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NewEra Software (www.newera.com) offers FREE manuals, white papers, presentations and software to help you understand your z/OS configuration, security options, and audit z/OS and its major subsystems including the ultimate z/OS baseline - the IODF.
NewEra Software has commissioned and published books and White Papers of interest to z/OS practitioners. Because the books are soft copy editions, they can be and are updated to ensure they contain the most recent information available.
zAuditing Essentials - Volume 1 - FREE
zEnterprise Hardware - An Introduction to Auditors
One of the foundation elements of any mainframe installation is the set of files that define the hardware, including which hardware elements are shared, and which are connected to each other. These files, which have no analogue in the distributed world, are called the IODF. They are essential to a comprehensive audit since they dictate the paths across which data can be shared in a mainframe data center. Click here to download this FREE eBook.
CICS Essentials - FREE
Auditing CICS - A Beginner's Guide
CICS Essentials will provide an overview of the basic CICS environment to a technically capable but non-CICS specialist auditor. It can also be used to configure CICS to meet the demands of today's auditors. Click here to download this FREE eBook.
FREE White Papers and Presentations
The "What's New in z/OS V1R12 and V1R13" White Paper identifies critical System z changes in z/OS V1R12 and V1R13. It includes references to all of the source documents.
The "What's New in z/OS V1R12 and V1 R13" Presentation includes the slides used in the webcast and at Conferences. Preview this presentation on You Tube.
The "Stretch Your Budget" Presentation outlines how the IBM Health Checker for z/OS and IPLCheck, a free, licensed and fully supported product from NewEra can help stretch your z/OS dollars. Preview this presentation on You Tube.
CICS Best Practices includes 12 sections devoted to Best Practices for CICS ranging from the ESM to JCL to VTAM to your Production and Test environments.
FREE, Licensed and Fully Supported Products from NewEra Software
IPLCheck
IPLCheck is an integrated set of Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) "Health Checks" that evaluate z/OS configuration settings against Industry Best Practices to pinpoint the causes of potential system initialization failures. For more infortmation, contact NewEra Software Technical Support at support@newera.com.
StepOne
StepOne has been designed for Information Systems Auditors facing the challenge of auditing IBM's zEnterprise, and z/OS Systems Programmers that are preparing for an IS Audit. For more information, contact NewEra Software Technical Support at support@newera.com.
The Beginning of Data Security - FREE
By Julie-Ann Williams with Barry Schrager
In 1972, the SHARE Security Project was formed by Barry Schrager, who became its first Project Manager. In 1974, Schrager, the principal developer of ACF2 (now CA ACF2), wrote a 15 page document outlining the SHARE Security Project's Goals for Data Security.
Click here to download this FREE White Paper.
Click here to download the FREE White Paper.
