9 ways to Master the Z
So you are now working on the mainframe platform. You wanted to keep up with the latest and greatest or…
A Lack Of Expertise Does Not Force You To Abandon The Mainframe
“Quick! Abandon the mainframe. …Oh, and by the way, buy a bunch of our platforms and services for millions of…
Mainframes and the Cloud: Made for Each Other
April 2018 marked the 54th anniversary of IBM’s mainframes. It is uncertain if anyone could have ever predicted such a…
Improving the Bank’s Bottom Line: Reducing Cost per Transaction
A few years ago, I invited a group of CIOs to become an Advisory Board for my company. Their role…
A Brief History of (Mainframe) Time
Timing, timekeeping, time synchronization, more specifically accurate synchronization, is a key requirement for modern information technology systems. This is especially…
You Do Not Need to Replace Your Legacy Enterprise Software
I recently read an interesting article on a vendor website – I got there after one of their spam emails…
Solo: A Mainframe Story (Special Edition)
In today’s world, it’s almost impossible for any mainframe operations to work solo: going it alone in terms of the…
Digital Denial: Why You Can’t Trust the Application Economy
The NYSE and a major airline shut down and, in the case of the airline, shuts down twice is just…