CICS

Enhancing z/OS Applications While Preserving Core System Integrity: The Technologies You Need to Know

In this edition of the 'IBM Z Experience,' Joe Gulla explains how the mainframe can be so much more than the system of record

SCLM Is Going Away. Replacing It Takes More Than Git.

The question now is how to manage the complete application lifecycle, not just source conversion, according to René De Vleeschauwer, founder and CEO of IKAN

Modernize the Application, Not Necessarily the Platform

Craig Mullins illustrates why mainframe application modernization should begin with business requirements, not a migration mandate

Solving a Six-Decade-Old Problem

Many of the world’s most critical business applications run as CICS transactions against VSAM files. Banks depend on that combination for ATMs and teller systems, insurers for claims, airlines for reservations, manufacturers for inventory control, and governments for tax filings. These applications work. They are fast, proven, and full of business rules nobody wants to […]

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Creating a Containerized Application on Z: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this edition of 'The IBM Z Experience,' Joe Gulla extends a banking application consisting of CICS transactions and data in Db2 databases

Enabling Modern Mainframe DevOps With Containerization and Kubernetes

'The IBM Z Experience' continues as Joe Gulla illustrates how containerization and Kubernetes represent the convergence of 'then' and 'now'

Understanding a Legend, From Pre-Z to the Present: Welcome to ‘The IBM Z Experience’

Joe Gulla follows up on 'z/OS and Friends' with a new series, setting out to understand the impact of the mainframe through a lens of innovation, realization and transformation

SYSB-II: Turning Nightly Downtime into a Competitive Advantage

If you run on IBM Z, you may still stop CICS overnight so batch jobs can update VSAM files. That pause is a habit, not a requirement. SYSB-II removes the trade-off between fresh data and uninterrupted access: batch updates VSAM while CICS remains open, preserving integrity and predictable response times. The Value in One Paragraph […]

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Why Mainframe Security Postures Vary So Widely

Phil Young, director of mainframe penetration testing at NetSPI, describes the most commonly omitted security controls, and why they get skipped

The Web Server Landscape: Where IBM HTTP Server Fits In

For "z/OS and Friends," Dr. Joe Gulla looks at the special role played by the IBM product, how it works with WebSphere Application Server and how other web servers compare