Trevor Eddolls
Trevor is a qualified teacher and has a BA.
He has worked with IBM mainframes since 1979.
He has written and delivered numerous IT-related training courses, and has chaired and been a guest speaker at numerous seminars and Webinars.
For many years he was the editor-in-chief for Xephon’s highly regarded Update publications, which included CICS Update, MVS Update, DB2 Update, and many others.
Trevor has written three books entitled VM Performance Management, Introduction to VM, and ASO: Automated Systems Operations for MVS.
In 2004 he set up his own company, iTech-Ed Ltd, which focused on writing and editing about mainframe computing, as well as offering consultancy, training, and Web design and development. Trevor has had numerous articles published in various technical journals, including zJournal, and on different Web sites. He has also written a number of White Papers and internal documentation for various software vendors.
More recently he has been responsible for the production and editing of the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook. He also runs the Virtual IMS Connection Web site - the independently-operated vendor-neutral site run by and for the IMS user community.
As well as mainframe expertise, Trevor is a Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor (MOS MI).
You can follow him on Twitter at t_eddolls.
Company
iTech-Ed Ltd
iTech-Ed House, 16 Brinkworth Close, Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 0TL, UK
Expertise
Writing and editing, Web design and creation, training, mainframes, networking, PCs
Blog
Mainframeupdate.blogspot.com and it.toolbox.com/blogs/mainframe-world
Interests
Hypnotherapy, playing guitar, swimming, juggling
Recommended links
www.itech-ed.com,
www.arcati.com,
www.virtualims.com,
en.wikipedia.org/,
www.spotify.com,
www.multimap.com,
it.toolbox.com,
www.blogger.com
Publications
Books:
VM Performance Management,
Introduction to VM,
ASO: Automated Systems Operations for MVS.
Articles:
Articles published in zJournal: "Mainframe Application Modernization", "Enterprise Information Integration: A Common Language for Mainframe Data Sources", "Achieving successful database auditing".
Article published in Mainframe Executive: "Database archiving for the future".
An article about the Virtual IMS Connection user group and Web site was published in the IBM IMS newsletter 0801.
Articles published in NaSPA’s Technical Support magazine: "TCP/IP Monitoring", "Composite Applications – A Beginner's Guide to What Products are Available", "Application Development Choices", "AJAX - offering desktop-level development quality over the Web", "Web 2.0 - what is it and why should I care?", "CICS containers and channels", "Don't miss the Enterprise Service Bus", "Virtualization: Real Advantages", "Mainframe Futures", "IBM's Project ECLipz: What is it and Why is it Important?"
Article published in MiddlewareSPECTRA: "IDEs for middleware.
Produced the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook in 2009 and 2008.
Wrote the Glossary of terminology for the Yearbook in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Write and produce a bi-monthly (every other month) newsletter for the Virtual IMS Connection user group.
Articles about Microsoft’s Visio published on the Accounting Web site, the Training Zone Web site, and the HR Zone Web site.
Articles published on the Techie Crossing Web site: "Database Auditing: Who Did What, to Which Data, When?", "Database Archiving for Tomorrow".
Articles on the IT In-Depth site: "Software AG", "Cybermation", "Notes/Domino", "Agility Alliance", "Mainframe Migration Alliance1", "Mainframe Migration Alliance2", "Gems from the IBM fringe", "Corigin’s DataDigm", "William Data System’s IMPLEX". Contributed to NaSPA's third podcast.
Regular weekly blog at Mainframe Update and at IT toolbox.
Tweats at www.twitter.com/t_eddolls.
User Groups/Professional Associations
Virtual IMS Connection virtual user group
Conferences
Spoken at UKCMG, Xephon seminars, numerous in-house presentations and training courses.
Virtual IMS Connection Webinars.
Contact Information
trevor@itech-ed.com
Tel: 01249 443256
- from the USA that's 011 44 1249 443256