by Planet Mainframe | Feb 13, 2018 | Mainframe News Out There
Once a month we like to pick articles from other blogs that we feel are interesting enough to talk about on the Planet Mainframe blog. Here are this week’s picks: GDPR deadline approaching The deadline for GDPR compliance is approaching fast – just months away – May...
by Neil Cattermull | Feb 8, 2018 | Analytics
It has been going on for decades on the mainframe The future is about doing it better in multi-platform environments And – in real time Given the meteoric rise in the use of smartphones, the increasing inter-connectivity between what were previously...
by Kevin J. Davis | Jan 25, 2018 | Mainframe
(Legacy systems – their role – their future.) I used to run a company which specialized in providing so-called Direct Market Access (DMA) to suitably authorized Buy-Side firms – as well as to many firms on the Sell-Side. Many of these firms (particularly the High...
by Keith Allingham | Jan 17, 2018 | Mainframe
(What will be the impact in the mainframe datacenter?) GDPR changes the rules The EU will be introducing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May of this year – it is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years. GDPR replaces the...
by Trevor Eddolls | Jan 11, 2018 | Mainframe
Mainframes are expensive – no-one disagrees with that. But what they can do is run industrial strength workloads for less than it would cost on other platforms with much less likelihood of any kind of system malfunction. Having said that, it makes sense to understand...
by Allan Zander | Dec 20, 2017 | Blockchain
When the automobile replaced the horse and carriage, it was just considered to be a faster horse. What you might ask, does this have to do with blockchain and its challenges and opportunities? Let’s begin by considering the challenges and opportunities presented by...
by Janet Sun | Dec 6, 2017 | Mainframe
In this series, Janet Sun explores and dispels numerous myths around the mainframe. Continued from Part 1 and Part 2. What Do You Lose by Moving Off the Mainframe? Efficiency Typically, distributed servers support a single application workload. How many business...
by Planet Mainframe | Dec 1, 2017 | Mainframe News Out There
Once a month we like to pick articles from other blogs that we feel are interesting enough to talk about on the Planet Mainframe blog. Here are this week’s picks: The Engine of Digital Disruption in the API Economy Very interesting article by Dr. Richard Gamblin in a...
by Kevin J. Davis | Nov 15, 2017 | Analytics, Big Data
Big Data is not an overly sized star trek character or endless storage, but is rather the new currency for IT organizations, that can be analyzed, queried and manipulated to provide a meaningful outcome to almost any analytical question. And that currency has been...
by Trevor Eddolls | Nov 8, 2017 | green screen, Mainframe
The great thing about green screens is that they are so easy and so quick to use. Basically, a screen appears, you enter some information, press tab, enter some more information, and press enter. It’s quick, it’s simple to use, what’s not to like? And that’s how so...
by Larry Strickland | Nov 2, 2017 | Open Source
The words “digital transformation” are on the lips of every person in technology and tech media, as well as many business leaders – from company CIOs and CTOs to technology to business line managers to writers in news publications and tech blogs. At its core, a...
by Planet Mainframe | Oct 31, 2017 | Mainframe News Out There
Once a month we like to pick articles from other blogs that we feel are interesting enough to talk about on the Planet Mainframe blog. Here are this week’s picks: Linux is Linux but Even More on IBM LinuxONE Very interesting article by Stephen D. Bartlett in a recent...
by Jennifer Nelson | Oct 4, 2017 | Mainframe
In July 2017, IBM unveiled the z14, latest in its family of z-System mainframes. Capable of running over 12 billion encrypted transactions per day, the fastest commercial mainframe in the world opens up new horizons in every field of computer processing. This...
by Planet Mainframe | Sep 28, 2017 | Mainframe News Out There
Once a month we like to pick articles from other blogs that we feel are interesting enough to talk about on the Planet Mainframe blog. Here are this month’s picks: How to Survive on a Frozen Mainframe Budget and Grow It Interesting article by Steven A. Menges on the...
by Janet Sun | Sep 7, 2017 | Mainframe
When I heard about the HuffPost article highlighting a video debunking the myths that Hollywood has been repeating about the mainframe, I was cautiously optimistic. Unfortunately, the writer chose to use only one reference book, and focused on the negative points....
