Migration

IBM i 7.5 TR8 and 7.6 TR2 Highlight ‘Zero Downtime’ Aspirations—and the Value of Community Input

IBM i continued its journey toward zero planned downtime last week with the release of a new batch of Technology Refreshes (TR) for IBM i 7.5 and 7.6. In addition to expanded capabilities for Migrate While Active, highlights from the latest round of OS upgrades include enhanced data visibility, hardened security and an acknowledgement of […]

Choosing an AWS EC2 Instance: Where to Start

Choosing the best IT infrastructure depends on a host of factors, and it’s getting more complex by the day

What AWS Availability Zones Really Mean for Resilience

Recent outages have highlighted the importance of understanding how AWS Availability Zones, Regions and failover strategies affect cloud costs and business continuity

May TechPulse Recap: AI Is Everywhere in Concept, Not in Production

TechPulse asked IBM Power professionals about the state of emerging and adjacent technologies in their organization

Overcoming the Semantic Gap in Mainframe-to-AWS Schema Mapping

Connecting enterprise data to cloud platforms is the first step—understanding what it means is the next challenge, Tim Bond of Adeptia and Rohan Gupta of R Systems explain

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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NewEra Software, Inc. Announces Release 19.0 of the Integrity Environment (ICE) for z/OS 3.2

In addition to supporting IBM’s newly announced z/OS operating system, Version 3.2, new capabilities include a significant enhancement to the HealthCheck tool, IPLCheck, which will be replaced with IPLCheck/AI

Preparing for Your Power11 Migration

IBM Champion Jaqui Lynch reviews the housekeeping that must be done before you migrate your systems to POWER11

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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Minimizing Downtime for AIX Updates

Chris Gibson details an NIM alternate disk enhancement that allows AIX updates to be installed with minimal disruption