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2026 Rising Stars Nominations Are Now Open

The TechChannel initiative recognizes those who are new to their platform but are already making an impact

REXX Execution Explained: Explicit, Implicit and Batch

New-to-Z systems engineer Stephen Johnston explains the three primary ways to run REXX on z/OS, something that's not immediately obvious to those new to Z

What to Do if Your VIOS Backup Fails

Rob McNelly aggregates updates and alerts from IBM Support, including vulnerabilities in IBM AIX and PowerVM VIOS, recent APARS, updateios and altdisk problem scenarios and more, including an update on his Arizona adventures

Enhancing z/OS Applications While Preserving Core System Integrity: The Technologies You Need to Know

In this edition of the 'IBM Z Experience,' Joe Gulla explains how the mainframe can be so much more than the system of record

Why Cloud-Native Site Reliability Engineering Is Becoming a Mainframe Skill

As transaction paths become more complex, Scott Petry of PwC US stresses the increasing importance of automation, observability, incident management and more

IBM’s First Dual-Architecture Mainframe Processor Brings Arm Technology to Z and LinuxONE

As the first product of the companies’ new partnership, the next-generation processor will vastly expand software options on the mainframe

Clearing Up IBM Technologists’ Biggest Misconceptions About AWS (and Vice Versa)

James Roarty, chief cloud officer at Lightedge, has seen things from both sides, explaining how he went from being 'all in on cloud' to a more nuanced view

SCLM Is Going Away. Replacing It Takes More Than Git.

The question now is how to manage the complete application lifecycle, not just source conversion, according to René De Vleeschauwer, founder and CEO of IKAN

Taking Greater Control of Live Partition Mobility

Using the vfc resource label as an example, Chris Gibson provides a practical introduction to VIOS group labels

The Stability Trap: Don’t Let Complacency Turn Small Problems into Big Shutdowns

IBM i’s reliability is legendary. But that same stability can breed complacency, and small, overlooked issues can quietly grow into costly outages. Fortra’s latest Ask the Experts episode tackles this head-on: “The Stability Trap: Don’t Let Complacency Turn Small Problems into Big Shutdowns.” Three seasoned IBM i practitioners walk through the operational areas where risk […]

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