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automated job scheduler to handle the skyrocketing jobs each month. In just four years, its number of monthly jobs increased from 75,000 to more than 400,000 per month.

A job scheduler is a program that enables an enterprise to schedule and, in some cases, monitor computer "batch" jobs, such as the... More...

Jan 11, 2005
mainframe job board website spawns a comparison of online mainframe job resources, the result of which suggest a possible mainframe skills shortage... More...
Oct 10, 2007
that job seekers have seen in the last three years, experts said it's going to be a slow December... More...
Dec 12, 2005
The rise of utility computing will put pressure on traditional IT jobs over the next decade, according to a report by Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc... More...
Dec 14, 2004
on the IT job market suggests a tough market for data center managers. It's not a hopeless situation, however.

Five years after the dot.com bubble burst, the job market for IT workers is getting better. While the economy is in a slow growth period, many companies are testing the water again... More...

Mar 15, 2005
Resource Scheduler (DRS) or Vmotion.

In each audience, I've been shocked to find that less than 10% are using some form of high availability clustering to protect their virtual machine infrastructure. Equally few are actively leveraging virtual machine technology for DR. Many have indicated... More...

May 6, 2008
Workload Scheduler to allow batch workloads across a computing environment, whether it be the mainframe or not. Omegamon XE to diagnose IT problems on hardware or software that aren't yet part of an SOA environment.

Zollar said the acquisitions IBM made have forced the Tivoli development... More...

Aug 16, 2006
Job security in a down market
Professional development: Gaining ITIL Foundation certification
This IT job market is grim, and candidates need every edge they can get. The ITIL Foundation certification indicates that an IT professional has a basic understanding of IT... More...
Aug 14, 2009
Resource Scheduler (DRS), in its new Virtual Infrastructure 3 (also known as ESX Server 3.0 and VirtualCenter 2.0). Microsoft expects to offer the same capability with its upcoming Virtual Machine Manager tool.

These factors can be partially managed today with the help of a few products.

The first... More...

Jul 18, 2006
Viewer, Task Scheduler, and Reliability and Performance Monitor.

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Managing command-line services, processes, registry and WMI data
Common as-needed server... More...

Feb 29, 2008
in a single job step. The maximum size of any one of the files would approach 100 MB. There's no technical limit to the number of requests that I'm aware of; it's more a timing issue in how rapidly you make the requests. FTP does require the IP implementation to wait a fixed time after the close of a... More...
Dec 19, 2005
getting the job done. However, virtualization (at least in the storage world) also refers to the pooling of multiple information resources into a virtual pool that looks and can be managed as if it were a single entity. This pooling of storage resources is analogous to but separate from the... More...
May 4, 2005
for certain job names. However, it is not required to reserve the port to a particular job (but it is good practice). Those port assignments can be made in the "MVS" stack within the TCP/IP parms or from the Unix stack (/etc/services).

For more information, please see the various TCP/IP manuals on the z... More...

Apr 23, 2006
job growth." On AeA's Web site, Archey also noted, "This benefits the U.S. economy greatly because tech industry wages pay 86 percent more than the average private sector wage and support numerous other jobs."

Other experts agree. "I have maintained a pretty optimistic perspective... More...

Oct 4, 2007
original job step, then attach CICS' main task (entry point DFHSIP) as a subtask. From there it's a matter of writing handshakes between the CICS programs and the authorized TCB.

The easiest answer may be to use some other mechanism to share data across the Sysplex. If this is a purely CICS... More...

Dec 19, 2007
my current job is dated. I believe it was put in the 60's. Now, since it is dated, my objective is to get it renovated. The problem is accounting wants justification for that to happen. The first route I was taking was that the servers are running too hot. In two of the racks we had temperatures at... More...
Apr 12, 2006
an FTP batch job on the mainframe (assume the server is at 172.19.158.100):

//FTP JOB (ACCT),CLASS=A,...
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=FTP,REGION=4M,PARM='(EXIT'
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//OUTPUT DD SYSOUT=*
//INPUT DD *
172.19.158.100
userid
password
locsite LRECL=80 BLKSIZE=27920 RECFM=FB
locsite CYL PRIMARY=100 SECONDARY=20
binary
... More...

Mar 3, 2006
can't do the job.

If designers and developers do these jobs correctly, you can expect reasonable application performance unless your database configuration is very poor -- examples of things to avoid are placing Oracle database files on RAID 5 disk arrays in a write-intensive... More...

Jan 16, 2006
making your job harder lately with the new features on the z9 and the specialty engines?

Pickett: I wouldn't say they've made it harder, but let's give credit where it's due. They're a good company and they've been doing a good job. But the fact remains that if I've got Linux, am I going to be running it on... More...

Jan 17, 2007
or after the Job Entry Subsystem (JES)?

Shops have been working on both console automation and message suppression for a long time and I think most of us have advanced to the point where we don't need console watchers. However, this is another thing to think about when purchasing that next... More...

Dec 17, 2008
in the job market, corralling vendors to press them on important product issues, and getting practice managing events and people for your group -- all of which will prepare you for a leadership role in IT down the line.

Three cheers for AFCOM
All of the trade shows, conferences and... More...

Jan 9, 2009
to do its job. Your design should incorporate energy-efficient and cost-saving cooling methods. Consider choosing pre-packaged chiller plants -- the flexible, customized designs address issues of size, capacity and efficiency, and offer key financial benefits. Maximizing chilled... More...
Jan 29, 2009


1. This job title describes a corporate official in charge of overseeing and managing compliance issues within an organization.
What is it?


2. This is legislation enacted in response to the high-profile Enron and WorldCom financial scandals to protect shareholders and the... More...

May 25, 2005
Your job is to figure out the conditions leading up to that point that are consistent, logical and make sense in a given context. So unless you're the victim of the somewhat rare cosmic ray-induced bit flip, there's a bug in a program somewhere.

I can imagine two reactions to this column... More...

Dec 5, 2007
IT tech's job a lot more enjoyable. If only software programmers would add these features with their next upgrade.

The "dammit" parameter
On a bad day, computer information control systems (CICS) misbehaves. But on a really bad day, it misbehaves and the problem won't go away even after... More...

Apr 15, 2008
as managing job queues, prioritizing jobs, managing data and files, backing up accounts, etc.

In other words, administrators will have the same problems encountered with any shared IT resource. For very large systems, occasional hardware failures are bound to happen. And when they do, an... More...

Apr 7, 2005
to do the job, which frees up personnel for other tasks. But despite his enthusiasm for virtualization tools, he knows virtualization is not a panacea for cutting staff or costs.

"No employer wants to hire more people today," said Perlstein, "but it's a fallacy to think that you can get rid of... More...

Apr 4, 2005
the longest job the supercomputing users could run was three days. Odds were that one of the components would fail in that time frame. On the p575, the job queue limit was two weeks, but Traxler said you could have gone months.

"If you're buying HPC equipment, you take that choice: top of the line or... More...

Nov 18, 2009
or when the job search begins.

As a system administrator (or a technical support person), a large part of the daily routine is supporting people who don't understand all the technical details. Therefore, a few good books on customer service should be on a system administrator's reading list... More...

Apr 16, 2008
Data Center Research
Cloud Computing - What is its Potential Value for Your Company? by Google Apps
This paper examines whether cloud computing makes good business sense for your company. Ultimately, you may find that moving your data to the cloud actually improves security, scalability, access, and disaster recovery.

In essence, cloud computing means running software and accessing data that reside somewhere else. ZDNet explains (Hinchcliffe, 2008) cloud computing in business-trend terms: "Software platforms are moving from their traditional centricity around...

Dell Windows 7 Readiness Assessment by Dell, Inc. and Intel
To capitalize on the benefits of Windows 7, you must make sure your computing environment is ready for the upgrade. Dell's Windows 7 Readiness Assessment is designed to identify application compatibility, hardware compatibility and migration readiness and to provide the recommendations needed to help make your transition to Windows 7 smooth. Microsoft® Windows 7 is the most secure, highest quality, Windows® release to date. Windows 7 offers many new and enhanced...
Automotive Supplier Achieves Impressive ROI: Global automotive supplier will achieve return on investment in two years with new powerful technology by Dell, Inc. and Intel
TRW, a German automotive company, was facing power and software limitations in the prototyping stages of design development that proved to be costly and slowed performance. This case study shows how they turned to Dell to upgrade their server and storage systems in line with its cutting-edge development processes. TRW, a German automotive company, was facing power and software limitations in the prototyping stages of design development that to be proved costly and slowed...
Exchange Server 2010: What's New and What's Changed? by Global Knowledge
In this white paper, we will look at some of the key changes that will be revealed with the new version of Exchange and how these changes will impact the messaging environment. E-mail has become the lifeblood of enterprise communication in the 21st century, and Microsoft's Exchange Server has positioned itself as virtually the only game in town. Sure, there are still organizations that use Lotus Notes or Novell GroupWise, but they are frequently migrating to Exchange. Having...
Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses by Global Knowledge
Yesterday's virus is today's custom malware, while denial of service attacks has been replaced with botnets. This paper examines the history of attacks of malware and the defenses needed to counter these attacks. There is one given in the IT security realm and that is change. The challenges faced by security professionals a decade ago are much different than the challenges we face today. Not long ago, hackers concentrated their efforts on malicious software that was...
Data Center Webcasts
E-Guide: 10 Gigabit Ethernet tutorial: Connecting data centers, storage, LAN and beyond by Panduit
and overall performance. Also, see how 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks can result in data center optimization by introducing flexibility and preventing latency. Finally, learn how upcoming 10 Gigabit Ethernet protocols will address the challenge of packet loss and enable more effective traffic prioritization in the network.

Reliability Analysis of the APC InfraStruXure Power System by APC by Schneider Electric
The APC InfraStruXure product line offers an alternative architecture to the central UPS. This paper summarizes the key findings of MTechnology's quantitative risk assessment and discusses their implications for facility managers and designers.

The APC InfraStruXure product line offers an alternative architecture to the central UPS. MTechnology, Inc. used the techniques of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA...

Realizing the Promise of Storage Virtualization: Where Does Storage and Data Virtualization Live? by Forsythe
end is becoming more challenging as virtual environments continue to grow and more data center elements meld into the “cloud”. Ideally, an organization's management interface should have the ability to view, manage and report on the physical and virtual environment regardless of the operating system.

This whitepaper will discuss how the push for continued virtualization and the “cloud” -...