Mark Wilson, Author at Planet Mainframe

Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter IBM z Systems IBM z17 IT Infrastructure System Administration z/OS z/OS Tuning

Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter Delivers z/OS Tuning, Hardware Picks, and Performance Tips

Mark Wilson

We are delighted to announce that Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter 2025 No.2 is now available. If you haven’t already subscribed,…

Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter Mainframe z/OS

Impartial z/OS and MVS tuning and measurement advice: Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter is live

Mark Wilson

If you work with mainframes, keep reading and catch the latest from Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter. The quarterly Tuning Letter…

SHARE Washington DC

Events Networking

Wilson’s Week: SHARE Washington D.C. is a Capital Success

Mark Wilson

The world’s attention shifted to Washington D.C. recently – I mean the mainframe world, of course, as the US capital…

Mainframe Tuning Letter

Just Released – Latest Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter

Mark Wilson

Hello from me, Mark Wilson, the incoming Editor and Producer for Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter. We’re proud to release the…

Generative AI and Cybersecurity

cyber security Mainframe

The good, the bad and the ugly: generative AI and cybersecurity

Mark Wilson

Putting the AI into mAInframe security Artificial intelligence can be as much a help as a threat: a powerful tool…

Mainframes Motorcycles and Me

A wild ride: mainframes, motorcycles and me

Mark Wilson

As a teenager, I fell in love with mainframes and motorcycles. In the latter case, to be more precise, with…

Are You Resilienced

Observability resiliency

Are you resilienced: cyber resiliency, mainframes, and getting back on the air fast

Mark Wilson

‘Cyber resilience’ seems to be discussed everywhere these days, in light of continuing cyberattacks, and recent concerns that organizations may…

Surveys Security and Spaghetti

Observability Security

Surveys, security and spaghetti

Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson reflects on the findings of a recent mainframe survey, explaining why security should be the number one priority,…

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DB2 Enterprise IT IT Services Relational Databases

When to Use Db2 and When to Consider Alternatives

Mark Wilson

Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter IBM z Systems IBM z17 IT Infrastructure System Administration z/OS z/OS Tuning

Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter Delivers z/OS Tuning, Hardware Picks, and Performance Tips

Mark Wilson

Industry-Wide Security Event, Accelerate Mainframe Migrations, and more

Mark Wilson

Application Performance & Monitoring Enterprise IT Modernization

July 2025 CICS Highlights: AI, APIs, and the Rise of Modern Mainframe

Mark Wilson