z/OS and Friends: A Rich Heritage of Built-in Functions, From Nucleus to Networking
February 4, 2025
Veteran mainframer Joe Gulla catalogs the base elements of z/OS, starting with the essential services of the Base Control Program
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 […]
PodcastsNode.js Is Here for the Long Haul
January 4, 2023
Charlie Guarino: Hi everybody. This is Charlie Guarino. Welcome to another edition of TechTalk SMB. Today I’m very happy to have with me—well if I look at the bio, I see a software developer at IBM working on enabling open-source software packages for IBM i. But quite literally in the last 30 minutes or so […]
ArticlesHow to Navigate Ransomware Attacks
December 7, 2022
We know from the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report that the average time to identify and contain a data breach is 277 days–207 days to identify the breach and 70 days to contain the breach. The report also found that the average cost of a data breach is $4.35 million. And we know […]
ArticlesEnable Rapid Ransomware Recovery With IM Software
November 3, 2022
Many people work on the principle that their mainframe is safe from catastrophic attacks because it is different from Linux and Windows platforms. Hackers don’t understand how it works—what they used to call security by obscurity. Unfortunately, mainframes are generally high-value targets with plenty of critical data residing on them. That makes them an enticing […]
IBM Virtual Event Highlights the Latest on Power10 and News on AIX Toolbox Open-Source Support
July 1, 2022
Rob McNelly looks at an upcoming IBM virtual event, an IBM Support update for AIX Toolbox open-source software and more
ArticlesCan IMS Connect to the Outside World?
April 21, 2022
Information Management System (IMS) was developed by IBM, with Rockwell and Caterpillar Inc., starting in 1966 as a bill of materials system for the Apollo space program. It went live in 1968, making it over 50 years old. Like everything else on the mainframe, it has been updated and extended since that time. As you […]
ArticlesYou’ve Heard the News, Now Dig Into the Details: Get up to Speed on the Power10 Announcement
September 14, 2021
IBM Champion Rob McNelly on Power10 E1080 server highlights, and resources you can use to learn more
ArticlesMore Power to You: A Closer Look at the Power10 E1080 Server
September 13, 2021
On September 8, 2021 IBM announced the first server in the Power10 range—the E1080 with an order number of 9080-HEX. The general availability (GA) date for the system is September 17, 2021, and this system is the next generation of POWER servers. Hardware Technology The E1080 is similar to the E980 in that it uses […]
ArticlesKubernetes Container Security Best Practices With Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes
August 30, 2021
As we work with organizations who are adopting containers as part of their software development strategy, we have seen container security become a challenge for many, and at times an aftersight. This is not on purpose, but primarily a result of the vast differences between the new technology of containers versus the virtualization model many […]