If you want to know what’s going on in the world of COBOL, Dr. Cameron Seay is the expert to turn to. As a semi-retired adjunct professor at East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, North Carolina, he calls himself a “practicing technology evangelist.” He...
Penney Berryman from Planet Mainframe connected with Mark for a few minutes between his work in the UK and his hobby of restoring motorcycles.Mark Wilson’s energy and easy laugh infuse the conversation in person or on the phone. He throws his head back and guffaws,...
Vertali’s zTrust is a unique software solution that dramatically reduces the time, effort and costs needed to secure your operations and prove compliance with data standards and industry regulations. zTrust reveals network activity to and from your mainframe,...
Skip to the Survey Hey Mainframe Enthusiast! Exciting news: Dive into the mainframe universe with the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook's annual survey. Your insights are the pulse of IBM Z users—hardware, software, and future plans. This year, we’re exploring mainframe's...
With cyber security and cyber resiliency top priorities for organizations, is enough focus given to the wider network, asks Tony Amies of Vertali How can you confirm that your network access control settings are correct and are working as intended? How can you...
The year is 2033. We’re in the future, and it looks a lot like today. There are no flying cars or immortality pills. Behind the scenes, technology continues running, with the amount of data generated growing year-over-year. Here are a few predictions for what...
The stages in a mainframe breach are familiar to most mainframers these days. Firstly, the bad actors need to gain access to the mainframe. That is as simple as going to the web and buying a user id and password combo for as little as $120. But even worse if the...
Db2 12 for z/OS has been available now for close to 7 years, which is a “forever” in the world of enterprise software. But more than a year ago now IBM delivered a brand new release of Db2, Version 13! Db2 13 for z/OS was announced on April 5, 2022 and was delivered...
ASRA Abend Code In discussing aspects of CICS Command level Programming, have you ever wondered why a Program Interrupt (S0C4, S0C7) results in an ASRA Abend code? Firstly, it is important to remember that the middle 2 characters of every Abend code tells us who...
There is increasing talk of quantum computers and how they will allow us to solve problems that traditional computers cannot solve. It’s important to note that quantum computers will not replace traditional computers: they are only intended to solve problems other...
