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Mainframes
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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Tesco Migrates Crucial Mainframe Applications to Create a Common Operating Model that can be Quickly Deployed Anywhere in the World
sponsored by Micro Focus, Ltd
CASE STUDY:
The retail giant Tesco has aggressive plans for global growth and has expanded its international presence significantly, including penetration of the huge US market. A key element in its expansion plan is its common operating model, which called for crucial mainframe applications to be modernized to run on standardized platforms worldwide.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Marin County Upgrades Tax System While Reducing the Costs of the Mainframe
sponsored by Micro Focus, Ltd
CASE STUDY:
The property tax system for Marin County, California, was increasingly expensive to maintain; furthermore, it was not possible to integrate it with newer modern technologies. Read this case study to learn how they updated and modernized this critical application without losing valuable IT assets embedded in the current system.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Brazilian Navy Moves from Mainframe to HP Platform: Modernizing IT, Cutting Costs
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
CASE STUDY:
When the Brazilian Navy needed to reduce the BRL 6 million (US$3 million) spent annually to keep their mainframe operational, they chose an HP- and Oracle®-based distributed platform as an alternative to the mainframe environment. Costs have been reduced by approximately 80% vs. mainframe database software costs.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009
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Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW:
Learn application transformation strategies, such as legacy application modernization and exploiting mainframe alternatives, in this on demand virtual conference. Get innovated with Geoffrey Moore, best-selling author and managing director of TCG Advisors and Dale Vecchio, featured speaker from Gartner Research.
Posted: 04 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 04 Oct 2009
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Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line: Americas
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW:
Learn application transformation strategies, such as legacy application modernization and exploiting mainframe alternatives, in this on demand virtual conference. Get innovated with Geoffrey Moore, best-selling author and managing director of TCG Advisors and Dale Vecchio, featured speaker from Gartner Research.
Posted: 04 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 04 Oct 2009
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Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line: Asia Pacific and Japan
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW:
Learn application transformation strategies, such as legacy application modernization and exploiting mainframe alternatives, in this on demand virtual conference. Get innovated with Geoffrey Moore, best-selling author and managing director of TCG Advisors and Dale Vecchio, featured speaker from Gartner Research.
Posted: 04 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 04 Oct 2009
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Will New Mainframe Technologies Attract New Blood to the Platform?
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
PODCAST:
Wayne Kernochan discusses new and unique technologies on the mainframe that may be attractive to college graduates and job seekers.
Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 28 Sep 2009
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Mainframe Rehosting with Oracle Tuxedo: Accelerating Cost Reduction and Application Modernization
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
As companies face increasing pressure to deliver more business value from their IT spending and free up funding for new business initiatives, reducing mainframe costs and modernizing legacy applications have become top-of-mind.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009
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Save Money on Mainframe Hardware and Software: Five Simple Steps to Managing MIPS
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
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
WHITE PAPER:
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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Management Mandate to Reduce Costs Leads to Increased Productivity
sponsored by SEGUS Inc
CASE STUDY:
Learn how an Alabama company seeking a replacement tool for their mainframe administration and automation discovered SEGUS’ Smart products that not only delivered better functionality with a good GUI, but would save the company $80,000 over a five year period, while also avoiding future costly upgrade fees.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009
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Five Steps to Gaining Control and Managing Complexity in the Data Center through Service Automation
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER:
Automating your data center can improve operational efficiency and give you control over service quality, security, and business agility, while simultaneously reducing risk and costs. Learn how five simple steps can help you chart your course to automation and show you how to develop a deliberate and well-planned incremental approach.
Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009
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BMC SQL Performance for DB2: Two Minute Explainer Video
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
WEBCAST:
Inefficient DB2 applications can waste MIPS and cost an organization thousands while mainframe application demand continually grows. Learn how BMC's SQL Performance solution for DB2 can reduce CPU MIPS, improve DB2 application performance, correct problems before they occur, and enable staff to work on more productive tasks.
Posted: 24 Apr 2009 | Premiered: 24 Apr 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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