IT Infrastructure

Optimizing FICON for Hidden Mainframe Cost Savings

John Shuman, retired Distinguished Engineer, points to a major opportunity across mainframes—enhancing efficiency of port/channel environments

Reactive to Proactive: A More Confident Approach to IBM i Monitoring

Businesses trust IBM i to support the applications and workflows that process their invoices, operate their warehouses, dispatch their shipments, and most important of all, serve their customers. IBM i is the high point for reliability for any business application, but even the most reliable environments need visibility to be properly secured, maintained, and monitored. […]

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Fortra

In IT, There Are No Points for Humility

Rob McNelly on the importance of giving credit where due, a guide to NPIV setup and more

IBM i: Putting Integration Front and Center

Amy Williams, principal security services consultant at Fortra, explains how IBM i is evolving without sacrificing the core security and stability the platform is known for

Agents in the Enterprise: How to Meet the AI Moment

Experts in AI and cloud infrastructure explain what enterprises and technology providers are doing to operationalize agentic workflows at scale

Manage z/OS Storage Without the Green Screen: A Unified Approach with UDM

From Technical Debt to Storage Mastery: Modernizing z/OS Management with UDM In the modern agile enterprise, Storage Resource Management (SRM) serves as the cornerstone of operational resilience. However, many organizations remain shackled to “monolithic legacy debt”, rigid architectures that have failed to evolve alongside the data center. When an infrastructure tool requires more effort to […]

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Dino-Software Corporation

Future-Proofing IBM i – The New Path to Modernization and Long-Term Durability

Long-term utility and durability form the bedrock of IBM i systems in today’s enterprise landscape. These platforms have powered mission-critical operations for decades, delivering unmatched reliability and scalability. Yet, as business demands evolve, modernization – rather than outright replacement – remains key to utilizing its full potential. This modernization approach follows incremental, low-disruption sprints that […]

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Integrative Systems

Recapping a Year of ‘z/OS and Friends’

Joe Gulla reviews his year of mainframe exploration, indexing the 24 articles he wrote on the mainframe's architecture

Meet SAMM! Vanguard’s Software Application Monitoring & Malware Detection

Transform Your Mainframe Security with Vanguard SAMM In today’s complex and unpredictable digital landscape, the mainframe remains the backbone of critical operations. Yet, with escalating cyber threats, sophisticated attack vectors, and an ever-tightening web of regulatory demands, merely “managing” your z/OS environment is no longer enough. You need to master it. You need a solution […]

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Vanguard Integrity Professionals - IBM Z

VCMi — Vanguard Compliance Manager for IBM i

Unlock Unquestionable Compliance and Strategic Advantage for Your IBM i with Vanguard VCMi In the modern enterprise, the IBM i on Power Systems platform stands as a pillar of stability, performance, and reliability, hosting mission-critical applications and safeguarding invaluable data. However, in an era defined by relentless cyber threats, an intricate web of regulatory requirements, […]

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Vanguard Integrity Professionals – IBM Power