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Mainframe Computers

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ALSO CALLED: Mainframes
DEFINITION: A mainframe (also known as "big iron") is a high-performance computer used for large-scale computing purposes that require greater availability and security than a smaller-scale machine can offer. Historically, mainframes have been associated with centralized rather than distributed computing, although that distinction is blurring as smaller computers become more powerful and mainframes  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Mainframe Computers
Getting the Most from System z: Redefining Mainframe Economics with the Specialty Engines
sponsored by DataDirect Shadow
WHITE PAPER: In the current market, insurers-and all companies, are looking for ways to cut costs and to be more efficient. This report is a high-level survey of some vendors that are known to be helping clients.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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Bloor Report for ISVs: Expand Potential Market and Enhance TCO with Cost Effective Mainframe Integration
sponsored by DataDirect Shadow
WHITE PAPER: In this report, learn how Shadow v7 <b>expands the range of SOA and data connectivity options</b> available to existing System z mainframe users.
Posted: 10 Nov 2008 | Published: 10 Nov 2008
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Mainframe Third Party Tool Advice
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Good news: recent upgrades to products from third-party mainframe-software vendors are making these tools more useful than ever. This e-guide explains why and covers the "mainframe revival," including drivers, approaches, and remaining challenges.
Posted: 06 Nov 2008 | Published: 06 Nov 2008
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The New World of Fault-Tolerant Solutions
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WEBCAST: A special live HP mediacast event entitled The New World of Fault-Tolerant Solutions is scheduled for Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Mainframe Performance Management: A New Twist
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Learn about performance management software specifically as it relates to the mainframe. This is a topic of increasing importance to IT.
Posted: 06 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008
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Simplifying Your IT Operations
sponsored by CA
VIDEOCAST: This 15-minute Q&A with Chris Wolf of The Burton Group explores how businesses can better optimize their infrastructure management, and why they're looking to data center automation as a core component of their long-term IT strategy.
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 23 Sep 2008
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Expert Q&A: Mainframe performance
sponsored by CA
PODCAST: Listen to this expert podcast for an overview on the basics of this topic and learn about common pitfalls in the CMDB and how you can avoid them.
Posted: 09 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 09 Sep 2008
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The Mainframe/SOA Challenge: A Fresh, Unbiased Look
sponsored by Attachmate
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is a must-read for understanding service-enablement of mainframe and enterprise host applications. You'll learn the quickest and safest paths to B2B, customer self-service, and other initiatives. The paper also addresses ROI concerns.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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Automated Storage Optimization for z/OS Mainframes
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: In this paper learn about how the CA Automated Storage Optimization Mainframe Suite is flexible and modular so there is no need to "rip and replace" as processes, applications and users are added while the value of information evolves.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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Employing Best Practices for Mainframe Tape Encryption
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Because all data is not created equal, it's best to consider a tape encryption strategy that's aligned with business practices, security objectives and compliance drivers. Read this paper to learn best practices for mainframe tape encryption.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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Assuring Regulatory Compliance in Your Mainframe Environment
sponsored by CA
WEBCAST: In this webcast you will get an over of the regulatory context and the issues compliance raises for the IBM mainframe environment.
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Adding Mainframe Focus to End-to-End Application Performance Management
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Enterprise organizations need to take a serious look at end-to-end application performance management. This white paper discusses end-to-end application performance management for both web and mainframe solutions and how it impacts busine
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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CA Cleanup: Mainframe Security Databases: ACF2, Top Secret, IBM RACF
sponsored by CA
SOFTWARE DEMO: Over a period of time security databases accumulate unused, obsolete user ids and entitlements. This demonstration showcases the three causes and solution sets to security data accumulation.
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Published: 13 Jun 2008
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CA Mainframe Security Compliance
sponsored by CA
SOFTWARE DEMO: In this video, learn how to combat against regulatory, staffing and audit pressures that security management shortcomings bring to the table.
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Published: 13 Jun 2008
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Mainframe Data at Your Service: Enterprise Data Integration for OS/390 and z/OS
sponsored by Attunity Ltd.
DATA SHEET: Attunity Connect for Mainframe provides modern development environments and enterprise tools with robust and comprehensive connectivity to mainframe resources.
Posted: 22 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2002
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MAINFRAME COMPUTERS DEFINITION (continued): …  become more multi-purpose. Today, IBM emphasizes that their mainframes can be used to serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network.

The mainframe is sometimes referred to as a "dinosaur" not only because of its size but because of reports, going back many years, that it's becoming extinct. In 1991 Stewart Alsop, the editor of InfoWorld, predicted that the last mainframe would be retired by 1996. However, in February 2008 IBM released a new mainframe, the z10. Steve Lohr wrote about the mainframe as "the classic survivor … 
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