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Services capability. Check. Financing arm. Check.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:40:03 -0700
National Wind, the wind development company focused on encouraging local investment and ownership for its wind projects, has completed its purchase of investment banker Delphi Financial. Given how quickly National Wind is signing new projects, the company figured it made sense to acquire its own renewable energy...
Services capability. Check. Financing arm. Check.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:40:03 -0700
National Wind, the wind development company focused on encouraging local investment and ownership for its wind projects, has completed its purchase of investment banker Delphi Financial. Given how quickly National Wind is signing new projects, the company figured it made sense to acquire its own renewable energy...
Services capability. Check. Financing arm. Check.
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:40:03 -0700
National Wind, the wind development company focused on encouraging local investment and ownership for its wind projects, has completed its purchase of investment banker Delphi Financial. Given how quickly National Wind is signing new projects, the company figured it made sense to acquire its own renewable energy...
Microsoft, eat your own dog food
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:06:12 -0700
"Eating your own dog food" is an odd software development-related term that describes the importance of ensuring that your own developers use the technology they are creating. When Microsoft has hewed closed to this principle, their products have achieved dominant market shares. Unfortunately, Microsoft is not applying this...
Microsoft, eat your own dog food
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:06:12 -0700
"Eating your own dog food" is an odd software development-related term that describes the importance of ensuring that your own developers use the technology they are creating. When Microsoft has hewed closed to this principle, their products have achieved dominant market shares. Unfortunately, Microsoft is not applying this...
Microsoft, eat your own dog food
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:06:12 -0700
"Eating your own dog food" is an odd software development-related term that describes the importance of ensuring that your own developers use the technology they are creating. When Microsoft has hewed closed to this principle, their products have achieved dominant market shares. Unfortunately, Microsoft is not applying this...

 

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z/OS - IBM home page for zSeries/Operating System (z/OS). Information on the latest version with links to an overview, recent announcements, software, migration and installation, news, support, downloads, education, library and ease of use issues. z/OS replaced OS/390 (which replaced MVS) when IBM eserver zSeries 900 (z900) replaced System/390 enterprise servers (mainframes).
Meta Description: [ Your portal to z/OS information. Learn the latest about z/OS, the highly secure, scalable, high-performance enterprise operating system. Find links to downloadable z/OS technology and migration to z/OS. ]

Walker - Cheryl Watson specializes in z/OS tuning. This site offers access to some of her free reports and details on how to acquire her chargeable materials, including her Tuning Newsletter, CPU chart, classes on video, and BoxScore and GoalTender software.
Meta Description: [ Cheryl Watson and Watson & Walker, Inc. offer practical OS/390 and MVS mainframe tuning and measurement advice through classes, a newsletter - Cheryl Watson's TUNING Letter, consulting and software. Our customers are system programmers, performance analysts and capacity planners using IBM, Amdahl... ]

ASU IT FYI: Arizona State University On-line Mainframe MVS/TSO Help - Detailed usage information on a broad range of commonly-used z/OS software. Some is specific to ASU's academic mainframe.
Meta Description: [ This Web site is a main link to several of ASU Help resources and includes MVS, TSO, TSO clients and compilers. ]

Bill's Big Iron Page - Both links and original material covering common programming problems in the z/OS environment. By Canadian Bill Lalonde.

CICS VSAM Programming - Documentation for z/OS programmers using VSAM in a CICS environment. Includes a small amount of installation-dependent information from Florida's educational Northwest Regional Data Center.
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404 Clemson University: z/OS Documentation - Detailed step-by-step information on using mainframe utilities and other commonly-used software, including SAS.

DB2 for z/OS and OS/390 - IBM home page for Database 2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB). Information on associated products and links to features and benefits, system requirements, library, success stories, news, downloads, events, education, services and support. DB2 is a relational database management system (DBMS).

DB2 Update Journal - Xephon's monthly technical journal covering DB2, predominantly in z/OS, but also other platforms. Older issues, including published code, are available for free download.

DFSMS - The storage management components of z/OS, including DFSMSdfp, DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm.
Meta Description: [ DFSMS is a software suite that automatically manages data from creation to expiration. ]

DFSMShsm - Originally the Hierarchical Storage Manager (hsm), now a functional component of DFSMS that provides facilities for managing storage devices (IBM).
Meta Description: [ IBM Storage Software (HSM)| Efficiently manage every aspect of your storage resources. ]

DFSORT/MVS - IBM home page for Data Facility Sort (DFSORT). Includes links to product details, publications, support and downloads. DFSORT is sort/merge software with utility capabilities such as data analysis, conversion and reporting.
Meta Description: [ Find technical support information and downloads for IBM DFSORT/MVS (5740-SM1). View on-line product documentation, hints and tips, and FAQs. Identify and download the latest firmware, drivers, fixes, APARs, and PTFs. ]

DOCWEB: The CNS Documentation System - Instruction manuals, Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQs) and News for students and other users of the mostly-mainframe University of Florida (UF)Computing and Networking Services (CNS).

404 IAM vs. VSAM: A Comparison of Data Access Methods - A BMC comparison of VSAM and its non-IBM competitor IAM running in an z/OS environment. From the September 2000 issue of tech NEWS.
Meta Description: [ Leading provider of ebusiness systems management software with the fastest guaranteed implementation. Companies achieve greater availability, performance and recoverability of their business-critical applications with our solutions. ]

IBM z/OS and OS/390 Expo - The next IBM z/OS and OS/390 annual technical conference. Focusing first and foremost on performance issues, 4.5 days.
Meta Description: [ IBM offers technical conferences throughout the U.S. Speakers are experts within the industry and IBM. Many conferences feature demonstration sessions, general and elective sessions. ]

IBM z/OS Consolidated Service Test (CST) and the Recommended Service Upgrade (RSU) - Integrated testing of an older Program Update Tape (PUT) level with hipers and PE's from a more recent PUT level for specified operating system, database and teleprocessing monitor versions.
Meta Description: [ z/OS Consolidated Service Test - reccomended service levels. ]

IMS - IBM home page for Information Management System (IMS). Information on the family of software with links to a library, success stories, news, events, education, services and support. IMS is a transaction processing system (IMS/TM), a hierarchical database (IMS/DB), data management tools and connectors.
Meta Description: [ The IMS Family of products includes IMS, the hierarchical database and transaction server, and a growing number of database middleware products. ]

IMS Glossary of Terms and Acronyms - Common technical terminology used to describe concepts within IMS/TM and IMS/DB. From IBM.
Meta Description: [ The IMS Family of products includes IMS, the hierarchical database and transaction server, and a growing number of database middleware products. ]

LDW's Quick and Dirty MVS Page - Leonard Woren's favourite z/OS software and links.

LE: Language Environment - The IBM common run-time environment for popular programming languages.
Meta Description: [ Language Environment is the perfect solution for finding efficient and consistent means for developing quality applications with multiple languages, while maintaining their existing inventory of legacy code. ]

MVS by Thierry Falissard - Favourite links of a man with a passion for MVS (now z/OS), including many to original material on his own OS/390-MVS Cyber Mall site.

MVS Forums - Help Boards provide question and answer discussion threads on z/OS application programming, databases, utilities, JCL, Middleware including CICS, IMS, TSO, ISPF, data management and problem determination. There are also links to IBM manuals.
Meta Description: [ MVS Forums, founded in 2002 is a dynamic and innovative, information technology forum, specializing in application programming, web development, database development, customized packages and document management. ]

MVS SHARE Project - As well as a description of the MVS Project, under which all z/OS activities of the SHARE user group are organized, there are also useful Web links.

MVS Systems Programming: The Book - Focused mainly on the 1993 book by David Elder-Vass, an abridged version of which is featured on the site.
Meta Description: [ MVS Systems Programming ]

MVS Update Journal - Xephon's monthly technical journal covering z/OS, OS/390 and MVS. Older issues, including published code, are available for free download.

MVS/ESA IBM Manuals - On-line access to manuals covering all components of MVS/ESA. Requires no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager.
Meta Description: [ MVS/ESA publications ]

mvshelp.com - Help Boards and Interview QA provide moderated technical questions and answers in forums divided along subject lines.
Meta Description: [ mvs mainframe cobol programmer site, help site for cobol programmers. ]

North Carolina State University: z/OS - The NCSU Administrative Computing Services mainframe overview, with detailed ISPF, IOF and ftp usage instructions.

Northwest Regional Data Center: Technical Support - Access to mainframe and other user documentation for Florida's educational Data Center, both generic and site-specific, including DFSMShsm, CICS/VSAM, DB2, tn3270 and ftp. Non-IBM software manuals require ID and password.
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OS/360 Obituary - On August 9, 1972, D.A. Jardine wrote this humorous obituary for Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS.

OS/390 Internet Library - On-line access to manuals covering all components of OS/390. Needs no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager.
Meta Description: [ OS/390 Internet library - Technical documentation for the OS/390 and z/OS platform ]

404 OSAM is Better than VSAM - A 2000 IBM presentation in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, explaining why Overflow Sequential Access Method (OSAM), not VSAM, is now the access method of choice for use internally by IMS databases. By Alan Cooper.
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OSdata.com on MVS - A Web site that looks at operating systems, takes a look at MVS, now officially known as z/OS.
Meta Description: [ An introduction to the OS/MVS operating system. ]

PeopleSoft on the Mainframe - Performance tips for PeopleSoft running on z/OS DB2. From consulting firm DataBase Consulting Services (DBCS).

RACF - IBM home page for Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) security software. Introduction with links to a technical overview, news, downloads, user groups, past and future presentations, migration, library, FAQs and education.
Meta Description: [ This is the welcome page for the Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) pages. ]

Rizzuto IT - Books, education, technical reports, freeware and links of interest to those who support z/OS.
Meta Description: [ Knowledgebase for systems programmers, including topics os/390, os390, le/370, racf, sms, wlm and many more ]

RMF: Resource Management Facility - IBM's performance measurement and management software.
Meta Description: [ z/OS Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) makes performance management easier! RMF is IBM's strategic product for z/OS performance measurement and management. ]

SDSF and ISPF Quick Reference Guides - Introductory information on using SDSF and ISPF, showing the actual screens you will see. In Adobe Acrobat .pdf format from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Information System/Federal Version (SDWIS/FED).

SDSF: System Display and Search Facility - IBM software to view and control the JES2 queues, running batch jobs, started tasks, and on-line TSO users.
Meta Description: [ z/OS System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) technical information. ]

SimoTime - Provides z/OS-based mainframe application concepts, techniques and examples, with special emphasis on integration with the Internet. Hosted by a California consulting firm.
Meta Description: [ SimoTime, when technology complements business. We are a technologies, services and consulting company specializing in the integration or transformation of mainframe legacy and web systems for the Internet. We have the people and complementa ry technology to quickly convert BMS and MFS screens to... ]

SMP/E: System Modification Program Extended - The software used to install and maintain z/OS software from IBM and many other software companies.
Meta Description: [ Describes SMP/E, the basic tool for installing and maintaining software in z/OS and OS/390 systems and subsystems. ]

StorageTek: z/OS Support Commitment - StorageTek's policy statement detailing their products' support for IBM mainframes and their operating systems.

T Help Center Services - Includes step-by-step instructions to create and compile COBOL and FORTRAN programs on the z/OS mainframe.

Testing z/OS - An IBM Systems Journal article describing how the z/OS development team tested the operating system. Discusses verification methodologies, and test technologies and techniques.
Meta Description: [ IBM Systems Journal issue 41-1, Software Testing and Verification - Testing z/OS: The premier operating system for IBM's zSeries server - Feature paper ]

TSO Times - On-line newsletter of technical articles related to TSO and ISPF, with lots of REXX-related information. Includes some articles on the company's (Chicago-Soft) mainframe software products.

University of Georgia Mainframe - Detailed usage information for z/OS JCL, TSO, ISPF and z/OS Abend codes.

UNIX System Services - IBM resources for the full UNIX implementation built into z/OS.
Meta Description: [ z/OS UNIX System Services - the best of both worlds: UNIX and z/OS. z/OS UNIX System Services are a key element of our open and distributed computing strategy. Related links and information on z/OS UNIX services. ]

UnXMIT Information Exchange - Details on how to write a program for operating systems other than z/OS that will read a z/OS Partitioned DataSet (PDS, also known as a Library) that been sent with TSO's TRANSMIT (XMIT) command.
Meta Description: [ Information Exchange for XMIT on MVS or OS/390 ]

Vanguard Enterprise Security Expo - Annual security conference intended for organizations using RACF, but covering non-mainframe-specific topics, such as smart cards and digital certificates.
Meta Description: [ Vanguard Integrity Professionals - Nevada is a pioneer and world leader in information security software, services and solutions. Since 1986, customers have looked to Vanguard as the single-source solution for increased enterprise security through robust software solutions, comprehensive support,... ]

500 VSAM Support in TSO, ISPF and REXX - Explains how to use VSAM in TSO, ISPF and REXX. Part of Gilbert Saint-Flour's mainframe Web site.
Meta Description: [ VSAM data set support in the TSO, ISPF, REXX and CLIST environments ]

Western Illinois University: StuMVS System - Student guides for TSO (ISPF), CICS, MVS QuickRef, AbendAid, local JCL standards and a small glossary.

Wikipedia OS/360 Encyclopedia Entry - Short article with many embedded links describing Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS that was written as the operating system for high-end System/360 computers in the early 1960s.

z/OS Elements and Features - A list of, and links to information on, the Base Elements included in the latest release of the z/OS operating system, and the optional Features.
Meta Description: [ Descriptions for z/OS V1R7.0 elements and features plus links to further information ]

z/OS Hot Topics Newsletters - Published twice annually by IBM for z/OS Systems Programmers, with one to five page technical articles. Available on-line in PDF format.
Meta Description: [ z/OS and OS/390 Hot Topics newsletters - Articles about key z/OS and OS/390 technical topics and other items of interest ]

z/OS IBM Manuals - On-line access to manuals covering all components of z/OS. Requires no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager.
Meta Description: [ Scan our repository for z/OS literature documents, such as z/OS platform publications, CD collection kits, hot topic newsletters and z/OS information wizardry. Also, find links on how to order publications. ]

z/OS Information Wizardry - Web-based wizards for infrequent z/OS Systems Programming tasks.
Meta Description: [ If you'd like help with some of those complex tasks that you do infrequently, then check out our Web-based wizards. ]

z/OS Security - IBM security features with and products for z/OS.
Meta Description: [ Introduction to the security features provided by z/OS and the hardware supporting it, including isolation, system integrity, system security, network security, transaction security, cryptography, and the integration of these functions into applications. ]

z/OS, OS/390 and MVS End of Support Dates - Announcement, general availability, marketing withdrawal and end of support dates and program numbers for z/OS, OS/390 and MVS/ESA.
Meta Description: [ z/OS, z/OS.e, and OS/390 marketing and service announce, availability, and withdrawal dates ]

500 z/OS-related Web Resources - Dorkie's favourite Web links for those using z/OS, as well as a few pages of his own. Mostly in English, with a few available in French.

z/OS.e - A specially priced offering of z/OS providing select z/OS function for the zSeries 800.
Meta Description: [ z/OS.e is a specially priced offering of z/OS providing select z/OS function for the new zSeries 800. Site includes link to view animated overview of new product. ]