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Clunky or funky: Unix System Services vs mainframe Linux
POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) is a great differentiator between UNIX-like operating systems. Who knew it would also correlate with clunkiness? Of course, POSIX is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society that endeavored to standardize...
❓Linux: Tux in the Data Center
Our quiz today focuses on Linux, which Linus Torvalds originally created in the early 90s for x86 desktop hardware—about as far from a mainframe as you can get. But its life on mainframes has proved remarkably powerful. Through the mid-to-late 90s, Linux gradually...
Beyond the Horizon: Running Db2 Tools from a Unix Shell
(aka “Linuxification” of Db2 Tools)Broadcom Database Management Solutions for Db2 (Db2 Tools) are traditionally used from the z/OS ISPF interface or from batch. While this interface is familiar and efficient for some, for others, especially new audiences coming from...
Expertise in a Hoodie: Uwe Graf is The Modern Mainframe Nerd
Uwe Graf Head of ConsultingEasiRun Europa GmbH Hesse, GermanyThis profile features Uwe Graf, one of the top four 2026 Influential Mainframers in the class of 2026.If you ask Uwe Graf to describe himself, he won’t start with a list of certifications or corporate...
Guiding Open Innovation: Rose Sakach and the Evolution of the Modern Mainframe
Rose Sakach Offering Manager, Open Mainframe, Broadcom Burlington, Massachusetts, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Rose Sakach, the mainframe’s future is being built in the open. With more than four decades in the...
From New to Z to SME in Under a Year: Meet Stephen Johnston
Stephen K. Johnson Systems EngineerTrident Services, Inc. Chehalis, Washington, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For over 20 years, Stephen Johnston’s professional world was defined by the fast-moving landscape of...
Connecting the Mainframe to the Web: Sebastian Dewar’s Vision for Accessible Modernization
Sebastian Dewar CTO, Virtel FranceThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Sebastian Dewar, modernization is about access. As CTO of Virtel, Dewar has focused his work on one of the most practical challenges facing the...
NEWS – AI to Mainframe Modernization, Shaping the Future of Enterprise Computing, and more
U.S. Public Sector Applies AI to Mainframe Modernization IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm to Shape the Future of Enterprise Computing 21CS Establishes Strategic Partnership with Interskill Learning IBM Expands FedRAMP Portfolio with Authorization of 11...
Defining the Standard: Craig Mullins and a Career Shaping Db2 Expertise
Craig Mullins President & Principal Consultant, Mullins Consulting, Inc. Sugar Land, Texas, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Craig Mullins, influence is built through consistency. With more than three decades of...
Scaling Modernization from the Inside: Rosalind Radcliffe’s Work to Make Transformation Real
Rosalind Radcliffe IBM Fellow, CTO, Z Ecosystem, IBM Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.For Rosalind Radcliffe, modernization is not defined by strategy decks or future-state architecture...
