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A wealth of information — from inside and outside IBM — about System z computers and z/OS to help speed your success with the IBM mainframe platform

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Introductory and general
Business topics
Technical topics
Community
 
Solutions
Services, support, learning
Videos
White papers
Events

 

Highlights
Blog—Common Sense, the simple truth about the mainframe
Blog—Enterprise Class Innovation: System z Perspectives
IBM System z on Campus Facebook group: Joining is easy. Find out what students and schools are doing with System z. (Registration required)
Destination z discussion forum: Contribute your thoughts and questions
Green Mainframe community space
Blog: Green z—Energy efficiency and the mainframe
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Introductory and general
About IBM Systems
About IBM mainframe
IBM System z Home page
System z brochures, data sheets, briefs
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe Edition
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 Business topics
New: System z success stories
Innovation
Value
Simplification
Destination z for Business Partners
Security
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Technical topics
System z Redbooks
z/OS Internet Library
zFavorites for System z
Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics (6.2MB)
IBM Systems technical library
System z FAQs
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Community
Blog—Common Sense, the simple truth about the mainframe
Blog—Enterprise Class Innovation: System z Perspectives
New: IBM System z on Campus Facebook group
New: Green Mainframe community space
New: Blog: Green z—Energy efficiency and the mainframe
Destination z discussion forum
IBM Mainframe community page
System z Academic Initiative (IBM academic community)
PartnerWorld System z home page (IBM partner community)
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS discussion forum
Blog: Mainframe performance
Blog: System z tooling
Blog: Mainframe (non-IBM site)
Newsletter: The Mainstream
SHARE (non-IBM site)
System z software events
IBM Systems journal
Newsletter: Linux on System z Spotlight
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Solutions
System z solutions
Hardware
Operating system
Software
Energy efficiency
z Transaction Processing Facility services
IT Optimization solutions
Find your own solutions
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Services, support, learning
Server product services for System z
Support for IBM mainframes
IBM education assistant for systems and servers
z/OS training
Academia: Building future System z skills
System z Academic Initiative
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Videos
View System z Customer testimonials
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White papers
Unleashing the Business Value of Today's Mainframe (194KB)
Branham Group, Inc., October 2007
New: IBM White paper: Unleash the power of mainframe assets into SOA (2MB)
September 2007
Myths About Mainframe Business Intelligence (237KB)
Intelligent Solutions, August 2007
IBM System z TCO: Man Bites Dog? (298KB)
Illuminata, Inc., November 2006
Mainframe server consolidation should be on your hit list
searchDataCenter.com, September 2006
Does System z Offer Better TCO? (362KB)
Clabby Analytics, January 2007
Mainframe TCO getting more bang for the buck
searchDataCenter.com, December 2006
The Mainframe: It's Baaack!(180KB)
Robert Frances Group, July 2006
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Events
Webcast: Novell—The Power of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
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Enterprise Modernization

IBM Enterprise Modernization solutions can help you move existing System z applications to newer architectures, such as SOA.

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The popularity and benefits of IBM mainframe technology

An interview with Anne Altman, general manager of IBM System z

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New to mainframe

Mainframe New Realities
First in a series for those new to System z and the mainframe

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Customer testimonials

Watch a video about Hoplon Infotainment

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New white paper

Using mainframe virtualization and Linux for consolidation

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Case studies

Read about z Business Partner, Comparex

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System z on IBM TV
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