mainframe

• Article | 21/04/2010 One firm's story: The mainframe goes, but Cobol stays behind

  A lot of Cobol-based applications have a plot line similar to the first Star Trek movie.
• Article | 1/04/2010 Oracle revamps Tuxedo for mainframe rehosting

  With the latest version of its Tuxedo online transaction processing (OLTP) middleware, Oracle is hoping to lure IBM mainframe users over to the world ...
• Article | 24/03/2010 IBM slapped with 3rd mainframe antitrust complaint in Europe

  The third antitrust complaint against IBM's mainframe business was filed with the European Commission Tuesday, compounding the firm's regulatory probl...
• Article | 22/01/2010 IBM mainframe woes continue with big Q4 drop

  IBM's mainframe division finished a disappointing 2009 with a 27% fourth quarter revenue decline, but Big Blue is hoping the next generation of its ma...
• Article | 15/12/2009 IBM slapped with suit alleging unfair mainframe competition

  IBM has been disparaging products made by a smaller rival in order to protect its lucrative mainframe business, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday...

Whitepapers about mainframe

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  IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments - Advanced Data Protection for VMware ESX Environments

  Server virtualization is taking hold in companies of all sizes, and VMware is one of the more popular hypervisors adopted by IT organizations. While VMware server virtualization continues to gain momentum, IT organizations still have some hurdles to overcome if they are to deploy virtualization more widely across the enterprise. Backup and recovery of virtual server environments ranks highly as a top initiative and area of investment—a major focus for a growing population of corporate IT organizations expanding the use of virtualization to incorporate more tier-1 production applications. This paper introduces Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments (TSM for VE), IBM’s solution for optimizing backup and recovery in VMware installations.

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  Research Report - The Mainframe Virtualisation Advantage: How to Save Over Million Dollars Using an IBM System z as a Linux Cloud Server

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  Server Sprawl And Cost Reduction Bring New Customers To Mainframe/Linux Platform