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What Makes CICS, a Mixed Language Application Server, So Special?

Ezriel Gross

August 10, 2020

CICS® has been around since 1969 and still continues to flourish as a mixed language application server today. Primarily running on mainframes, also known as an IBM Z®, CICS does run in limited forms on other platforms, as well. As an application server, it is used to host applications that can be written in several […]

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The Many Faces of Application Creation: Part 2

Jim Schesvold

March 16, 2020

This is a continuation of last month’s article, which chronicled application tools and options in context of development projects I’ve worked in and programming alternatives used, including design, coding, and validation. I’ve used various programming facilities, along with their strengths and weaknesses. My experiences start in the early 1970s, and the evolution I’ve experienced spans […]

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The Many Faces of Application Creation: Part 1

Jim Schesvold

February 20, 2020

While my career has mostly been consulting, marketing, systems programming and management, I’ve also had numerous engagements in application programming and design. A class in COBOL was my first IT experience, and in my MBA program, I learned Fortran and General Purpose Simulation System (GPSS) in Operations Research classes. In 1975, I rewrote a broken […]

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Dusty Rivers on IMS, CICS, Db2 and IBM Z

Reg Harbeck

December 5, 2019

Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Dusty Rivers, an experienced IBM mainframe expert, an IMS person who has been working all across the mainframe ecosystem especially in areas that has gotten enough attention that he has been able to be an IBM Champion for the past 10 years as […]

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WebSphere Is a Foundation With Useful Tools

Joseph Gulla

September 10, 2019

Joseph Gulla continues his series on WebSphere, writing about extensions to the different product foundations in the form of developer tools.

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Application Performance and Tuning

Jim Schesvold

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 […]

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IBM’s Enhanced Cloud Strategy

Sol Lederman

March 1, 2019

IBM Cloud Private for IBM Z and LinuxONE extends IBM Cloud Private capabilities by bringing powerful cloud tools to the platform.

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Writing Applications Means Knowing the Process and Its Users

Jim Schesvold

July 1, 2018

A few years ago, I helped a client modify and enhance applications in key business processes like marketing, accounting, inventory management, order processing and customer service. I wasn’t an expert in application design or coding; my specialty was system software like CICS, Db2, VSAM and MVS, but I did know the COBOL, PLI and Assembler […]

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Why Clients Rely on Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE

Shirley S. Savage

May 1, 2018

Today’s demanding workloads require a flexible approach for DevOps and deployment. IBM Z* clients reap the benefits of flexibility by running Linux* along with traditional IBM Z OSes. Organizations also are deploying Linux in standalone IBM Z and LinuxONE* installations. The Linux OS enables clients to use up-to-date technologies for their applications. Linux workloads integrated […]

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Connect z/OS Applications and Data to the Hybrid Cloud With APIs

Bruce Armstrong

November 1, 2017

Clients can successfully drive digital transformation by optimizing their mainframe using APIs to achieve a compelling ROI.

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