z/OS

Phoenix Software: JES Policies Come to JES3plus

In a world with pervasive outsourcing and dwindling HLASM skills, bringing JES Policies to JES3plus is a project of great strategic importance.

Make a Useful Pilot Project Using This Framework for z/OS Hybrid Integration

In this installment of "z/OS and Friends," Dr. Joe Gulla provides a template for gleaning insights on z/OS integration

IBM MQ and Beyond: Messaging and Integration Products Deconstructed

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

A Love Letter to NetView, and a Look at Other Networking Management and Monitoring Tools on z/OS

For "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla looks at several powerful products, highlighted by NetView as the base for system automation features and additional product support

Mainframe and AI: Driving IT Modernization

Blair Technology Solutions is at the forefront of mainframe modernization, leveraging the power of IBM’s watsonx Code Assistant for Z to bring artificial intelligence into legacy COBOL environments. By automating COBOL code explanation and documentation, and integrating AI-driven code generation and refactoring workflows, Blair is reducing onboarding time, accelerating development cycles, and preserving the reliability […]

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Networking on z/OS: Something for Every Enterprise

In this edition of "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla traces the evolution of networking on z/OS and explores the associated architecture, protocols and products

Dissecting z/OS Security Software—Base Elements, Optional Features and Products

In this edition of "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla turns his attention to z/OS security software, discussing more than 20 components of the stack

Examining IBM z/Architecture Security Features, Layer by Layer

IBM’s z/Architecture and z/OS provide a comprehensive and layered approach to enterprise-grade security, offering features designed to meet the substantial needs of the enterprise community, especially those in highly regulated industries. This article is the first in a two-part series focusing on system and application security across the hardware and software landscape. Here, I will […]

z/OS UNIX: A Solid Foundation for an Enterprise-Grade DBMS

In "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla explains how z/OS UNIX broadens the scope of DBMS support and compares it to implementing Linux alongside z/OS

rvs-Systems Launches Version 1.3.1 of zKafka Connector (RzK)

Version 1.3.1 introduces key features that enhance quality (transaction processing and idempotent producer support), performance/speed (message batching) and support for Kafka v4.0