Mainframe Server Hardware

EBOOK: Access this e-book to learn the best ways to use mainframes for running new workloads such as those associated with the Linux operating system and assess the TCO evidence that the mainframe can now be a low-cost platform for workloads.

Posted: 02 Feb 2011 | Published: 02 Feb 2011

CASE STUDY: This success story points out the risks of using too many vendors to manage your mainframe. Explore the benefits of consolidation and learn how you can lower mainframe operating costs while putting an effective system in place to train your future mainframe administrators.

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 | Published: 19 Jul 2011

WEBCAST: This webcast points out common bottlenecks that delay the resolution of application performance issues on your mainframe. Learn why it is essential that you integrate your mainframe with the other distributed systems you rely on.

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 | Premiered: Jul 18, 2011

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: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Jan 2011

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This product sheet explains how you can improve the efficiency of DB2 database management and enable greater collaboration between your mainframe experts and specialists in training.

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2011

CASE STUDY: This case study explains how effective mainframe database management can significantly improve performance. Learn how to gain greater visibility into your mainframe database environment and discover how you can keep costs low and service levels high.

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2011

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This white paper recommends a nine-step methodology for taking control of your mainframe environment. Discover potential risks you may be inadvertently exposing your company to and learn how to reduce costs by consolidating your software.

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2011

CASE STUDY: This white paper discusses the challenges that accompany the continued use of the mainframe. Gain insight into a tool that can improve collaboration so your retiring mainframe specialists can transfer their skills to the next generation of IT professionals.

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides insight into the current state of the mainframe. Discover three challenges affecting the future of these technologies and learn how to successfully overcome them.

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2011

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This solution brief explains how organizations can meet new demands for higher performance, security, reliability, and service levels. Gain insight into a processor-based architecture that will allow you to achieve this goal.

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this paper you will read about how IBM offers not only a flexible, scalable, cost-effective mainframe platform - the IBM System z™ - but also delivers a portfolio of innovative business intelligence and data warehousing solutions for the mainframe.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This Technology Spotlight discusses the growth of Linux as a strategic platform for enterprises as well as the evolving uses of Linux and its benefits. The paper also looks at the role of Symantec in this important market.

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 | Published: 27 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: The x86 architecture has proven to be the dominate platform in enterprise computing, moving from its humble beginnings in desktop systems to now, powering the large enterprise applications that run businesses across the globe.

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: IT organizations looking to improve service levels and drive down total costs for their most demanding workloads should take a closer look at the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series. Read this paper to learn more.

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 | Published: 05 May 2010

CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how Elektroskandia Achieves 65% Annual Savings by Moving To a Modern, Cost-Effective Windows Environment.

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 | Published: 22 Jul 2010

ANALYST REPORT: The value of cloud computing, in the eye of the beholder, is the availability of technological support that is always available, comprehensively useful, and attractively priced. When considering cloud computing, remember to consider the IBM System z mainframe. Read this analyst report to learn more!

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 | Published: 23 Apr 2009

CASE STUDY: The System z solution from IBM has helped Transzap, a software-as-a-service firm establish a dynamic infrastructure that helps reduce costs and greatly improves the level of service Transzap is able to provide to its customers. Read this case study to learn about the features and business benefits of IBM's System z solution.

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

WHITE PAPER: Today, data warehousing and business intelligence are mission-critical functions for organizations of all types and sizes. IBM System z supports the entire data warehousing cycle, along with business intelligence software to deliver a total solution infrastruc­ture. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Jun 2008

WHITE PAPER: This document describes how users of IBM z/OS Global Mirror can reduce costs and improve performance with a tightly integrated Cisco® MDS 9000 Family solution.

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 | Published: 29 Dec 2009

CASE STUDY: Following a Business Process Outsourcing agreement for the administration of Life and Pension products, HCL Insurance BPO Services, undertook a full analysis of the inherited infrastructure. A risk was identified with the third party mainframe used to host its CAPSIL insurance application.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This IDC White Paper is based on research data collected at a dozen customer sites in the United States, Canada, and Europe, all with mixed server platforms, to find the technical and business outcomes from deploying cross-platform Linux solutions on IBM servers. This paper presents the key findings of a return on investment (ROI) analysis.

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2008

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: 03 Sep 2009

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: 03 Sep 2009

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover best practices for comprehensive and cost-effective mainframe management, maintenance and upgrading. Explore cost-effective mainframe upgrades and gain insight into approaches essential for adding flexibility to today's mainframe applications.

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Jul 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this videocast transcript, expert Wayne Kernochan talks about consolidation of more than 20 applications onto the mainframe, global demand of business transactions in IT leading to long term cost structures and rapid changes in the environment.

Posted: 09 Jul 2009 | Published: 09 Jul 2009