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Brazilian Navy Moves from Mainframe to HP Platform: Modernizing IT, Cutting Costs
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
 | Case Study: | Posted: 15 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 22 Jan 2009 | |
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When the Brazilian Navy needed to reduce the BRL 6 million (US$3 million) spent annually to keep their mainframe operational, they chose an HP- and Oracle®-based distributed platform as an alternative to the mainframe environment. Costs have been reduced by approximately 80% vs. mainframe database software costs.
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eGuide: Expert Tips for Managing Mainframe Costs and Security
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| Editorial Resource Guide: | Posted: 09 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 09 Oct 2009 | |
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In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover how to best maintain your mainframe infrastructure in light of the current economic climate. Explore the biggest challenges encountered by mainframe users today and gain insight into the distinct vulnerabilities and risks associated with mainframes.
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Leading Virtualization 2.0: How Intel is Driving Virtualization Beyond Consolidation Into a Solution for Maximizing Business Agility Within the Enterprise
sponsored by Insight & Intel
| White Paper: | Posted: 06 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2008 | |
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Virtualization is one of the hottest technologies in IT infrastructure today. Intel is helping enable the next generation of virtualization usage efficiently. Virtualization 2.0 focuses on increasing service efficiency through flexible resource management. In the near future, this usage model will become absolutely critical to data centers.
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Adding Business Value With Cross-Platform Solutions: Linux running on IBM Servers
sponsored by IBM
| White Paper: | Posted: 02 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2008 | |
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This IDC White Paper is based on research data collected at a dozen customer sites in the United States, Canada, and Europe, all with mixed server platforms, to find the technical and business outcomes from deploying cross-platform Linux solutions on IBM servers. This paper presents the key findings of a return on investment (ROI) analysis.
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Will New Mainframe Technologies Attract New Blood to the Platform? - Expert Podcast
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
 | Podcast: | Posted: 28 Sep 2009
| | Premiered: | 28 Sep 2009 | | | Speaker: |
Wayne Kernochan, President Infostructure Associates
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Wayne Kernochan discusses new and unique technologies on the mainframe that may be attractive to college graduates and job seekers.
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Simplify and Automate: Building Your Roadmap to Improve IT Delivery and Support - A free one-day virtual seminar brought to you by BMC Software, Inc.
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
 | Virtual Seminar: | Posted: 22 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 29 Oct 2009 | |
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Find out how you can build a plan for IT simplification and automation and get practical advice for your complex challenges around areas such as: business service management, service desk and self-service, mainframe cost optimization, virtualization and cloud computing.
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The Critical Role of Linux in a Data Center Consolidation Initiative
sponsored by Red Hat
| Editorial Resource Guide: | Posted: 15 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 14 Sep 2009 | |
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Without a comprehensive data center consolidation strategy, many of today's businesses are unable to lower power and cooling costs or effectively manage server workload utilization. In this expert Pocket E-Guide, you will discover why Linux should play a key role in your data center consolidation strategy.
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Save Money on Mainframe Hardware and Software: Five Simple Steps to Managing MIPS
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 04 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 03 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper will detail how to control and manage MIPS usage by employing a systematic, repeatable approach that uses powerful technology and a proven process and expertise.
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Whose Fault is it Anyway? Using Compuware Abend-AID to Diagnose DB2 and WebSphere MQ Problems
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 04 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 03 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper discusses how you can leverage existing Abend-AID capabilities to simplify problem resolution even in these increasingly complex systems. Read this paper to learn more about diagnosing DB2 and WebSphere MQ problems with Compuware Abend-AID.
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Managing Linux Server Sprawl with Red Hat Satellite - Vendor Webcast
sponsored by Red Hat
| Webcast: | Posted: 03 Sep 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | | | Speaker: |
Chris Wells, Sr. Product Manager, Red Hat
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This webcast addresses the challenges of server sprawl and introduces a new tool to help overcome them. Discover how this technology enables simplified management of your Linux environment and reduces administrative costs.
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Management Mandate to Reduce Costs Leads to Increased Productivity
sponsored by SEGUS Inc
| Case Study: | Posted: 20 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 20 Aug 2009 | |
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Learn how an Alabama company seeking a replacement tool for their mainframe administration and automation discovered SEGUS’ Smart products that not only delivered better functionality with a good GUI, but would save the company $80,000 over a five year period, while also avoiding future costly upgrade fees.
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Improving Procedures for Change Management Audit Documentation and Disaster Recovery
sponsored by SEGUS Inc
| Case Study: | Posted: 20 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 20 Aug 2009 | |
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A search for a tool to augment the job scheduling power of Zeke uncovered a unique solution to a common set of problems for a PA-based department store chain. Currently running a newly installed System z/10 in their long time IBM mainframe-based IT shop, they implemented SEGUS' SmartIS.
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BMC MAINVIEW: Exploiting zIIPs for Cost-Effective Monitoring
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| Product Overview: | Posted: 10 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 10 Jul 2009 | |
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Monitoring mainframe performance is something every data center does. This quick video explains a set of software solutions that can help out with mainframe monitoring by observing and managing performance, providing visibility, and improving availability while reducing costs. Watch the video now to learn more.
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SUN SPARC® ENTERPRISE! M4000, M5000, M8000, AND M9000 SERVER ARCHITECTURE: Flexible, Mainframe-Class Compute Power
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
| White Paper: | Posted: 05 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jul 2008 | |
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Sun SPARC® Enterprise M4000, M5000, M8000, and M9000 servers are highly reliable, easy to manage, vertically-scalable systems with many of the benefits of traditional mainframes - without the associated cost, complexity, or vendor lock-in.
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BMC SQL Performance for DB2: Two Minute Explainer Video
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| Webcast: | Posted: 24 Apr 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | |
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Inefficient DB2 applications can waste MIPS and cost an organization thousands while mainframe application demand continually grows. Learn how BMC's SQL Performance solution for DB2 can reduce CPU MIPS, improve DB2 application performance, correct problems before they occur, and enable staff to work on more productive tasks.
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