Pacific Mainframe Community

Quote of the Month

Bruce — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:17:00 GMT

Howdy Mainframers,Thought I might give you all a little bit of a laugh today. Customer based in the ACT had this to say whilst discussing the differences between skills of Mainframers vs Windows technicians – over a cup of tea. George in a friendly exchange said … “My management luv the Mainframe so much, that they think a stupid Mainframer is still smarter than a stupid Windows...

Undercover Whitepaper - DB2 V8 Changing Column Defaults

Bruce — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:15:00 GMT

Hi Mainframer's, Now that the kids have finally handed in their Beijing Olympics collage, I've had a bit of time to myself again..this one is a really sneaky piece on DB2 and a bit of a treat. And if you think this is the sauce, wait 'til you hear what I've got to say on migrating straight from 1.4 to 1.8 or 1.9 on z/OS. You'd be as mad as a monkey on...

New z10 launched - I want one!!

Bruce — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:16:00 GMT

IBM have just released their new z10 - first real upgrade to their mainframe for 3 years - here's an article . 50% faster than the z9, and up to 70% more grunt - as the late Big Kev would say "I'm Excited "!! Is anyone out there getting...(read more)

Have Pacific Businesses been neglectful of the Mainframe in Preference to "Toy Computers"?!

Bruce — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:59:00 GMT

Alex asked for a discussion topic on this theme. His opening gambit is "I believe a topic that would raise interesting discussion is the change we have all seen over the past year or two of the non-stop reduction of "costs", seemingly regardless...(read more)

Developing applications in REXX and CLISTs

Bruce — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:38:00 GMT

Gary from SA has also asked for this topic to be opened. I suspect this may get some interesting responses - ranging from "Don't" through to the benefits of REXX over Clist or vice-versa. Personally, I love REXX - it's quick, flexible and powerful - since moving to REXX from Clist I've never looked back. But use it for a production application? ...

Web Services and the Mainframe

Bruce — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:24:00 GMT

A friend of mine in South Australia has asked if I could open up this topic. Gary is an IDMS guru (bless his heart) and I suspect is going to be a regular contributor to Bruce. Gary is interested in knowing how much interest there is around our community in Web Services (or SOA) on the Big Iron, who is doing it, success stories, difficulties, which CA products (or...

Bruce on Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:51:00 GMT

G'day and Welcome to my blog! I'm glad you've found your way here and I hope this will be the first of many visits for you. This blog is provided specifically for mainframers in Australia & NZ to discuss issues that concern you, and to share ideas and help each other. With something new like this, it will take a little time to build up the...