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Mainframe courses available through the IBM Academic Initiative

The following mainframe courses are available from the IBM Academic Initiative:

System z courses
An Introduction to the Mainframe: Large Scale Commercial Computing
An Introduction to the Mainframe: Networking
An Introduction to the Mainframe: Networking / Audio Version
An Introduction to the Mainframe: Security
An Introduction to the Mainframe: Security / Audio Version
An Introduction to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics
An Introduction to the Mainframe: z/OS Basics / Audio Version
Enterprise Server Assembler Language Coding
Enterprise Server Data Management
Enterprise Server Introduction to Programming JCL
Enterprise Server Storage Management - Visual Storage Access Method (VSAM)
Enterprise Server Transaction Management
Introduccion al nuevo Mainframe: Fundamentos z/OS (Spanish)
Introduction to z/VM
ISPF: z/OS Basic Interfaces
Linux for System z
z/OS RAS and Diagnostics / Audio Version
z/OS UNIX System Services
Tivoli security, systems, network, and storage management courses
IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS 4.2 Implementation
IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.1 Introduction and Operations
IBM Tivoli System Automation for z/OS 3.1 Implementation and Administration
IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.2 for zOS Scheduler's Workshop
Data and Information Management courses
DB2 Family Fundamentals (Cross product)
DB2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop Part 1
DB2 for z/OS Database Admin Workshop Part 2
DB2 Programming Workshop for z/OS
DB2 SQL Workshop (Cross product)
WebSphere courses
Introduction to IBM WebSphere Developer for z (Web-based)
WebSphere Application Server (WAS) for z/OS
IBM WebSphere MQ for z/OS V6.0 System Administration
Other related courses and resources
An Introduction to IMS: Your Complete Guide to IBM's Information Management System (Reference textbook)
CMS Piplines Telecourse (Self study course available through the VM Download library)
Live Virtual Classes (and playbacks) for z/VM, z/VSE, and Linux on System z
Mainframe Basics for Security Professionals: Getting Started with RACF
REXX (Self study course available through the VM Download library)
System z Architecture course
System z Architecture sample programs
z/Architecture Principles of Operation textbook (SA22-7832)
z/Architecture Reference Summary textbook (SA22-7871)
z/OS basic skills information center (ISPF, JCL, networking and security)
Certification and mastery exams
IBM System z Entry Level for z/OS System Programmer Mastery Test (Test Z01)
IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 Universal Database V8.1 for z/OS (Test 702)
IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 9 for z/OS (Test 732)

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Why learn System z?


	System z Career Opportunities Video: Educator and Student testimonials(15MB)
	The Resurgence of the Mainframe: An interview with Paul Cronan and David Douglas, professors at the University of Arkansas(8.4MB)
	IBM Academic Initiative System z: Influencing programs at schools in Germany (English - Short video)(26.8MB) (German - Short video)(26.8MB) (English - Long video)(74.3MB) (German - Long Video)(74.3MB)
	Reasons to learn System z