Don’t Believe the Myth-information about the Mainframe: Part 3
In this series, Janet Sun explores and dispels numerous myths around the mainframe. Continued from Part 1 and Part 2.…
Mainframe
Getting the basics right
Mainframes are expensive – no-one disagrees with that. But what they can do is run industrial strength workloads for less than it would cost on other platforms with much less likelihood of any kind of system malfunction. Having said that,…
Mainframe Outsourcing Transparency
Outsourced mainframe customers often lack a clear understanding of how well their outsourcer is managing the mainframe capacity and performance…
Confessions of a 25 year old Mainframer (pt. 1)
Hello, My name is Colton Quillicy. I'm 25, and I'm a mainframer. Yes... I know. A rare breed. I don't…
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…
Mainframe Development Must be the Focus, Not the Brunt, of a Digital Transformation
In a world of extreme and unpredictable change, agility is imperative. That’s why large enterprises have rightfully invested in all…
Real-Time Reconciliation: z14 and the Holy Grail
In July 2017, IBM unveiled the z14, latest in its family of z-System mainframes. Capable of running over 12 billion…
Don’t Believe the Myth-information about the Mainframe: Part 2
In this series, Janet Sun explores and dispels numerous myths around the mainframe. Continued from Part 1. Mainframes are Expensive?…
3 Important I/O Features Coming with the IBM z14
17 July 2017 marked the IBM announcement of the latest IBM mainframe: the IBM z14. Congratulations to the IBM Z…
Special engines that save cost on the Mainframe!
Do you know that mainframe systems have several kinds of engines (i.e., processors) not just a Central Processor (CP)? Early…
Don’t Believe the Myth-information about the Mainframe: Part 1
When I heard about the HuffPost article highlighting a video debunking the myths that Hollywood has been repeating about the…