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How Sustainable Is The Mainframe?
Why should we care about sustainable computing? I’d always considered the IT sector to be pretty sustainable until I discovered some alarming facts. The IT systems that run our world are now responsible for around 4 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas...
Mandates and Talent Shortages are Driving Big Spending on Modernization
IBM Awarded $1B IRS Contract for Modernization of Aging IT Systems IBM announced this week that it is one of four organizations chosen to support the Internal Revenue Service’s massive, seven-year, technology modernization program. The IRS’ aging and...
Top 10 Performance Tuning Tips for IBM Db2
Performance is a critical aspect of any database management system, and IBM Db2 is no exception. As organizations deal with ever-increasing data volumes and complex workloads, it is crucial that Db2 environments are fine-tuned to ensure optimal performance,...
Accessing skills and resources for the modern mainframe: what are your options?
Once upon a time, senior management believed the mainframe was a dying platform, and far too expensive to run. So investments in the platform (and the people running it) slowed and stalled. Today, we see the impact of those decisions. In an era of mainframe...
What Is The Basic Relationship Between Quantum Physics & Quantum Computers?
There is increasing talk of quantum computers and how they will allow us to solve problems that traditional computers cannot solve. It’s important to note that quantum computers will not replace traditional computers: they are only intended to solve problems other...
A Business Imperative: IT Resiliency
By Nicole Fagen Resiliency is defined as the ability to recover from or adjust easily to adversity or change. It doesn’t mean that you’re not going to have problems—it means that you can bounce right back when a problem happens. Successful businesses...
Dividing by Zero: Through the Eye of the Needle and Into the Cloud
In 1965, Gordon Moore observed that integrated circuits were taking less and less space at a geometric rate, an observation that came to be known, in various forms, as Moore’s Law. In 1966, the original Star Trek TV series began each episode with, “Space, the...
How Much Do You Know About COBOL?
Whether you love it or hate it, COBOL has been around for a long time, its impact lingering even as its popularity wanes. Created by committee way back in the middle of the last century, COBOL was one of the first high-level computer languages and the business...
AI Has Entered the Chat and It’s Shaking Up Cybersecurity
Each month, z/Action! meets some of the world's most innovative companies as they share how they're expanding horizons and driving success with IBM Z. This month we welcome PKWARE’s Jason Dobbs and EJ Pappas. They’re here to discuss cybersecurity: how the threat...
Mainframe Education for New and Experienced IT Professionals
By: Angelica Giraldo Like many, when I’m not working, my second full-time job is taking care of my fur baby. As a dog owner, I am always on the lookout for the newest and most interesting gadgets to make dog ownership a little less of a hassle. One of the recent...
