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The mainframe utilities and terminology
guide
In this all-encompassing mainframe guide, learn some of the terminologies associated with
the mainframe that will aid you in effective mainframe management in your data center. Part 1
details the various IBM mainframe utilities, including the IEBCOMPR and IEBCOPY utilities that can
be used in backup scenarios. Part II is a glossary that details classic mainframe technologies and
clears up some of the more obscure IBM mainframe utility terminology.
The data center energy efficiency
guide
In recent years, companies fed the energy consumption beast by building new data centers to
provide additional raw power for an increasing number of servers. But in this down economy and
tight capital market, IT executives are forced to make do with the resources they have -- and that
means squeezing more efficiency out of data centers. This tutorial was created by
SearchDataCenter.com's experts and editorial team to help you make the case for data center
efficiency to your executives and to offer a roadmap for improving data center efficiency.
Data center disaster recovery
planning
A solid disaster recovery strategy is crucial to protecting your organization's future in
the event of a natural disaster or other emergency that causes downtime. In this guide, we've
compiled our best resources to ensure that your disaster recovery (DR) plan is complete, up to date
and appropriate for your company's needs.
ITSM best practices and change
management
IT Service Management (ITSM), an important component to ITIL framework, offers IT
departments effective processes to manage change and deliver services in the data center. Chapter 2
in our guide on ITIL processes in the data center covers ITSM best practices and change
management.
Virtualized data centers: A resource
library
This resource library on virtualized data centers assembles our how-to tips, news, guides
and more on virtualized data centers.
This was first published in February 2011
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