Hardware


Q&A: Look Beyond Natural Disasters in Your Disaster Recovery Planning

Effective business continuity planning must address several different kinds of worst-case scenarios

ERP Vendor Choice Unimportant, Study Finds

Study says process changes and best practices are key, regardless of which ERP software you’re running

Pros and Cons: Software As A Service

IT can eliminate costly upgrades and reduce installation problems by running hosted applications instead of licensing them. But there are pitfalls.

SOAs: Defining the Integration and Orchestration of Services

Service-oriented architecture starts with simple application integration and culminates with service choreography and next-gen “composite” applications

Q&A: Kicking the Tires of Mainframe Linux

The allure of Linux is strong, but unless ISVs rein in their software prices, Linux's growth on the mainframe could be limited

Flurry of IBM Announcements: Targeting MS Office, zSeries Development Tools, Storage Products

In just one week’s time, Big Blue takes aim at Microsoft Office, announces new COBOL and WebSphere integration tools for zSeries, and introduces storage products aimed at satisfying new compliance regulations

IBM's Mainframe Feature Set Trickles Down -- And Up

zSeries used to the be the source of features for other products in IBM's line. Now it may be the other way around.



Cisco SAN Switches Qualified for IBM Mainframes

Switches connect mainframe systems via IP-based SANs

Best Practices: Troubleshooting Web Services Performance on zSeries

Although there are performance problems associated with Web services technologies, companies have plenty of available options

IBM Offers Public Preview of “Stinger” DB2

The next release of DB2 will make it easier for DBAs to deploy, configure, maintain, and optimize DB2 databases.

Big Blue Announces Power5, Virtualization Engine; Rechristens iSeries

IBM’s next-generation chip to debut in iSeries, the new name for the company's i5 line

IBM Reveals New iSeries

Uses Power 4, EIM

Big Iron Pays Big

Annual Salary Survey: IT managers with mainframe and large Unix-based systems skills earn as much as 20 percent more than those in Wintel-based positions.