What’s waiting round the mainframe corner?
Anyone who has been working on mainframes for any length of time knows that things are always changing. Many people…
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What’s next for green screens?
The great thing about green screens is that they are so easy and so quick to use. Basically, a screen appears, you enter some information, press tab, enter some more information, and press enter. It’s quick, it’s simple to use,…
2020 vision
I was working recently with a mixed bag of people from a company, who were trying to predict the future…
Bringing DevOps to your mainframe
The days of waterfall software development on a mainframe are coming to an end. It’s no longer tolerable for end…
No pain, no gain?
The way you learned about mainframes was probably a mixture of courses, working with a more experienced colleague, and trial…
The Majority of Mainframers Are Above Average!
Imagine what you’d think if the latest IT survey—perhaps even the Arcati Mainframe User Survey—said that the majority of mainframers…
Big data – big opportunity
You’ve heard people talking about it and finally your organization has decided that there is a business case for going…
Does working on a mainframe make you happy?
We’re all familiar with the ups and downs of daily life working on a mainframe, but does it make you…
New Hope for Mainframes
For a long time now, the still young at heart mainframers have been making plans. Unfortunately, it’s not plans for…
Will Mainframers adopt DevOps?
Mainframes are under siege. You might like to picture the mainframe department as some medieval castle surrounded by invading troops.…
Keeping mainframe up-to-date
How can you make sure that your mainframe staff stay up-to-date with the latest ideas in the mainframe world? The…