DevOps in the multi-platform Data Center
Positioned by some as the panacea of new-age IT management, promising shorter development times, improved business processes, reduced time to…
Posts written by Allan Zander
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Pervasive encryption concerns
In today’s treacherous world of constant hacking threats and corresponding data breaches, IT security and breach prevention has become a top-line concern for everyone in large IT organizations. With over six million data records lost or stolen every day –…
Mainframe Upgrades – They Happen
System upgrades are a fact of life. If you're running a mainframe system, you're doing it for a good reason—and…
The Mainframe’s Place In DevOps
Read an interesting article a while back on how to pull off a DevOps implementation successfully: 10 ways to win at…
So what Does ‘Mainframe Modernization’ Really Mean?
What is mainframe modernization? Well, a lot of vendors will tell you that it is the replacement of some, or…
A Lack Of Expertise Does Not Force You To Abandon The Mainframe
“Quick! Abandon the mainframe. …Oh, and by the way, buy a bunch of our platforms and services for millions of…
Improving the Bank’s Bottom Line: Reducing Cost per Transaction
A few years ago, I invited a group of CIOs to become an Advisory Board for my company. Their role…
Death of the Traditional IT Department
I’m very lucky in my job. I love it actually. It literally gets me all over the world talking to…
Blockchain technology – the hype versus the reality
(Forget about the Drugs and Rock & Roll… it’s all about the SECS.) Blockchain technology could change the world as…
Mainframing in the 2020’s
There are a countless number of articles on the subject of mainframe computing, and whether or not you should stay…
Blockchain: Challenges, opportunities, and a car in every driveway
When the automobile replaced the horse and carriage, it was just considered to be a faster horse. What you might…