Announcing IBM Z Batch Resiliency V1.2
On 4 May 2021, IBM announced IBM Z Batch Resiliency V1.2 delivering significant updates to support the resiliency of key…
A Quick Look Back – The (NOT) Demise of the IBM Mainframe
Just a few months ago, we passed a mainframe anniversary, of sorts. Sometime in March 1996, the IBM mainframe was…
How well is your mainframe outsourcer managing capacity and performance? – Part 3 – The pitfalls of MIPS
Part 3: The pitfalls of MIPS This is the third in a series of blogs about how to follow up…
How well is your mainframe outsourcer managing capacity and performance? – Part 2 – Understanding MIPS and MSU
Part 2: Understanding MIPS and MSU This is the second in a series of blogs about how to follow up…
Modernizing Mainframe Access for the “New Normal”
Many enterprises that rely on IBM mainframes were caught out when the pandemic hit as they were not set up…
Websphere Application Server – Now An Essential Part of z/OS
To many, z/OS is a legacy operating system where ‘old school’ technologies like CICS, COBOL and batch reign. Java, not…
How well is your mainframe outsourcer managing capacity and performance? – Part 1
There are many reasons why companies choose to outsource their mainframe. One of the major reasons is economies of scale—cost…
Mainframe News Out There
Once a month (or so) we like to pick blog articles from other sources that we feel are interesting enough…