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Big Data: 5 Key Tips for Success
Being involved with numerous Big Data efforts over the past few years, I've seen both successful and not-so-successful deployments. Big Data is definitely exciting and it seems as though everyone wants to get involved these days. The thing is many people tend to focus...
A Look Back at 2015
2015 was a great year for the mainframe business—and that was great news for large IT organizations running mainframe systems, as well as the companies that support these business sectors. The old myth that the mainframe is dead was countered by IBM with the launch of...
IDUG EMEA 2015 Takeaway
IDUG EMEA took place mid November (15th to 20th) in Dublin, Ireland this year. As a resident IDUG attendee, I’ve noticed that this year there was an even higher concentration of big data talk. But the difference now includes the battle of where the big data analytics...
Happy Holidays from Planet Mainframe
It’s A Trap
As the new Star Wars movie approaches, I recall how much I enjoyed the movies when I was a young boy, and I've been watching Star Wars all over again with my sons. The classic scene in Return of the Jedi where Admiral Ackbar cautions "it's a trap!" caught my ear even...
Have retailers not learned anything from past Black Friday and Cyber Monday disasters?
In my last article, Are You Ready for Growing Mobile Workloads, I asked you to keep an eye out for Black Friday and Cyber Monday success and failure this year. I was really curious to see if retailers had learned their lesson from past years’ online retail disasters. ...
Every IT Professional Should Work in a Mainframe Environment (…at some point)
Talk to anyone who has ever worked on a mainframe and you will see that they are acutely aware of important factors that are sometimes overlooked on other platforms. Things like security, control, scalability, and reliability are second nature to mainframe computer...
Are You Ready for Growing Mobile Workloads?
More and more businesses are introducing mobile applications as part of their business activities intended to be more competitive, to increase market share, and to increase customer satisfaction. The motivation isn't hard to fathom - creating mobile applications...
Latest
Big Data: 5 Key Tips for Success
Being involved with numerous Big Data efforts over the past few years, I've seen both successful and not-so-successful deployments. Big Data is definitely exciting and it seems as though everyone wants to get involved these days. The thing is many people tend to focus...
A Look Back at 2015
2015 was a great year for the mainframe business—and that was great news for large IT organizations running mainframe systems, as well as the companies that support these business sectors. The old myth that the mainframe is dead was countered by IBM with the launch of...
IDUG EMEA 2015 Takeaway
IDUG EMEA took place mid November (15th to 20th) in Dublin, Ireland this year. As a resident IDUG attendee, I’ve noticed that this year there was an even higher concentration of big data talk. But the difference now includes the battle of where the big data analytics...
Happy Holidays from Planet Mainframe
It’s A Trap
As the new Star Wars movie approaches, I recall how much I enjoyed the movies when I was a young boy, and I've been watching Star Wars all over again with my sons. The classic scene in Return of the Jedi where Admiral Ackbar cautions "it's a trap!" caught my ear even...
Have retailers not learned anything from past Black Friday and Cyber Monday disasters?
In my last article, Are You Ready for Growing Mobile Workloads, I asked you to keep an eye out for Black Friday and Cyber Monday success and failure this year. I was really curious to see if retailers had learned their lesson from past years’ online retail disasters. ...
Every IT Professional Should Work in a Mainframe Environment (…at some point)
Talk to anyone who has ever worked on a mainframe and you will see that they are acutely aware of important factors that are sometimes overlooked on other platforms. Things like security, control, scalability, and reliability are second nature to mainframe computer...
Are You Ready for Growing Mobile Workloads?
More and more businesses are introducing mobile applications as part of their business activities intended to be more competitive, to increase market share, and to increase customer satisfaction. The motivation isn't hard to fathom - creating mobile applications...
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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...
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Are You a Mainframe Expert? Test Your Knowledge
If you’re looking for a theme running through this week’s mainframe trivia challenge, it’s all about preparing for future mainframe crises before they happen. Making hay while the sun shines, fixing the roof before it rains…you pick your favorite metaphor. When it...
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CMG Honors Broadcom with the IMPACT Innovation Award The Computer Measurement Group (CMG), together with its partner the Mullen Foundation, has announced Broadcom as the winner of its 2023 IMPACT Innovation Award. According to CMG, the increasingly coveted award was...
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It’s no secret that a mainframe system is a huge business investment. But when it comes to optimizing the ROI on that investment, many companies downplay the importance of what comes after the initial purchase. Mainframes, according to DataKinetics’ Larry...