Training

With Uncertainty, Comes Opportunity: The Shifting IBM Z Workforce

Reg Harbeck: Hi. I'm Reg Harbeck and I'm here for the second of a pair of podcasts with Jeff Cherrington. On our first podcast we sort of talked about the background of ASG [Technologies] and Rocket Software and just all that you know, happened in the history of mainframe computing and enterprise computing and how […]

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Top Reasons to Love AIX

IBM Champion Rob McNelly highlights his top reasons to love the Power Systems, IBM i and AIX ecosystems

How Collaboration and Education Can Help Close the IBM Z and COBOL Skills Gap

How do we maintain interest from new IBM Z and COBOL talent? The keys seem to be: education, collaboration and fun. Dr. Cameron Seay, for example, has taught both COBOL and IBM Z at different schools. It’s not that no one is interested in learning about them; it’s just that the information needs to be […]

AIX and Power Systems 2021 Review, and a Look Toward 2022

IBM Champion Rob McNelly highlights key AIX and Power Systems 2021 milestones, and reflects on what’s to come in 2022

Learning AIX and IBM i: Courses, Tracks and Certifications

IBM Champion Rob McNelly on courses, tracks or certifications you can use for developing IBM i and AIX resources internally

Women of COBOL Episode 1: Overturning Biases on COBOL and Women in Tech

Announcing the first episode in our TechChannel-hosted video series spotlighting women of COBOL, moderated by Misty Decker! This episode’s guests include: Moderator: Misty Decker, product marketing director, Micro Focus Maemalynn Meanor, senior PR manager, The Linux Foundation and Open Mainframe Project Keelia Estrada Moeller, senior editor, TechChannel Transcript Misty Decker: Hi and welcome to our very first episode of […]

Rob McNelly on the IBM Support Technical Support Appliance

IBM Champion Rob McNelly on practical uses for the IBM Support Technical Support Appliance (TSA), how to set it up, report information and more

TechChannel E-book: From Bootcamps to Digital Badges: How to Effectively Develop Mainframe Skills

As the existing mainframe workforce gradually ages out of the industry, effective mainframe training has become top of mind for the IBM Z ecosystem. But what strategies seem to work best, and where is there room for improvement? When it comes to mainframe training, there’s not going to be a “one size fits all” answer. […]

Power Systems Best Practices Doc Updated, dnf, New IBM Customer Support Portals and More.

The Power Implementation Quality Standard for Commercial Workloads document has been updated. Get the details from Rob McNelly here.

Problem Solving in the Data Center

Tony Turetsky, software developer and analyst at P.C. Richard & Son, on his approach to problems and insights for industry-wide solutions to improving systems management strategies