Mainframes: Silent Giants of the Digital Era
In the whirlwind of technological advancements, it’s easy to overlook the foundational pillars that support our digital world. Mainframes, often…
The Risks of Unregulated AI: What to Know
Throughout the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has quickly become part of everyday life. Smartphones come equipped with AI-backed…
Defense against the dark arts — mainframe security
Mainframers who thought the mainframe was too difficult a platform to hack are few and far between these days. However,…
PART 4: COBOL—The Road Ahead
The Ailments of Age We’ve come to the final installment of our homage to COBOL. Let’s look at the challenges…
PART 2: COBOL— Thriving to survive
As COBOL reaches 65 years of loyal service to the IT world, this second piece in a four-part homage attempts…
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The Hottest Articles of Summer 2024
As summer 2024 heated up, so did the conversations on Planet Mainframe. The most-read blog articles of the season weren’t…
Get ready for DORA
In my last article about ransomware, I mentioned how important it was for chief financial officers (CFOs) to ensure that…
The Two Facets of AI Sustainability: Better Infrastructure and More Environmental Responsibility
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer systems designed to simulate human thought or part of it, with the…
If a Bear Were an AI
A Novel Analogy Whether you are looking at computer source code history or you are interested in fraud cases, everything…
The Untapped Potential of Mainframe Data and AI
“AI is about data,” Tom Taulli states with emphasis. “The more data, the better; trillions of tokens are in the…
Who is Afraid of the AI Big Bad Wolf
The other day, I was on my couch watching TV, stuck in front of the countless commercials that delayed the…
A Tale of Two Systems: AI and Mainframe Computing
“I have great expectations for the growth of the mainframe because of AI.” Cheryl Watson, CEO and co-founder, Watson &…
Observability: What’s working, what’s not
As organizations increasingly use cloud, microservices, and containerization, more advanced observability solutions are required to manage complex infrastructures. Observability maturity…
Observability is one of the keys to improve cybersecurity
What is observability? Observability has several meanings and applications. Overall, it is a management strategy that prioritizes the most important…
The Importance of Observability in Modern IT: A Comprehensive Guide
With the quick-paced advances in tech today, managing IT well is crucial. One key factor in top-notch IT plans is…