It’s Here: IBM Introduces z17 Mainframe with Integrated AI Capabilities
On April 8, 2025, after much public anticipation, IBM announced the launch of its next-generation mainframe, the IBM z17, designed…
Wilson’s Week: SHARE Washington D.C. is a Capital Success
The world’s attention shifted to Washington D.C. recently – I mean the mainframe world, of course, as the US capital…
How Do I Love Thee, Mainframe? Let Me Count the Ways
With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning for amending “Sonnet 43” for the headline, today is a celebration of love. In…
The good, the bad and the ugly: generative AI and cybersecurity
Putting the AI into mAInframe security Artificial intelligence can be as much a help as a threat: a powerful tool…
2024 Planet Mainframe Hits and Highlights
In 2024, the mainframe world saw remarkable developments in market growth, workforce trends, modernization efforts, and security considerations—and you were…
Mainframes are swimlanes, AI is sprinkles, and COBOL only seems glacial
Derek Britton is one of COBOL’s biggest advocates, a one-man PR agency for the 65-year-old language that “suffers from an…
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,…
New Storage Solutions, Businesses Adopting AI, and VirtualZ Fundraising
IBM Announces New Storage Solution for IBM Z IBM has announced the launch of its next generation of IBM Storage…