Three things I would start doing today to help me save IT budget for tomorrow
I am lucky enough in my job to get opportunities to meet with some pretty senior people in the IT…
Part 2: The four hallmarks of an effective CIO: Architecture
Last week here on Planet Mainframe I introduced the idea that a CIO must excel in 4 areas: Alignment, Architecture,…
Complexities for the Mainframe CIO in Today’s IT Landscape
The Modern Challenge to Run, Grow and Transform Business As the role relates to business, the Chief Information Officer (CIO)…
Part I: The four hallmarks of an effective CIO
Self-driving cars; thermostats that learn your habits; expert systems that help diagnose and treat cancer; smartphones replacing credit cards…and on…
The Evolving Mainframe Landscape
Most of us acknowledge the fact that the mainframe will be around for a very long time. There are too…
The DB2 Performance Advisor – What is Performance
Assuring optimal application and system performance is one of the most important goals of IT professionals. And for DB2 developers…
ReBoot Hill Revisited
Once upon a time, a website existed that recorded some of the most spectacularly failed mainframe migration projects. Of interest…
Big Data and Gardening
You can be a botanist, a horticulturist or a gardener—it depends on how knowledgeable you want to be about what…