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zAAP / zIIP Lower IBM z196 Cost
JD Williams, the big UK-based online retailer, was the first IT shop there to put the z196 into production, and central to its decision to buy was the availability of powerful specialty processors. As...
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BMC Tools for DB2 10 Drive z/OS Savings
This month BMC announced the upgrading of 23 tools for managing DB2 10 databases running on System z9, z10, and zEnterprise/z196. When IBM introduced DB2 10 in 2010 it implied the database would...
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Bye Bye zPrime on System z
Just before court action in Texas was scheduled to ramp up, Neon gave up the battle for zPrime. It issued the following statement May 31: NEON zPrime to be withdrawn AUSTIN, Texas – May 31, 2011 –...
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New IBM z114 Reduces Mainframe TCA
IBM introduced its newest mainframe in the zEnterprise family, the z114, the zEnterprise equivalent of a z10 BC. With the z114 IBM can now deliver a more compelling total cost of acquisition (TCA)...
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Rocket z/SQL Accesses Non-SQL Mainframe Data
Rocket Software’s z/SQL enables access to non-SQL mainframe data using standard SQL commands and queries. The company is offering a z/SQL free trial; you can install it no charge and get full access...
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Syncsort Leverages zIIP to Reduce Mainframe Costs
Last month Syncsort released two related products, the ZPSaver Suite and MFX Sort for z/OS, release 2.1. Both maximize the use of the System z’s zIIP co-processor to enable mainframe shops to reduce...
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IBM’s z13 Redefines Mainframe Performance, Economics, and Versatility
With the introduction of the new IBM z13, the latest rev of the 50-year old mainframe product line introduced today, it will be hard for IT people to persist in the mistaken belief that the mainframe...
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Compuware and BMC Aim to Lower Mainframe Cost
Last February, Compuware and BMC announced a joint initiative to coordinate the use of their respective tools, BMC Cost Analyzer, BMC MainView, and Compuware Strobe, to reduce mainframe software...
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Exploiting the IBM z13 for Maximum Price/Performance Advantage
The z13 is the most powerful general purpose computer IBM has ever made. The key to capturing the maximum value from the z13, however, lies in how you plan, design, configure, and optimize your systems...
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BMC MainView for Java Manages Critical Digital Business
A large European financial services firm increasingly handles a lot of critical transaction functions with Java running through CICS and WebSphere. As the firm looks forward, its managers see Java...
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