Hi Saurabh, I would think that virtual SYSPLEX training would be very difficult to provide, since you would need access to HMC hardware consoles and other equipment (at least one system z machine where you could define a coupling facility and multiple LPARS with access to DASD and TAPE subsystems, to really manipulate a sysplex. It's not something you could "mass-market" either. There is only a very limited audience. Then to exploit the capabilities of a sysplex you need a number of specialty skills, like DB2 and CICS administrator and systems programmer skills. This would be a very expensive undertaking and I believe that is why there isn't much formalized training available. Most training on real SYSPLEXES is done "On The JOB" with an experienced team.
Of course that is only my opinion! Roger -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of saurabh khandelwal Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 5:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Parallel Sysplex Online Training Hello Elardus, I have checked with local IBM training dept. But they don't conduct any public batches for these classes. Also we don't have any third party training vendor, who can help in this training. So request you to provide provide me any information you have for recognized Online/Virtual training classes. Regards Saurabh On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht < elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za> wrote: > saurabh khandelwal wrote: > > >Yes, I checked for IBM learning. But there is no online classes > >available > for parallel sysplex. > > Well, did you checked with your LOCAL IBMer? > > > If you come across any one of training orgnization, please share detail. > > There are kind trainers lurking on IBM-MAIN. > > Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > >I confirmed there are PS classes, not necessarily ONLINE classes. > > Yup. There are lots of classes and courses for all things the big blue > is selling. > > >I've never checked IBM offering for online courses because I consider > such method of learning as much worse than regular course. > > Agreed, <now speculating> but it could be that online courses are then > be only method of skill transfer in the future. > > >I used to travel to take a class, i.e. to LA or San Francisco - it's > >far, > far away from my home ;-) > > ... and far, far away from mother-in-law and picky bosses. ;-D > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Thanks & Regards Saurabh Khandelwal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
