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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 many people do not fully understand what is meant by the term “mainframe.” Ubiquitous computing leads many to believe that the mainframe is an...
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 to take advantage of the predictive technology while others are failing to derive the value that vendors have promised.1 This is...
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 development. Also, too many execs view the mainframe as amazingly expensive and they are reluctant to agree to give any more money towards it. Plus, their mindsets still...
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 accessing and manipulating data in memory is more efficient than doing so from disk. Think about it… There are three aspects of computing that...
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 of clustering technique. Almost all mainframe installations (except, maybe, the smallest installations) typically use clustering techniques. There can be...
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 to this point, the gist of what we need to be preparing for. If, as I have suggested, the mainframe is on its way to becoming a definitive...
Mainframe News Out There
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: What Makes CICS, a Mixed Language Application Server, So Special? An interesting article...
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 was pointing out the role of Star Trek, and therefore of its creator Gene Roddenberry, in having inspired many innovations we now take for...
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Mainframe News – January 11, 2024
Kyndryl announces new DVLA mainframe services contract The UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has announced a new two-year contract with IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl. Valued at £6.45 million ($8.21 million), the contract follows a previous...
Mainframe Trailblazer Trivia
This month at Planet Mainframe the focus is on Talent and Training, so here at Trivia Challenge we’re going to test your knowledge of a few mainframe trailblazers. The first person we’re looking at is the formidable Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. Born in 1906, Hopper’s...
Mainframe News to Close Out the Year
Broadcom Completes Acquisition of VMware, Moves to Subscription Model Having completed its acquisition of VMware, Inc, Broadcom Inc., a provider of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, is moving forward with plans to enable enterprise customers to...
Evolution of the Mainframe
In 2023, the mainframe is the central technology of the biggest businesses on earth, but they also have a long and storied history. They’ve been around long enough, in fact, to have had a cameo appearance in the show Mad Men (shout out to the IBM/360). But...
Mainframe News This Month
VirtualZ Computing Raises $4.9 Million to Enable Enterprise Innovation With Mainframe Data VirtualZ Computing, the only woman-founded mainframe company, has announced $2.2 million in seed financing, bringing the total capital raised to $4.9 million. The capital...
Where do you fit on the scale of novice to expert?
How well do you know mainframes? Here is a quick test to gauge where you fit on the scale of novice to expert when it comes to knowing your mainframe trivia. Give it your best shot.