60 Years of Pushing Performance Boundaries with the Mainframe
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Core Platform,
z/OS Systems Programming,
Performance and Capacity Management
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The modern mainframe traces its lineage back to April 7, 1964, when the IBM introduced the System/360. Businesses were immediately enamored with the radical idea that one shouldn’t have to rewrite one’s software when upgrading one’s computer. The other radical part of the announcement was the idea that a single computer line could encompass a 50x range in performance and capacity. The foundation for today’s high-performance computing environment was laid in the early days of the System/360 and System/370 and echoes through the decades to enable our modern world. In this presentation, Scott Chapman will discuss how the IBM mainframe line introduced several performance breakthroughs and show how
and why those technologies are relevant today. You may even get a few performance tips for your modern mainframe environment along the way!
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