Large Scale Enterprise Computing powers all major transactions, and the Mainframe is responsible for 87% of all credit card transactions and enables 71% of all Fortune 500 companies. Mainframes are fundamental on how we do business, and IBM Z is the only production mainframe sold today. Virtually everyone depends on it. This is your introduction to the hardware, operating systems, security, and features that make this possible.
Introduction to Enterprise Computing
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Introduction to Enterprise Computing
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What you'll learn
Identify the different architectural families, explain the enhancements for each architecture family and the functions of an operating system
Explain the concept of a Sysplex and describe methods available for z/OS security.
Define the IOCP statements for the IOCDS and explain the concept of activation profiles.
Describe the process of IPLing an operating system
Skills you'll gain
- Computer Hardware
- System Configuration
- Authorization (Computing)
- Computer Architecture
- Virtualization and Virtual Machines
- Hardware Architecture
- Computing Platforms
- Virtualization
- Mainframe Technologies
- Transaction Processing
- Infrastructure Architecture
- Cryptography
- Identity and Access Management
- Mainframe Computing
- Memory Management
- Enterprise Security
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RS
Reviewed on Oct 8, 2019
Pretty good information, hard to comprehend but that is to be expected. Best course I have seen for beginners learning about Mainframes
FG
Reviewed on Oct 13, 2022
Very strong, the mainframe arquitecture is very dificult for me, I learned several concepts for the mainframe and their components... I'm happy.....
KK
Reviewed on Nov 5, 2025
Excellent course for beginners knowing nothing about IBM mainframe. After completing the course your confident of working on ISPF with strong introduction of the Mainframe eco system.
