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Feb 9, 2010
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ALSO CALLED:
Main Frame OS,
Mainframe OS
DEFINITION: Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) was a mainframe time-sharing operating system that was developed in the 1963-1969 period through the collaboration of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), General Electric (GE), and Bell Labs. Multics was the first or one of the first operating systems that used page-segmented storage. The operating system was written in PL/I and
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Mainframe Operating Systems Reports
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Gaining Control and Managing Complexity in the Data Center through Service Automation
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
PODCAST:
IT infrastructures have become exceedingly complex, resulting in a highly interconnected network of old and new technologies. Find out how service automation can help you navigate technologies such as server virtualization, as well as legacy distributed and mainframe computing environments.
Posted: 26 Jan 2010 | Premiered: 26 Jan 2010
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From Batch Processing to Workload Automation
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
PODCAST:
Download this podcast to find out how IT workload automation can help you improve the efficiency of your overall operations and help your business deliver new applications more quickly.
Posted: 26 Jan 2010 | Premiered: 26 Jan 2010
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Banco Pastor Reduces Costs and Improves Scalability with Red Hat, SAP®, and IBM Solutions
sponsored by Red Hat
CASE STUDY:
Learn how Banco Pastor benefitted from implementing Red Hat Enterprise Linux to run SAP NetWeaver®, SAP ERP, and IBM Lotus Notes software to provide the reliability, security, and efficiency needed to serve its professional workforce, as well as the critical internal applications that rely on the platform.
Posted: 19 Jan 2010 | Published: 19 Jan 2010
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Simplify and Automate: Building Your Roadmap to Improve IT Delivery and Support - A free one-day virtual seminar brought to you by BMC Software, Inc.
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
VIRTUAL SEMINAR:
Find out how you can build a plan for IT simplification and automation and get practical advice for your complex challenges around areas such as: business service management, service desk and self-service, mainframe cost optimization, virtualization and cloud computing.
Posted: 22 Sep 2009 | Published: 22 Sep 2009
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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
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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BMC MAINVIEW: Exploiting zIIPs for Cost-Effective Monitoring
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
Monitoring mainframe performance is something every data center does. This quick video explains a set of software solutions that can help out with mainframe monitoring by observing and managing performance, providing visibility, and improving availability while reducing costs. Watch the video now to learn more.
Posted: 10 Jul 2009 | Published: 10 Jul 2009
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SUN SPARC® ENTERPRISE! M4000, M5000, M8000, AND M9000 SERVER ARCHITECTURE
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Sun SPARC® Enterprise M4000, M5000, M8000, and M9000 servers are highly reliable, easy to manage, vertically-scalable systems with many of the benefits of traditional mainframes - without the associated cost, complexity, or vendor lock-in.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 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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Best Practices for Event Management
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WEBCAST:
This BMC webcast will present a methodology for identifying the metrics that have the most impact on critical business applications and for creating exception events to notify of critical application problems.
Posted: 24 Apr 2009 | Premiered: 24 Apr 2009
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BMC Mainview: Controlling Mainframe Operating Costs While Maintaining Service Levels
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Directors of IT operations are under pressure to control or reduce mainframe operating costs while maintaining service levels to the business. This paper describes how BMC® MAINVIEW® from BMC Software uniquely delivers aggressive and strategic performance management and optimization.
Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 17 Apr 2009
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eBook: Best Practices for DB2 on z/OS Performance
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
EBOOK:
This book contains general information about improving performance for DB2 on z/OS and specific information about how BMC products help improve performance.
Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 17 Apr 2009
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Gain a Faster, Cheaper Way to Manage Workload
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WEBCAST:
Since batch processing takes over 70 percent of all work processed by IT, industry experts recommend migrating to a workload automation in order to reduce costs and avoid business disruption while still supporting growth. Listen to why BMC CONTROL-M is the leading Enterprise Workload Automation solution in the marketplace today.
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 | Premiered: 03 Oct 2008
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MAINFRAME OPERATING SYSTEMS DEFINITION (continued): … ran on GE hardware. By 1970, Bell Labs had withdrawn from the project, and Honeywell, which had bought GE's computer division, continued as the hardware provider. Support from the Advanced Research Projects Agency helped sustain the project.In 1973, Honeywell announced a commercial system, the 6180, consisting of two processors that ran at 1 MIPS each, 768 kilobytes of memory, an 8 megabyte bulk store, a 1.6 gigabyte hard disk, 8 tape drives, and two communication controllers. The price was about $7 million. Later, a multiple disk system called the New Storage System (NSS) was added. In 1977, … Mainframe Operating Systems definition sponsored by SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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