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…
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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 can remember when DB2 was new (1983), the client-server period, and the need for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). And, I’m sure,…
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…
Blockchain – The Good, The Bad and the…Better.
People keep asking me why I am so excited about the Blockchain, and why I see it as an enabler…
Optimize Your System z ROI with z Operational Insights (zOI)
Hopefully all System z users are aware of the Monthly Licence Charge (MLC) pricing mechanisms, where a recurring charge applies…
Why Can’t You Buy IBMz Mainframe Services from AWS?
The IBMz mainframe is the most powerful, scalable and secure platform on the planet. It’s also the most TCO-efficient. If…
Should you call time on your existing mainframe development environment?
The traditional 3270 mainframe development environment deserves respect. It has enabled developers to create and support some of the world’s…
2020 vision
I was working recently with a mixed bag of people from a company, who were trying to predict the future…
The Mainframe: Three Dimensional Thinking In IT
This is not an article on multidimensional databases, 3D rendering, or spatial databases, but rather how CIOs in IT think,…
Settling for less
I was reading the news on CNN recently about a power outage in California, which reminded me of some serious…
Mainframe optimization on the high seas
Being in the mainframe business for about 10 years now, I hear interesting anecdotes from time to time, often from…