A mobile banking app begins timing out. The cloud operations team sees API failures. The IBM Z team sees Db2 lock contention. Both teams launch separate investigations, even though they are troubleshooting the same outage. When a customer transaction spans distributed...
Mainframes Bring AI to the Data When the general public hears“mainframe,” they may picture a massive machine from the early days of computing, a relic of a bygone era. However, we know that perception is flawed. The mainframe isn’t a museum piece; it’s the...
It is exciting to be part of the world of computer performance at the dawn of AI. Many companies are heavily investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with only a few crude implementations having materialized thus far. As a performance guy, I can say it is important...
At SHARE, Broadcom spotlighted the future of mainframe operations through the lens of AIOps, observability, and automation. Stuart McIrvine, Director of Product Management for AI, Ops, and Automation at Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division, explained how these...
Sign up today! CICS Virtual User Group – Tomorrow, July 29, 2025 Join us on Tuesday, July 29, for the next installment of the CICS User Group series. Colin Pearce, z/OS and CICS Systems Programmer at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will present. Register for the...
Across industries, mainframe teams are under pressure to meet SLAs, modernize operations, and reduce costs, all while managing growing complexity and talent turnover. Whether in financial services, insurance, healthcare, or retail, one thing is constant: when the...
The AIOps Corner podcast series provides a venue for advocates of AIOps on IBM Z solutions to share their success stories. Hosted by Joe Winchester, IBM Z Senior Technical Staff Manager and Master Inventor at IBM, guests engage in the “art of the possible” to drive...
In a recent interview at GSE UK 2024, Stuart McIrvine, Director of Product Management for Broadcom's Mainframe Software Division, discussed the current state of the mainframe industry and emerging trends in AIOps and automation. With 35 years of IT experience,...
In the ever-changing landscape of mainframe operations, one constant remains: the need for efficient, reliable system monitoring. Today, we'll follow Ashton, an IT operator, as he navigates the transformative journey from traditional ITOps to the cutting-edge world of...
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a joint mainframe study between IBM and a large financial services company in Europe. As part of that study also the customer's service management processes were explored and the goal was to figure out where and how...
