WEBCAST - When mainframes are not properly integrated with the rest of your data center infrastructure, the costs and complexity of managing them increases substantially. This webcast outlines the key phases of a mainframe rationalization approach and provides detailed guidance to help you effectively leverage it.
Posted: May 4, 2012 | Premiered: May 4, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Networking Hardware | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Software | Software Architectures | Software Asset Management

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - This product profile describes the challenges of training the next generation of mainframe specialists. Discover a tool that can ease mainframe management and explore its key features.
Posted: May 3, 2012 | Published: January 1, 2012


Topics:  Database Management | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Training

WHITE PAPER - Too often, organizations choose x86-based platforms over more cost-effective mainframe alternatives. This white paper reviews the key benefits of the mainframe and discusses the savings you can expect by using these systems to support heavy I/O applications in your Linux environment.
Posted: May 3, 2012 | Published: July 28, 2011


Topics:  Linux | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Networking Hardware | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Operating Systems | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM

VIDEO - As current mainframe specialists approach retirement age, companies must take steps to ensure that their specialized knowledge is not lost. This video examines a recommended mainframe management tactic and its key benefits, including cost savings, greater collaboration, and more.
Posted: May 3, 2012 | Premiered: May 3, 2012


Topics:  Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Networking Hardware | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Server Hardware | Staffing | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Training

WHITE PAPER - Maintaining proper control over your mainframe infrastructure can be a time-consuming task for IT professionals. This research report discusses new management capabilities you can leverage immediately to streamline this essential process so you can allocate your time to other important projects.
Posted: May 2, 2012 | Published: January 1, 2012


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Databases | DB2 | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Security

EGUIDE - Access this expert e-guide to learn the reasoning behind mainframe modernization and whether it is right for your organization. Discover the crucial information you need to consider before deciding to modernize.
Posted: May 1, 2012 | Published: May 1, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Centers | Legacy Applications Software | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Server Hardware | Server Hardware | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - The mainframe can enable substantial cost savings and efficiency gains, but only if effective management tactics are in place. This white paper examines the key advantages of the mainframe and offers exclusive advice for incorporating it into your overarching IT strategy.
Posted: May 1, 2012 | Published: December 1, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Linux | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Networking Hardware | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Windows

WHITE PAPER - With a strong background of being an extremely secure platform for virtualized environments and workloads, mainframes can be a viable alternative to the massively scaled-out environments often deployed in the cloud. In this paper, explore a mainframe cloud approach that delivers a solid, secure foundation on which to build a cloud environment.
Posted: April 24, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Security | Data Security | Mainframe Server Hardware | Security Management | Virtualization Security

IT BRIEFING - This special nine-page report from Computer Weekly analyses the challenges facing IBM, its financial performance, the services it offers.
Posted: April 10, 2012 | Published: April 10, 2012


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Cloud Computing | Consulting Services Industry | Lotus Notes | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Outsourcing | Security | Server Appliances | SharePoint | Software | Storage Devices | Systems Integration | Systems Integration Services | Vendors | z/OS

WEBCAST - Access this resource to learn how you can simplify and streamline the management of your IBM i servers with a comprehensive solution set designed for your system’s architecture.
Posted: April 2, 2012 | Premiered: March 28, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Server Hardware | System i | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Inside, learn how mainframe rehosting can help you operate legacy workloads on lower cost platforms or offload your organization’s processing requirements in order to cap workload growth. Discover the benefits of mainframe rehosting solutions.
Posted: March 28, 2012 | Published: March 28, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Networking Hardware | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware

IT BRIEFING - Big businesses are planning to grow their mainframe computer capacity despite the downturn  this survey of 1,347 large mainframe users worldwide by BMC Software reveals.
Posted: March 9, 2012 | Published: September 5, 2011


Topics:  Budgeting | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | DB2 | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Server Hardware | Surveys | z/OS

WHITE PAPER - This resource explains the different concepts linked to active processor resource allocation for LPARs. Learn about the complications that can result from the abundance of available configuration possibilities.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Center Management | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Server Hardware | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

CASE STUDY - This case study explores how one organization within the healthcare industry was able to modernize their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system by migrating from a traditional mainframe to HP Proliant servers. Discover how they were able to successfully handle increased sales growth and new acquisitions.
Posted: October 7, 2011 | Published: October 7, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Mainframe Server Hardware | Server Hardware | Server Management | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server 2008 R2

CASE STUDY - This case study explains how one retail giant improved business support services by rehosting its mainframe applications to HP integrity servers. Learn how they were able to overcome the integration difficulties connected to mainframe-based management, maximize use of open technologies, and much more.
Posted: October 7, 2011 | Published: October 7, 2011


Topics:  Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Integration Server Hardware | Mainframe Server Hardware | Open Source | Open Systems Standards | Server Hardware | Server Management