Chronic Mainframe Migration Strategy
Some fun started with an interesting article from Chris O’Malley on LinkedIn a few months back about chronic mainframe migration…
zUniversity Munich Insights
The European version of the IBM zUniversity took place in Munich on June 13-17 this year and it was a…
IDUG in Austin TX shows us that DB2 z/OS is alive and well
I visited IDUG (International DB2 Users Group) in Austin, Texas, the week of May 23. We had a booth and…
New Hope for Mainframes
For a long time now, the still young at heart mainframers have been making plans. Unfortunately, it’s not plans for…
Agile COBOL and the x86-less Datacenter
For years, pundits have predicted that a generational shift in IT would spell doom for the mainframe. But just the…
Does it take a super-hero CIO to stay on the mainframe?
Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent Can’t Get The Job Done Because They Don’t Go To Work Wearing Their Cape I…
CIOs: Save The Data
Have you seen the prediction that the CMO will have a bigger IT budget than the CIO in a few…
The Mainframe is a Witch!
The Mainframe Witch-Hunt The Salem witch trials were an ugly moment in US history. A combination of groupthink, bad religion…