Mainframe Innovation: The Continuing Impact of IBM Z
May 3, 2024
An in-depth look at recent and upcoming tech innovations that are ushering the mainframe into the future.
ArticlesCopy That: A Quick Cautionary Tale About Data Transfers
May 1, 2024
Rob McNelly also shares some IBM Support docs and a scary story of a cyberattack that didn't happen
ArticlesMore on Mainframes and Open-Source Tools
November 29, 2023
Following on from my article looking at the value of open-source software on the mainframe, I thought it would be interesting to see what else was available for mainframers to use. Open Tools Community Let’s start with the z/OS Open Tools Community on GitHub. According to their website, z/OS Open Tools provides a package manager […]
ArticlesThe Value of Open-Source Software on the Mainframe
November 3, 2023
Mainframes, as we know, are fast, reliable and secure. They can deliver data to users faster than any other platform—particularly, cloud-based systems—and they can ensure that the data is encrypted in transit, while stored and even when in use. The software that runs on these computing behemoths comes from reputable software vendors who ensure their […]
ArticlesOpen Mainframe Project Celebrates 5 Years of Zowe, Looks Back on Growth
October 12, 2023
Since the Open Mainframe Project was founded eight years ago, the program has grown and evolved to become a pillar of the mainframe community, serving as a focal point for the deployment and use of Linux and open-source technology on the mainframe. Over the past near-decade, Open Mainframe has branched out into several other projects […]
Monitoring IBM i With Prometheus
December 14, 2022
Jesse Gorzinski on how to use Prometheus to monitor your entire technology ecosystem, including IBM i
ArticlesHow to Deploy a Simple Grafana Dashboard
September 14, 2022
In this step-by-step tutorial, Jesse Gorzinski explains how to deploy a Grafana backend on IBM i and connect to it from a Grafana container image
ArticlesEverything You Need to Know About the New IBM i RPM Repositories
August 18, 2022
IBM is restructuring IBM i RPM repositories. Jesse Gorzinski explains why this change is happening, and what you need to do to continue receiving updates
ArticlesUse Nginx to Make Web Content Zoom!
May 9, 2022
In this blog from Jesse Gorzinski, learn why nginx might be the biggest hidden gem in the open-source ecosystem
Articles10 Hidden Gems in the RPM Pile
January 24, 2022
From JSON Query Utility, to LFTP, to Service Commander and more, Jesse Gorzinski highlights 10 hidden open-source gems in the RPM pile