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DR Solutions and the Need to Keep Pace
June 4, 2019
Chris Gibson recently updated his blog post about using the ghostdev and clouddev flags in the disaster recovery process.
ArticlesKubernetes Management of AIX Containers
June 3, 2019
How to exploit the Kubernetes management platform for modernizing your AIX* application.
ArticlesVarying-Dimension Arrays for RPG
June 1, 2019
The new IBM i 7.4 announcement brought with it varying-dimension arrays, a new data definition keyword and more
Articles10 Things to Love About AIX
June 1, 2019
Rob McNelly lists 10 things he really appreciates—and yes, loves—about AIX.
ArticlesMore PowerAI Resources
May 28, 2019
Rob McNelly lists helpful PowerAI resources.
ArticlesAutomation and AI at Work
May 21, 2019
An entertaining story about a savvy techie who used AI and Instagram to automatically post information and receive free meals.
ArticlesWhat About Application Automation?
May 20, 2019
Applications that we create automate and enhance the way we do things from payroll and inventory to how we communicate and innovate. But how do we automate the applications?
ArticlesApplication Performance and Tuning
May 14, 2019
As the original author of “CICS Performance Bulletin” published by IBM Dallas System Center, and co-author of the subsequent IBM “CICS TS Performance Guide” in conjunction with IBM Hursley CICS TS Development, performance and tuning has been a big part of my job. I’ve performed more CICS performance studies than I can count, and almost […]
ArticlesShould You Consider Becoming a CAAC Member?
May 14, 2019
Mike McArdle, an instructor at Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin, explains the value of CAAC membership.
ArticlesThe lshwres Command and Hardware Discovery
May 14, 2019
How to use the HMC command line to get information from managed machines.
ArticlesIBM i—For Innovators, by Innovators
May 9, 2019
The IBM i team in IBM is proud of our platform, and we’re excited to be innovators in the IT industry.
ArticlesSetting the Record Straight on Power Systems
May 7, 2019
Rob McNelly dispells some of the common myths about Power Systems vs. x86
ArticlesDb2 Mirror for i Offers Continuous Availability
May 1, 2019
Q: What is Db2 Mirror? We recently announced the new IBM i operating system (OS) level, known as IBM i 7.4. Each OS level contains new and enhanced features and functions. We have a history of also delivering a major enhancement to the database (Db2* for i) when we have a new release. For IBM […]
ArticlesCOBOL Turns 60
May 1, 2019
On April 8, 1959, a team led by Grace Hopper met for the first time to begin developing the specifications for the COBOL programming language. A day short of five years later, on April 7, 1964, the computer platform that would come to be most closely associated with this great programming language was announced: the […]
ArticlesDevOps Drives Innovation and Modernization on IBM Z
May 1, 2019
IBM is paving the way for clients to drive innovation and modernization through DevOps tools, processes, and promoting new ways of thinking. A number of questions face us on this path: How can legacy applications running on the IBM Z platform fit into the DevOps way of thinking Are the tools and processes to create […]
ArticlesBarry Merrill on SAS, MXG and His Button Collection
May 1, 2019
Reg Harbeck: Hi. This is Reg Harbeck and I’m here with Barry Merrill who is somebody who has worked with all kinds of interesting data on the mainframe. Barry, maybe you could start by telling us, how did you end up on the mainframe? Barry Merrill: Well what happened was, my brief career started actually […]
ArticlesCrossing the IBM Z Skills Gap
May 1, 2019
Hundreds of people from more than 35 cities in a dozen countries around the world came together in the biggest annual celebration of coding for IBM’s mainframe platform—Legends of Z. The event, held the week of Oct. 5, drew participants from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Sacramento, California, and challenged young developers to be creative as they […]
ArticlesIBM Z’s Role in the ‘Multi’ World
May 1, 2019
Today’s IT environment is energized by choice, collaboration, compute and cloud. IT is now all about multiples—multiplatform, multicloud and multivendor. Open source has broadened the number of contributors to source code and applications. Organizations are making strategic decisions about IT that involve the day-to-day handling of transactions as well as capitalizing on the environment of […]
ArticlesUnlocking New Doors
May 1, 2019
Three years after its launch, the Open Mainframe Project has achieved success by: Helping increase collaboration throughout the mainframe community Proving the platform’s significance Attracting future mainframers to IBM Z The most notable announcement made by the Open Mainframe Project so far at SHARE in August 2018: Zowe, the first open-source project based on z/OS. […]
ArticlesTom Harper on Why Mainframe Careers Are Dynamic
May 1, 2019
Reg Harbeck: Hi. I'm Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Tom Harper who is somebody I consider to be mainframe royalty because he and his family have just had such an amazing deep long involvement with mainframe. His daughter Kristine is one of the cofounders of zNextGen and she is also married to the […]
ArticlesPower Through Diversity
May 1, 2019
Addressing diversity on the mainframe and increasing the platform’s relevance is top of mind for many organizations, and VirtualZ Computing is no exception. VirtualZ is the first Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)-certified mainframe ISV. Jeanne Glass founded the company with the help of several co-founders, including Lisa Wood. Both Glass and Wood are dedicated […]
ArticlesMQ for z/OS or z/OS Connect EE?
May 1, 2019
When should I use MQ for z/OS or z/OS Connect EE to interact with my mainframe assets? For the last 25 years, MQ for z/OS* has been the communication mechanism of choice for clients who want to reliably and securely interact with their mainframe applications. More recently, z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition (zCEE) was introduced to […]
ArticlesIBM CA/DR Solutions on Z Combat System Availability Threats
May 1, 2019
For a growing number of businesses, five nines is not enough availability. Operational and regulatory requirements are forcing a shift from high availability (HA) to continuous availability (CA). Cyberthreats add to the pressures to protect and quickly restore critical data. In order to maintain operations in the face of multiple challenges, it’s imperative that we […]
ArticlesStaying Current Is Crucial for IBM Z
May 1, 2019
To craft effective marketing campaigns requires an understanding of the technology. Taking the time to really dive in and gain an understanding is one piece of advice Priya Doty, vice president, Product Marketing, IBM Z* and LinuxONE*, offers young people interested in pursuing careers on the platform. It’s advice she also gained from working with […]
ArticlesZowe Launches IBM Z Toward Modern Computing
May 1, 2019
As data growth continues on an exponential curve, our ability to process it efficiently takes on outsized importance. Mainframes—the true workhorses of the computing world—can be worth their weight in gold to companies and engineers pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning or doing heavy data analysis. Most Fortune 500 companies use […]