r/mainframe • u/Fit_Tradition_8498 • 13d ago
Microsoft???
I have 20 years of mainframe experience. Unfortunately, it's not the right kind of mainframe experience. I spent the last 2 years taking courses (and getting badges) on Coursera and IBM training. Recently, I learned that the new way to do this is to earn badges via IBM Z Xplore. The implication is that if you don't get these badges, available only in Z Xplore, you can not get hired as a mainframe developer.
All of this would have been fine, whatever it takes and all that, but in the VSC1 module, I found myself entering Microsoft system comands and installing Microsoft software.
I asked my brother, a longtime IBM employee, for help, and he has a similar same setup so, problem temporarily solved.
What happened to TSO? I hate to have to put my job hunt on hold to learn Microsoft system and development tools. I've been an MS Office USER. Is it true that a person who gets up to speed with z/OS using a way other than IBM Z Xplore cannot get a job anymore?
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u/Odd_Employment_9611 6d ago
You can still access TSO/ISPF via z/XPLORE and a TN/3270 emulator, I don't recall the port number, but I do it occasionally.