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Moving to OSAM encryption: the easy way to get more IMS database security by Paul Gandolfo in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (7 March 2023).
Avoiding downtime, bottlenecks, and other dramas with better IMS Connect workload routing by Adam Limbert in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (3 March 2023).
Curious how IMS 15.3 performs on the new IBM z16 platform? by Amanda Stephens and Justin Soe in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (9 February 2023).
Introducing the IMS Connect ALTPCB Output Enhancement! by Jack Yuan and Sanjay Kaliyur in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (28 November 2022).
Introducing the new IMS Connect send-only with error protocol! by Bill Huynh and Sanjay Kaliyur in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (1 August 2022).
Writing IMS Applications Using PL/I and Java Interoperability by Joseph Leamon in the IBM Z part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (13 July 2022).
IMS Support for Z Security and Compliance Center by Sanjay Kaliyur in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (21 June 2022).
zDDL - an easy peazy way to submit IMS DDL by Deepak Kohli in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (21 June 2022).
Rediscover why enterprises trust IMS DB to manage their critical data by Mario Perotti in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (21 June 2022).
Amplify your enterprise with IMS TM by Mario Perotti in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (21 June 2022).
IMS database: versatile, powerful, and still running the world by Deepak Kohli in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (20 June 2022).
Starter IMS and JVM Dashboards available for OMEGAMON Data Provider by James Porell in the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (1 June 2022).
Can IMS Connect to the Outside World? by Trevor Eddolls on TechChannel (21 April 2022).
IMS and JVM streaming via OMEGAMON Data Provider now available by James Porell in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (16 March 2022).
Is your IMS restart taking too long? Could it be hung? by Michelle Carey in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (4 March 2022).
Go ahead. Be picky! Import only the DBDs and PSBs that you want by Michelle Carey in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (4 March 2022).
IMS 15 Managed ACB Enhancement: OPTION(NOCHECK) to IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) by Michelle Carey in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (2 March 2022).
Good news! 31-bit COBOL can now talk to 64-bit Java in IMS by Carlos Alvarado in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (16 February 2022).
Go ahead, store more data in IBM IMS DEDB databases ... up to 40 terabytes of data! by Michelle Carey in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (10 February 2022).
What happens when you pair z/OS Connect with IMS? by Richard Antikoll in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (8 February 2022).
How Does IMS 15.2 Performance Stack Up Compared to IMS 15.1? by Richard Antikoll in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (22 November 2021).
Want to significantly reduce Application Trace Facility CPU usage? by Vitali Mints in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (30 September 2021).
Performance Enhancement for IMS TM and Db2 Customers Using RACF by Sanjay Kaliyur in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (2 July 2021).
More On IMS Usage by Subhasish Sarkar on The Planet Mainframe website (27 March 2021).
An Introduction to IBM IMS OTMA by Subhasish Sarkar on TechChannel (29 January 2021).
Understanding IMS OTMA Commit Mode and Synchronization by Subhasish Sarkar on TechChannel (25 January 2021).
Assessing IBM® IMS™ OSAM encryption performance by Jasdeep Singh in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (updated 21 January 2021).
A Simple Way to Enhance IMS Database Dynamic Segment Layouts by Carlos Alvarado in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (updated 16 January 2021).
Understanding How a ‘CM0 SL1’ Input Message Sent to IMS Connect Works in the Case of a Client NAK by Subhasish Sarkar on TechChannel (15 January 2021).
Data Privacy for Diagnostics: Securing Diagnostics for IMS by Sanjay Kaliyur in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (16 December 2020).
IMS Support for z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator by Sanjay Kaliyur in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (16 December 2020).
Pushing the Limits of Modern Security: Pervasive Encryption for IMS OSAM Databases by Sanjay Kaliyur in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (15 December 2020).
Farewell to the IMS DevCenter by Greg Summers in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (10 November 2020).
IMS Transaction Manager Advancements for 2020 by Sanjay Kaliyur, Tom Morrison, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (17 November 2020).
How to Build an IMS Database Control System (DBCTL) by Michelle Carey on
z Systems Developer Community (3 November 2020).
IMS Support for z/OS Workload Interaction Correlator by Sanjay Kaliyur on z Systems Developer Community (2 July 2020).
Manage IMS performance spikes by James Porell in the IMS part of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (12 June 2020).
Staging Directory Support for DBRC Commands by Deepak Kohli on z Systems Developer Community (12 June 2020).
IMS Catalog Changes without an Outage by Deepak Kohli on z Systems Developer Community (10 June 2020).
IMS Solution Packs Have Diverse and Needed Functionality by Joseph Gulla in IBM Systems Magazine (3 June 2020).
Announcing the new IBM z/OS IMS collection to manage middleware components using Ansible by Haley Fung on IBM Z and LinuxONE Community (28 May 2020).
IMS System Management With A Single Product Suite by Joseph Gulla in IBM Systems Magazine (26 May 2020).
Securing Diagnostics for IMS by Sanjay Kaliyur on z Systems Developer Community (13 May 2020).
IBM CICS and IMS Support Leading-Edge Development by Joseph Gulla in IBM Systems Magazine (4 May 2020).
Keep your IMS COBOL applications thriving by Sandy Sherrill on IBM Developer Blog (1 May 2020).
Assessing IBM® IMS™ OSAM Encryption Performance by Jasdeep Singh on z Systems Developer Community (22 April 2020).
Pushing the Limits of Modern Security: OSAM Encryption by Sanjay Kaliyur on z Systems Developer Community (13 April 2020).
How Does IMS 15.2’s Performance Stack up Against IMS 15.1’s? by Richard Antikoll on z Systems Developer Community (30 March 2020).
IMS V15.2 and Your Journey to the Cloud by Skyla Loomis on z Systems Developer Community (20 March 2020).
IMS 15 Member Online Change enhancement: OPTION(BLDPSBNO) by Hiroaki Katahira on z Systems Developer Community (20 February 2020).
The Modern IMS Ecosystem by Jim Porell in Enterprise Executive magazine (Issue 6 2019).
How a CM1 SL0 Input Message Sent to IMS Connect Works by Subhasish Sarkar on Destination z (13 November 2019).
5 IMS OTMA Enhancements You Don’t Want to Miss by Jack Yuan and Eric Su in IBM Systems Magazine (13 November 2019).
IMS 15 Managed ACB Enhancement: OPTION(NOCHECK) to IMPORT DEFN SOURCE(CATALOG) Ken Nguyen on z Systems Developer Community (10 October 2019).
Go ahead. Be picky! Import only the DBDs and PSBs that you want! Sandy Stoob on z Systems Developer Community (19 September 2019).
Avoiding downtime, bottlenecks, and other dramas with better IMS Connect workload routing Tracy Dean on z Systems Developer Community (9 September 2019)
New Zowe Enhancements Add DevOps Value to IBM IMS by Haley Fung on z Systems Developer Community (16 August 2019).
IMS Connect workload monitoring and off-host analytics with IMS Connect Extensions and Splunk by Tracy Dean on z Systems Developer Community (18 June 2019).
How to provision an IMS DB/TM system with the IBM z/OS Provisioning Toolkit by Eric Su on z Systems Developer Community (20 May 2019).
How does IMS 15 stack up against IMS 14 and IMS 13? by Justin Soe on z Systems Developer Community (7 May 2019).
Get IMS and the cloud to your z/OS environment by Dipti Gandhi on z Systems Developer Community (4 April 2019).
Expose Existing IMS Transactions as RESTful APIs by Subhasish Sarkar on Destination z (3 April 2019).
IMS transaction tracking data insights – we’ve got you connected! by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (25 January 2019).
Strengthening security for your IMS databases with RACF PassTickets by Emily Siu on z Systems Developer Community (16 January 2019).
A Simple Way to Enhance IMS Database Dynamic Segment Layouts by Carlos Alvarado on z Systems Developer Community (16 January 2019).
Is your IMS restart taking too long? by Sandy Stoob on z Systems Developer Community (30 November 2018).
Modernize in the IMS Makerspace! by Shannon Farrington on z Systems Developer Community (16 October 2018).
What’s New in IMS OTMA for Mobile Transactions by Rita Shih, Swetha Sridharan, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (October 2018).
What happens when you mix IMS and z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition? by Jasdeep Singh on z Systems Developer Community (10 October 2018).
Machine Learning with IMS Data by Akash Shah on z Systems Developer Community (21 September 2018).
DevOps and IMS: The Journey Continues by Haley Fung on z Systems Developer Community (13 September 2018).
Happy 50th Anniversary, IMS by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (18 July 2018).
IMS at 50 by Trevor Eddolls on IT Toolbox (1 July 2018).
A Reliable Transaction Management System by Emily Siu and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (June 2018).
Accessing IMS TM and DB with Spring Boot by Denis Gäbler on z Systems Developer Community (30 May 2018).
IMS 50th Celebration CONTEST – It’s Your Chance for Fame and SWAG by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (9 May 2018).
Secure your ODBM threads without disrupting IMS regions by Joseph Leamon on z Systems Developer Community (4 May 2018).
We’ve updated our Continuous Delivery FAQS by Carol Degrace on z Systems Developer Community (19 March 2018).
IMS 14 tries on the IBM z14 for size - with great results! by Jasdeep on z Systems Developer Community (21 February 2018).
DevOps and IMS: Getting Started by Saar Sagir on z Systems Developer Community (20 February 2018).
Continuous Delivery, IMS Style: IMS Function Level by Sandy Stoob on z Systems Developer Community (17 January 2018).
IMS documentation is now available in a locally hosted IBM Knowledge Center for easy access by Emily Siu on z Systems Developer Community (11 January 2018).
Everything you always wanted to know about certifying APARs: The Evolution of the IMS Life Cycle Test by Dean Hardwick on z Systems Developer Community (7 December 2017).
Build your IMS knowledge alongside those who build IMS! by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (27 November 2017).
An Easier Way for System Programmers to Create Runtime Resources in IMS 15 by Akash Shah on z Systems Developer Community (9 November 2017).
You don’t have to be a wizard to create and activate IMS database and application resources online by Hiroaki Katahira on z Systems Developer Community (8 November 2017).
The wait is over, IMS 15 has arrived! by Betty Patterson on z Systems Developer Community (27 October 2017).
IMS Security Enhancements Focus on Distributed Information by Rita Shih, Jack Yuan, Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine (November 2017).
Try out IMS open access technologies with IBM Z Trial by Melanie Tang on z Systems Developer Community (23 October 2017).
The IMS Symposium joins the IBM Z Tech University Family! by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (17 October 2017).
z/TPFDF data event enhancement for PUT 14 (PI86942) by Theresa Hans on z Systems Developer Community (16 October 2017).
z/TPF PUT 14 Product Documentation Updated September 2017 by B J Scheid on z Systems Developer Community (16 October 2017).
Preserving a User’s Identity from One Security Realm to Another with z/OS Connect EE and IMS 15 by Ylai on z Systems Developer Community (11 October 2017).
Coming Soon to a Data Center Near You: IBM IMS 15! by Betty Patterson on z Systems Developer Community (3 October 2017).
You've Got a New Doc Buddy by Emily Siu on z Systems Developer Community (21 September 2017).
Easier access to IMS and IMS Explorer documentation by Ylai on z Systems Developer Community (15 September 2017).
IMS Explorer for Development is now installed through "Aqua" by Ylai on z Systems Developer Community (8 September 2017).
Access IMS Data using Node.js – IMS Summer Interns Take the Challenge by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (11 August 2017).
Could you use migration assistance, security health check, disaster recovery services, or more? by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (3 August 2017).
Use Machine Learning to write HTAP applications for IMS by Richard Tran on z Systems Developer Community (28 July 2017).
IMS and the IBM Z14: More Open and Connected Than Ever by Kyle J Charlet on z Systems Developer Community (25 July 2017).
IMS and the IBM z14: Bringing you Trusted Digital Experiences by S Loomis on z Systems Developer Community (18 July 2017).
Protecting Your Most Critical Data: IMS by Greg Vance on z Systems Developer Community (18 July 2017).
Help us build a DevCenter that exceeds your expectations by Sandy Sherrill on z Systems Developer Community (12 July 2017).
Better protection for your IMS data using RACF statistics by Emily Siu in z Systems Developer Community (11 July 2017).
What's the Future for IMS? by Trevor Eddolls on Destination z (June 2017).
Curious about IMS RFEs? by Jasminder Singh on LinkedIn (2 June 2017).
IMS Solution Adoption Kits help users with application modernization by Poonam Chitale on Destination z Resource Center (December 2016).
An opportunity to improve mobile transaction performance while lowering costs by Jim Martin, US Representative, Fundi Software on z Systems Developer Community (18 November 2016).
IMS Connect modernization now enhanced with IMS Connect Extensions V2.4 by Jim Martin, US Representative, Fundi Software on z Systems Developer Community (18 November 2016).
Tips for Using IMS Shared Queues by Carson Tsai, Rita Shih, Jack Yuan, Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine (November 2016).
Continuous IMS application deployment using IBM UrbanCode Deploy by Evgeni Liakhovich on z Systems Developer Community (5 August 2016).
IBM IMS Helps Support Innovation to Stay Competitive by Barry Baker and Sandy Sherrill in IBM Systems Magazine (July 2016).
The Latest CICS and IMS Updates Place z Systems at the Center of the API Economy by Kristin Lewotsky in IBM Systems Magazine (July 2016).
IMS newsletter 1602 .
Using IMS 14 Callout for Increased Throughput and Control by Sandy Sun, Jack Yuan, and Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine (June 2016).
What's New in IMS Transaction Manager via the Service Process by Richard Schneider, Jack Yuan, and Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine (March 2016).
IMS Database Virtualization: An Enterprise Executive Interview With Rick Jones, CTO, Standardware Inc by Mary E Shacklett in Enterprise Executive (November-December 2015).
Using IMS 14 Transaction Manager by Jack Yuan and Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine (November 2015).
Evolution of IMS to a complete Enterprise solution : White Paper by Vinodh Kumar Natanasigamani.
IMS Security Frequently Asked Questions by Maida Snapper in IBM Systems Magazine (August 2015).
DIY: Migrating VSAM files to IMS Database by Carson Tsai, Rita Shih, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (July 2015).
Connector Architecture by Richard Tran in IBM Systems Magazine (June 2015).
Tips for Developing IMS Mobile Applications with Fewer IMS System Resources by Mei Xiu Li and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (May 2015).
Accessing IMS Data Through the JDBC API by Richard Tran in IBM Systems Magazine (October 2014).
Replicate Data Easily With InfoSphere Classic Change Data Capture for z/OS by Karen Durward in IBM Systems Magazine (August 2014).
IMS 13 Enhancements Achieve Performance Benchmark by Ben Johnson, Dave Cameron, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (July 2014).
Driving Data Management on a Solid Track Record by Sandy Sherrill in IBM Data Magazine (November 2013).
Sending IMS Callout Messages to WebSphere MQ Using OTMA Destination Descriptors by Ben Johnson, Dave Cameron, and Jack Yuan in Enterprise Tech Journal (October/November 2013).
Enhanced IMS 13 Java Adapter Improves Applications’ Request-Response Communication by Hugh White III, David Hanson, and Richard Tran in IBM Systems Magazine (October 2013).
SPOC 2: Connecting the Dots: How to setup and use the SPOC IMSplex management solution by Angelique Greenhaw on Destination z.
Picking an IMS Transaction Integration Solution Depends on Your Infrastructure and Needs by Jenny Hung, Haley Fung, Shyh-Mei Ho, and Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine (October 2013).
Implementing IMS Synchronous Program-to-Program Switches Using DB2 for z/OS by Edmond Torikian in IBM Systems Magazine (August 2013).
Using IMS Application Interface Block in COBOL for Synchronous Callout by Mei Xiu Li, Jack Yuan, and Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine (June 2013).
Using IMS 13 OTMA Client Descriptor for Message Flood Control by David Hanson, Dave Cameron, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (April 2013).
How to Code a Synchronous Program Switch in IMS 13 by Ben Johnson, Dougie Lawson, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (March 2013).
IMS: Stretching Across Computing Platforms and Applications by Trevor Eddolls in Enterprise Tech Journal (Winter 2013).
Search for SPOC - The next generation of IMSplex management by Angelique Greenhaw on Destination z (December 2012).
IMS 13 Delivers Synchronous Program-to-Program Communication by Ben Johnson, Dave Cameron, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (November 2012).
Preparation Is Key to Upgrading IMS the Easy Way by Jeff M Sullivan in IBM Systems Magazine (November 2012).
Introducing IMS 13 Transaction and Database Servers by Barbara Klein, Information Management System z Strategy in IBM’s IMS newsletter.
IMS Performance Team Puts Communications Capabilities to the Test by Ben Johnson, Dave Cameron, Jack Yuan, and Yu Ying Wang in IBM Systems Magazine (May 2012).
Latest Release Simplifies IMS-to-IMS Communications via a TCP/IP Network by Ben Johnson, Dave Cameron, Yu Ying Wang, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (May 2012).
Cutting Costs on z/OS With WebSphere MQ and IMS by Ben Johnson, Pete Siddall, & Jack Yuan in z/Journal (March/April 2012).
Piloting IMS Through the 21st Century by John McKenny in zJournal (March/April 2012).
Sidebar: How to Extend the Size of Your IMS Database by John McKenny in z/Journal (March/April 2012).
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.2 and Threadsafe Database Control for IMS by Russ Evans in z/Journal (December 2011/January 2012).
Understanding and using IMS SOAP Web services by Robert Crawford on SearchDataCenter.
IMS 12 Fit for the future by Sandy Sherrill in IBM Systems Magazine (November/December 2011).
Does My IMS Data Make Me Look Fat? by Nick Griffin and Kathy Klimpel in z/Journal (October/November 2011).
Optimize IMS Performance and Availability Using OTMA and Shared Queues by Ben Johnson, Dave Cameron, and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine (September 2011).
IBM's IMS Newsletter, July 2011 - Volume 1102 contains:
Enabling Mainframe Assets for SOA Using IMS Connect and DataPower by Sean Hickman, Dave Holman, and Surajit Pal, Wellpoint
Transition IMS Disaster Recovery into Disaster Restart by Kelly Smith, Rocket Software
Business Process Integration for IMS Applications by Barbara Klein, IMS Business Programs Manager; Kevin Lo, IMS MFS Web Solutions Lead
IMS Enterprise Suite 1.1 SOAP Gateway: New Features by David Hanson, IMS Information Developer
IMS Security Support in IMS Enterprise Suite 1.1 SOAP Gateway by Jenny Hung and Quihong Sun, IMS SOA Solutions and IMS SOAP Gateway Software Engineer.
Best Practices: IMS High Availability Large Database Maintenance by Sudipta Sengupta in z/Journal (June/July 2011).
Preparing for IMS 24x7 Availability by Ronald Weinger and John Maiorelli in z/Journal (April/May 2011).
Modern Integration Methods for IMS Applications by Ben Johnson, Dave Cameron, and Jack Yuan in z/Journal.
Improved IMS Performance by Ben Johnson and Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine.
IMS and Cloud Computing by Trevor Eddolls in z/Journal.
Enhancing IMS by Barbara Klein in IBM Systems Magazine.
Giving You a Reason - Compelling Reasons to Upgrade to IMS 10 or 11
by Barbara Klein in IBM Systems Magazine
IMS Gets Social - Gain more from your IMS investment using social tools by Barbara Klein in IBM Systems Magazine
Improve IMS Data Accessibility by Using the IMS Cloning Tool for z/OS and Fast Replication by Kelly Smith in IBM IMS Newsletter
Smarter Application Access to IMS Resources by Kenny Blackman in IBM Systems Magazine
Extending the Power of IMS by Quddus Chong, Christi Guzik, and Yee-Rong Lai in IBM Systems Magazine
IMS: An Exciting Future Still Ahead by Trevor Eddolls in z/Journal
Initial Project Analysis: An IMS to DB2 Conversion Example by Shirley Huhtanen in z/Journal
IMS & SOA: Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Questions by Rob Morris in z/Journal
Aligning IT & Business: Managing the Inevitable by Nick Griffin in z/Journal
IT Management: IMS Modernization Survey Reveals Concerns for the Future by Bob Thomas in Mainframe Executive
Celebrating 40 Successful Years by Jack Yuan in IBM Systems Magazine
IMS at 40: Stronger than Ever by Kim Moutsos in IBM Database Magazine
Simplifying IMS Problem Determination Through Analysis by Dale Wood in z/Journal
What's All the Fuss About zIIP Processors? by Tom Harper in z/Journal
Standing the Test of Time by Adam Locke, Robert Hain, and Dario D'Angelo in IBM Systems Magazine
Leap Ahead With IMS by Greg Vance in IBM Systems Magazine
How to Simplify the IMS Database Maintenance Cycle by Sudipta Sengupta and Glenn Witt in zJournal
IMS to DB2 Migration: Exploring the Options by Stan Hoey in zJournal
IMS Connect and RRS Performance and Diagnostics by Ben Johnson and Jack Yuan in zJournal
IMS 10 for On Demand Business by Barbara Klein in IBM Systems magazine
The WebSphere MQSeries-IMS Interface by Ronald Weinger in zJournal
Simply SOA: IMS and SOA - A Perfect Combination by Robert Morris in DM Review
Simply SOA: Three Strategies for Controlling MIPS Growth in Mainframe SOA by Robert Morris in DM Review
Simply SOA: Batch Processing is the Missing Link by Robert Morris in DM Review
Simply SOA: The Quest for Mainframe Data Access for SOA by Robert Morris in DM Review
Simply SOA: Orchestrating for Top-Down Design by Robert Morris in DM Review
IMSPLEX Implementation Considerations in www.dbazine.com
When Bad Things Happen to Good Messages by Robert Blackhall in www.dbazine.com
IMS Is Alive and Kicking by Craig Mullins in www.zjournal.com
IMS Disaster Recovery by William Keene in www.zjournal.com
Open Access to IMS with ODBA and OTMA by David Compton and Jack Yuan in www.zjournal.com