by Adaptigent | Nov 21, 2023 | Mainframe, Modernization
Paul Tudor Jones is credited with saying, “You adapt, evolve, compete or die.”In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses face constant pressure to adapt, innovate, and stay competitive. For many enterprises, this means reevaluating and upgrading...
by David Herlich | Nov 14, 2023 | Mainframe
Much ado has been made of the talent gap in the mainframe space. Enterprise mainframe clients have been metaphorically wringing their hands as the aging-out of their mainframe-savvy workforce metaphorically wrings their necks. A friend of mine, now an influential...
by Henri Kuiper | Nov 9, 2023 | Conference
Wow, what an experience! I recently had the opportunity to attend the GSE UK conference, which is a part of Guide Share Europe and represents the UK Region. It was titled “Where Technology and Talent Meet Tomorrow.” The event was a four-day extravaganza,...
by Sonja Soderlund | Oct 20, 2023 | News
Kyndryl Signs Agreement with UK Tax Authority to Accelerate and De-risk Modernization in Critical Tax Infrastructure Kyndryl, IBM’s managed infrastructure services business spin-off, has signed an agreement to manage a proportion of HMRC’s (His Majesty’s Revenue and...
by Broadcom Mainframe Software | Aug 17, 2023 | Management
At the core of technology, it’s all about people! From developing hardware to crafting software and applications, it’s the human ingenuity that fuels innovation. So, investing heavily in your workforce is not just an option, but an essential step towards...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jul 26, 2023 | News
Open Mainframe Project Announces Schedule for Open Mainframe Summit Las Vegas on September 11 Registration is now open for the Open Mainframe Summit, an open source initiative that enables collaboration across the mainframe community. The goal of the conference, which...
by Guest Author | Jun 22, 2023 | Education
Séphora Thurel was a Broadcom Vitality Program resident from the fifth cohort that ended in Fall 2022. She is a Canadian citizen from Montreal and attended the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). With a keen lifelong interest in technology, Sephora is motivated...
by Lee Sullivan | Mar 29, 2023 | Media, podcast
You can’t afford to have data at risk. In today’s hybrid-cloud environment, security and resiliency are top-of-mind. Listen as 21st Century Software CEO Rebecca Levesque and IBM zSystems Ecosystem VP Meredith Stowell discuss the current business landscape and how...
by David Herlich | Feb 7, 2023 | Management
The Mainframe is, was, and will continue to be the most vital, most important, most consequential computing platform on the planet. Those who understand this also know that there is a talent shortage in this space. Some may refer to it as a looming problem, but...
by Communications | Feb 1, 2023
Fit-for-Business Purpose Means Security and Resiliency By: Lee Sullivan You can’t afford to have data at risk. In today’s hybrid-cloud environment, security and resiliency are top-of-mind. Listen as 21st Century Software CEO Rebecca Levesque and IBM zSystems Ecosystem...
by Mark Wilson | Feb 1, 2023 | Education
Vertali launches New to Mainframes (NTM) program The results of a survey by RSH Consulting, Inc. made sobering reading this January. Far from being a wake-up call concerning the worrying lack of trained mainframers, particularly in security, it appears the industry...
by Michelle Harris | Sep 8, 2022 | Education
The tide is definitely turning: organizations are replacing the outdated narrative that the mainframe is ‘old’ tech with a more objective view focusing on how IBM Z can support their business over the long term, while also contributing to digital transformation. At...
by David Herlich | May 24, 2022 | Mainframe
I have spent my career in the mainframe computing space. It’s a strange and insular world. And it’s shrinking a little each day, as the global mainframe workforce sees skilled workers retiring, transitioning to other roles, sometimes even...
by Rebecca Levesque | Jan 14, 2022 | Mainframe
Some people say that IBM Z is “fit for purpose” but I believe a better description is that it’s fit for business purpose. The purpose of Z is business—because it’s reliable, efficient, and secure. This is an important distinction to make because at...
