Mainframe news out there – March
Once a month we like to pick articles from other blogs that we feel are interesting enough to talk about…
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 occurred for many reasons. Customer and end-user expectations for interacting with computerized systems have changed—and technology changes to accommodate these…
GDPR – is your firm going to be compliant?
A summary of what you (and your Third-Parties) need to do. On April 27, 2016, the European Parliament, the Council…
Mainframes don’t need SIEMs, do they?
Mainframes come with plenty of security – why should they use a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), when it…
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…
Does McKinsey Hate Betty White?
Betty White rocks. I mean, she hosted Saturday Night Live—and won an Emmy for it—at the age of 88. At…
Mainframe batch challenges – and solutions
The ancient datacenter game of tug-of-war between the need for more computing power, and the need to more closely control…
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…
Mainframers are starting to ask questions about security – and that’s a good thing
IT security crises are forever making business headlines. In 2017 it was the high profile ransomware attacks and huge data…
The Modern and Mobile Mainframe
Without revealing my age, I got my first mainframe job back when terminal emulators were a new idea. They were…
The mainframe strikes back
With the mainframe’s star in the ascendancy yet again, we need to seize the opportunities presented while recognizing the risks,…