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Once a month (or so) we like to pick blog articles from other sources that we feel are interesting enough to talk about on the Planet Mainframe blog. Here are this month’s picks: Of Wildcards, Regular Expressions and Mainframe Security An interesting article the...
Real-time runtime metrics collection multiprocessor JVM monitoring (APAR PJ46608)
PJ46275 provided the ability for the tpfrtmc offline utility to monitor JVM data from a single z/TPF processor. PJ46608 provides the ability for the tpfrtmc offline utility to monitor JVM data from up to 10 z/TPF processors. As...
When Catastrophe Strikes, Recover Data With Ease
This blog focuses on the dire circumstances of a catastrophic recovery involving the entire system. There is a companion blog, Recover Quickly With Surgical Precision, that focuses on isolated recovery from the IBM Z Cyber Vault. The IBM Z Cyber Vault solution for...
Db2 User-Defined Functions (UDFs)
A user-defined function, or UDF for short, enables you to customize Db2 to your shop’s requirements. It is a very powerful feature that can be used to add procedural functionality, coded by the user, to Db2. The UDF, once coded and…
Recover Quickly With Surgical Precision
Resiliency is an integral part of the IBM Z platform. The IBM Z Cyber Vault solution is a concept for addressing data corruption whether through malicious intent, human error or failure of hardware or software. It provides an air gapped backup of the operating...
Why microbenchmarks are not suitable for performance analysis
What are microbenchmarks, and how do they differ from real-world programs? Microbenchmarks are very small programs that test a small number of operations in a loop, often as little as an individual computation. They're different from real-world programs in that the...
How to solve the Data Privacy issue for test data
You may be aware of data privacy regulations such as Europe’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) or California’s CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) that, among other things, ban you from using production data with personally identifiable information, such...
Why IBM Z Is Fit for Business Purpose
Some people say that IBM Z is “fit for purpose” but I believe a better description is that it’s fit for business purpose. The purpose of Z is business—because it’s reliable, efficient, and secure. This is an important distinction to make because at...
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This month at Planet Mainframe, the focus is on Next Gen Tech. When it comes to mainframes or even whatever handheld device you find yourself attached to, artificial intelligence is probably the first thing that comes to most of our minds when we think of the cutting...
Cyber Threat Reports, Pragmatic Modernization, and 60 Years of Mainframe
IBM Cyber Threat Index Report: Stolen Credentials Top Risk, Threat of AI Attacks Continue to Loom Every year, IBM X-Force (IBM Consulting’s offensive and defensive security services arm) releases a report that surveys the cyber threat landscape and reports on emerging...
Log-On Software Relaunches Support for Multiple IBM Solutions
Bedford, NH, February 29, 2024 – Log-On Software, a trusted industry leader in the mainframe solution space and provider of world-class z System solutions, announced renewed support for multiple IBM z System solutions. This development marks a significant...
Arcati Mainframe Yearbook Trivia
The 2024 Arcati Mainframe User Survey has landed, and this year marks the first year for the survey in its new home on the Planet Mainframe website. The survey offers a point-in-time look at organizations’ existing mainframe hardware and software configurations, with...
Advances with LinuxONE and Tradeshow Announcements
IBM Brings Big Tech to Small Businesses with LinuxONE 4 Express IBM has started 2024 by unveiling the latest iteration of its LinuxONE servers—the LinuxONE 4 Express. Coming almost a year after the arrival of the LinuxONE Rockhopper 4, this latest offering enables...
People Who Changed the Course of Computing History
At Planet Mainframe’s Trivia Challenge, we’re continuing our journey through mainframe time, looking at some of the people who changed the course of computing history. Today we’re going back to a time when a computer referred to a person, not a machine. During...