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DEFINITION: A mainframe (also known as "big iron") is a high-performance computer used for large-scale computing purposes that require greater availability and security than a smaller-scale machine can offer. Historically, mainframes have been associated with centralized rather than distributed computing, although that distinction is blurring as smaller computers become more powerful and mainframes
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The Truth Behind IBM AIX LPAR Performance
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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: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012
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Build an adaptive IT infrastructure fit for the future
sponsored by HP
CASE STUDY:
This exclusive case study explores how one organization within the financial industry migrated from old, mainframe technology to HP Integrity Superdome servers in order to respond faster to changing financial markets with an adaptive infrastructure. Learn about the many IT and business improvements they gained.
Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011
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How to manage consolidated applications
sponsored by HP
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This resource explains how you can lower costs and improve flexibility by migrating your mainframe to open system servers. Discover the three major factors driving organizations to consider migrating application workloads off mainframe environments to open systems solutions.
Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011
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How much can you save by migrating your mainframe?
sponsored by HP
ASSESSMENT TOOL:
In today’s tough economy, organizations are pressured to maintain a low total cost of ownership (TCO). This resource can help you compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) for maintaining and extending mainframe based applications versus the costs for migrating the applications to open systems servers.
Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011
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Save Money on Mainframe Hardware and Software: Five Simple Steps to Managing MIPS
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
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This paper will detail how to control and manage MIPS usage by employing a systematic, repeatable approach that uses powerful technology and a proven process and expertise.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009
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Whose Fault is it Anyway? Using Compuware Abend-AID to Diagnose DB2 and WebSphere MQ Problems
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
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This paper discusses how you can leverage existing Abend-AID capabilities to simplify problem resolution even in these increasingly complex systems. Read this paper to learn more about diagnosing DB2 and WebSphere MQ problems with Compuware Abend-AID.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009
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MAINFRAME COMPUTERS DEFINITION (continued): … become more multi-purpose. Today, IBM emphasizes that their mainframes can be used to serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network.The mainframe is sometimes referred to as a "dinosaur" not only because of its size but because of reports, going back many years, that it's becoming extinct. In 1991 Stewart Alsop, the editor of InfoWorld, predicted that the last mainframe would be retired by 1996. However, in February 2008 IBM released a new mainframe, the z10. Steve Lohr wrote about the mainframe as "the classic survivor technology" in The New York … Mainframe Computers definition sponsored by SearchDataCenter.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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