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Misconceptions to surface:

"Mainframes are just old servers." Clarify the architectural differences (I/O channels, SYSPLEXes, specialized processors). - "Nobody writes new mainframe code." Show examples of recent z/OS features and modern COBOL toolchains. - "Cloud will replace mainframes." Discuss hybrid strategies and why la

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Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 1 — z/OS Ecosystem

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 2 — Virtual Storage

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 3 — Language Environment

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 4 — Dataset Management

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 5 — Workload Manager

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 6 — DB2 Optimizer

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 7 — Advanced SQL

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 8 — DB2 Locking

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 9 — DB2 Utilities

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 10 — Stored Procedures

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 11 — DB2 Performance

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 12 — DB2 Application Patterns

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 13 — CICS Architecture

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 14 — CICS Web Services

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 15 — Channels/Containers

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 16 — CICS Security

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 17 — CICS Performance

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 18 — CICS Recovery

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 19 — IBM MQ

Advanced COBOL — Teaching Notes: Chapter 20 — Event-Driven Architecture

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