IBM Mainframe training

IBM Mainframe has a rich foundation in the field of mainframe computing. Mainframes are basically a core part of the corporate computing infrastructure. Particularly, IBM Mainframes are large computer systems that have been produced by IBM in 1952. Mainframe computers can be perfectly defined in one abbreviation i.e. RAS (reliability, availability, and serviceability).

In general, IBM Mainframe is a high performance multi user computer system, which is scalable, available, reliable and secured machine around the globe. It has the competence to execute million instructions per second (up to 569,632 MIPS).

In India, there are many institutes that provide training in Mainframes. It is a comprehensive and intensive training program that provides an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the concepts and methodologies. It does provide hands on training to students on Live Mainframe Servers and covers from basic fundamentals of Mainframe.

This program gives students' a fair knowledge of the architecture and capabilities of IBM Mainframe and how to interact with the system for various activities by using the fundamental commands.

Skills required for working on Mainframes are:

• COBOL
• CICS
• DB2

Eligibility

• To be eligible for this program, one should have completed BE / ME/ MCA / M.Sc with 60% Minimum marks in aggregate or 1 Year experienced IT Professionals
• Should have a two years of working experience as a software engineer
• Should have the ability to learn new technologies

Career prospects

There are a plenty of options for the mainframes. There are lots of requirements for maintenance in Mainframe systems. There are a number of roles one can perform in the mainframe environment:

• Database administration
• Systems administration
• Production management
• Production managers