The Open Mainframe Project – A Critical Industry Evolution
The Open Mainframe Project was established to create an open source, technical community that industry and community participants may easily…
7 Ways to Control the Mighty Majestic Mainframe
Today’s mainframe systems run the world’s top industries’ mission-critical workloads. This includes large financial institutions like banks, insurance companies, healthcare…
The Value of Technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Like many of my fellow Planet Mainframe readers, I belong to several LinkedIn professional groups. Recently, there was a vibrant…
In-memory technology: It’s new, and it’s not…
We read a lot about in-memory technology these days, especially as it applies to Big Data and analytics. In fact,…
Ignoring reality
While it may be difficult to credit the sincerity of someone who self-critiques by saying, “I care too much,” there…
Mainstreaming the Mainframe
Why Enterprise DevOps Should Take Control of Legacy Applications—Now! Like everyone else, you’re being bombarded with content. So you probably…
Think before you click Hybrid Cloud Computing
Many of you may be thinking why on earth am I even suggesting this? Hybrid cloud computing offers flexibility, fault…
Open Mainframe Project: I am a Mainframer Conversation Series
Late in 2016, the Open Mainframe Project and the Linux Foundation began a series of interviews with industry leaders to…