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Test Your Db2 Knowledge!

Test Your Db2 Knowledge!

If you work with Db2 for z/OS, this week’s trivia challenge should interest you. We’re reviewing two articles that will help you maximize Db2’s capabilities and deepen your understanding of “data fabric”. For those who spend their professional lives working with Db2...

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Hashing and Indexing Mainframe Data

Hashing and Indexing Mainframe Data

An index is a database structure, separate from the data, that provides a method to search; it provides a technique for both rapid random lookups and efficient access of ordered records. Hashing is an indexing technique that leverages mathematical techniques to...

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Extra Extra Read All About Mainframe

Extra Extra Read All About Mainframe

BMC acquires mainframe data management company Model9 IT Firm BMC recently announced the acquisition of Model9, a data management technologies provider. Founded in 2016, Model9’s patented software technology unlocks mainframe formatted data for use in any private or...

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Growing The Mainframe Community

Growing The Mainframe Community

At Planet Mainframe, we are dedicated to growing the mainframe community. Our goal is to empower thought leadership and mentorship. We believe a thriving community is an open space for everyone to share their insights. We strive to be a mainframe haven where you can...

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Test Your Db2 Knowledge!

Trivia For A Mainframe Expert. Are You One?

When the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook hits the inboxes of mainframe devotees globally, it offers a chance to look back – and forward – on the ever-evolving world of Big Iron.  According to Trevor Eddolls, the yearbook’s editorial director, this free resource has...

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Latest

Test Your Db2 Knowledge!

Test Your Db2 Knowledge!

If you work with Db2 for z/OS, this week’s trivia challenge should interest you. We’re reviewing two articles that will help you maximize Db2’s capabilities and deepen your understanding of “data fabric”. For those who spend their professional lives working with Db2...

Hashing and Indexing Mainframe Data

Hashing and Indexing Mainframe Data

An index is a database structure, separate from the data, that provides a method to search; it provides a technique for both rapid random lookups and efficient access of ordered records. Hashing is an indexing technique that leverages mathematical techniques to...

Extra Extra Read All About Mainframe

Extra Extra Read All About Mainframe

BMC acquires mainframe data management company Model9 IT Firm BMC recently announced the acquisition of Model9, a data management technologies provider. Founded in 2016, Model9’s patented software technology unlocks mainframe formatted data for use in any private or...

Growing The Mainframe Community

Growing The Mainframe Community

At Planet Mainframe, we are dedicated to growing the mainframe community. Our goal is to empower thought leadership and mentorship. We believe a thriving community is an open space for everyone to share their insights. We strive to be a mainframe haven where you can...

Test Your Db2 Knowledge!

Trivia For A Mainframe Expert. Are You One?

When the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook hits the inboxes of mainframe devotees globally, it offers a chance to look back – and forward – on the ever-evolving world of Big Iron.  According to Trevor Eddolls, the yearbook’s editorial director, this free resource has...

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Twentieth-Century Mainframe Icon—Fred Brooks

Twentieth-Century Mainframe Icon—Fred Brooks

At Planet Mainframe, we’ve been marking the 60th anniversary of the mainframe by celebrating the lives of influential mainframes of the past and present. This week, we’re turning our attention to a twentieth-century mainframe icon—Fred Brooks. Brooks was a luminary in...

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Mainframe News – Acquisitions and Federal Appeals

Rocket Software Closes Acquisition of OpenText’s Application Modernization and Connectivity Business Rocket Software has successfully finalized the acquisition of OpenText's Application Modernization and Connectivity (AMC) business, formerly part of Micro Focus. The...

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Most Influential Mainframers Trivia

Most Influential Mainframers Trivia

At Planet Mainframe, we’ve been celebrating the careers of mainframe influencers—the people that raise the bar, push the envelope, break new ground. Whatever metaphor you want to use, these are the people who aren’t afraid to make things a bit uncomfortable in order...

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Mainframes prove a new level of resilience and more

Mainframes Survive 4.8 Magnitude Eastcoast Earthquake A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck the Northeast on Friday, April 5, rattling the East Coast from Maine down to Virginia. But while people may have been feeling shaken, the mainframes of Poughkeepsie were just fine....

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Early Years of the Mainframe

Early Years of the Mainframe

The mainframe is often considered the backbone of enterprise computing—and it has a rich history that is  intertwined with pioneering individuals who shaped its development. This month at Planet Mainframe, to mark the 60th anniversary of the mainframe, we’re...

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