Introductory learning materials
Start here: Here’s What Happens When an 18 Year Old Buys a Mainframe. Great video.
z/OS introductory video course
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/redbookabstracts/crse0304.html?Open
Master the Mainframe
https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/education/master-the-mainframe
The ABCs of System Programming redbooks
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246981.html?Open
IBM z/OS Basic Skills page in Knowledge Center.
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zbasics/lcmain.html
Introduction to the new mainframe
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246366.html?Open
Introduction to CICS
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/crse0303.html?Open
Db2
DB2 for z/OS: Data Sharing in a Nutshell
Mq on z/os concepts
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSFKSJ_8.0.0/com.ibm.mq.pro.doc/q003590_.htm
http://share.confex.com/data/handout/share/131/Session_23611_handout_11867_0.pdf
RelevantZ site
http://relevantz.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibm-systems-relevant-z
IBM Z Youtube
Introduction to CICS from IBM
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/redbookabstracts/crse0303.html?Open
Introduction to the (new) mainframe)
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246366.html?Open
Books (search for 2nd hand versions)
Teach Yourself COBOL In 21 Days
Assembler training
IBM System z Tech
Love mainframe site
Relevant Z
http://relevantz.ibmsystemsmag.com/
Zowe
https://www.openmainframeproject.org/
Free training offers
IBM z/OS Introduction and Workshop for the IT Professional – 5 Day Edition (Next Offering: November 11th to 15th – USA CDT)
https://www-01.ibm.com/events/wwe/ast/mtm/zlearn.nsf/enrollall?openform
Free training at HPI
https://open.hpi.de/courses/mainframes2018
Many tutorials on Mainframetechhelp
https://www.mainframestechhelp.com/
Tutorialspoint on mainframe
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/mainframe_tutorials.htm
Mainframe Playground
https://mainframeplayground.neocities.org/
JCL course
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/jcl/jcl_job_statement.htm
Free COBOL course from CSIS
http://www.csis.ul.ie/cobol/course/
z/OS Introduction and Workshop
http://dtsc.dfw.ibm.com/MVSDS/’HTTPD2.APPS.ZOSCLASS.SHTML(ZOSCLASS)’
Mainframe playground on COBOL
https://mainframeplayground.neocities.org/COBOL.html
Access to real mainframe
Community mainframe
Unfortunately there is no Community open source mainframe yet. How cool would that be – a z/OS system on real Z hardware not owned by our boss.
zD&T
There is the emulator solution zD&T on which you can run z/OS legitimately. If you can afford it and like tinkering with an Intel machine an dLinux.
IBM Z trials – only 3 days
https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/resources/trial
Only available for 3 days
Master the mainframe – free
https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/education/master-the-mainframe
Remote development programme on Dallas System z
When you have a software development company, or if you are rich.
http://dtsc.dfw.ibm.com/MVSDS/’HTTPD2.ENROL.PUBLIC.SHTML(ZOSRDP)’
Will start at something like $550 USD per month.