What You Don’t Know About Your Mainframe Backups Could Cost You
Based on estimates and benchmarks from Technavio and Gartner, the mainframe market—hardware and software—is worth about $44 billion a year.…
Sub-capacity Pricing and Capping 101
Soft capping, using IBM’s Defined Capacity (DC) or Group Capacity (GC) options, is an effective method to help control software…
Capping is Good.
Or, Capping is no longer a bad word Okay, yes it is – nobody in their right mind is going…
Optimize Your System z ROI with z Operational Insights (zOI)
Hopefully all System z users are aware of the Monthly Licence Charge (MLC) pricing mechanisms, where a recurring charge applies…
Mainframes on Autopilot!
Yes, mainframes are now on autopilot, not unlike Tesla automobiles! While everyone is chasing the next big, disruptive unicorn like…
DB2 to the Rescue!
DB2 for z/OS applications continue to be a workhorse for large IT shops. Of course the DB2 applications have Service…