology exchange websites. Enrollment is contingent upon the prospective trainee's having been qualified by our Director of Education to have the appropriate background for the training and review of a checklist of items required for transmission of the service to the client location: bandwidth, firewall, base operating system, software requirements, web browser, and set-up of hands-on machine exercises. Alternative web-based and e-learning training is available: self-paced, presentation through the client's authoring system, or podcast. These tailored services are offered selectively. |
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SYS-ED offers tailored entry-level and fast-track mainframe training programs.
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Standard entry-level training programs consist of four components: z/OS operating system, programming skills, programming language, and system software. These programs have been developed and refined over a quarter century of consultancy and teaching and draw upon the CETI courseware library. |
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Tailored fast-track programs are comprised of course modules selected by the client organization: topics, examples, workshops, validation assessments, and duration. Many clients also elect to incorporate an educational consulting component which reflects their standards and implementation strategy for project development. |
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Evolving IT: Interrelated Technologies
There are new web server and web enabling technologies which in many situations will require integration with the existing mainframe systems and enterprise databases. Virtualization plays an important role in mainframe hardware. By implementing virtualization software, it is possible to virtualize the processor, memory, storage I/O and networking resources into aggregated pools - applications can utilize resource pools without regard to specific hardware. This improves utilization of the mainframe and reduces the need for upgrades. For example, the z/VM operating system can support hundreds of Linux images simultaneously. Web-enabled applications can be accessed by the company web site or a native application. An advantage associated with a web-enabled application is the utilization of other web services such as security and personalization. Web service information can also help administrators to troubleshoot mainframe applications.
Along these lines, SYS-ED clients have been upgrading mainframe hardware in order to improve processing for utilization with Linux and
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SYS-ED trained first generation mainframe personnel in a variety of industries during the 1980’s. And look forward to the opportunity and challenge of training their successors in the 21st century. Albeit, with a more comprehensive set of delivery options for conducting the training.
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SYS-ED’s core mainframe curriculum have been submitted to the New York State Department of Education - Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision for technical review and licensing.