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Welcome to Big Iron
It is not exactly a coincidence that the premiere issue of Big Iron is going to press on the same day that IBM is debuting its largest and most powerful mainframe in over four decades. We have been waiting for a big event like this.
While we could have launched Big Iron at any time since our publishing company was founded four years ago, we quite frankly didn't have the resources to do so, even though we have always felt that the mainframe market, which is dominated by machines made by IBM and Unisys but which includes other alternatives, has been woefully underserved. That's why we have been letting people like you subscribe to the Big Iron newsletter even though it did not exist yet. We knew we would get here some day, and that day is today. You can't be IT Jungle without covering mainframes. These machines are an integral part of the IT ecosystem. It is that simple.
Big Iron is starting out modestly, but it is our hope to expand the newsletter so it offers the same kind of broad and deep news and technical content that our OS/400 server publications currently offer to shops that use these machines. We'll take it one step at a time, and we appreciate your patience as we build up this publication.
IBM Delivers Its Biggest Mainframe Iron Ever
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
When most people say the word "mainframe," what they mean is an IBM mainframe, and even though the aggregate processing capacity of RISC/Unix servers rivals or exceeds that of even the biggest mainframes, these machines are still treated as big iron by the many thousands of companies worldwide that still depend on these boxes for their core data processing. A lot has changed between today, when the eServer System z9 will be launched, and when the System/360 made its debut in April 1964. But a lot remains the same, too. READ MORE >
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Top Stories from Around the Web
(zJournal) IBM has its zSeries personnel working overtime on what may be the mainframes most glaring weakness. It's image. If it is truly one of the most technologically advanced systems for large-scale commercial data processing, then why is it so often perceived as a fossil? More importantly what is IBM doing to spin this into more workloads rather than less? READ MORE >
(Search400) You might say collecting mainframe management software companies has become a hobby for IBM. However, this is a collection that seems destined to pay off for Big Blue as we see marketing, development, and integration that plays into the entire eServer lineup. Just as important is the potential benefit of lowering the cost of lowering the total cost of ownership for the zSeries customer base and making the platform more competitive with some of the alternatives. READ MORE >
(Computer Business Review) What could you do with software that would run on any and all IBM eServer platforms? Novell wants to give you the chance to find out now that it is offering a deal called the Strategic Enterprise Agreement for Linux to mainframe customers using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. The bulk purchasing deal promises discounts of up to 50 percent for some customers. Currently this offer is only being made in Europe. READ MORE >
(Search400) When it comes to the skill set of the mainframe tweakers and tuners, youthful thinking is just wishful thinking. The data centers of many of the world's largest companies will be ghost towns and spider webs will shroud the zSeries servers that once powered all the mission-critical apps as the last of the graybeards shuffle on toward retirement. Well, maybe not. IBM says it has a new and improved pipeline to colleges and universities that will keep the brainpower flowing and that will do more than just keep the lights on in the data center. READ MORE >
(eWeek) The latest version of its C, C++, and Cobol transaction-processing infrastructure is now available from BEA Systems. BEA calls this application-to-application integration product, which is built on service-oriented architecture, Tuxedo. The latest enhancements are primarily security oriented. READ MORE >
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
August 8-11 -- San Francisco - The LinuxWorld Conference and Expo focuses on Linux and Open Source solutions. This bi-annual event brings together the industry's brain trust and those eager to gain the technical and enterprise know-how by hearing real life stories of execution and implementation. Keynote speakers include: Steve Mills, IBM's senior vice president of software; Mark H. Webbink, deputy general counsel and secretary at Red Hat; Martin Fink, HP's vice president of Linux; and Charles Phillips, president of Oracle. LEARN MORE >
August 16 -- An IBM-hosted Web cast for intermediate and advanced level system analysts and system programmers will examine the latest advancements in CICS performance management. The focal point will be IBM's Tivoli OMEGAMON XE systems management product suite. This is the first major OMEGAMON release since the acquisition of Candle. Product improvements that are covered in this session include application bottleneck analysis, log-stream and storage analysis, kill command; and TCP/IP subroutine management. The Web cast begins at 11 a.m. EST. LEARN MORE >
August 16-17 -- Chicago - This free two-day technical seminar focuses on deploying Web-based applications. Topics include writing and testing Java-based applications, integrating those apps with existing applications on your host machine, gaining continuous access to critical business information, and data management. Central to this discussion is IBM's IMS Version 9 database management system. LEARN MORE >
August 25 -- A Web cast titled "Business Process Management for zSeries" will provide insights into organized systems that allow management to examine and enhance business processes such as handling sales inquiries, processing orders, manufacturing, packing, and shipping products, as well as supporting both the products and customers. It is designed for IT managers and systems architects with basic technical skills. The Web cast begins at 11 a.m. EST. The speaker is Bart Lautenbach, director of WebSphere Process Integration. LEARN MORE >
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Editors: Dan Burger, Timothy Prickett Morgan, and Hesh Wiener
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Delroy
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
Contact the Editors: If you have an inside story relating to mainframes, send Timothy Prickett Morgan or Hesh Wiener a message through
our contacts page.
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