Mainframe Course Online provides a structured understanding of enterprise computing using IBM mainframe technologies for large-scale business applications. The course explores system administration, application development, database management, and transaction processing used in banking, insurance, government, and other mission-critical industries.
Prerequisites
- Basic programming knowledge
- z/OS
- DB2
- Familiarity with operating systems
What You Will Learn
- IBM mainframe hardware, z/OS, and programming languages
- COBOL programming fundamentals
- Job Control Language (JCL) for batch job management
- VSAM file types and usage (KSDS, ESDS, RRDS, LDS)
- TSO/ISPF navigation and dataset management
- CICS transaction processing basics
- z/OS architecture and features
- Dataset creation and management
- Mainframe emulator installation and setup
- Connecting to mainframe systems
- ISPF/PDF for dataset editing and allocation
- Job submission and output review using SDSF
- UNIX System Services and HFS file management
- Security concepts for mainframe datasets
- Mainframe history and architecture
- Industry applications of mainframes
- Modernization trends, AI integration, and DevOps practices
Career Opportunities After Completing Mainframe Training
- Mainframe Developer
- COBOL Programmer
- Mainframe Application Support Analyst
- Mainframe Systems Analyst
- Mainframe Production Support Engineer
- Legacy Systems Engineer
