IBM Announces Major Innovations Across Its Storage Portfolio
April 27, 2021
Today, April 27, 2021, IBM announced key innovations across the storage portfolio, designed for improving access to, and management of, data across hybrid cloud environments. First, the company announced a plan to launch a new container-native software defined storage (SDS) solution, IBM Spectrum Fusion, in the second half of 2021. The first incarnation is planned […]
ArticlesAIX/VIOS Versioning Recommendations, a POWER9-Based HMC and the Evolution of IBM Certifications
April 22, 2021
Rob McNelly on why AIX has stood the test of time, the new POWER9-based HMC and how IBM certifications have evolved
ArticlesIBM i Gets a Refresh, Increasing Automation and Storage Options
April 20, 2021
The latest round of IBM i technology refreshes (TRs) provides enhancements to offerings, services and hardware. On Tuesday, April 13, IBM announced the latest round of OS TRs—IBM i 7.4 TR4 and 7.3 TR10. These TRs demonstrate a commitment to IBM i services, showcase a continuing push toward automation and represent a heavy investment in […]
ArticlesMainframes and Cloud Computing
March 29, 2021
We all know what mainframes are—the best and most secure, scalable, and available computing platform—but what exactly is the cloud? Cloud computing started off as design idea on diagrams for unspecified routing and hardware, that the viewer didn’t need to worry about. The important parts of the diagram were around the cloud. More recently, the […]
ArticlesHow Air-Gap Backup and Tape-Based Technology Protect Against Cybercrime
February 10, 2021
Cybercrime is a prevalent topic in today’s news. It’s changing the way business is conducted to maintain data integrity and protection from theft. Data is the life blood of any organization; cybercriminals seek to exploit data from human as well as security vulnerabilities inherent to the software or hardware structures. Much of corporate data today […]
4 Customer Journeys From Tape to Cloud
December 8, 2020
Necessity, it’s been said, is the mother of invention. Such was the case when information technology outsourcing (ITO) company Blue Hill Data Services faced a number of obstacles as it prepared for the data migration of four mainframe-based customers (including a state pension fund, a large state government, a state government department of labor and […]
ArticlesWhen Technology Sneaks Up on You
October 27, 2020
Rob McNelly gets a new laptop and relearns an important lesson: While you'd expect technology to progress, it's still worth noticing.
ArticlesVideos Highlight the Latest on Storage
February 25, 2020
Learn what's new and on the horizon in the world of storage through videos produced by the IBM Washington Systems Center.
ArticlesThe z15 Represents a Huge Leap for IBM Z
February 6, 2020
Mainframe computing has been changing and growing for over 60 years, but the IBM z15 is more like a giant leap than a step increment in the IBM Z architecture.
ArticlesIBM Infrastructure Plays a Critical Role in Cloud, AI and Security
February 1, 2019
Cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and security all have underpinnings in infrastructure—the servers, storage and software that power an organization. A purpose-built architecture is critical to achieving the performance needed for current and future business requirements. “Technology alone can’t transform a company, but it’s a very essential ingredient in business transformation,” says Tom Rosamilia, senior vice […]