The mainframe strikes back

The mainframe strikes back

With the mainframe’s star in the ascendancy yet again, we need to seize the opportunities presented while recognizing the risks, writes Mark Wilson, RSM Partners I was just sixteen when I started working with mainframes. That was in May 1980, a month that also saw the...

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Easy access to IBM Z information with IBM Doc Buddy

Easy access to IBM Z information with IBM Doc Buddy

IBM Doc Buddy enables you to search error messages of IBM Z software products in both the online or offline environment on your mobile device – it can be a perfect replacement for LookAt, a z/OS message tool for which support is no longer available. Doc Buddy is...

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LinuxONE Emperor II- the Linux Mainframe

LinuxONE Emperor II- the Linux Mainframe

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...

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If it isn’t broken…

If it isn’t broken…

(Legacy systems – their role – their future.) I used to run a company which specialized in providing so-called Direct Market Access (DMA) to suitably authorized Buy-Side firms – as well as to many firms on the Sell-Side.  Many of these firms (particularly the High...

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GDPR and what it means to you

GDPR and what it means to you

(What will be the impact in the mainframe datacenter?) GDPR changes the rules The EU will be introducing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May of this year – it is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years.  GDPR replaces the...

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Getting the basics right

Getting the basics right

Mainframes are expensive – no-one disagrees with that. But what they can do is run industrial strength workloads for less than it would cost on other platforms with much less likelihood of any kind of system malfunction. Having said that, it makes sense to understand...

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Mainframe Outsourcing Transparency

Mainframe Outsourcing Transparency

Outsourced mainframe customers often lack a clear understanding of how well their outsourcer is managing the mainframe capacity and performance relative to what is optimal for the customer. The customer seldom has access to the data needed to really understand their...

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Confessions of a 25 year old Mainframer (pt. 1)

Confessions of a 25 year old Mainframer (pt. 1)

Hello, My name is Colton Quillicy. I'm 25, and I'm a mainframer. Yes... I know. A rare breed. I don't know how I got here... a love of technology I guess? I personally blame my upbringing. My father, Scott Quillicy, got a degree in computer science in the early '80s,...

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