Thanksgiving, Mom and IT Leadership
Next Thursday, we will sit around a table with people whose political opinions we find heartless or naïve, who don’t…
Stop Blaming the Mainframe for Healthcare IT Shortfalls
At TEDMED, Eric Dishman makes a bold argument: The US healthcare system is like computing circa 1959, tethered to big,…
Healthcare IT Organizations face Critical Challenges
Healthcare IT organizations face enormous challenges: Providers such as hospitals, HMOs, and PPOs must deal with spiraling costs, increasingly strict…
The Majority of Mainframers Are Above Average!
Imagine what you’d think if the latest IT survey—perhaps even the Arcati Mainframe User Survey—said that the majority of mainframers…
Punk’s not dead and neither is the mainframe
Admittedly, I’m as much a music fan as I’m a technophile—perhaps it’s this combination that makes it easy for me…
Don’t get fooled by the Mainframe FUD
I’ve been seeing FUD (Fear! Uncertainty! Doubt!) articles like this one for years now and while it’s pretty easy to…
Why the Mainframe is more relevant than ever in the “Hybrid” World
If you’ve earned your living in the IT field for any length of time, you know that words and phrases…