Db2 for z/OS

Understanding the Nuances of Database Systems on the IBM Z Mainframe

Craig Mullins looks at the characteristics that make mainframe databases unique, and how understanding them is key to database management

z/OS and Friends: Rich Functionality Is What CICS Is All About—Then and Now

Joe Gulla traces the evolution of the Customer Information Control System (CICS), harkening back to its first release and providing a comprehensive accounting of its modern-day application development capabilities

The Impact of AI on Database Administration

Database expert Craig Mullins explains how DBAs can evolve alongside AI as the technology increasingly impacts their jobs

IBM Z Backup Resiliency 2.1 Release Sets Foundation for the Future

IBM Z Backup Resiliency (IZBR) works to significantly enhance resiliency, while streamlining and automating key recovery processes.

From DBA to CEO: Insights From Jen Nelson of Izzi Software

Jen Nelson, founding CEO of Izzi Software, joins Reg Harbeck on TechTalk Enterprise to talk about her journey in the mainframe world and her work acquiring founder-led companies focused on both IBM Z and i systems

IBM watsonx AI Solutions Driving Data Value

IBM executives highlight IBM Data Gate for watsonx, IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z and watsonx Code Assistant for Enterprise Java Applications—and how they’re driving revenue and productivity

Insurance for Db2 for z/OS

Log-On Software’s Total Utility Control can automate many database tasks, as the North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company recently discovered

The Evolution of Mainframe Education

The average age of a mainframer is 58 years old. Yes, most of us have gray hair and wear Aerosmith tee shirts to work. The task at hand is how do we pass the baton of mainframe knowledge to the next class of mainframers that will support the massive mainframe ecosystem that runs our world […]

Seeing the World Via the Mainframe

Reg Harbeck: Hi, I'm Reg Harbeck, and today I'm here with my colleague and co-author Karl-Erik Stenfors, who has been in the mainframe space for a very good long time. Well Karl-Erik, let's start by telling us about how did you end up on the mainframe?   Karl-Erik Stenfors: Well, a bit of a point. […]

Jeff Cherrington on Rocket Software’s Evolution and IBM Z Contributions

Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with my friend and colleague Jeff Cherrington who is the vice president of product management, Z Systems—I think I missed a word or two there—at Rocket Software. So, Jeff, I guess what we're going to talk about today is just the whole journey that Rocket […]

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