In fact, if IBM really does consider this, they might as well also build a near-real-time security monitoring product for Z, using CDPz as a source pump. Maybe Z Operations Insight Suite already has security-specific dashboard(s)/reports...
- KB ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Saturday, July 4, 2020 9:22 AM, kekronbekron <000002dee3fcae33-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Besides, any opportunity that allows others to poke at the platform, is an > opportunity well-left (for IBM). > > However, since IBM now has controls like > a) ALLOWUSERKEY > b) z/OS Authorized Code Scanner > c) near-real-time interfaces to SMF and tools like CDPz > > ... they should be capable of seting up a tightened & fully monitored > environment. > Don't believe the above will allow for messing around / learning HCD & other > I/O stuff, without them building an sim/emulated env. for that level of > control. > > - KB > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Saturday, July 4, 2020 9:16 AM, kekronbekron wrote: > > > > Would love to know more about what your FICON buddy is working on Grant. > > If you wanna share (prefer off-list?), please email :) > > Unless IBM explicitly sets up college courses or NDA-tied free-roam access > > or whatever, it's only going to be the likes of zAcademy, i.e., restricted > > lab environments to basically market at the command-line, much like walking > > the dotten line in an acquarium/zoo/etc. (if you turn to your right, you > > can issue 2 commands to Spark on Z) > > Funny though, because isn't this exactly what Time Sharing Option was, when > > it was first introduced? > > > > - KB > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > > On Friday, July 3, 2020 9:48 PM, Grant Taylor > > 0000023065957af1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: > > > > > > > On 7/3/20 10:12 AM, Grant Taylor wrote: > > > > > > > I know multiple people that have CPCs. But they don't currently have > > > > DASD. I think at least one of them has a line on legal licenses for > > > > z/OS for his CPC. > > > > > > One of the people I know is developing his own FICON connected DASD by > > > reading any and all documents he can get his hands on. > > > What do we, as the mainframe community, and IBM, as the big name, need > > > to do to encourage these extremely creative, resourceful, and driven > > > people better access to a functioning mainframe so that they can use > > > their creative talents and drive to help further the mainframe? > > > There are a group of hobbyists and enthusiasts that have taken MVS 3.8j, > > > which decidedly does not include REXX or prerequisites therefor, and > > > backported (?) REXX to it, including re-creating any prerequisites. > > > This is the creative and enthusiastic spirit that created Unix 50 years > > > ago and helped Linux become what it is today. Just think for a moment > > > where the mainframe could be in 10 or 20 years if even some of these > > > creative efforts were directed at enhancing the mainframe. > > > Grant. . . . > > > unix || die > > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
