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The Top Four Infrastructure Capabilities for Enterprise Security and Compliance
Rising Stakes of Data Protection As our modern world becomes increasingly digital, data’s value has never been higher—and the challenge of protecting it has never been so great. While the global average cost of a data breach dipped 9% in the past year due to advances...
Australia Gains First Real-Time Mainframe Ransomware Defense with Vertali APAC and MainTegrity CSF
Australian organizations running IBM z/OS systems can now access a new defense for mainframes in the Asia-Pacific(APAC) region. In news welcomed by all enterprises battling cybersecurity threats – which is all of them – MainTegrity Inc. appointed Vertali APAC as its...
Join the Mainframe Conversation: Share Your Insights in the Annual Arcati Mainframe Survey
Skip to the Survey Hey Mainframe Enthusiast! Exciting news: Dive into the mainframe universe with the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook's annual survey. Your insights are the pulse of IBM Z users—hardware, software, and future plans. This year, we’re exploring mainframe's...
The Underrated Elements of Cyber Resiliency
Written by: Ravi Patil How Cybersecurity is More than Protecting Against Bad Actors and Why It Matters Resiliency in a business context is often closely associated with continuity. If something happens, or if there is an outage, businesses depend on the principles of...
Securing software products—protecting the supply chain
Earlier this year, I presented sessions at SHARE New Orleans on mainframe security, hacking, and security assessments. These spiked quite a bit of interest among attendees. In particular, a conversation kicked off with several leading mainframe-focused software...
Hybrid Cloud: The Key to Marrying Security & Modernization
As of 2023, over 72% of businesses worldwide have been affected by ransomware attacks. With new attacks seemingly every day and the cost of these attacks on the rise, companies know they can’t afford to joke around about security. Because of this, many are opting to...
How to Prevent Scary Cyberattacks with Mainframe Cyber Resiliency
Preventing ransomware attacks has become one of the top cybersecurity priorities for organizations. Mainframes are not immune to ransomware or any other cyberattack. Yes, the most secure platform on the planet that runs mission-critical applications and holds...
History of Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
For a long time, mainframes seemed like a safe room where a company’s most precious data possessions would be secure. But while mainframes still present unique challenges to bad actors, the days of mainframe impenetrability are most definitely over. Ever since the...
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Virtual IMS User Group | All about SMP-E (System Modification Program-Extended)— It’s SiMPlified!!!
Zoom - Virtual MeetingAll about SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) — It's SiMPlified!!! SMP/E (System Modification Program/Extended) is the foundation of software maintenance and update management within the z/OS ecosystem. This session provides a […]
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Accelerating Mainframe Efficiency: Development and Testing Webinar
Zoom - Virtual MeetingUnlock the power of instantly available mainframe resources to revolutionize mainframe delivery. The third session in the PopUp Persona Webinar series reveals how application developers, software engineers, and QA teams […]
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Virtual IMS User Group | Data Gravity and IBM Z: Bringing Processing to the Data
Zoom - Virtual MeetingAs data volumes grow, they naturally attract applications, services, and processing toward them—a concept commonly referred to as data gravity. In hybrid cloud environments, understanding data gravity has become increasingly […]
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Virtual CICS User Group | Latest Update on Security in CICS TS 6.3: The Journey to Zero Trust
Zoom - Virtual MeetingCICS has been advocating zero trust principles and introducing security-focused enhancements since CICS TS 6.1. This session will explore the latest security capabilities available in CICS TS 6.3 and how […]
New Storage Solutions, Businesses Adopting AI, and VirtualZ Fundraising
IBM Announces New Storage Solution for IBM Z IBM has announced the launch of its next generation of IBM Storage DS8000, available starting October 25, 2024. The latest innovation in enterprise-class storage for IBM Z mainframe architectures, IBM Storage DS8000 is...
Processor Innovations are Accelerating AI and Conference Updates
IBM Announces Processor Innovations to Accelerate AI on Next-Generation IBM Z Mainframe Systems At the semiconductor industry’s Hot Chips 2024 conference, IBM announced key architectural advancements of its new processors—the IBM Telum® II Processor and IBM Spyre™...
Mainframe History – Bob Bemer
When it comes to mainframe history, Bob Bemer stands out as one of its more colorful characters. He was known for his personalized (self-aggrandizing) license plates, was married six times, and lived in a spectacular cliff-top house overlooking a reservoir. He became...
AI-Powered Cybersecurity, z16 Performance, and New Developer Survey Released
IBM Introduces New Generative AI-Powered Cybersecurity Assistant for Threat Detection and Response Services IBM has announced the integration of generative AI capabilities into its managed Threat Detection and Response Services, enhancing security operations for...
z/OS Application Developers Trivia
Broadcom has released some highlights from its recently conducted survey of z/OS application developers. Conducted by Forrester Consulting in June 2024, the survey “gives an unfiltered voice to enterprise developers of z/OS-based applications across organizations,...
Zinnov Award Winner, Mainframe Skills Certificates, and GSE UK Sponsorship Opportunities
BMC Software Wins Zinnov Award BMC has announced that it has won the Zinnov award in the Champions in Unlocking Center Value (Enterprise IT) category. The Zinnov Awards are the longest-running GCC awards that honor and celebrate incredible contributions from...




