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IBM’s decision to discontinue support for the zPDT standalone offering threatens the mid-tier ISV market

IBM’s decision to discontinue support for the zPDT standalone offering threatens the mid-tier ISV market

by Mark Wilson | Nov 24, 2025

IBM’s zPDT Decision Risks Mid-Tier ISVs and Mainframe Innovation I’ve been a passionate mainframe (System z) advocate for over 45 years and a staunch supporter of IBM and most of their decisions. However, when I received an email from IBM on 30 September 2025...

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Collaborating for Modernizing Mainframe Data Protection: A Privacy-First Approach

Collaborating for Modernizing Mainframe Data Protection: A Privacy-First Approach

by Paul Knight | Oct 28, 2025

Collaborating for Modernizing Mainframe Data Protection  As enterprises accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, mainframe environments face unprecedented challenges in balancing mainframe data protection with modernisation. Traditional approaches to...

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