The Benefits of In-Memory Processing

The Benefits of In-Memory Processing

One area that most organizations can benefit from is by better using system memory more effectively. This is so because accessing and manipulating data in memory is more efficient than doing so from disk. Think about it… There are three aspects of computing that...

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Optimizing Mainframe Data Access

Optimizing Mainframe Data Access

Nobody can deny that the amount of data that we store and manage continues to expand at a rapid pace. A recent study by analysts at IDC Corporation concludes that the size of what they call The Global Datasphere will reach 175 zettabytes by 2025. This data growth is...

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Application Architecture: an Evolutionary View

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 centres, each containing a S360/40.  In total this was less than 1/10,000th of the power of my current laptop, at a cost several thousand times...

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New Year, Old Stuff; And New…

New Year, Old Stuff; And New…

What can I say? I'm an old guy and I like old stuff. The best example of this is my 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible. I bought it about 10 years ago, a little bit before my 50th birthday. I've had older cars before - in my 30's I had a beautiful 1968 Camaro - that...

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Fear the Mainframe

Fear the Mainframe

For many years, it seems, management and the distributed IT team have, more-or-less, ignored the mainframe. The mainframe has been quietly keeping the company in business, running all those transactions, and being reliable, powerful, scalable, and secure. All the...

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Mainframes, containers, and Linux

Mainframes, containers, and Linux

We all know why mainframes are good – all that reliability, availability, and security stuff that we’ve been hearing about for many years. The question then becomes: how can we make mainframes better? IBM’s new Z15 mainframe announcement shows how security can be...

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