The Team Effort That Led to the z17
June 18, 2025
The IBM z17’s 43 billion transistors, 24 million miles of wire and 18 layers of metal form a system capable of 35 billion transactions a day. It’s safe to say it took a team effort to build it. In fact, the process of creating IBM’s new mainframe, hitting general availability June 18, was so extensive […]
Articlesz17 Tries to Top the GOAT
June 18, 2025
IBM looks to keep the momentum going with its new mainframe and a focus on future use cases
ArticlesThe Unique Benefits of z/OS-Native Database Systems
June 16, 2025
This is the first of two “z/OS and Friends” articles on database management systems. I am focused on z/OS because there are families of products, like the Db2 family, that run on different platforms, and because of platform differences, the products consume CPU cycles and utilize memory and storage in different ways. There are many […]
ArticlesA Rare Education: Budding Mainframers Prepare to Carry the Torch
May 12, 2025
Students at the school, one of the few in the U.S. offering mainframe instruction, prepare to carry the torch
Articlesz/OS and Friends: IMS Transaction Manager and Database Manager Support Tens of Thousands of Transactions a Second
May 12, 2025
This comprehensive overview highlights the exceptional performance and reliability of IMS, explains the hierarchical database model, details the various types of IMS databases and more
Introducing GitLab Ultimate for IBM Z: Next-Gen Tooling in DevOps for IBM Z
May 9, 2025
This powerful integration delivers a unified experience for mainframe and cloud-native development, helping enterprises modernize their software delivery and unlock new levels of speed, security and scalability.
E-BooksHow Hacking Got Easy
May 5, 2025
Technological advancements and new forms of criminal cooperation are giving cybersecurity professionals more to think about
Articlesz/OS and Friends: Rich Functionality Is What CICS Is All About—Then and Now
April 28, 2025
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
Press ReleasesNew Mainframe Market Survey Reveals Fresh Focus on Silos, Strategic Goals and Specialization
April 28, 2025
Results underline modernization appetite to address Topical challenges while leveraging new mainframe capabilities
ArticlesWith z17’s New Chips, AI Is No Longer an Add-on
April 17, 2025
Mukesh Khare, GM of IBM Semiconductors, provides a closer look at IBM's AI efforts, highlighted by the introduction of the z17