IBM Z Systems Environment - Introduced & Explained Training in Saudi Arabia

  • Delivery Method: Online Instructor-Led / Classroom Based / Onsite
  • Participation Model: Public Training / Private / In-House Training
  • Duration: 2 Days
  • Price: From €1,400 +TAX
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This two-day course is the essential introduction to z Systems - IBM's mainframe-based enterprise computing environments, and to IBM's flagship operating system, z/OS.<br>The course introduces the concepts and terminology that are encountered and used by IS personnel every day, and explains them in an easily understandable manner.<br>This course provides a firm foundation for anyone moving into the world of IBM z Systems mainframe-based computing.<br><br>This course is also available for one-company, on-site presentations and for live presentation over the Internet, via the Virtual Classroom Environment service.
For corporate groups, we can organize this training as an on-site private group.
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ACCENTURE

Prerequisites

None.

What You Will Learn

  • list the principal components found in IBM z Systems environments
  • describe how data is stored, the different data codes and types, and the devices used
  • explain the concepts of operating systems
  • describe the IBM mainframe operating systems and their associated software, as available in IBM z Systems
  • describe the functions carried out in z Systems based IS departments
  • understand the different numbering systems and representations used in z Systems.

Training Outline

The Mainframe Computer

Origins; Types of computers; General purpose; Scientific; Scientific AND general purpose?; The PC; The Graphical User Interface (GUI); The application development backlog; The Local Area Network (LAN); Who runs the distributed data centre?; Total Cost of Ownership (TCO); Today's real world; What is a mainframe?; What can it do?; Hardware and software; Types of computing; Batch; Batch processing today; Interactive; On-line; Real time.

Enterprise Computing Hardware

Enterprise computing hardware; An IBM mainframe computer room and its contents; The processor complex; Parallel sysplex; Logical partitions; Channels; Controllers; I/O units; Addressing; Local and remote; Disk storage; Old technology; Storing data on a traditional disk; The cylinder concept; Sectors; Cache storage; RAID - a newer technology; Disk Mirroring (RAID-1); Data Striping (RAID 5/6); Remote Disk copy; Virtual disks; Why magnetic tape?; Tape cartridges; High performance tapes; Automated Tape Libraries; Virtual Tape Servers; Other Input/output peripherals.

z Systems Programs

What is software?; Types of software; System software; Exits; Application software; What does a program comprise?; Main module; Subroutines and procedures; Functions; Data; EBCDIC; ASCII; Building a program; Programming languages; Executing a program.

Practical Operations

Who runs the IT environment ?: Operators, Help Desk Operatives, Security Administrators, Systems Programmers, Storage Administrators, Network Analysts, Application Developers/Support, Database Administrators.

The z Systems' Operating Systems

z Systems operating systems; z/OS operating systems; zVM operating systems; z/VSE operating systems; Linux operating systems; z/TPF operating systems.

z/OS Operating System

The z/OS operating system; Some important definitions; Address spaces; Common area; Private area; Main components of MVS; MVS processing environments; On-line; TSO; z/OS communications server; VTAM; TCP/IP; JES: JES2, JES3; Transaction Servers: CICS, IMS; Databases: DB2, IMS; UNIX System Services; WebSphere Application Server.

Numbering Systems

Numbering systems; Decimal arithmetic; Binary arithmetic; Binary subtraction; Negative binary numbers; 2's complement; Hexadecimal arithmetic; Hexadecimal / binary relationship; Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code; Packed decimal numbers; Memory addressing.

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Experience IBM Z Systems Environment - Introduced & Explained in Saudi Arabia through Bilginç IT Academy's live and interactive virtual classroom environment. Join a Public course as an individual delegate or arrange a dedicated Private / In-house online training program exclusively for your organization.

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Experience IBM Z Systems Environment - Introduced & Explained through face-to-face Classroom Based training in Saudi Arabia. Training can be delivered as a Public course open to individual delegates or as a dedicated Private / In-house class for your organization.

  • Delivery Method: Classroom Based
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IBM Z Systems Environment - Introduced & Explained Training Course in Saudi Arabia Schedule

Join our public courses in our Saudi Arabia facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

For corporate groups, we can organize this training as an on-site private group.
03 Jumada I 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX
07 Jumada I 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX
10 Jumada I 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX
13 Jumada I 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX
14 Jumada I 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX
24 Jumada I 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX
02 Jumada II 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX
28 Rajab 1448 (2 Days)
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Neom
€1,400 +TAX

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