The next frontier: when the mainframe becomes the default for new world-class workloads
Innovation in Our Genes “Thank you, Gene!” My fellow-nerd and I were just passing through an automatically-opening door, and he…
License z/OS Software-as-a-Service and Move Individual IBM Z Workloads to Private, Public or Hybrid Clouds
The acronym “SaaS” first appeared in 2001 as a revolutionary concept. Now, Gartner predicts the SaaS market will reach $116B…
Tell me about COBOL
Let me start by telling you a story… Once there was a big town and everyone went to school and…
Still COBOL After All These Years?
Have you seen the recent headlines? Wanted urgently: People who know a half century-old computer language so states can process…
Mainframe modernization remains a top priority
The mainframe community is rightly proud of our platform’s ability to accelerate digital transformation and protect enterprises against growing cyber…
Understanding how a ‘CM0 SL1 – ACK’ Input Message sent to IMS Connect works
IMS Connect (ICON) is the TCP/IP gateway for IMS. So, besides running the traditional IMS transactions on z/OS, an IMS…
Optimizing Mainframe Data Access
Nobody can deny that the amount of data that we store and manage continues to expand at a rapid pace.…
Db2 12 for z/OS Buffer Pools – Recommendations for PGSTEAL, PGFIX and FRAMESIZE
Not too long ago, I received a note from the leader of a Db2 for z/OS database administration team, asking…