TechChannel Announces CloudBeat, a Monthly AWS Newsletter
September 18, 2026
Launching Sept. 24, CloudBeat explores the intersection between AWS and IBM technologies as IT ecosystems continue to converge
ArticlesIn IT, There Are No Points for Humility
June 2, 2026
Rob McNelly on the importance of giving credit where due, a guide to NPIV setup and more
ArticlesRecapping a Year of ‘z/OS and Friends’
January 16, 2026
Joe Gulla reviews his year of mainframe exploration, indexing the 24 articles he wrote on the mainframe's architecture
ArticlesThe z/OS Interface Ecosystem: Bridging Networks, Security, Automation and Development
December 22, 2025
For the final installment of "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla catalogs the modern interfaces for networking and integration, security, monitoring and automation, and DevOps
ArticlesWhy Mainframe Security Postures Vary So Widely
November 5, 2025
Phil Young, director of mainframe penetration testing at NetSPI, describes the most commonly omitted security controls, and why they get skipped
The Web Server Landscape: Where IBM HTTP Server Fits In
October 29, 2025
For "z/OS and Friends," Dr. Joe Gulla looks at the special role played by the IBM product, how it works with WebSphere Application Server and how other web servers compare
ArticlesModernizing With Confidence: WebSphere Application Server’s Legacy and Future in IT Infrastructure
October 13, 2025
For "z/OS and Friends," Dr. Joe Gulla inspects IBM WebSphere Application Server's (WAS) deep integration with the mainframe
ArticlesMake a Useful Pilot Project Using This Framework for z/OS Hybrid Integration
September 29, 2025
In this installment of "z/OS and Friends," Dr. Joe Gulla provides a template for gleaning insights on z/OS integration
ArticlesIBM MQ and Beyond: Messaging and Integration Products Deconstructed
September 16, 2025
In this edition of "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla explains the importance of messaging in the exchange of data, focusing on IBM MQ before discussing a collection of other messaging and integration products
ArticlesMcNelly: The Latest From IBM Support, and Changes to Power11 Partition Scoring
September 3, 2025
Occasionally readers will ask about documents that are linked in some of my older articles. As an example, I was recently asked to locate a copy of the IBM document I’d linked to in this 2016 blog. If you’re at all tempted, don’t bother clicking that first link; the doc is no longer available. The […]