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Volume six, issue twelve—December
Money-saving green data centers; OMEGAMON; Web 2.0
Executive corner
Thinking greener in today’s IT environment
IBM WebSphere Portal on z/OS: 2008 executive update
Features
IBM green data center demonstrates heat management, best practices
SwissRe and IBM collaborate on modern batch processing for z/OS
Best practices: OMEGAMON XE and Tivoli Monitoring maintenance dependencies
Dear Rocky: Performance tips for the OMEGAMON Classic interface
What's Web 2.0 and how can mainframers use it?
Get hands-on lab experience with Tivoli OMEGAMON XE solutions at SHARE 2009
WebSphere Portal for z/OS: Put interim fixes on fast track, stay current with the Web
Extend the power of WebSphere MQ with WebSphere Message Broker V6.1

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Volume six, issue eleven—November
Get IT projects approved in down times; System z tips
Executive corner
Clearing the air on cloud computing
Features
How to get your IT projects approved in a down economy
Dear Rocky: Tivoli OMEGAMON response tips and DASD impact
CICS, MQ and WebSphere Application Server: z/OS updates fuel Smart SOA
Security update: Centralize encryption key management on System z and reduce manual tasks
Create new value from System z assets, reduce costs with Web technology

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Volume six, issue ten—October
New performance tips column, InfoSphere for z/OS
Executive corner
Learning to run - with ITIL V3
Features
Dear Rocky answers your System z monitoring and performance tuning questions
What’s next for IT operations: Managing IT services hosted on ensembles
Developers: Rational Software announces new and updated System z development tools
IBM updates InfoSphere Classic line for mainframe data connectivity
Tech tip: Which TCP/IP ports will my Tivoli monitoring address space use?

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Volume six, issue nine—September
IBM System z news; CICS TG; RACF; TIM; re-use MQ
Executive corner
World Tour and weekly Jams share a unique vision of Service Management
Features
Mainframe application modernization: Don’t start until you do this first
Choosing the best OS on which to run key applications – z/OS or Linux on System z
Bottleneck analysis of CICS TG using OMEGAMON XE to improve CICS performance
WebSphere Message Broker adds customer-requested connectivity features
Give feedback as IBM prepares its own managed file transfer solution
Identity management update reduces help desk load
Keeping track of services: Tooling that makes a difference
Security update: Test your RACF changes offline and avoid the risk

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Volume six, issue eight—August
Major CICS news; DB2 at 25; more Linux on z
Features
It's here: Managing Linux on System z - and this primer will get you ready
CICS news: 2008 statement of direction reveals major development
CICS innovations: CICS gets into the mashup with Atom feeds
ISPF shortcuts: Save time and steps by the dozen
DB2 turns 25: Developer reflects on a quarter century of innovation
Problem determination: Find the network's impact on application performance
CICS developers: How to extend CICS applications to new uses
SHARE helps you deliver IT services for business success

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Volume six, issue seven—July
Cut energy costs with Linux & System z; tech tips
Executive corner
Missed Pulse 2008? Let me highlight some of the action
Features
Here it comes! Why Linux on System z is replacing distributed servers
Save time and steps installing and configuring Tivoli solutions for z/OS
Monitor DB2 data sharing groups with the classic 3270 Tivoli OMEGAMON interface
How to improve IMS Sysplex transaction throughput
OMEGAMON XE for Storage on z/OS: What you don't know can help you
Attention developers: Bring mainframe applications up to date in 2008 with these tools
Connecting applications on System z: ESB selection criteria

Volume six, issue six—June
Security Issue; new life for old apps; Gartner news
Executive corner
Tivoli initiatives part 2: Advanced telecommunications tools, compliance and security products
Features
Everyone's buzzing about security... but is your business sustainable?
Service management on System z helps you leverage the mainframe to connect IT silos
How the Encentuate acquisition strengthens your enterprise single sign-on technology from IBM Tivoli
Realize the full power of Tivoli OMEGAMON XE policy automation
Make your 3270 green screen applications accessible from PDAs and cell phones
Ready for SOA: Integrating workload automation batch programs

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Volume six, issue five—May
z/OS IPLA small workload pricing; HiperDispatch
Executive corner
Tivoli initiatives part 1: Process automation and the green data center
Features
New lower pricing to help you start small workloads on the right platform: z/OS
How it works: Improve workload throughput with HiperDispatch on System z10 (Part 2)
Workload automation: Scheduling backups and more with IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for IMS on z/OS delivers enhanced OTMA monitoring support
Industry spotlight: Modernize banking and insurance claims processes on System z
Deploy diverse enterprise data transformation on System z and other platforms - without coding

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Volume six, issue four—April
Connectivity Issue; z10 technology; OMEGAMON
Executive corner
Visibility, control and automation - System z software at IBM Pulse
Features
IBM WebSphere MQ marks 15 years with turbo-charged release for z/OS
Using z/OS solutions to ensure transaction integrity in an SOA environment
Deploy diverse enterprise data transformation on System z and other platforms - without coding
How it works: Improve workload throughput with HiperDispatch on System z10 (Part 1)
Best practices for creating useful IMS and DB2 alerts with OMEGAMON XE situations

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Volume six, issue three—March
SHARE; OMEGAMON and the evolving data center
Executive corner
Powering solutions for IT service delivery, performance and cost control
Features
The future runs on System z: Get the IBM news from SHARE
The CCR2 Interview: Mike Kott talks about Tivoli Service Management Center for System z
Best practices for creating useful Tivoli OMEGAMON XE situation alerts
Resource impact and optimization for Tivoli situation event processing
Asset discovery and management for SOA
IBM Session Manager V2.1 delivers new approach and highly-available 3270 session management

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Volume six, issue two—February
The Storage Management Issue; z/OS V1.9
Executive corner
Innovating System z storage management to address enterprise storage growth
Features
Ensure IMS database recovery with IBM IMS Recovery Expert for z/OS
Don't wait for a failure! Use proactive health-based automation
The IBM System z storage management plan to deliver integrated solutions
The CCR2 Interview: We talk to Bob Teter about the new Tivoli Advanced System z storage products
DFSMS on z/OS: The base infrastructure for managing System z storage today and tomorrow
Take computing to the next level with z/OS V1.9
The SOA Journey at SHARE
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Storage on z/OS: IBM's cornerstone management tool for System z storage

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Volume six, issue one—January
CCR2 Special Edition: Pulse 2008
Executive corner
See Al Zollar's video invitation to IBM Pulse 2008, May 18-22, in Orlando, FL
Feature
IBM Pulse 2008: Premiere service management event will gather Tivoli, Maximo and Netcool users to share insights and best practices

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