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Flexibility in business has become as important a success factor as operational efficiency. The concept is simple, but behind it lies the challenge of integrating your processes and resources so they can respond quickly and seamlessly to your business direction. This requires an On Demand operating environment that is well-integrated, autonomic, virtualized and open.
All of these attributes are interrelated, and all of them add value – but none more so than the integration component as the key enabler of business flexibility. For example, retail may focus on logistics, but it's the underlying integration of their suppliers and their stores that makes the supply chain work and gives them their agility.
In this issue of the Mainstream, we look at how flexibility delivers its value, whether it’s the mainframe in general, service oriented architectures, autonomic improvements – or the specific flexibility the mainframe offers for ERP applications, such as SAP.
Companies that adjust to change more quickly gain a competitive advantage. Learn how in the following articles.
Yours sincerely
David Wilson
Director, System z9 and zSeries SW Sales, Northeast Europe
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Celebrating the difference: How the mainframe delivers consistently greater value
We all know of enormous advantages of the mainframe -- but how often do we think of the differentiation that gives it its edge? Steve Mills, IBM Senior VP and Group Executive for Software Group, looks at how the proven technology that handles most of the world’s transactions has evolved into a modern SOA server, and describes some of the factors that enable it to keep on delivering real value.
Getting the most from your SAP systems with DB2 and System z
If you’re running SAP applications, optimal performance of the SAP data server is critical to users who need fast access to the right information, at the right time. Consolidating your SAP operations and database server on System z gives you more than just optimal performance. It delivers the scalability, availability, performance and manageability that can only be found with DB2® for z/OS® and System z.
Propelling incident management into the future
Handling IT problems and incidents with greater speed and agility keeps your customers happier, while providing your company with the related business benefits. By managing those initiatives on the System z platform – and upgrading where necessary – you can multiply those benefits and take advantage of a larger IT service management strategy. To learn more, read the article.
Boost productivity with two autonomics projects
Your systems experts spend much time finding and fixing data center performance problems, when they could be focusing on higher-level tasks that advance your business goals. By taking on one or two short-term autonomics projects – and tapping free IBM software – you can quickly find and resolve common performance problems with full or limited automation. The projects can reduce problem manual diagnosis time by 95 percent and related resolution time by 35 to 50 percent.
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Help ensure the accuracy of your zSeries® order – and qualify for a free leather notebook briefcase
It’s in the bag: Acquire a minimum of $750 in qualifying IBM monthly license charge (MLC) software or $9,000 in new OTC software licenses through the ShopzSeries Online tool, and receive a free leather briefcase valued at US$150. Eligible software licenses must be acquired at the same time and appear on a single invoice. Customers may take advantage of the promotion as often as desired during the six-month offer period.
Visit our updated System z software Web site for the latest news
Our System z software Web site was designed and content organized to help you quickly find the System z software information you want. Bookmark new pages about Information on Demand, Service Oriented Architecture and Enterprise Transformation, and IT Service Management – and keep up with the latest System z software product and event news.
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Baldor creates guaranteed delivery solutions with SAP and IBM
Baldor, an electric motor manufacturer, created a new Customer/Supplier Connect solution based on SAP software running on System z, that gives suppliers and customers a direct view of product order status. This new process brings delivery service levels that offshore competitors find it impossible to match.
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A single sign-in lets you access The Mainstream's download page  where you can retrieve a selection of resources including these new white papers and tools:
- SOA Takes Off - New WebSphere SOA Foundation Extends IBM's Lead with New System z9 Mainframes as the Hub of the Enterprise
- SOA Assessment: Maturity Level and Report
- IBM Information Integration Platform Delivers Information You Can Trust
- Making Mainframe Software Asset Management a Success
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 CCR2™ provides fresh and high-value content from leading zSeries IT professionals and experts that will help in the day-to-day management of their zSeries applications and environments. Don't miss the current issue of the CCR2 newsletter.
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Events:
Our events and teleconferences give you an opportunity to meet the experts in person, or ask them questions over the phone.
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Take advantage of IBM webcasts to keep up with the latest thinking in business and IT best practices in business and IT covering topics that span the mainframe software environment. Learn how IBM zSeries software tools can help you work smarter, faster and more cost-effectively.
Our webcasts are ongoing - check back often for updates to the schedule.
You can also choose from among various webcast replays, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Here are some recent webcasts that may be of interest to you now:
Visit any time to find out how to attend these sessions live or view the replay from the archives.
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Podcast:
SOA as a Modernization Strategy
For many enterprises, mainframe application portfolios represent a significant investment. Learn why your company may need to restructure and extend these applications through a service oriented architecture as a means of leveraging IT assets. This podcast replay is hosted by Dale Kutnick, Gartner Sr. Vice President and former CEO of META. Speakers are Kutnick and Dale Vecchio, Gartner Vice President of Research.
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