Making a Modern Mainframer
It’s no secret that the dreaded “skills gap” is affecting the mainframe market. It’s getting harder and harder to find…
What’s waiting round the mainframe corner?
Anyone who has been working on mainframes for any length of time knows that things are always changing. Many people…
Mainframe News Out There
Once a month we like to pick articles from other blogs that we feel are interesting enough to talk about…
Does your Mainframe need an oil change?
Performance management is a key consideration on any platform. A system may have several resources (CPU, I/O, storage, network etc.)…
The New IBM z14: More Secure, Flexible, Powerful and Analytical Than Ever Before
Mainframe IT professionals always get excited when IBM announces a new version of its stalwart mainframe z Systems platform. And…
7 Mainframe Taboos We Should Break
Having worked ‘on The Mainframe’ for almost 20 years at a variety of clients and sites I’ve come about a…
In the age of the customer, the CIO is between a rock and a hard place
Today, customers drive business and battle lines have been drawn. Organizations are now obsessed with their customers and are competing…
Blockchain – The Good, The Bad and the…Better.
People keep asking me why I am so excited about the Blockchain, and why I see it as an enabler…