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A Healthy IT Ecosystem Works Together to Survive and Thrive, Especially in Difficult Times
As in all aspects of life, when it comes to the mainframe ecosystem there are givers and there are takers. Sure, rule number one is we’re all in business to make money for the company. But a side note to that is we’re all fighting the same battle against a general...
DTS Webinar Recap: SLIP, ZAP, Terse, XMIT: What’s It All About?
As a pioneer, thought leader, and recognized authority in z/OS storage management, DTS Software is committed to the advancement and permanence of the mainframe ecosystem. One of the ways we contribute to the collective mainframe knowledge base is with our monthly,...
Are Some Vendors Gouging the Marketplace With Unheard-of Renewal Increases?
Having just returned home from a busy conference season, it’s apparent that it’s becoming harder to generate revenue from new mainframe software sales. The commercial market sees this, and some vendors’ response is to raise software…
DTS Webinar Recap: SYS1.PARMLIB: What It Is, What’s Important, and Why?
The PARMLIB dataset is arguably the single most important dataset in a z/OS® enterprise. Controlling everything from system initialization, tailoring, catalog operations, and storage management to security, automation, console functions, and more, the…
Is the Convergence of Enterprise IT Modernization and the Mainframer Skills Gap a Recipe for Disaster?
What do you get when you combine a technology that, on the surface, many wrote off years ago, but that in reality is growing at an accelerated pace, with a complete paradigm…
DTS Webinar Recap: How to Properly Back Up and Restore a Dataset in IBM® z/OS®
The handling of datasets as they move up and down the hierarchy is a key focus for any data center manager. When a dataset becomes damaged or inaccessible, being able to recreate it from a backup is paramount.
DTS Webinar Recap: An Introduction to JCL
In our July webinar, Pryor discussed topics such as: what JCL is and isn’t, JCL’s purposes and importance, as well as the major JCL control statements and their use. One of the many differences between the mainframe and open systems environments is the…
SHARE Columbus a Huge Success for the Organization, Attendees, and Vendors Alike
We hope everyone is back home and settled into their normal routines after a fantastic week at SHARE Columbus 2022. Our DTS team had a great time attending learning sessions, networking, and meeting with fellow …
IBM® z/OS® Storage Management Expert and DTS CTO Steve Pryor to Deliver Three Presentations at SHARE Columbus 2022
We hear the phrase “thought leader” bandied about a great deal, but what (or who) exactly is a legit thought leader? Business News Daily describes a…