It's probably 9 out of 10 times that things like BITCOIN and such other cryptocurrencies come to people’s mind when they hear the term "BLOCKCHAIN". And, why not? BITCOIN was what resulted in the Blockchain technology hogging the limelight in the modern digital...
(Forget about the Drugs and Rock & Roll… it’s all about the SECS.) Blockchain technology could change the world as we know it, or so the hype would have us believe. Is blockchain technology really all that it’s hyped up to be? Let’s compare the traditional...
The latest in the LinuxOne lineup is the LinuxONE Emperor II, introduced this past summer. It is built on the z14 and it runs a dedicated, optimized version of open Linux. It can do everything you can do with a native (x86) Linux system and more. You can run Docker...
When the automobile replaced the horse and carriage, it was just considered to be a faster horse. What you might ask, does this have to do with blockchain and its challenges and opportunities? Let’s begin by considering the challenges and opportunities presented by...
How to deal with Blockchain in a mainframe environment. Blockchain technology – if you were to believe in some of the hype – could change the world as we know it… Realistically however – and in the right circumstances – Blockchain oriented approaches to effectively...
Anyone who has been working on mainframes for any length of time knows that things are always changing. Many people can remember when DB2 was new (1983), the client-server period, and the need for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). And, I’m sure, can come up with a...
People keep asking me why I am so excited about the Blockchain, and why I see it as an enabler for the mainframe. I am obviously a fan of the mainframe, and I see a lot of activity in a number of verticals that are creating a really neat rebirth where the mainframe is...
Most of you are undoubtedly familiar with one of the biggest buzz terms in the industry by now: blockchain. If not, have a quick read of a great article from a few months ago in The Wall Street Journal, CIO Explainer: What Is Blockchain? Blockchain started out as the...
Interesting article by Stephen D. Bartlett at the Clipper Group about running Blockchain on the mainframe: IBM’s Blockchain Initiatives — More Secure with Mainframe Systems. How IBM Mainframes Support the Blockchain Process Model The assurance of a secure environment...
