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Catch the latest mainframe industry news

Catch the latest mainframe industry news

BMC Survey Shows Enterprises Still Value Mainframe BMC released its 18th annual Mainframe Survey this week, highlighting the continued value of Big Iron as a critical core technology platform for many organizations. This year’s survey involved more than 800 executive...

Availability, Resiliency, and Scalability

Availability, Resiliency, and Scalability

Last time, we looked at Application Support features for Db2v13. Today, let’s have a look at Availability, Resiliency, and Scalability and Performance. It is also common for each new version of Db2 to deliver functionality that improves availability, resiliency, and...

Do you know your mainframe lingo?

Do you know your mainframe lingo?

Did your computer journey start with dial-up and dot matrix? Perhaps you cut your teeth coding COBOL, or maybe you dream in Rust. Whatever your beginning, both you and technology changed along the way. If you’re not modernizing your mainframe and your skills, you’re...

The Next Generation of Db2

The Next Generation of Db2

Welcome to the Planet Mainframe Podcast, your gateway to the forefront of technology and the digital age. In this episode, we're shining a spotlight on one of the rising stars in mainframe and Db2. Keziah Knopp is a Db2 for z/OS Specialist for IBM that works with...

Application Support

Application Support

Last time we looked at AI and Db2; today let’s look more closely at Db2v13 improvements in Application Support. There are always changes and features delivered with each new version of Db2 that impact application developers, and Db2 13 for z/OS is no different. The...

AI and Db2

AI and Db2

Last time we covered Db2 12 for z/OS Function Levels and how that was the basis for Db2v13.  Another synergy with the z Systems hardware is that Db2 13 for z/OS takes advantage of the new IBM Z Telum processor for AI workloads. And AI capabilities are one of the big...