IT Infrastructure Transparency Vital to the Modern Enterprise
Today’s modern data centers are composed of many different systems that works both independently and in conjunction with one another…
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The 5 Key Factors for Database Performance
IT organizations are always chasing better performance. This involves monitoring, tuning, and improving all aspects of the IT infrastructure, encompassing servers, networks, applications, desktops, and databases. But let’s focus on the database, shall we? Five factors influence database performance: workload,…
Embracing the Challenges of Gaining Value from Analytics
Data volume and higher transaction velocities associated with modern applications are driving change in organizations across all industries. This has…
The New IBM z14: More Secure, Flexible, Powerful and Analytical Than Ever Before
Mainframe IT professionals always get excited when IBM announces a new version of its stalwart mainframe z Systems platform. And…
Banking Trends and IT Issues
Digital transformation is impacting businesses far and wide, but you could argue that none are being impacted more dramatically than…
Mobile Computing, the Mainframe and z/OS Connect
Mobile computing has had a seismic impact on IT and the modern computing architecture—and it will continue into the foreseeable…
The DB2 Performance Advisor – SQL Performance Tuning Basics
When asked what is the single most important or stressful aspect of their job, DBAs typically respond “assuring optimal performance.”…
The Nexus of Forces Impacts the Mainframe, Too
In 2012, analysts at Gartner described the changing dynamics of digital business as being driven by what they call The…
How to Tell Your Mom about the Mainframe
So what is a mainframe? The answer to that question might, at first glance, seem to be obvious to some…
The Mainframe Dilemma: Coping With an Aging Workforce
A continuing, lingering perception that the mainframe is dead continues on in some parts of the IT industry. It seems…
The DB2 Performance Advisor – What is Performance
Assuring optimal application and system performance is one of the most important goals of IT professionals. And for DB2 developers…