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Breaking Down Sequential Data Sets and Their Limitations on z/OS®
Unlike Partitioned data sets, which are useful if you have a bunch of different types of data that you want to keep all in a single data set, or VSAM data sets, which are useful for more sophisticated types of access by key or by relative record, sequential data sets are the…
Cyber Forensics — How Storage Plays a Critical Role in Security and Regulatory Compliance
Mainframe storage has changed a lot over the years, and the amount of it available in terms of both memory and disk/tape has grown substantially. Although this gradual progression has over time liberated mainframers from many…
Dive Into DTS Software’s “Mysteries of SMS” Webinar Series
In Spring 2021, DTS Software CTO Steve Pryor hosted four different webinars designed to walk attendees through the ins and outs of the four major SMS constructs: the Data Class, Storage Class, Management Class, and Storage Group. Pryor has been designing and…
USE CASE: How ACC Monarch Can Help As You Migrate Away From Obsolete Programs
Allocation Control Center (now ACC Monarch) was one of DTS Software’s very first products, and it’s difficult to describe exactly what it does because the potential use cases are so varied. In essence, ACC Monarch enforces a set of user-defined rules, or policies, somewhat…
Shoring Up Security with SIEM
In 2005, Gartner’s Mark Nicolett and Amrit Williams described a new breed of security tool combining Security Information Management (SIM) with Security Event Management (SEM). Today, the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) market exceeds $4 billion — a figure that’s expected to grow to $5.5 billion by 2025…
DTS Webinar: Mysteries of the SMS Storage Group
In the fourth and final installment of the “SMS Mysteries” series, DTS Software CTO Steve Pryor talked about the role Storage Groups play in DFSMS. The Storage Group is one of the most important SMS constructs, and can have a major effect on datasets, volumes, and storage managers such as…
In February We Launched ACC Monarch: Here’s How Our Customers Are Leveraging The 3 Most Common Uses
We all know an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but in situations where resources are allocated incorrectly because of overlooked policy management, ACC Monarch can automate control of…
If Your Data Center Is Running Into Reliability Issues, You Need Effective Standards Enforcement
As a data center manager, you know that reliability is everything. After all, it’s your reputation on the line when something goes wrong. In a 2019 survey by the Uptime Institute, 60% of respondents reported that their most recent…
DTS Webinar Recap: Mysteries of the Management Class
In Mysteries of the Management Class, DTS Software CTO Steve Pryor offered viewers an in-depth look at the Management Class construct. Management Class determines the lifecycle of a dataset, but its construct has some mysteriousness about it that warrants a deeper dive.