The Evolution of IBM OMEGAMON for CICS: AI Insights, DB2 Correlation, and zIIP Optimization
Sign up today! CICS Virtual User Group – Tomorrow, July 29, 2025 Join us on Tuesday, July 29, for the…
Understanding and overcoming common CICS challenges
IT environments are increasingly complex to manage, and overburdened administrators are tasked with refining them, keeping them secure, and preventing…
Mainframe Security Isn’t What It Used to Be – How CICS and LE Are Fighting Back
This article updates a 2022 piece in Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter, “LE Non-Executable HEAPS and CICS User Experiences” by Mario…
Inside Db2 for z/OS: How Optimized B+ Trees Power High-Speed Indexing
High-quality indexes are critical for fast data access and returns. IBM Db2 for z/OS relies on an advanced data structure…
The Race to Cool the World’s Data
“Managing heat generated by data centers will become progressively more challenging – and, at the same time, necessary.” Chris Frye,…
Pivoting to Optimal Mainframe Performance with Actual Intelligence
Enterprise Performance Strategies, Inc. (EPS) has a long and deep history with all things mainframe performance and capacity planning. EPS…
Revolutionizing Mainframe Optimization: Prioritize Business Impact Over IT Resource Management
The backbone of global business operations runs through mainframes—which handle a staggering 30 billion transactions daily, hold 80% of the…
Performance management and capacity planning on IBM Z in a hybrid cloud world
Organizations are drawn to the promise of AIOps to leverage AI-driven Intelligence and automation to make quick and accurate decisions…