I am in a (possibly) unique position of being a new systems programmer but also being the only support person on my team for the mainframe. We are at a point where upgrades to all of the major subsystems are becoming critical. There are vendors that do the upgrades for you, but their schedules are long and they are, frankly, expensive. Where is training on subsystem upgrades (CICS, DB2, MQ Series, etc.) as well as z/OS upgrade training? I'm not sure where to start learning without having the experience to learn it already. Thanks in advance for the help!

For this upgrade set, I need to move from z/OS 2.2 (with associated subsystems and ISV stack) to 2.4, then to 3.1, with all the accompanying changes from SMP/E and ShopZ to zOSMF and such. I keep getting told how complicated and difficult it is, but that "we can do it for you if you get on our calendar". How do you learn this if the only way to learn is to find an existing mentor? I find it hard to believe that IBM doesn't have training for this.

Bill

Hi Bill

i don't have specific advice for you but would recommend you also ask this question in the Z Enthusiasts channel in discord where there are a number of z/OS customers that will have good advice. Here is a link: https://discord.gg/ppc9dnys5g

I am in a (possibly) unique position of being a new systems programmer but also being the only support person on my team for the mainframe. We are at a point where upgrades to all of the major subsystems are becoming critical. There are vendors that do the upgrades for you, but their schedules are long and they are, frankly, expensive. Where is training on subsystem upgrades (CICS, DB2, MQ Series, etc.) as well as z/OS upgrade training? I'm not sure where to start learning without having the experience to learn it already. Thanks in advance for the help!

For this upgrade set, I need to move from z/OS 2.2 (with associated subsystems and ISV stack) to 2.4, then to 3.1, with all the accompanying changes from SMP/E and ShopZ to zOSMF and such. I keep getting told how complicated and difficult it is, but that "we can do it for you if you get on our calendar". How do you learn this if the only way to learn is to find an existing mentor? I find it hard to believe that IBM doesn't have training for this.

Bill

I am in a (possibly) unique position of being a new systems programmer but also being the only support person on my team for the mainframe. We are at a point where upgrades to all of the major subsystems are becoming critical. There are vendors that do the upgrades for you, but their schedules are long and they are, frankly, expensive. Where is training on subsystem upgrades (CICS, DB2, MQ Series, etc.) as well as z/OS upgrade training? I'm not sure where to start learning without having the experience to learn it already. Thanks in advance for the help!

For this upgrade set, I need to move from z/OS 2.2 (with associated subsystems and ISV stack) to 2.4, then to 3.1, with all the accompanying changes from SMP/E and ShopZ to zOSMF and such. I keep getting told how complicated and difficult it is, but that "we can do it for you if you get on our calendar". How do you learn this if the only way to learn is to find an existing mentor? I find it hard to believe that IBM doesn't have training for this.

Bill

I am in a (possibly) unique position of being a new systems programmer but also being the only support person on my team for the mainframe. We are at a point where upgrades to all of the major subsystems are becoming critical. There are vendors that do the upgrades for you, but their schedules are long and they are, frankly, expensive. Where is training on subsystem upgrades (CICS, DB2, MQ Series, etc.) as well as z/OS upgrade training? I'm not sure where to start learning without having the experience to learn it already. Thanks in advance for the help!

For this upgrade set, I need to move from z/OS 2.2 (with associated subsystems and ISV stack) to 2.4, then to 3.1, with all the accompanying changes from SMP/E and ShopZ to zOSMF and such. I keep getting told how complicated and difficult it is, but that "we can do it for you if you get on our calendar". How do you learn this if the only way to learn is to find an existing mentor? I find it hard to believe that IBM doesn't have training for this.

Bill

I am in a (possibly) unique position of being a new systems programmer but also being the only support person on my team for the mainframe. We are at a point where upgrades to all of the major subsystems are becoming critical. There are vendors that do the upgrades for you, but their schedules are long and they are, frankly, expensive. Where is training on subsystem upgrades (CICS, DB2, MQ Series, etc.) as well as z/OS upgrade training? I'm not sure where to start learning without having the experience to learn it already. Thanks in advance for the help!

For this upgrade set, I need to move from z/OS 2.2 (with associated subsystems and ISV stack) to 2.4, then to 3.1, with all the accompanying changes from SMP/E and ShopZ to zOSMF and such. I keep getting told how complicated and difficult it is, but that "we can do it for you if you get on our calendar". How do you learn this if the only way to learn is to find an existing mentor? I find it hard to believe that IBM doesn't have training for this.

Bill

I am in a (possibly) unique position of being a new systems programmer but also being the only support person on my team for the mainframe. We are at a point where upgrades to all of the major subsystems are becoming critical. There are vendors that do the upgrades for you, but their schedules are long and they are, frankly, expensive. Where is training on subsystem upgrades (CICS, DB2, MQ Series, etc.) as well as z/OS upgrade training? I'm not sure where to start learning without having the experience to learn it already. Thanks in advance for the help!

For this upgrade set, I need to move from z/OS 2.2 (with associated subsystems and ISV stack) to 2.4, then to 3.1, with all the accompanying changes from SMP/E and ShopZ to zOSMF and such. I keep getting told how complicated and difficult it is, but that "we can do it for you if you get on our calendar". How do you learn this if the only way to learn is to find an existing mentor? I find it hard to believe that IBM doesn't have training for this.

Bill

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Bill Phillips
System Programmer
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City UT
385-468-0719
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I am in a (possibly) unique position of being a new systems programmer but also being the only support person on my team for the mainframe. We are at a point where upgrades to all of the major subsystems are becoming critical. There are vendors that do the upgrades for you, but their schedules are long and they are, frankly, expensive. Where is training on subsystem upgrades (CICS, DB2, MQ Series, etc.) as well as z/OS upgrade training? I'm not sure where to start learning without having the experience to learn it already. Thanks in advance for the help!

For this upgrade set, I need to move from z/OS 2.2 (with associated subsystems and ISV stack) to 2.4, then to 3.1, with all the accompanying changes from SMP/E and ShopZ to zOSMF and such. I keep getting told how complicated and difficult it is, but that "we can do it for you if you get on our calendar". How do you learn this if the only way to learn is to find an existing mentor? I find it hard to believe that IBM doesn't have training for this.

Bill

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Bill Phillips
System Programmer
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City UT
385-468-0719
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