Significant Changes in the z/OS Release Schedule
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Significant Changes in the z/OS Release Schedule
IBM is moving to a biennial release schedule for z/OS, a good move in my view. Here are some highlights:
- IBM plans to introduce new z/OS releases every two years. The idea is that z/OS users will have more time to exploit new z/OS functions and spend less time installing and testing release upgrades.
- IBM is increasing the standard support period for z/OS releases from 3 to 5 years.
- IBM is also increasing the fee-based extended support period from 2 to 3 years.
- The next release of z/OS will also be a new version: z/OS 2.1. This new version will require a System z9 or higher since it will exploit newer processor instructions.
- There are going to be more Web-delivered enhancements between releases, which isn't surprising.
- As another corollary, there will be more enhancements in each new z/OS release.
As long as z/OS users don't simply "slow down," I like this new release schedule. It should make life simpler for software vendors, too.
| by Timothy Sipples | April 11, 2012 in z/OS Permalink |
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