Multi-Factor Authentication
There was a time when mainframes were in a world of their own, separated from other computing platforms. A world…
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CIO Challenge: Dodging the Bimodal IT Bullet
There’s a bullet aimed at the heart of your business. That bullet is the lie of Bimodal IT, which asserts that you can let your mainframe languish in Waterfall mode while you focus all your agility efforts elsewhere. It’s tempting…
A view from the C-level
New mainframe technologies that will make a difference to your business Be honest: what do you really think of IT? …
Db2 12 In-Memory Feature: Fast Index Traversal
Db2 12 is classified as an in-memory data base by Gartner. It is not just a simple in-memory data base…
The Mainframe Manager’s Essential Guide to Hiring Millennials
The numbers are clear and compelling: Mainframe usage is on the rise: By this year, 64% of mainframe-powered organizations (up…
Is the Mainframe Dead?
No. But it has been a victim of friendly-fire. I’m not sure that there is a headline relating to IT…
Creating the Future by Slashing Complexity
Mainframe users have a problem: finding people with the right skills to service their mission-critical systems. It isn’t language: learning…
DevOps in the multi-platform Data Center
Positioned by some as the panacea of new-age IT management, promising shorter development times, improved business processes, reduced time to…
Mainframe Upgrades – They Happen
System upgrades are a fact of life. If you're running a mainframe system, you're doing it for a good reason—and…
The Mainframe’s Place In DevOps
Read an interesting article a while back on how to pull off a DevOps implementation successfully: 10 ways to win at…
Why mainframe shops are procrastinating over multi-factor authentication
In my last article I outlined why, for a number of reasons, mainframe shops are growing increasingly aware of the…