Introduction The PARMGEN sharing-with-base configuration option for setting up your runtime environment (RTE) is no longer an available option when you move to Configuration Manager. So, then what happens with your sharing-with-base RTE when migrating from PARMGEN to Configuration Manager...
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In this blog post I show an example of how I used the base z/OS utility GDKUTIL to copy a tape data set to an S3 compatible cloud. I must admit when I first pointed GDKUTIL at a tape data set I was expecting an error on the input data set with a message like โinvalid device typeโ, so I was...
Embracing the Cloud: The Future of Technology In the ever-evolving landscape of IT, understanding the cloud is not just an advantage; it's a necessity. For IBM Z Professionals, diving into the world of cloud computing and becoming 'Today's Architect' through IBM Cloud Certification is a...
A remarkable thing is happening on Discord! Legendary IBM Champion Steven Perva recently started the "System Z Enthusiasts" Discord channel, and it's really snowballing into something BIG! Mainframe techies of all ages, experience levels and locations are connecting and collaborating, honestly...
A Fun Exploration of Lesser-Known but Powerful Features Welcome to the first part of our series where we uncover the "Easter Eggs" โ those hidden, delightful features โ within IBM Z's AI tools. Far from being simple tricks, these features are robust capabilities that can supercharge your...
Zowe is an open-source software framework that provides solutions allowing development and operations teams to securely, manage, control, script and develop on the mainframe like any other cloud platform. Zowe is the first open-source project based on z/OS. Launched by the Open Mainframe Project...
There are times when you need /must inform all logged on users of some system update . This is typically used to inform users of a planned system outage so that they can to a planned logoff. From the operator console the SEND command will do that . Example : send 'text'...
AI is where everything is going today. The goal of OMEGAMON Data Provider has been to feed z/OS metrics derived by OMEGAMON Agents to as many analytic platforms as possible. Up to this point, ODP has supported TCP, Kafka and Prometheus connections to a wide variety of analytic platforms....
AI is coming, AI is coming! And it has arrived within several of the IBM Z OMEGAMON agents. OMEGAMON AI Insights is a new feature that can be added to OMEGAMON agent offerings in order to establish performance baselines and from there, detect anomalies against that baseline. This feature has a...