The SMS framework provided a policy-based storage management solution for large
mainframe computer systems and is an integral part of OS/390 and currently z/OS systems.
I am encouraged by our strong and growing partnership with StorageTek to meet the ongoing data management needs of
mainframe customers," said Arthur Tolsma, CEO of Luminex.
Presler concluded, "Corigin's
mainframe data access solutions deliver measurable return on investment.
Consultants point out that CEOs and their technology staff can benefit by examining the track records of their companies'
mainframe computers.
We continue to observe that a
mainframe enables storage to be much more efficiently managed than all other platforms.
Today, the superior technology of IBM's
mainframe and storage can be sized and priced to meet the needs of mid-sized customers who are seeking to build on demand infrastructures and lower their total cost of ownership.
Although SABRE Computer Services is a proponent of distributed computing, it carefully evaluates the pros and cons of any conversion projects that require substantial rewriting of existing
mainframe applications.
As organizations increasingly realize that they need to re-use rather than replace their existing
mainframe applications, any initiative that enables them to do this at lower cost and risk is extremely valuable to them," said Gary Barnett, IT Research Director at OVUM.
If "data" is synonymous with "business," then interconnecting open systems data storage and
mainframe data storage is a requisite part of the new economy.
