Articles by Linfeng Yu

WebSphere Cover Story — ESB Implementation with WAS for z/OS V6

Fri, 19 May 2006 18:00:00 EDT

More and more companies are starting to adopt Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) - a framework for integrating business processes and supporting IT infrastructure as secure standardized components or services that can be reused and combined to address changing business priorities.

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS and zAAP: Manage Costs While Gaining Benefits

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:00:00 EST

Running applications in WAS for z/OS lets you take advantage of the z/OS built-in Quality of Service features such as reliability, availability, scalability, and serviceability. However, the solution could be very expensive.

IBM WebSphere WAS for z/OS and MQ

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:00:00 EST

As a J2EE application server, WAS for z/OS supports the Java Messaging Service (JMS). There are three choices for JMS providers in WAS for z/OS V5.x: WebSphere MQ (WMQ), Embedded Messaging (EM) JMS provider, or a third-party product.

IBM WebSphere Application Server - WAS for z/OS and DB2

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:15:00 EDT

Most WebSphere Application Server (WAS) for z/OS customers use DB2 for z/OS as the backend or data store. DB2 for z/OS is a high-performance DBMS, with a strong reputation for handling high-volume data access transactions. Picking the right WAS for z/OS and DB2 Subsystem connectivity architecture can greatly improve the system's performance, availability, scalability, security, and transactional capability.

WAS for z/OS Topology, Scalability, and Availability

Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EDT

WebSphere Application Server (WAS) for z/OS is IBM's z/OS implementation of the J2EE server design. To build robust and efficient WAS environments on z/OS, you must determine the topologies that address your needs. Since WAS for z/OS is middleware, the topologies can become quite complex and require forethought. Considerations should be given to scalability, availability, and factors such as security, performance, and administration.

Understanding WAS for z/OS

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 16:00:00 EDT

WebSphere Application Server for z/OS is a comprehensive and sophisticated J2EE application server platform. It integrates with the IBM's zSeries portfolio of hardware and z/OS software assets and exploits the qualities of service of the platform such as close proximity to data, intense scalability, continuous availability, failover support, and stalwart security.