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z/OS 2.1 Migration Guide and other resources 27 Aug 2013 | 10:30 am
I mentioned an article by Marna Walle in Hot Topics where she also discusses the z/OS 2.1 Migration Guide and how they changed the format. But let me just quote her text about it : 'I can’t fit all o...
Hot Topics Newsletter - Issue 27 23 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
I'm glad to see that the Hot Topics Newsletter is back with a new issue. For some or other reason they skipped the February release, but luckily they're back with an issue largely focusing on z/OS V2R...
I'm on holiday . . . 24 Jul 2013 | 07:05 pm
Well, to conclude my marathon of today, let me just tell you you're safe for a couple of weeks. If you want to grab all the news that was announced yesterday, just scroll down to read about the end ...
End of Marketing of z196 and z114 announced 24 Jul 2013 | 06:16 pm
I've saved the worst for last. Concurrent with the announcement of the z114 we had the End of Marketing announcement of the z10 machines. Now concurrent to the announcement of the zBC12 we have the En...
PL/I for z/OS V4.4 - new function and improved performance 24 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Here's the PL/I 4.4 announcement : 'IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS , V4.4 offers new function and improved performance (ZP13-0380)'. Version 4.4 offers Improved middleware support for IMS and DB2 Fur...
z/VM 6.3 - Virtualization with efficiency at scale 24 Jul 2013 | 04:48 pm
On July 23 we also saw the announcement of z/VM 6.3 : 'IBM z/VM V6.3 - Virtualization with efficiency at scale (ZP13-0376)'. At a glance (straight from the announcement) : Improved economies of scal...
Official Announcement : z/OS 2.1 24 Jul 2013 | 04:04 pm
I thought about creating one post with the rest of the announcements that were made yesterday, but perhaps it's easier to put them in several posts. It also makes it easier to find them back afterward...
zEC12 and zBC12 : new 2:1 ratio for zIIPs 24 Jul 2013 | 11:08 am
I already have to correct my previous post on one point. And thanks to Willie Favero (@wfavero) for pointing this out. I was always told that when something is not in the announcement, it doesn't exis...
zEnterprise BC12 - A technical Introduction 23 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
General Introduction Really folks, if you want to know when a new System z box will be announced, don’t bother scrutinizing the social media, bribing IBM people or consulting Madame Soleil. Just ask ...
Reminder : Important Webcast on System z 16 Jul 2013 | 10:42 am
I know, it's been very calm on this blog lately. But perhaps it's just the calm before the storm ? I just would like to remind you again about the webcast next Tuesday about System z. Here's a small i...
