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.…
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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 news out there – November 2017
Once a month we like to pick articles from other blogs that we feel are interesting enough to talk about…
Blockchain technology and the Mainframe
How to deal with Blockchain in a mainframe environment. Blockchain technology – if you were to believe in some of…
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…
A Digital Transformation – It’s not just about platforms!
The term “Digital Transformation” has been and continues to be mentioned practically everywhere within the industry at the moment. Depending…
A Clear Picture
IT and business management are increasingly concerned with the rising costs associated with their highly complex and ever-growing mainframe and…
Making a Modern Mainframer
It’s no secret that the dreaded “skills gap” is affecting the mainframe market. It’s getting harder and harder to find…
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…
The New IBM z14: More Secure, Flexible, Powerful and Analytical Than Ever Before
Mainframe IT professionals always get excited when IBM announces a new version of its stalwart mainframe z Systems platform. And…
7 Mainframe Taboos We Should Break
Having worked ‘on The Mainframe’ for almost 20 years at a variety of clients and sites I’ve come about a…