ARMONK, NY – 28 Aug 2012. IBM announced another step up in high end transaction processing to zEnterprise Systems with the worldwide launch of the latest generation of the mainframe, which has been the foundation of enterprise computing for around 50 years. After 1 Billion dollars of R&D spend, the newly announced zEC12 supports a [...]
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Last financial year saw huge growth in the uptake of Computer Merchants’ Services Offerings
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The IBM System z platform environment has been the pinnacle of the datacenter for more than 40 years It is known for its availability, reliability, scalability, and security and its early support of virtualization throughout the system. But when it comes to programming and operating in today’s IT environment, programmers and system administrators are not [...]
Read More business continuity, ERP, Intel, ISS, programming, security, virtualisation, x86zIIPs, zAAPs and IFLs, MIPS, MSUs and ICFs – if you’re in the know it makes good sense, otherwise it can sound like a lot of mumbo jumbo. Here’s a very brief run down on some of the terms used in the mainframe space. First things first – Why System “z”? “z” Stands for zero [...]
Read More business intelligence, ERP, LPAR, mainframeSoftek Replicator – Helping to recover data more quickly with volume-level replication Softek™ Replicator software provides an efficient, reliable method to help ensure usable data recovery regardless of storage vendor or server platform. In doing so, it enables any data protection budget to stretch further. In addition to being essential for disaster recovery, Softek Replicator [...]
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Have you ever considered Computer Merchants for your Mainframe? Mainframe vendors are few and far between, and very few of them would have 30 years of experience in dealing with mainframe systems. Since 1979, Computer Merchants has been dealing with large systems. We can help you with many of your mainframe requirements: Our systems come [...]
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On a recent trip to Melbourne, one of our reps had the opportunity to walk through probably the largest collection of operational mainframes in Australia, including some fairly recently installed z10′s (love the green touch IBM!). Rows and rows of 3494 tape libraries are also an impressive sight and a reminder of the changing landscape [...]
Read More mainframe, upgradeHere’s an extract from IBM’s website giving some insight to IBM’s green direction: Energy supply, consumption, and environmental impact are now part of the IT decision process As energy costs rise and concerns for the environment make the front page, IT managers have a new responsibility in addressing energy efficiency concerns in the IT infrastructure. [...]
Read More mainframe, Project Big GreenThis month we added another newsletter to our web site from the print archives. This time, we’re revisiting December 2005. Highlights of December 2005 IBM iSeries Technical Update 2005 Hardware Management Consoles – A One Minute Guide IBM Support Line How To Reset The Dedicated Service Tools Password Buying Hardware From Computer Merchants How We Streamline [...]
Read More 2074, consoles, HMC, iSeries, refurbished hardware, RS/6000, tipsAs a service to our customers, we’re making available updated tables for IBM zSeries MIPS values. These are based on current models and use a different set of ratings to our previous zSeries Reference Tables. z800 – 2066 Model MIPS MSU | Model MIPS MSU | Model MIPS MSU 0E1 41+IFL 7 | 0X2 160 [...]
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