IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - 9


INFOGRAPHIC

Your Route to
Digital Innovation
Several mainframe values
make it the data and transaction
hub for the global economy

Virtually Limitless Scale
1.3 million CICS* transactions are processed every
second, every day. In comparison, 68,542 Google
searches are processed every second globally.1

Superior Efficiency
IBM z Systems* accounts for 68%
of the world's production workload
capacity, only 6.2% of total server
spend.2

Trusted
Computing
IBM z* boasts the highest
level of security certification
for commercial server and five
9s application availability.3

GET STARTED
TODAY
ibm.com/systems/z
Enterprise Data
Serving
Over 80% of all corporate
structured data originates
on the mainframe.4

220+ Billion
Lines of COBOL
COBOL accounts for more than
70% of the business transactions
that take place in the world today.6

1 IBM estimates based on real client usage.
statisticbrain.com/google-searches
2 Solitaire Interglobal RFQ Report
3 ibm.com/systems/z/why-mainframe/#
4 share.org/p/bl/et/blogid=2&blogaid=234
5 datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2013/12/
research-reveals-mobiles-mainframe-impact
6 cobolpros.com/the-need-for-cobol

Transaction
Processing Hub
55% of all enterprise application
transactions occur on IBM z.5
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017

Table of Contents
Editor's Desk: Loads of Options
Techbits:
Infographic: Your Route to Digital Innovation
Partner PoV: Ignite Innovation: Optimize Linux on z Systems with adaptation, analytics and collaboration
Currents: Great Gains: Hybrid cloud adopters gain competitve advantages
Focus on Storage: Storage in a Flash: Improve performance and efficiency with hybrid and all-flash storage
Cover Story: Mainframe Options: IBM z Systems supports modern languages, tools, optimization and processes
Feature: Unleash Business Applications: IBM Application Discovery unlocks new value and accelerates the adoption of hybrid cloud solutions
Tech Trends: What Keeps IT Leaders Up at Night? Cloud computing is cited as top priority
Tech Corner: Healthy Status: z/OS Health Checker features productivity and ease-of-use enhancements
Solutions: BoxScore II, H&W Computer Systems; CleverView for TCP/IP V9.1, AES; ISPW Deploy, Compuware
Stop Run: Data Points to Love: IBMer combines marketing, technology expertise to help others navigate online dating
Reference Point - Global Events, Education, Resources for Mainframe
2017 Mainframe Solutions Edition
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Intro
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Cover1
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Editor's Desk: Loads of Options
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - 7
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Techbits:
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Infographic: Your Route to Digital Innovation
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Partner PoV: Ignite Innovation: Optimize Linux on z Systems with adaptation, analytics and collaboration
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - 11
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Currents: Great Gains: Hybrid cloud adopters gain competitve advantages
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Focus on Storage: Storage in a Flash: Improve performance and efficiency with hybrid and all-flash storage
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Cover Story: Mainframe Options: IBM z Systems supports modern languages, tools, optimization and processes
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Feature: Unleash Business Applications: IBM Application Discovery unlocks new value and accelerates the adoption of hybrid cloud solutions
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Tech Trends: What Keeps IT Leaders Up at Night? Cloud computing is cited as top priority
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Tech Corner: Healthy Status: z/OS Health Checker features productivity and ease-of-use enhancements
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Solutions: BoxScore II, H&W Computer Systems; CleverView for TCP/IP V9.1, AES; ISPW Deploy, Compuware
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - 39
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Stop Run: Data Points to Love: IBMer combines marketing, technology expertise to help others navigate online dating
IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Cover3
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IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe - January/February 2017 - Reference Point - Global Events, Education, Resources for Mainframe
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