IBM Releases 16 New IBM Digital Badges for z/OS Mainframe

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IBM has released 16 new mainframe focused IBM digital badges mapped to IBM Training Partner Interskill Learning’s release of new and updated z/OS elearning courses. They form part of Interskill’s online resource of over 300 mainframe courses, simulations, videos, assessments, and labs, all benchmarked by over 130 IBM Skills Badges and Professional Certificates.

For more about mainframe training and the remarkable impact of IBM Digital Badges on the mainframe industry, listen to Interskill CEO Darren Surch’s guest spot on the industry revered Terminal Talk podcast with IBM’s CTO For DeClunkification, Frank DeGilio, and IBM’s legendary IBM Z educator, Jeff Bisti.

https://www.terminaltalk.net/e/darren-surch-modern-mainframe-training/

New IBM Digital Badges

Containers Curriculum

• Containers – Introduction to Containers, Docker, and Kubernetes

Data Center Storage Management Curriculum

• Storage – Introduction to Storage and Disk Systems z/OS 2.5
• Storage – Understanding Tape Storage z/OS 2.5
• Storage – Networks, Administration, & DASD Management Using ICKDSF z/OS 2.5
• Storage – Managing z/OS Data Using DFSMS Constructs z/OS 2.5
• Storage – Storage & Tape Administration Using DFSMShsm & DFSMSrmm z/OS 2.5

Disaster Recovery Curriculum

• DR – Ensuring Data Center Business Continuity
• DR – Data Center Disaster Recovery Planning
• DR – Data Center Backup and Recovery Strategies

IBM LinuxOne Hardware Curriculum

• LinuxONE – Introduction to LinuxONE 4

Parallel Sysplex Curriculum

• Parallel Sysplex – Fundamentals z/OS 2.5

Security Curriculum

• Security – Introduction to Mainframe Security z/OS 2.5

VSAM Curriculum

• VSAM – Introduction to VSAM z/OS 2.5
• VSAM – Defining, Altering, and Deleting VSAM Data Sets z/OS 2.5
• VSAM – Working with VSAM Data Sets z/OS 2.5
• VSAM – Managing VSAM Data z/OS 2.5
• VSAM – Advanced – Tips and Tricks z/OS 2.5

z/OS Connect Curriculum

• z/OS Connect – IBM z/OS Connect 3.0
• Introduction to IBM z/OS Connect Version 3.0
• Creating, Configuring, and Starting IBM z/OS Connect
• Monitoring and Securing IBM z/OS Connect
• z/OS Connect API Toolkit Basics
• z/OS Connect – IBM z/OS Connect 3.0 Mastery Test

z/OS Management Facility Curriculum

• z/OSMF – Introduction and Basics z/OS 2.5
• z/OSMF – Working with z/OSMF Tasks z/OS 2.5
• z/OSMF – Configuring and Administering z/OSMF z/OS 2.5

z/VM Curriculum

• z/VM – Introduction and Concepts z/VM 7.3
• z/VM – System Initialization and Shutdown z/VM 7.3
• z/VM – Monitoring and Controlling z/VM Operations z/VM 7.3
• z/VM – Managing Guest Operating Systems z/VM 7.3
• z/VM – Managing CMS Files z/VM 7.3
• z/VM – Identifying and Resolving z/VM Problems z/VM 7.3

Course catalog available at https://interskill.com/catalog/courses/

IBM digital badges available at https://interskill.com/ibm-credentials/ibm-badges/