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IBM Begins System z9 Mainframe Shipments
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
As promised, IBM began shipping the first phase of its new "Danu" System z9 mainframes on September 16. By beginning shipments last week, Big Blue will be able to book those sales in the third quarter, which should help boost its zSeries sales for the quarter. In the second quarter, as companies were anticipating the Danu announcements, mainframe MIPS shipped were down 19 percent compared to a year earlier and revenues were off 24 percent. READ MORE >
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Top Stories from Around the Web
(Technology News) Now that the "Danu" System z9 mainframes have begun shipping, you need to get your budget in order and figure out what size machine you need and how much money you are going to have to get out of the CFO. Hesh Wiener, a long-time mainframe industry analyst and one of Big Iron's editors, has put together a wonderful set of pricing and salient characteristics tables for the Danu boxes as well as a library of tables for older zSeries and System/390 mainframes. READ MORE >
(Search390) If you have performance anxiety when it comes to your mainframe, IBM's Rational tool unit has just the thing for you. Last week, IBM delivered the Rational Performance Tester for z/OS to help you stress test mainframe applications by simulating the workloads of thousands of users hammering on your system--before you actually let thousands of users hammer on your system. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) After talking about Web services and service-oriented architectures for quite some time, IBM last week created a cross-platform initiative to deliver products to all of its server customers, including zSeries shops, that adhere to the ideals of SOA. Brace yourself for a whole new round of WebSphere product names to memorize. There will be a test after you finish reading the story. Don't worry, it is pass-fail. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) While we told you several weeks ago about some nifty software that IBM was rolling out to make mainframes easier to use and monitor, Big Blue didn't tell us in the briefing that many of these same capabilities are also being delivered in Tivoli products for the iSeries platform, which is Big Blue's other mainframe-style computer--albeit one that heralds from the cornfields of Minnesota rather than the rolling hills of the Hudson Valley. READ MORE >
(Isham Research) The great thing about the mainframe market is that there are still lots of smart people around who can really pick apart an IBM announcement. Some, such as Phil Payne of Isham Research, do it with some flair. Check out Payne's latest ruminations on the System z9. READ MORE >
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
September 17-22 -- San Francisco - This year, the Oracle OpenWorld conference incorporates the PeopleSoft Connect conference and includes content for PeopleSoft Enterprise, J.D. Edwards EnterpriseOne and J.D. Edwards World customers. Attendees will hear about Oracle's vision and strategy for our combined companies and discuss the developments in Oracle applications and technology with the experts who create the solutions. The conference will be held at the Moscone Center. LEARN MORE >
September 19-23 -- San Francisco - IBM's zSeries Expo will include educational sessions on topics such as virtualization technologies, zSeries Application Assist Processors (zAAP), OSA-Express2, SAN for mainframes, CPU capacity issues, Linux, LPARs and peak loads, performance and tuning issues, and WebSphere for z/OS. Keynote speaker Jose Castano, manager of zSeries software strategy, will discuss data serving and OLTP, the integration between Linux for zSeries and z/OS, and the current and future direction of z/VM and z/VSE. LEARN MORE >
September 26 & 27 -- Toronto - Highlights of the IDUG (International DB2 Users Group) 2005 Technical Symposium include DB2 education presented by highly regarded DB2 authorities, a keynote presentation by Paul Rivot, IBM's director of competitive technologies information, a DB2 products and services vendor exhibition, and the opportunity to network with experts and peers. LEARN MORE >
October 3-6 -- Boston - The first GridWorld conference, which focuses on the commercial benefits of grid computing, will focus on the grid deployment lifecycle within an enterprise, starting with the exploration stage, and moving through initial adoption and deployment. Program speakers, representing some of the most advanced enterprise grid deployments in the world, will share the benefits realized and the challenges faced in their organizations' use of grids. The Global Grid Forum community--which meets three times each year to discuss grid specifications and requirements and to communicate new ideas and best practicesÑplays a major role in this conference bringing together grid researchers, practitioners, developers and implementers from around the world. LEARN MORE >
October 18 & 19 -- Chicago - The Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services Best Practices conference will focus on implementing SOA and Web Services integration so organizations will be prepared to leverage existing systems and streamline business process management. Topics include designing and implementation, balancing innovation and efficiency, integrating disparate applications and operating systems, and examining middleware technologies. LEARN MORE >
October 22 -- Chicago - The Network and Systems Professionals Association (NaSPA) is hosting a one-day educational seminar with curriculum topics such as Linux, Server Consolidation/Virtualization, Security, Windows Server 2003 IIS, OS/390 - Z/OS, CBT Public Domain Shareware Archive, and IT Careers Development. LEARN MORE >
November 6-10 -- Orlando, Fla. - The 8th International Business Rules Forum is a conference and expo featuring educational tutorials and presentations by experts who share their knowledge and first-hand experiences that you can apply to your own company. Business rules are designed to improve business processes and this conference examines the architectures and tools that keep business logic at your fingertips. 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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