The Arcati Mainframe User Survey 2008

The 2008 edition of the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook is due for publication in January 2008. The Yearbook provides a unique reference for IT professionals working in the IBM z/OS (OS/390) environment, with a directory of vendors and relevant media, a glossary of terminology and other useful information. The 2006 edition attracted over 13,000 visitors, the 2007 one attracted even more than that.

One of the Yearbook's main sections is a survey of mainframe sites worldwide. We are asking users to give us some details about their installation and technical challenges, as well as their plans for the mainframe within the broader IT infrastructure.

Please let us have your responses before 31 December 2007. All respondents will receive a PDF copy of the survey results on publication. Your identity and company information will be treated in confidence and will not be divulged to third parties. Please complete as many sections as you can. To be included in the survey, you must provide your name and e-mail address and the name of your organization.

Thank you

Mark Lillycrop, Publisher

Location:	Select: North America South America Europe Middle East/Africa Asia Pacific/Australia
Which sector is your business in?	Select: Banking/finance Insurance Government Education Healthcare Retail/distribution Manufacturing Utilities/energy Transportation IT Services Telecommunications Other
Number of employees worldwide:	Select: Fewer than 200 201-1000 1001-5000 5001-10000 Over 10000

Your name:
Your job title:
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Has IBM's recent green initiatives on power consumption and cooling made the mainframe more or less attractive to your organization?

Select: Much more attractive A little more attractive No difference A little less attractive Much less attractive Not sure

What do you expect to happen to your legacy applications on System z over the next three years?

Select: Maintained but not integrated with new apps Maintained and actively integrated/enhanced with new apps Mostly ported to Unix/Linux Mostly ported to Windows Mostly outsourced All of the above to some degree Don't know

Do you run Java-based applications on the System z?

Select: No Not yet, but planned Yes Don't know

Do you run Linux on the System z?

Select: No Not yet, but planned Yes Don't know

Do you have a data archiving strategy in place that is compliant with the latest regulations?

Select: No, not at present Not yet, but we are implementing a compliance strategy We are almost fully compliant with the latest regulations Yes, our data archiving strategy is fully compliant Not sure

Do your mainframe applications participate in your Web services/SOA?

Select: No, not at present Not yet, but mainframe will be Web-enabled in the future Yes, System z participates partly in Web services Yes, System z participates fully in Web services We don't use Web services Not sure

Which System z middleware have you enabled, or do you plan to enable, with Web services?

	CICS
	IMS
	WebSphere App Server
	DB2
	Siebel
	SAP
	Other
	Don't know

Do you think that IBM's 'specialty engines' such as the IFL (Linux), the zAAP (Java) and the zIIP (DB2) make the mainframe more attractive in terms of reducing costs and cost-justifying new applications?

Select: Much more attractive A little more attractive No difference Less attractive Not sure

Thank you for your help. We will e-mail you a copy of the survey results in due course.

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