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The Nexus of Forces Impacts the Mainframe, Too
In 2012, analysts at Gartner described the changing dynamics of digital business as being driven by what they call The Nexus of Forces. This important concept is crucial to understand and adapt to because it is impacting all of our businesses and the computing...
Mainframes Are Hidden Engine of Next Wave of Innovation
The Wright Flyer looks light and insubstantial in images, but on September 17, 1908, the world-changing machine nearly killed its inventor. A propeller snapped as Orville was demonstrating an improved version of the Flyer, causing a crash that broke four of his ribs....
Intensity in hockey playoffs… and in IT finance planning?
It’s NHL hockey playoff season. I love this time of year: the days are longer and brighter, the geese are back in town, the weather is warming up and, more importantly, the smell of playoff hockey intensity is back. Well, in Canada this year it’s not as normal since...
Will Mainframers adopt DevOps?
Mainframes are under siege. You might like to picture the mainframe department as some medieval castle surrounded by invading troops. There’s no actual fighting going on, but gradually the forces of distributed computing are waiting for the survivors inside the...
DB2 to the Rescue!
DB2 for z/OS applications continue to be a workhorse for large IT shops. Of course the DB2 applications have Service Level Agreements for availability and performance. These are largely based on requirements that drive customer satisfaction and transaction throughput....
A Mainframe Migration Disaster Story
A few years ago, I was speaking at a conference on the west coast—attending were mostly IT executives from startup companies, and it was a lively group. Also, some IT folks were in attendance from some more established companies. Afterwards I sat beside one such chap...
How to Tell Your Mom about the Mainframe
So what is a mainframe? The answer to that question might, at first glance, seem to be obvious to some of us who have worked with mainframe systems our entire career. But have you ever really tried to step back and think about the question? What if your Mother asked...
The Mainframe Dilemma: Coping With an Aging Workforce
A continuing, lingering perception that the mainframe is dead continues on in some parts of the IT industry. It seems that we constantly hear about IT shops that are planning to get rid of their mainframes. But rarely do we ever hear about it after the fact. No, it is...
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The Nexus of Forces Impacts the Mainframe, Too
In 2012, analysts at Gartner described the changing dynamics of digital business as being driven by what they call The Nexus of Forces. This important concept is crucial to understand and adapt to because it is impacting all of our businesses and the computing...
Mainframes Are Hidden Engine of Next Wave of Innovation
The Wright Flyer looks light and insubstantial in images, but on September 17, 1908, the world-changing machine nearly killed its inventor. A propeller snapped as Orville was demonstrating an improved version of the Flyer, causing a crash that broke four of his ribs....
Intensity in hockey playoffs… and in IT finance planning?
It’s NHL hockey playoff season. I love this time of year: the days are longer and brighter, the geese are back in town, the weather is warming up and, more importantly, the smell of playoff hockey intensity is back. Well, in Canada this year it’s not as normal since...
Will Mainframers adopt DevOps?
Mainframes are under siege. You might like to picture the mainframe department as some medieval castle surrounded by invading troops. There’s no actual fighting going on, but gradually the forces of distributed computing are waiting for the survivors inside the...
DB2 to the Rescue!
DB2 for z/OS applications continue to be a workhorse for large IT shops. Of course the DB2 applications have Service Level Agreements for availability and performance. These are largely based on requirements that drive customer satisfaction and transaction throughput....
A Mainframe Migration Disaster Story
A few years ago, I was speaking at a conference on the west coast—attending were mostly IT executives from startup companies, and it was a lively group. Also, some IT folks were in attendance from some more established companies. Afterwards I sat beside one such chap...
How to Tell Your Mom about the Mainframe
So what is a mainframe? The answer to that question might, at first glance, seem to be obvious to some of us who have worked with mainframe systems our entire career. But have you ever really tried to step back and think about the question? What if your Mother asked...
The Mainframe Dilemma: Coping With an Aging Workforce
A continuing, lingering perception that the mainframe is dead continues on in some parts of the IT industry. It seems that we constantly hear about IT shops that are planning to get rid of their mainframes. But rarely do we ever hear about it after the fact. No, it is...
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It’s A Good Day For Mainframe Trivia!
Planet Mainframe is here to support your ongoing mainframe training (try saying that five times fast), and our trivia quiz this week is based on two articles that explore the topics of indexing and the basics of Virtual Storage Access Method. To jump right...
Mainframe News We’re Talking About!
IBM mainframe licenses a “value vector” for IBM: CFO Despite the murmurings about the end of the mainframe, IBM’s Q1 earnings made headlines last week by beating EPS expectations. And while Big Blue’s better-than-expected performance can’t be credited to one single...
Who Wants To Be A Mainframe Genius?
Mainframes have been around for more than half a century, and for many businesses, they remain the backbone of their IT operations. However, as technology continues to evolve, many organizations are looking to modernize their mainframes to keep up with changing...