New IBM Cloud security features you should know
Cybersecurity is always in a state of change. There are new security features and new attack methods - or was…
Know Your Isolation Levels to Develop Correct and Efficient Db2 Programs
Did you know that Db2 provides a method to change the way a program or SQL statement acquires locks? That way is known as the isolation level and it can be set to specify the locking behavior for a transaction…
Nurturing new mainframe talent: five key lessons
The tide is definitely turning: organizations are replacing the outdated narrative that the mainframe is ‘old’ tech with a more…
Handy AIOps on IBM zSystems Handbook – A user experience
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a joint mainframe study between IBM and a large financial services company…
What Db2 for z/OS People Should Know About Data Fabric
"Data fabric" is an increasingly hot topic in IT circles, and with good reason—an effectively implemented data fabric can deliver…
Come see us at SHARE Columbus
We are looking forward to attending SHARE Columbus this month. SHARE offers attendees an opportunity to connect, collaborate and share…
All About zIIPs
If you work with Db2 then you need to know about the IBM zIIP specialty processor. This is true whether…
Break the silos inside the enterprise to improve mainframe visibility
The evolution of IT environments Enterprise IT environments have evolved greatly over the past decades. IT environments have moved to a…
Mainframe News Out There
As you know, we like to pick blog articles from other sources that we feel are interesting enough to talk…
What Should a Modern Db2 for z/OS Client-Server Application Environment Look Like?
The distributed data facility (aka DDF) is the component of Db2 for z/OS that enables data access by applications that connect to Db2 via TCP/IP communication links. DDF has been around for over 30 years, but especially during the past 10 years or so D...
Writing IMS Applications Using PL/I and Java Interoperability
Modernizing IMS applications sometimes means rewriting entire COBOL or PL/I programs in Java™. But another popular approach is to use…