Data Center Manager

The learning streams here provide an overview of IBM Z mainframes and their components, describing how they are often configured in enterprise-sized organizations.

The learning streams above address the advanced skills, knowledge, and practices dealing with products that a Data Center Manager will need to know about. These focus on the key concepts of the z/OS operating system, including security, and how workloads are processed in that environment. Details on managing file transfers to and from your Data Center is also important to know. A background on the types of storage devices implemented in the mainframe environment is also covered.

The learning streams above provide content focussing on business-related information. This includes disaster recovery, where the Data Center Manager often plays a critical role in ensuring recoverability of business data, and infrastructure, ensuring they comply with any regulatory requirements. This person also needs a solid background on various application development methodologies such as DevOps and Agile, and needs to understand how coaching and mentoring practices can be implemented to ensure they, and other staff, are trained to meet their full potential.

The learning streams here are not mandatory but help to provide a holistic view of the mainframe environment. Topics such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Containers, Kubernetes provide an overview of various technologies available on the mainframe that your organization may be using.

The cloud is playing an ever increasing role in Data Center processing so knowing how it works, its structure, and security configuration may be of interest. If so, then cloud governance information will also be important. Your organization is also likely to use some sort of system automation, so if IBM’s SA z/OS is installed then you should complete this training.