Using IBM mainframe hardware, operating systems and applications, this course provides an integrated view of enterprise systems. Students are provided an overview for enterprise physical and logical (LPARs) processors, I/O connectivity, DASD storage, Parallel Sysplex and clustering technologies. An overview of z/OS, z/VM, TSO/E, ISPF, zO/S Unix, datasets in a z/FS file system, JCL, and batch job entry (JES3) concepts are also presented. z/OS programming languages, CICS transaction management, DB2 database management, the z/OS HTTP web server, WebSphere Application Server, networking and security are presented from an operating system perspective. Hands-on assignments are required.