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Granite 3.0 Large Language Model Announced at IBM’s TechXchange

IBM announced the latest iterations of its flagship Granite large language model (LLM) at its TechXchange event Oct. 21.  The release of the open-source Granite 3.0 comes with multiple variants, but stars Granite 3.0 8B Instruct. Trained on more than 12 trillion tokens of data across 12 natural languages and 116 programming languages, the general-purpose […]

2024 TechXchange Awards Program Winners Announced

The program recognizes IBM clients who make significant contributions to their organizations and to the industry overall.

Announcing IBM i Migrate While Active, and Other Offerings From IBM i Technology Refresh

Brandon Pederson, IBM i and Power product marketing manager, highlights IBM’s newest offerings

To Close Skills Gap, IBM Z Embraces Gen Z

During a keynote panel at IBM Z Day, young mainframers reflected on their cross-generational working environments

The Mainframe in Asia-Pacific: Challenges, Trends and Opportunities

Dallas Newton, regional director for Vertali APAC, assesses the state of the platform in a growing market

Uniface 10.4.03 Enhances Developer Efficiency

Rocket Software’s Uniface 10.4.03 equips developers, solution providers and architects with the crucial ability to deliver modern, accessible and high-quality user experiences quickly.

BMC Introduces AMI Assistant

The new product uses GenAI to simplify complex tasks and automate routine processes, helping to modernize mainframe applications and operations

Mainframe Master Innovations: The Wonderful Rightness of Hybrid Cloud

IBM Champion Reg Harbeck and several mainframe luminaries—including Mark Sigler, Ross Mauri, Greg Lotko, Kershaw Mehta and more—on why hybrid cloud and IBM Z make business sense.

Why Use Open-Source Technology? John Mertic Weighs In

John Mertic, director of the Open Mainframe Project and director of program management for The Linux Foundation, explores the impact of open-source technology on the mainframe ecosystem

Zowe’s Long Term Support V3 Release Announced by Open Mainframe Project

Zowe increases product durability, stability and security with the support of a large open-source community and a conformance program

Phoenix Software Continues to Move JES3plus Forward and Brings a New Product to z/OS

With z/OS 3.1 being the first version of z/OS to no longer offer IBM JES3, clients looking to continue with the JES3 technology should be happy with the continued direction of JES3plus

BMC Announces the Creation of 2 Independent Companies

One company will remain BMC, while BMC Helix will encompass the Digital Service and Operations Management (DSOM) business.

PowerSC as an Endpoint Detection and Response Solution

Ahmed Mashhour, an IBM Power Systems Global expert, explains the value of using PowerSC for end point detection and response (EDR)

IBM Debuts Client Option for Power Systems Virtual Server

IaaS offering lets users move workloads to the cloud with no re-platforming or re-factoring, alleviating cost and migration issues

‘Native Americans in Tech’ Webinar Looks to Increase Representation

The Making Our Strong Community Stronger (MSCS) initiative will host the event Nov. 13

New IBM DS8000 Storage Solution Ups the Ante in Availability

Denis Kennelly, general manager of IBM Storage, explains the significance and inner workings of the 10th generation DS8000

Going Deep on the Database

ProData’s Nick Thelen and Alex Olvera highlight the company’s RDB Connect and DBU tools, discuss the security factor, and explain why IBM i developers are the best database creators

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AI: Expectations, Ethics and Innovations

TechTalk SMB Host Charlie Guarino and data scientist Thomas Decorte talk all things AI, from machine learning to the wide world of LLMs

Quantum Computing, the Mainframe’s New Horizon

A few of the ways the mainframe can leverage the unique properties of qubits for transactions and large-batch processing

Visionaries Share Innovations in Mainframe Efficiency and Observability

Mark Wilson, technical director at Vertali, highlights advances in AIOps and DevOps from SHARE’s Tech Field Day

The 5-Day Boot: Running Linux on the World’s First Microprocessor

Rob McNelly geeks out about Linux ‘running’ on the world’s first microprocessor, shares IBM Support tips and cites another cautionary tech tale

Leverage Form Software to Maximize Productivity

Should you consider implementing a forms solution to reduce reliance on AFP for developing forms on IBM i? Is generating more professional forms worth the effort? Let’s explore the benefits.

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AIX Development: How Threads Really Compete for Power

ATS Group’s Justin Bleistein continues his AIX Development series, debunking the illusion of simultaneous processes and explaining how AIX manages CPU usage through sophisticated scheduling

IBM Z Day: What’s on Tap

The virtual event, set for Oct. 1, will feature more than 250 speakers and 80 sessions

MainTegrity Announces Cyber Security Framework V3.1

MainTegrity CSF v3.1 builds upon its industry-leading foundation with enhanced features that ensure comprehensive security coverage, faster responses to threats, and seamless recovery options