The Modern and Mobile Mainframe
Without revealing my age, I got my first mainframe job back when terminal emulators were a new idea. They were…
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,…
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…
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…
If it isn’t broken…
(Legacy systems – their role – their future.) I used to run a company which specialized in providing so-called Direct…
8 Mainframe Mobile Apps that every mainframe professional should know
Yes, we have smartphone apps related to the mainframe. Don’t be surprised. Mainframes are not the old dusty computers that…
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…
Getting the basics right
Mainframes are expensive – no-one disagrees with that. But what they can do is run industrial strength workloads for less…