Features: zOperating System Environment Manager
zOSEM Feature & Benefits Matrix
| Features |
Improved Management |
Improved Through-put & Service Levels |
Reduced Hardware Costs |
Reduced Software Costs |
Reduced HR Costs |
| Base Environment Manager |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
✓ |
| Job Resource Routing Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Virtual Storage Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
✓ |
| Tape Usage Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
| System Command Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Concurrent Job Execution Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Print Output Extension Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Device Allocation Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
| TIME Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Dynamic STEPLIB Insertion |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
✓ |
| TSO Submitted JOB Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
| RACF Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
✓ |
| WTO Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
✓ |
| TAPE Sharing Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
✓ |
| JCL Parameter Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
|
| Job/Step Statistics |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
|
| HSM Optimization Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| DASD Allocation Controls |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| HSM Reports |
✓ |
✓ |
|
|
✓ |
zOSEM has users of the product across diverse industry sectors including Banking and Finance, Retail, Government, Manufacturing, Insurance, Publishing and Pharmaceuticals. Outsourcing companies also use zOSEM to consolidate systems and simplify software upgrades. Below is a list of the principle reasons cited by customers for acquiring zOSEM:
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|
- Software License Reduction
|
- System Consolidation/Data Center Mergers
|
- Automating Job Prioritization/Service Level Improvement
|
|
- Parallel Sysplex & Data Sharing Implementation
|
- EXIT Removal & Simplified Upgrades
|
- HSM Optimization/Reporting
|
- Resource Usage Extensions
|
- Job Accounting/Charge-Back
|
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Last Updated: 11/25/2009 |
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