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From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture: The most important thing to know about the appliance computing culture is that it's not interested in computers or computing - these things are seen purely as means to an end: a business end. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Application, Data-processing, Computer, Mainframes, Productivity, Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-08-29
From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture: The key thing differentiating the appliance computing community from the data processing one was its absolute focus on making the money, instead of on counting monies magically made by somebody else, somewhere else. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Data Center, Environment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Computer, Appliance Computing, Data Centers, Mainframes, Productivity, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-08-22
IBM: The mainframe is back: The company claims the mainframe is finding its way into emerging markets and holding strong globally, despite a shortage of related skills among IT workers The mainframe is finding its way into emerging markets and is still holding strong globally, according to an IBM executive. ...; Tags: IBM Corp., Servers, Hardware, Vivian Yeo ZDNet Asia, mainframes, IBM, datacenters, emerging markets; News items 2008-08-18
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: An introduction to the "human resources" component of the typical data processing center we've been exploring. by Paul Murphy; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Data Center, Financial, Project Manager, Data-processing, Experience, IBM IMS, IBM DB2, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., Business Experience, Data Centers, Mainframes, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-08-01
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: This is a purely text based tour of a data processing center - note the acronyms used to distance staff from users and the heavy reliance on secrecy and sharp job boundaries. by Paul Murphy; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Data Center, Data-processing, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Data Centers, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-07-25

News to know: Apple vs. Psystar; Intel; Microsoft and multicore; Linux kernel: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple sues Psystar Sam Diaz: Complaint: 'Invaluable good is being eroded' Larry Dignan: The end of the Mac clones? Jason D. O'Grady: Apple: See you in court Larry Dignan: Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Larry Dignan, Linux Kernel, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Twitter, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Linux, Channel Management, Mainframes, Open Source, Telecommunications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Servers; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Microsoft Webcast: Infosys and Microsoft Present: Modernizing From Mainframes to Next-Generation IT Systems (Level 100): In a flattening world, agile companies will succeed because their underlying IT systems can rapidly adapt to changing business priorities. Companies are moving towards Software as a Service SaaS and Service Oriented Architecture SOA to provide the required flexibility in IT systems, so that IT remains relevant to business. Mainframe...; Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Mainframes, Servers, Strategy, Hardware, Management; Webcasts 2008-07-16
Serena Software brings business mashups to mainframe application release process: Serena jumped into the mashup world just a little under a year ago. At the time, I said I thought they were "taking a walk on the wild services side," but I saw great hope for their approach. Just last month, Serena made news again when it released its Mashup...; Tags: Serena Software Inc., Mashup, Mainframes, Collaboration, Servers, Hardware, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-07-15
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: "Information engineering." had nothing to do with engineering, but tried to use the PC to draw, store, and link models of complex applications and auto-generate some of the COBOL code needed to implement the models using database products like IMS. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Job, IBM Mainframe, Data, Data-processing, IBM IMS, IBM Corp., Research & Development, Recruitment & Selection, Mainframes, Development Tools, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Servers, Hardware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-07-11
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: CICS and IMS, IBM's two of IBM's three original software products are still going strong - and so is the culture that adopted them in 1969. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Card, IBM Mainframe, Disk, Memory, Data-processing, Payroll, IBM IMS, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., GL, Mainframes, Operational Accounting, Data Centers, Payroll Solutions, Servers, Databases, Hardware, Finance, Storage, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-27
Selecting System z Operating Environments: Linux or z/OS?: This paper provides an introduction to the multi-OS mainframe environment and helps one select whether to deploy workloads to z/OS or Linux on System z. Using customer scenarios based on various goals, the paper shows how to select the strongest operating environment to meet those goals. System z is architecturally...; Tags: Environment, IBM z/OS, Linux, Mainframes, Operating Systems, Utility Computing, Servers, Software, Hardware; White papers 2008-06-18
Quest Software - Embracing, extending, simplifying: Quest Software has been acquiring other management software companies rapidly over the past year or so. This includes companies such as Provision Networks, Vizioncore, ScriptLogic. I recently had a conversation with company representatives to learn more about the strategic plan behind those acquisitions. I must admit that before I had...; Tags: Quest Software Inc., Management Framework, Data Centers, Linux, Storage, Mainframes, Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Databases, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Servers, Investment, Finance, Enterprise Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-06-05
BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: This is the 3rd excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: T Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Roots part One Herman Hollerith, then a statistician with the US bureau of the Census formed a company called...; Tags: Card, IBM Mainframe, Data-processing, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-30
From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe This is the 2nd excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: T Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Introduction The IBM mainframe or data...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Data Center, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-23
Questioning IT: This is the 16th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. This section is concerned with things you should talk to your CIO about - informally, but with attention. Topic Two: Maintaining Information Integrity Mainframe and Client-Server Architectures...; Tags: CIO, PC, Information Technology, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Mainframes, Security, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-02
In the beginning (and the end) there was the mainframe: Mainframes never go away--they just find a new use. One thing that has always amazed me about the mainframe is how IBM has managed to cram it into any new technology frontier. Cloud computing? Mainframe. SaaS? Mainframe enabled. Centralized IT? You guess it: Mainframe. What's more notable...; Tags: IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Aerospace Firm Moves From Mainframe to Microsoft SQL Server, Saves Time and Money: L-3 Vertex Aerospace has more than 11,000 staff at 300 locations around the world to service 3,500 aircraft, including 89 distinct types, primarily for the U.S. government. Bidding on new contracts requires drawing on millions of rows of accounting and inventory data, which had been stored on an IBM 3090...; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Aerospace, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, L-3 Vertex Aerospace, Mainframes, Databases, Enterprise Software, Servers, Hardware, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2008-05-01
TechNet Webcast: XFRAME: Powerful Tools for Legacy Modernization by HTWC (Level 200): Modernization of previous mainframe applications and data is a key strategic issue in today's corporate IT environment. This webcast presents an overview of XFRAME, a powerful mainframe migration and rehosting platform that enables companies to move mainframe workloads to the Windows Server platform. Rehosting with XFRAME is a cost-effective, highly...; Tags: Webcast, Tool, Microsoft TechNet, XFRAME, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware; Webcasts 2008-04-24
Virtual User (zip): Do you want that your computer work for you, or to help you in your daily work, such as expediting work that requires many steps of entry, transport or import data and interfaces, as well as to offer courses without having to attend or speak much within them or simply...; Tags: Computer, Vusystem, Virtual User, Productivity, Mainframes, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-04-15
IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series Grid Failover Scenarios Version 1.1: The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series is the latest in the line of tape virtualization products that has revolutionized the way mainframe customers utilize their tape resources. The capability to resume business operations in the event of a product or site failure is provided by the TS7700 Grid configuration. In...; Tags: Failover, Grid, IBM Corp., IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series, Virtualization, Storage Management, Mainframes, Utility Computing, It Services, Hardware, Storage, Servers; White papers 2008-04-01