A Quick Look Back – The (NOT) Demise of the IBM Mainframe
Just a few months ago, we passed a mainframe anniversary, of sorts. Sometime in March 1996, the IBM mainframe was…
Application Architecture: an Evolutionary View
The Mainframe Era In 1970 I joined a company, Databank Systems Ltd, that operated a national network of 6 computer…
The Value of Choice in FICON Storage Area Networking
Having a choice means having options to select from. Most of us like to have a choice when it comes…
50 Years ago in Mainframe Computing
How many computer platforms could justify a headline like that!? Well, it has been almost 50 years since NASA landed…
Mainframe Pricing: Endgame
IBM Simplifying Mainframe Software Pricing When you hear the words mainframe software pricing, what do you think of? A common…
Fast Mainframe Data Access – Apples and Oranges
In a growing economy, increases in expected business workloads are making their impacts felt in today’s busiest data centers, through…
Always On: Achieving continuous availability for non-data sharing workloads in a z/OS Parallel Sysplex
Introduction The z/OS Parallel Sysplex® technology provides a highly reliable, redundant, and robust environment by clustering together multiple z/OS systems…
9 ways to Master the Z
So you are now working on the mainframe platform. You wanted to keep up with the latest and greatest or…