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Mainframes, containers, and Linux
We all know why mainframes are good – all that reliability, availability, and security stuff that we’ve been hearing about for many years. The question then becomes: how can we make mainframes better? IBM’s new Z15 mainframe announcement shows how security can be...
IT Security is Business-Critical: And I Hate it…
Okay, that's it - I hate IT security. And I really think that many folks in IT are actually like Mordac, the Preventer of IT, from the Dilbert comic strip. Okay, that’s not fair... Allow me to back up just a bit to explain where I'm coming from. Recently, one of my...
Import your existing TCP/IP profile
Learn how to import your existing TCP/IP profile into the Network Configuration Assistant Starting with z/OS V2R2, the IBM Configuration Assistant for z/OS Communications Server, also known as the Network Configuration Assistant or NCA, can be used to produce TCP/IP...
Security complacency: is your mainframe at risk?
This has been a fine summer. And I’m not talking about the weather: I mean the whopping fines proposed for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by Marriott Hotels and British Airways, followed by an even bigger fine in the US for Equifax –...
Making your IBM MQ clusters continuously available with IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline
Changing Demands on Workload Availability Businesses are being challenged to provide continuous availability for their critical workloads. Businesses need to be online 24x7 to remain competitive and avoid negative headlines. Some industries are fined for any downtime...
The Value of Choice in FICON Storage Area Networking
Having a choice means having options to select from. Most of us like to have a choice when it comes to purchasing products. Imagine how boring life would be if we all wore the same clothing every day as if we were in the military (been there done...
Summer – the season for cyber attacks
Keeping your mainframe secure is probably one of your top priorities. You’re looking at cryptography and introducing multi-factor authentication (MFA). You may even be running SIEM software to keep up-to-date with what’s happening on your mainframe (and elsewhere)....
Mainframe News Out There
Once a month 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: New z15 for Multicloud– Cloud-Native– Instant Recovery Another timely article by our friend at...
What you need to know about IBM GDPS offerings
Data is king. Data is becoming a new natural resource. This is not only the most distinctive resource in the Internet age, but also the foundation for the competitive advantage companies aim for in the Internet age. How a company makes good use of their data has...
COBOL: Still the Best for New High-Volume Applications After All These Years
It’s not “cobalt” – though it is often blue. It’s not out-of-date – though programs written in it 60 years ago require very little updating to continue working today. It’s not inefficient – though many of its newest efficiencies don’t require any programming skill to...
