Don’t get fooled by the Mainframe FUD
I’ve been seeing FUD (Fear! Uncertainty! Doubt!) articles like this one for years now and while it’s pretty easy to…
The New Era of Mainframe and Mobility
How proven technology is the only technology for the global mobile paradigm It’s no secret—the disparaging things we hear behind…
6 Ways Mainframe In-memory Technology Can Save You
When people hear talk about in-memory technology, they immediately assume the discussion revolves around Big Data and analytics being run…
Bimodal IT – is it really the right way to go?
I’ve been hearing a lot about Bimodal IT—Gartner was pumping it up recently at their Gartner Symposium, while Jason Bloomberg…
Does it take a super-hero CIO to stay on the mainframe?
Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent Can’t Get The Job Done Because They Don’t Go To Work Wearing Their Cape I…
A Mainframe Migration Disaster Story
A few years ago, I was speaking at a conference on the west coast—attending were mostly IT executives from startup…
Three things I would start doing today to help me save IT budget for tomorrow
I am lucky enough in my job to get opportunities to meet with some pretty senior people in the IT…
Big Data and Gardening
You can be a botanist, a horticulturist or a gardener—it depends on how knowledgeable you want to be about what…