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  • EMC: Flash could spell end for Fibre Channel

    People have been declaring the mainframe dead for many years, he noted. Fibre Channel storage could be a thing of the past in just a few years as enterprises increase adoption of flash memory for I/O-intensive applications, while storing…
    04 March 2010
    Tags: Tier • Ssd • Fibre Channel • Executives • Disk Drives • Automated

  • IBM offers de-duplication for mainframes

    Also, since virtual tape systems are seen by the mainframe as a standard tape library, existing processes and procedures need not be changed to accommodate the new technology, and little or no operating system modification is required.
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Storage Capacity • Mainframes • Library • Gateway • Deduplication • Appliance

  • IBM mainframes can predict failures, avoid downtime

    IBM is upgrading the mainframe operating system with new features for predicting failures and reducing the time it takes to recover from performance slowdowns IBM is upgrading its mainframe operating system with features that help customers…
    12 February 2010
    Tags: Recover • Production • Mainframe • Failures • Failure • Analysis

  • Obama budget cuts data centres, hits tech sector

    Other vendors may see new opportunity to sell product.Ken Powell, president of North American Operations at Micro Focus, said he is hopeful that the government's direction will expand interest in his products that enable users to migrate mainframe…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Platforms • House • Agencies • Cio • Administration • Pressure

  • EMC updates high end storage arrays

    EMC today announced additional features for its high end Symmetrix V-Max storage array, including 8Gbit/sec connectivity, automated reclamation of unused volume capacity, and replication of thin provisioned volumes to standard volumes for backup…
    17 December 2009
    Tags: Automated • Disk Drives • Volumes • Blocks • Arrays • Throughput

  • IBM hit by lawsuit over unfair mainframe competition

    Neon Enterprise Software claimed that IBM been disparaging its products to protect its lucrative mainframe business.The suit concerns a software tool called zPrime that the company released in July. Neon says zPrime can reduce operating costs for…
    15 December 2009
    Tags: Mainframe • Protect • Lawsuit • Suit • Processors • Antitrust

Latest Features

  • Now is the time to buy a new mainframe

    Mainframe customers haven't always had much leverage to negotiate with Big Blue, but now may be the perfect time to strike a new contract with IBM. Mainframe customers haven't always had much leverage to negotiate with Big Blue, but now may be the…
    07 December 2009
    Tags: Gartner • Contract • Leverage • Engines • Workloads • Economy

  • Focus your outsourcing project on outcomes

    Nobody really wants servers, or switches or a mainframe. Outcome-based outsourcing is the holy grail of IT services. Both customers and providers agree that if they can figure out a way to tie sourcing strategy to business results everyone will be…
    16 November 2009
    Tags: Responsibility • Materials • Forrester Research • Contracts • Leader

  • Cloud computing: Is it time to invest in cloud storage?

    Sadin says cloud vendors will figure security out—just as the IT industry figured out network storage arrays, shared mainframe access and resolved other once-unattainable complexities. Storing data in the cloud, also known as data as a service or…
    29 September 2009
    Tags: Provider • Cloud • Departments • Invest • Crm • Figure

  • Study says mainframe use set to grow

    Some industry observers still like to kick dents in the mainframe saying its not the corporate platform of the future but the Big Iron seemingly takes the licks and keeps on ticking. Some industry observers still like to kick dents in the mainframe…
    16 September 2009
    Tags: Skills • Economic • Financial Services • Investments • Observers • Study

  • Server virtualisation rings iSCSI vendor's bell

    In a way, it's a throwback to the days when it was the norm for a whole bunch of applications to share a single minicomputer or mainframe. IP-based SANs are on the up - and it's all thanks to server virtualisation, argues Larry Cormier, of iSCSI…
    15 September 2008
    Tags: Virtualised • Iscsi • Block • Nas • Sans • Server Virtualisation

  • Too much network control is a bad thing

    In one incident, a mainframe systems programmer had to be fired for changing access rights because he disapproved of others' activities on the system, Michael said. Network admins with too much control are a common problem - and one that needs…
    24 July 2008
    Tags: Keys • Passwords • Documentation • Administrator • Rights • Francisco

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  • Readers' favourite free network tools

    Telnet, that venerable terminal emulation program, was the first main link between the old hard-wired terminals of the mainframe days and a distributed networked environment. We recently showcased 10 great free network management tools.
    02 June 2008
    Tags: Evaluate • Utilities • Remote Access • Producing • Statistics • Network Management

  • Assembling a 'Network A-Team'

    The merging of applications with networks on LANs and WANs to perform sophisticated transactions makes troubleshooting performance problems a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack.The network is now the backplane for multicomputing systems…
    19 May 2008
    Tags: House • Human • Capital • Skills • Experts • Oriented

  • Case Study: Water-cooled servers gaining steam

    Big Blue abandoned water cooling after shipping its last bipolar mainframe with CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) technology, according to Ed Seminaro, chief system architect for IBM's Power Systems.We actually went from a product…
    09 May 2008
    Tags: Cores • Density • Heat • Decade • Architect • Campus

  • Case Study: Servers go front and centre

    You're starting to see capabilities that have existed in the mainframe world for years," he says. General Motors might be globalising its business, but in the area of servers, the auto-maker is thinking small.
    12 February 2008
    Tags: York • Virtual Machine • Commodity • Data Centres • Forrester Research • Migrating

  • Landing that first job in networking

    This is because the core of networking has remained the same: it's still about getting two devices to talk with each other.The basic methodologies for ensuring proper communication really haven't changed since the dumb terminal to mainframe via…
    29 June 2007
    Tags: Engineer • Seeking • Administration • Education • Administrator • Degree

  • Case Study: Data centre moving day: REJIS makes it a smooth one

    The offices in the old building are still being used; the data centre is the only occupant of the new building.The new data centre would accommodate hot and cold aisles for distributed servers, rather than the old mainframe designs of the last…
    20 June 2007
    Tags: Disaster Recovery • Enforcement • Cables • Raised • Tapes • Dozen

Reviews

  • Pano Desktop Virtualisation Device

    When Paul Maritz, the CEO of Vmware starts talking publicly about the emergence of the 'software mainframe', the realisation is that clients are about to get even thinner.The Pano terminal takes the concept one stage further, not so much thin as…
    05 March 2009
    Tags: Power Consumption • Savings • Accounts • Saving • Handling • Terminal

  • Talend Open Studio 3.0

    It's a free alternative to more powerful options; Business Modeler is a great feature; Excellent service and support Not strong on mainframe connectors; lack of industry-specific components; limited ELT support
    20 January 2009
    Tags: Studio • Generating • Governance • Layout • Graphical • Navigation

  • Qualstar RLS-4445 enterprise library

    As with so many other tape library vendors, Qualstar started life back in the mid-80s manufacturing 9-track reel-to-reel tape drives for the mainframe industry. A library with good expansion capability, support for a wide range of formats and good…
    03 March 2004
    Tags: Family • Restore • Scsi • Inventory • Cartridges • Expansion

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 David Cartwright, Techworld Linux for the larger organisation.review,reviews If you don't need the formal support and you're not trying to run the thing on an IBM mainframe, go for the freeware version (now marketed…
    03 December 2003
    Tags: Cpus • Auto • Configure • Directory • Documentation • Dozen

  • IBM eServer xSeries BladeCentre

    However, if you dont need mainframe quality redundancy then the BladeCentre is a far less costly alternative and delivers one of the highest Xeon processing densities currently available. With the eServer xSeries, IBM is set to compete strongly…
    08 October 2003
    Tags: Supplies • Chassis • Density • Scsi • Xeon • Swap

  • HP BL20p-class blade server

    However, if Xeon processing and mainframe strength build quality and fault tolerance are key requirements than look no further than the BL20 p-Class. HP has packed a lot of processing power into a smaller floor space.
    29 August 2003
    Tags: Supplies • Chassis • Density • Floor • Blades • Xeon

White Papers

  • Unlocking the Mainframe: Modernising legacy systems to a SOA

    This free white paper reveals how to eliminate the risks of mainframe dependence by unlocking data and business logic trapped in legacy systems and making these services first-class SOA citizens. In recent years, the much-reported democratisation…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Environments • Requirements • Legacy • Agility • Modernise • Adaptability

  • Unlock the power of the mainframe

    Despite the age of these systems, the mainframe and CICS continue to provide the most scalable, reliable and cost effective platform upon which to conduct critical business operations. Unlock the power of the mainframe Metastorm Leveraging CICS as…
    04 November 2009
    Tags: Dollars • Age • Hub • Conduct • Integration • Cics

  • The Real Story about the IBM Mainframe Makeover

    We expect IBM to portray the mainframe as new and improved with better power & cooling, and even try to show how it has superior TCO. As IBM readies yet another mainframe change, now is a good time to take stock in how you are using the mainframe…
    03 November 2008
    Tags: Premium • Mainframe • Stock • Cooling • Tco • Portray

  • Top 10 Linux on Mainframe or Alternative Considerations

    RFG believes enterprises must consolidate data center servers to enterprise-class servers such as a mainframe or a Superdome to satisfy the business demands for greater availability, enhanced business continuity, improved flexibility, energy…
    21 October 2008
    Tags: Consolidation • Mainframe • Robert • Energy Efficiency • Frances

  • HP supports Samsung Life in its leap from South Korean leader to global player

    South Koreas giant Samsung Life Insurance moves from mainframe to open systems with an ambitious HP re-hosting project. When they decided to downsize the mainframe, they really needed to know everything about HP Mainframe Alternative (MFA) and we…
    21 October 2008
    Tags: Mainframe • Task • Samsung • South Korean • Open Systems

  • Mainframe Migration to HP,Intel and Microsoft Platform in Bovespa

    Mainframe Migration to HP,Intel and Microsoft Platform in Bovespa Mauro Peres, IDC BUYER CASE STUDY whitepaper BUYER CASE STUDY IDC's opinion about platform migration is neither pro nor con; it depends on each situation.
    21 October 2008
    Tags: Benefit • Cases • Migration • Stock • Idc • Finance

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