Linux® on the Mainframe

Chapter 14. Data Management

Data are crucial to a business and the mainframe enjoys the reputation as the best keeper of corporate data. In this chapter, we will turn to examples of ISPCompany and StoreCompany to show how Linux on the mainframe can use that mainframe potential and what Linux provides for managing data. But before going into details, let's summarize the scope of data management.

Ultimately, data management ensures that data are available to legitimate users and applications when they need them, while protecting them from misuse or damage through unauthorized access. Data management governs the entire life cycle, from creating new data to archiving or destroying obsolete data.

Data management also covers the physical aspects of ...