Db2 for z/OS EXPLAIN: What an Access Path Is, and What it Would Be
The EXPLAIN functionality of Db2 for z/OS, by which the query optimizer’s access path determinations are externalized, has been around…
IBM Mainframes: the enterprise computing platform that led to the evolution of the modern “Cloud Computing Technology”
As strange as it may sound to many, but people need to get their fact straight – that IBM Mainframes…
Find Defending the Mainframe Difficult? Go on the Offensive Instead!
A Guide to Debunking Mainframe Myths, Criticisms, and More Why is defending the mainframe so difficult? One reason is that…
3 Steps to Getting the ‘Right’ Mainframe Data for Machine Learning
The massive benefits that machine learning can provide are well documented by this point, yet many organizations are still failing…
Moving mission-critical mainframe workloads to the cloud
I know that there are some sites where the cost and the virus have pretty much stopped any kind of…
The Benefits of In-Memory Processing
One area that most organizations can benefit from is by better using system memory more effectively. This is so because…
An overview of the Parallel Sysplex and Coupling Facility on the IBM Z Mainframes
Parallel Sysplex – a type of Clustering Technique Parallel Sysplex on the IBM Z Mainframes is nothing but a type…
The next frontier: when the mainframe becomes the default for new world-class workloads
Part 1 of Reg’s article was published last week. Nothing Exceeds Like Success That’s right: last week’s article brought you…