PART 4: COBOL—The Road Ahead
The Ailments of Age We’ve come to the final installment of our homage to COBOL. Let’s look at the challenges…
COBOL, My Saving Grace
Early 2025 will mark 45 years of my IBM mainframe-centric career that began as a COBOL applications programmer. As a…
The Art of the Possible with BMC Software
If you’re searching for a dynamic duo to offer real talk about the mainframe, look no further than Jeremy Hamilton,…
Enhancing IMS Performance with Dataset-Level Encryption
In a recent virtual user group session, Dennis Eichelberger, a veteran with over 45 years of mainframe and database systems…
Microsoft and Mainframe: Combining Platform Strengths in Hybrid IT
Watch the latest episode of the Main Scoop, as Greg Lotko SVP and GM, Broadcom Mainframe Software and Daniel Newman…
COBOL PART 3: The Experts’ View
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service in the IT world, this third piece in a four-part homage how…
Thoughts, experiences, and insights about COBOL
Looking back, I can still vividly remember the year when I graduated from college with a degree of Bachelor of…
COBOL has the Staying Power of a Keith Richards Guitar Riff
The most recent wave of media articles predicting the death of COBOL happened just before the pandemic. In 2019, COBOL…