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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.
DTS Webinar Recap: Mysteries of the Storage Class
In Mysteries of the Storage Class, DTS Software CTO Steve Pryor offered viewers a more thorough understanding of the Storage Class construct, which lies at the heart of System-Managed Storage and specifies whether a dataset is SMS-managed. The two dozen or so attributes that can be specified in the…
DTS Webinar Recap: Introduction to ISMF Test
In Introduction to ISMF Test, DTS Software CTO Steve Pryor discussed IBM’s Interactive Storage Management Facility (ISMF), including the Naviquest feature (ISMF Option 11) and its advantages and disadvantages. The presentation began with an introduction to the ISMF Test component, which allows you…
DTS Software Kicks Off 2021 Webinar Series with Customer Event
Why? We want to provide some IBM storage management intel as well as get your input on your customer experience. The release of IBM® z/OS® V2R4 brought enhancements to SMS and DFSMS that will affect both storage administrators and end users. January’s Customer Forum…
A Look Back into DTS Software’s Q4 2020 Webinars and What’s In Store for 2021
As our favorite conferences shuttered their doors throughout 2020, DTS Software opted to offer similar learning opportunities virtually in the form of monthly webinars. We released nine webinars throughout 2020, and if you were unable to attend them live, we have…
Despite Negative, Attention-Grabbing Headlines, COBOL Is Here to Stay—But Who’s Keeping It Going?
As inquiries brought on by COVID-19 strained state unemployment systems past their breaking points, the Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL) they were built with got an unfair share of the blame. It’s true that COBOL is legacy…