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The Academic Initiative System z team provides no-cost educator coupons to active registered Academic Initiative members for the following worldwide instructor-led courses:
Note: Each country will have a unique course code that begins with the 4 characters of the worldwide course code referenced above.
To request the educator coupons, complete the enrollment instructions.
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This summer, the IBM Academic Initiative System z program is pleased to offer, once again, two free back-to-back faculty seminars. These seminars are available to members of the Academic Initiative program who have demonstrated an interest in large systems thinking (either by teaching or preparing to teach courses related to mainframe technologies).
Total duration: Two weeks
Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
The first one-week seminar presents the topics contained in the popular Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics course.
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Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |
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June 16 - 20, 2008 |
| Prerequisites: |
None. |
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Introduction to the Mainframe, Introduction to z/OS, System z Hardware / Architecture, Parallel Sysplex Clustering, TSO / ISPF / USS, Job Control Language (JCL), Batch and JES2 / JES3, Workload Manger (WLM), Transaction Management, Database Management, Networking (Communications Server), Security, WebSphere Messaging and Queuing, HTTP Server and WebSphere Application Server. |
The second one-week seminar focuses on special enterprise computing topics, including virtualization using z/VM and Rational Developer for System z.
| Where: |
Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |
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June 23 - 27, 2008 |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
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Subject matter experts from IBM labs nationwide will run the education during this week. |
| Topics addressed: |
Presentations and labs introducing virtualization using z/VM and connecting students to the mainframe world using Rational Developer for System z (www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/rdz/about/index.html). Time will also be devoted during this week to allow professors to present and discuss the enterprise computing programs at their own schools. |
If either of these seminars interest you or your colleagues, please contact the Academic Initiative System z team at: zskills@us.ibm.com. |
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Marist College is pleased to announce the availability of their Enterprise Systems certificate program. This 100% online, three-tiered certificate program contains a series of online training modules that will help students increase their knowledge of the System z platform through experienced-based learning. The program is available through the Marist IDCP (Institute of Data Center Professionals).
The next program begins in September 2008. For additional information, visit www.idcp.org or send an email to learnzos@marist.edu.
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In this workshop, you learn about these popular z/OS topics:
- z/OS Navigation - TN3270, Telnet and FTP, TSO, ISPF, SDSF, reading and understanding system messages
in the SYSLOG, system tasks (Started, Job, TSO), Data Sets, VTOCs and disk storage, Master Catalog and User Catalogs,
JCL, Batch processing & aystem utilities, Unix System Services File Systems (HFS and zFS)
- z/OS Operation - MVS commands, JES commands, subsystem commands, using SDSF console facility, using FTP
to interface with z/OS facilities
- z/OS Documentation - Location and navigation of IBM z/OS technical manual URLs and IBM z/OS information URLs
- z/OS Configuration, Components and Security - System parameters and initialization overview, system components
overview, creating userids, securing system resources
- z/OS WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere MQSeries, DB2, CICS and IMS - Starting and stopping each subsystem,
reviewing subsystem activity log, identifying subsystem messages and codes, WAS administration console overview,
MQSeries administration facilities overview, DB2 administration facilities overview, CICS administration
facilities overview, IMS administration facilities overview
Duration: 3.5 days
z/OS Basics location: IBM Innovations Center, Dallas, Texas
Dates:
- 3/25/08 - 3/28/08
- 6/24/08 - 6/27/08
- 9/23/08 - 9/26/08
- 12/2/08 - 12/5/08
There is no cost for this event, however, you must register (Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis) by
sending an email to: ztech@us.ibm.com. Include your name, school, address, and phone number in the email.
You can find more information about this workshop at: http://dtsc.dfw.ibm.com/MVSDS/'HTTPD2.ENROL.PUBLIC.HTML(ANZ0517)' |
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any more powerful. Learn how the new IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class server, in tandem with IBM System Storage™, are turning the vaunted System z platform into an even more space-saving, energy-conserving, growth-loving, storage-virtualizing phenomenon. Self-register for this no-cost Roadshow at: https://www-950.ibm.com/events/wwe/syszrs/syszrs08.nsf. With so many cities, there is probably one near you!
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IBM offers live virtual classes (and playbacks) covering various z/VM, z/VSE, and Linux on System z topics. Each live virtual class lasts approximately one hour, including Q&A.
View the schedule for upcoming live virtual classes and playbacks of previous live virtual classes at the Live Virtual Classes for z/VM Web site.
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Apply now for membership in the IBM Academic Initiative |
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