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How to Introduce Modern Development Tools Successfully

Dawn May, president of COMMON, and Andy Finley, senior solutions engineer at Rocket Software, discuss how IBM i customers are taking advantage of new DevOps offerings

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TechChannel Launches Ask the Experts Series

The TechChannel team is always working to deliver fresh and innovative content to our audience. That’s why we’re launching a new thought leadership initiative: Ask the Experts. Connecting You to Expert IT Insights The TechChannel Webinars Ask the Experts series connects our audience directly to technical experts and thought leaders through a 15- to 20-minute conversation […]

Six Defining Characteristics of z/OS and Mainframe

IBM Z mainframes and z/OS are important, still carrying out critical back-end processing after nearly six decades. But some things about mainframes seem strange. I mean, why the obsession with batch? And why do sites have so few z/OS systems? Let’s look at six characteristics of the mainframe and z/OS that help explain what it […]

Experts at IBM i Modernization

COMMON president Dawn May and CM First Group’s John Rhodes discuss current trends and technologies to modernize RPG and COBOL applications on the IBM i

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First Steps for Making Hybrid Cloud a Reality in Your Organization

Rocket Software’s Jeff Cherrington discusses key use cases for hybrid cloud and explains how to expand your existing IBM zSystems or Power Systems infrastructure with hybrid cloud strategies

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Highlights From Common Europe Congress 2023

Common Europe Congress 2023 has come to an end. After such a project there is a feeling of emptiness that everybody involved can recognize. For me, it’s not a bad feeling; it’s a positive feeling that I’ve done everything I could to make the best Congress possible. And it certainly was a great one, breaking several records: […]

Top API Security Risks in 2023

“Modernize” seems to be the most popular word to go alongside mainframes these days. We’re always being told to modernize our applications by migrating part or all of them to the cloud. We’re also being told that we can modernize our business-critical mainframe applications by using APIs (application programming interfaces) to expose mainframe-based data and […]

IBM z16 and Power10 Deliver Highest Reliability Among Mainstream Servers for 15th Consecutive Year

The IBM z16 mainframe lives up to its reputation for delivering “zero downtime.” The latest z16 server, introduced in April 2022, delivers nine nines—99.9999999%—of uptime and reliability. This is just over 30 milliseconds of per server annual downtime, according to the results of the ITIC 2023 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Survey. ITIC’s 2023 […]

Google’s Bard Spins Some Tales About IBM Power Systems and AIX

I assume none of you live under a rock, so you’ve most likely heard about people’s experiences toying around with ChatGPT and other AI solutions. I decided to get in on the fun, so recently I put Google’s bot—it’s called Bard—through its paces. I wanted to see what Bard knows about IBM Power Systems and […]

IBM i: 35 Years of Computing Innovation

This special interactive content experience highlights the people and the technology that have sustained IBM i for the past 35 years

CISOs: What’s at the Top of Your Cybersecurity List?

While the mainframe may be the most securable platform on the planet, it doesn’t come that way automatically. As the bad actors get smarter and threat vectors increase, the mainframe is at risk for data breaches and other incidents like any other server. Whenever my team and I carry out security assessments and penetration tests, […]

Mainframe Master Innovations

Reg Harbeck and seven mainframe luminaries weigh in on why the mainframe has enjoyed ongoing success and delve into the platform’s value and irrepressible excellence

Building a Digital-First Strategy With IBM i

When it comes to modernizing IBM i environments, often the biggest challenges aren’t technical. Many enterprises simply don’t know where to begin. Puneet Kohli sees it all the time. As president of application modernization at Rocket Software, Kohli is charged with helping clients navigate the challenges and recognize that IBM i is well-suited to help […]

Innovation and the Mainframe: Let’s Create Some Magic

Kyndryl’s Pat Stanard discusses innovation—what it is, how to do it and why the mainframe is an innovative, modern platform

Defining Data Security Posture Management

If you haven’t heard of data security posture management (DSPM) yet, it’s because it is an emerging security practice. Its aim is to help organizations ensure that their cloud security is as strong as their mainframe security by automatically detecting and protecting data—and doing this in a dynamically changing environment. What Is Data Security Posture […]

Configuring Hybrid Network Virtualization for AIX

In this article, IBM’s Chris Gibson explains how to configure Hybrid Network Virtualization for an AIX partition

Fake It After You Make It: Emulation and the Mainframe

I get a kick out of how many technical terms and concepts predate electronic computing and have become so pervasive in their IT usage that we’ve often forgotten about their analog origins and meanings. The most obvious of these is probably “computer.” Another one of those terms is “emulate.” Although it might seem a bit […]

Kai Stroh on Db2: A Not So Simple Relational Database

This transcript is edited for clarity.   Reg Harbeck: Hi, I'm Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Kai Stroh, who is the head of mainframe development at UBS Hainer. Welcome. Kai, tell us how did you end up on the mainframe?   Kai Stroh: Hey Reg, thanks for having me. How did I end […]

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The Case for IBM i and the Cloud

This transcript is lightly edited for clarity. Paul Tuohy: Hi everybody and welcome to another iTalk Business with Tuohy. I’m delighted to be joined today—well actually joined again today by Tom Huntington, who is the executive VP of technical solutions at Fortra. Sorry—before we go any further Tom, just to get this out of the […]

If You’re Not Using Inventory Scout, You’re Missing Out

Rob McNelly with the latest on invscout, along with tips, resources and an opportunity to give feedback to IBM

A Recap of IBM Think 2023

IBM held its Think 2023 conference in Orlando, Florida, last week, where it was announced that the company is celebrating the 35th anniversary of IBM i by reaffirming its commitment to the legacy Power server-based operating system, expanding its functionality with Technology Refreshes and offering new subscription licensing options. In a recent call with industry […]

IBM z/OS 3.1 Sets the Stage for an AI-Infused Smart Operating System

Move over ChatGPT. IBM is creating its own AI buzz with IBM z/OS 3.1. In March this year, IBM previewed this momentous release, which introduces AI to the operating system (OS). The company confidently calls it the “AI-infused operating system for the next generation of computing.” IBM z/OS Product Manager Mike Young says, “Including AI […]

System Monitor Configuration With Collection Services

My blog, Getting Started with IBM i Navigator System Monitors, Revisited, explained how to set up system monitors in Navigator for i. Visualize System Monitor Data showed how to view monitor data in Navigator for i and Investigate IBM i Monitor Data Using the Performance Data Investigator (PDI) explained how to review monitor data with […]

Looking Out for the Well-Being of Mainframers

Following the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, many people and organizations have realized the importance of the well-being of their staff, as it’s vital to the creation of a happier, healthier and more productive business. With the mainframe being so central to the success of a business, boosting the mental well-being and building the resilience of […]

Securing Your Business in an Ever-Changing IT Landscape

Fortra’s Amy Williams and IBM Security Evangelist Westley McDuffie on how to protect your business from constant security threats, using tactics like penetration testing and strategies like zero trust