Trevor Eddolls

Regular Planet Mainframe Blog Contributor A popular speaker, blogger, and writer, Trevor is CEO of iTech-Ed Ltd. He has an extensive 40-year background in mainframes and IT, and has been recognized as an IBM Champion from 2009–2024 for his leadership and contributions to the Information Management community.
Announcing the 2024 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook

Announcing the 2024 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook

The 2024 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook is underway! This publication has de facto reference work for IT professionals working with z/OS (and its forerunner) systems since 2005. The Yearbook’s highlights include a comprehensive annual user survey and an...

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The problem of orphaned data

The problem of orphaned data

Mainframes are renowned for their ability to store large amounts of data and being able to access that data. IMS, for example, has, for many years, been able to store huge amounts of data and access the records in that data very quickly. It’s what made IMS so popular...

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Explaining Mainframe Pricing to the Cloud Guys

Explaining Mainframe Pricing to the Cloud Guys

In these days of hybrid cloud working with some applications working best in a cloud environment and some that work best on the mainframe, there’s going to come a time when mainframers and cloud people are going to be sitting in the same room and the way computing is...

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