An overview of the Parallel Sysplex and Coupling Facility on the IBM Z Mainframes
Parallel Sysplex - a type of Clustering Technique Parallel Sysplex on the IBM Z Mainframes is nothing but a type…
The Benefits of In-Memory Processing
One area that most organizations can benefit from is by better using system memory more effectively. This is so because accessing and manipulating data in memory is more efficient than doing so from disk. Think about it… There are three…
The next frontier: when the mainframe becomes the default for new world-class workloads
Part 1 of Reg’s article was published last week. Nothing Exceeds Like Success That’s right: last week’s article brought you…
Mainframe News Out There
Once a month (or so) we like to pick blog articles from other sources that we feel are interesting enough…
The next frontier: when the mainframe becomes the default for new world-class workloads
Innovation in Our Genes “Thank you, Gene!” My fellow-nerd and I were just passing through an automatically-opening door, and he…
License z/OS Software-as-a-Service and Move Individual IBM Z Workloads to Private, Public or Hybrid Clouds
The acronym “SaaS” first appeared in 2001 as a revolutionary concept. Now, Gartner predicts the SaaS market will reach $116B…
Tell me about COBOL
Let me start by telling you a story… Once there was a big town and everyone went to school and…
Still COBOL After All These Years?
Have you seen the recent headlines? Wanted urgently: People who know a half century-old computer language so states can process…
Mainframe modernization remains a top priority
The mainframe community is rightly proud of our platform’s ability to accelerate digital transformation and protect enterprises against growing cyber…
Understanding how a ‘CM0 SL1 – ACK’ Input Message sent to IMS Connect works
IMS Connect (ICON) is the TCP/IP gateway for IMS. So, besides running the traditional IMS transactions on z/OS, an IMS…
Optimizing Mainframe Data Access
Nobody can deny that the amount of data that we store and manage continues to expand at a rapid pace.…