z/OS Emerging Technologies

This course provides an overview of technologies that are expected to have significant impact on large scale computing environments over the next several years. In some cases the technologies discussed are relatively new and in other cases they have been around in one form or another for some time. In either case, this course looks at these technologies from the perspective of the IBM Z hardware and software and the value and uniqueness of these technologies when used on IBM Z. The topics covered include service- oriented architecture, Web 2.0, WebSphere process server, WebSphere message broker, XML on IBM Z, JAVA on IBM Z, Content Manager, Information Integration, z/OS simplification, Rational Developer for IBM Z, z/OS Healthchecker, z/OS System REXX, GDPS Active/Active, and zLinux on IBM Z.

The topics covered include:

• Service Oriented Architecture

• Web 2.0

• WebSphere Process Server

• WebSphere Message Broker

• XML on z Systems

• JAVA on z Systems

• Content Manager

• Information Integration

• z/OS Simplification

• Rational Developer for z Systems

• z/OS Healthchecker

• z/OS System REXX

• zLinux on z Systems