IBM Z Common Data Provider V2.1 continuous delivery delivers support for new data types and subscribers
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Best practices for taking a hybrid approach to AIOps
Good managers empower their teams with tools that can help them excel at their jobs. The adoption of hybrid cloud brings benefits to IT organizations by enabling IT teams to innovate with agility, create better customer experiences, fuel business growth…
The Developer-DB Love-Hate Relationship
There’s a reason why database administration or engineering remains a separate specialty. There are a large number of rabbit holes…
Earn and share your mainframe badges today!
IBM open badges are making a difference by building your personal brand and advancing your career. With IBM open badges,…
The mainframe outsourcer’s cost structure
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Announcing IBM Z Batch Resiliency V1.2
On 4 May 2021, IBM announced IBM Z Batch Resiliency V1.2 delivering significant updates to support the resiliency of key applications running…
A Quick Look Back – The (NOT) Demise of the IBM Mainframe
Just a few months ago, we passed a mainframe anniversary, of sorts. Sometime in March 1996, the IBM mainframe was…
How well is your mainframe outsourcer managing capacity and performance? – Part 3 – The pitfalls of MIPS
Part 3: The pitfalls of MIPS This is the third in a series of blogs about how to follow up…
How well is your mainframe outsourcer managing capacity and performance? – Part 2 – Understanding MIPS and MSU
Part 2: Understanding MIPS and MSU This is the second in a series of blogs about how to follow up…
Modernizing Mainframe Access for the “New Normal”
Many enterprises that rely on IBM mainframes were caught out when the pandemic hit as they were not set up…
Websphere Application Server – Now An Essential Part of z/OS
To many, z/OS is a legacy operating system where ‘old school’ technologies like CICS, COBOL and batch reign. Java, not…