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Observability is one of the keys to improve cybersecurity

Observability is one of the keys to improve cybersecurity

by Alessandro Bruno | Jun 25, 2024

What is observability? Observability has several meanings and applications. Overall, it is a management strategy that prioritizes the most important and fundamental issues in a business operating process. This means it’s a valuable tool for improving user experience,...

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The Two Facets of AI Sustainability: Better Infrastructure and More Environmental Responsibility

The Two Facets of AI Sustainability: Better Infrastructure and More Environmental Responsibility

by Alessandro Bruno | Jul 30, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer systems designed to simulate human thought or part of it, with the latest generation of products, such as ChatGPT, drawing from vast web content, processing responses, and training themselves to respond more...

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Why you need to protect your business with IBM Z Cyber Vault

Why you need to protect your business with IBM Z Cyber Vault

by Nathan Brice | Jan 11, 2023

It seems like every week there is a new story of a major company or organization being affected by a cyber-attack. It might be a ransomware attack, stolen user data, or other disruption to services, and may be initiated either by an external attack or internal...

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Embracing the Challenge: Women and the IBM zSystems Platform

Embracing the Challenge: Women and the IBM zSystems Platform

by Lee Sullivan | Jan 25, 2023

When UNICOM's Michelle Harris started her career in the IBM zSystems world 30 years ago, women were a rarity. Today there are boundless opportunities for women on the zSystems platform, but nurturing them requires dedicated attention. Programs like IBM Z Xplore and...

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Running to the Mainframe—Modernization Without Disruption

Running to the Mainframe—Modernization Without Disruption

by Lee Sullivan | Feb 24, 2023

“I ran to the mainframe,” Rocket Software CEO Milan Shetti says with a chuckle, recalling his journey to the IBM zSystems platform. “Mainframe is the backbone of so many industries, and it’s the greenest platform out there.” After decades pioneering IT innovations,...

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Fit-for-Business Purpose Means Security and Resiliency

Fit-for-Business Purpose Means Security and Resiliency

by Lee Sullivan | Mar 29, 2023

You can’t afford to have data at risk.  In today’s hybrid-cloud environment, security and resiliency are top-of-mind. Listen as 21st Century Software CEO Rebecca Levesque and IBM zSystems Ecosystem VP Meredith Stowell discuss the current business landscape and how...

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The Importance of Advocacy in Building a zSystems Career

The Importance of Advocacy in Building a zSystems Career

by Lee Sullivan | May 26, 2023

Each month, z/Action! meets some of the world’s most innovative companies as they share how they’re expanding horizons and driving success with IBM zSystems. This month we welcome Mainline Information Systems’ Dusty Rivers. He’s Mainline’s senior director for zSystems...

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AI Has Entered the Chat and It’s Shaking Up Cybersecurity

AI Has Entered the Chat and It’s Shaking Up Cybersecurity

by Lee Sullivan | Jul 28, 2023

Each month, z/Action! meets some of the world's most innovative companies as they share how they're expanding horizons and driving success with IBM Z. This month we welcome PKWARE’s Jason Dobbs and EJ Pappas. They’re here to discuss cybersecurity: how the threat...

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Micro Focus Technology and Expertise Support Successful Mainframe Modernization Project for Major Insurer, AG

Micro Focus Technology and Expertise Support Successful Mainframe Modernization Project for Major Insurer, AG

by Sonja Soderlund | Feb 21, 2023

AG is Belgium’s largest insurance company, operating in the Belgian insurance market since 1824. With three million clients consisting of private individuals, SMEs, and large companies, AG’s mainframe has served the organization through many structural...

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Micro Focus Technology and Expertise Support Successful Mainframe Modernization Project for Major Insurer, AG

Deloitte Cites Mainframe Modernization as a Top Tech Trend of 2023

by Sonja Soderlund | Mar 1, 2023

Among other tech trends like AI, cloud computing, and decentralized systems, Deloitte Insights Magazine listed mainframe modernization as one of the top six tech trends of 2023. While the article acknowledges that the word “mainframe” in a list of the hottest tech...

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