IBM Z Mainframe

2025 TechChannel Rising Stars Nominations Now Open

The program, created to recognize-up-and coming talent on IBM Z and Power platforms, is entering its fifth year

Mainframe Specialists TES Enterprise Solutions and PopUp Mainframe Announce Strategic Partnership

The new working partnership aims to empower and redefine mainframe innovation in the UK.

Mainframe and AI: Driving IT Modernization

Blair Technology Solutions is at the forefront of mainframe modernization, leveraging the power of IBM’s watsonx Code Assistant for Z to bring artificial intelligence into legacy COBOL environments. By automating COBOL code explanation and documentation, and integrating AI-driven code generation and refactoring workflows, Blair is reducing onboarding time, accelerating development cycles, and preserving the reliability […]

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Mainframe Cost Reductions: Exploding a Few Myths

Reducing mainframe costs starts with understanding your systems, writes Peter James, capacity and performance management consultant, Vertali

The Team Effort That Led to the z17

More than 100 clients joined IBMers to design the new mainframe before it was put to the test in front of a photon beam machine and earthquake simulator

z17 Tries to Top the GOAT

IBM looks to keep the momentum going with its new mainframe and a focus on future use cases

The Unique Benefits of z/OS-Native Database Systems

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 […]

A Rare Education: Budding Mainframers Prepare to Carry the Torch

Students at the school, one of the few in the U.S. offering mainframe instruction, prepare to carry the torch

z/OS and Friends: IMS Transaction Manager and Database Manager Support Tens of Thousands of Transactions a Second

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

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.