Mainframes training

act_naturally1 · **Mainframes training -** 31-07-2004, 11:50 AM

hi
how is Mainframes requirement in the industry??
can 1 consider this field for the career..
MAINTEC is providing IBM mainframe training in delhi.....ne idea howz it??
pls post ur views
thx

Jugnoo · **Re: Mainframes training -** 31-07-2004, 11:59 AM

as long as there is IT business there will be MAINFRAMES!

Most projects on MAINFRAMES are maintenence, or minor upgradation. There are some where major upgrades are needed. Example Y2K. It did not need anything brilliant to solve that. But you needed many people to code and test the changes.

MAINFRAME as an IT career is good. You will never have a gap in your career. although you may not like the type of work you do. (in most cases).

IBM is pushing MAINFRAMES very aggresivly, they have brough LINUX on to the OS that runs MAINFRAMES, ZOS. lots of cool fundas are there, but you need not worry about much of the fundas

99% if ppl working on mainframes (includes me) might not have seen a mainframe!

regarding training, yep MAINFRAMES, youmight need training, cause you cant install ZOS on your home PC. However, looking at the current recuiretment scenario, if you get placed in a decent company, then the company will provide all the training you need. You dont need any additional training before joining a company. (It will be sheer waste).

XPEDITER.
ps: xpediter is a tool for debugging programs on mainframes.

act_naturally1 · 31-07-2004, 12:26 PM

thx xpeditor
that was useful
so where r u working??n wat r the growth oppotunites in this field??

Jugnoo · **Re: Mainframes training -** 31-07-2004, 01:25 PM

my location on profile says "Thiruvanathapuram"

Thats in kerala. down south.

Growth, well, it depends on where you want to be.

On MAINTEC , here in trivandrum they have got some good results. Could be becuase banglaore and chennai are relativly nearby. cant say abt Delhi.

Mainframes, you would be working on COBOL code. and mostly dealing with Database calls like DB2/IMS. after working for some 4-5 years, you could move to Project Lead role.

anyway I cant say about growth, cause Sofwtare industry is very very dynamic. 3 years back web techologies was in demand. now its mainframe. 10 years back it was mainframes.

one advantage of working in mainframes is that whatever you learn will never be outdated. cause the entire thing you are going to learn is some 70s and 80s techology.

Cheers
XPEDITER

NJain · **Re: Mainframes training -** 31-07-2004, 03:14 PM

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my location on profile says "Thiruvanathapuram" Thats in kerala. down south.
Growth, well, it depends on where you want to be.
On MAINTEC , here in trivandrum they have got some good results. Could be becuase banglaore and chennai are relativly nearby. cant say abt Delhi. ........

Ohhh i was wondering since long that how did you get the name XPEDITOR. Now i know it.

And yes, as you said Mainframe jobs will never go down, atleast i hope so!!!

act_naturally1 · 31-07-2004, 08:27 PM

any1 from delhi knows abt MAINTEC IBM TRAINING in MAINFRAMES....

kavisha.behrani · 27-09-2005, 10:25 PM

maintec is one of the worst institutes that one can enrol to..pls dont give a single thought to it...believe me i know 100's of ppl who are the students of maintec and now working for some filthy companies or call centres.....