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The mainframe outsourcer’s cost structure
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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
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How well is your mainframe outsourcer managing capacity and performance? – Part 3 – The pitfalls of MIPS
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Modernizing Mainframe Access for the “New Normal”
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Websphere Application Server – Now An Essential Part of z/OS
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