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Evolution of Mainframe Education: Part 4

In his annual recap of the Kyndryl Internship Program, Pat Stanard stresses the power of mentorship in ensuring a steady talent pipeline

SERVAUTH Class Security Features: Protecting Your Mainframe

Tony Amies, software technical director at Vertali, explains how the ESM (RACF|ACF|TSS) SERVAUTH class can be an invaluable—but often overlooked—tool for organizations pursuing a zero trust strategy

Protect Mainframe Data From Cyber Threats and Ensure Compliance

Defend your mainframe data against ransomware, mass deletion, and other cyber threats to achieve operational resiliency and regulatory compliance. PRODUCT OVERVIEW Enterprises must protect mainframe data against escalating cyber threats, particularly ransomware, which encrypts data and demands payment for its release. Because mainframe data is mission-critical, a single vulnerability can cause severe financial, operational, and […]

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McNelly: The Latest From IBM Support, and Changes to Power11 Partition Scoring

Occasionally readers will ask about documents that are linked in some of my older articles. As an example, I was recently asked to locate a copy of the IBM document I’d linked to in this 2016 blog. If you’re at all tempted, don’t bother clicking that first link; the doc is no longer available. The […]

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

Fulfilling the IoT Promise—In the Cloud and at the Edge

Exploring the role of cloud and edge computing in unlocking the possibilities of the internet of things (IoT)

Security and Governance Lag Behind AI Adoption, says IBM’s ‘Cost of a Data Breach Report’

Governance and security are playing catch-up as enterprises rush to leverage AI, a technology that is generating new attack vectors and changing what organizations must do to protect their data, according to IBM’s recently published “Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025.” The report is the result of research conducted by Ponemon Institute, which studied […]

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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The Role of Mainframe Data in a Hybrid Environment

Craig Mullins outlines the various types of mainframe data and how hybrid applications use them

COMMON Expands Its Focus to Meet Members’ Modern IT Needs

The IBM i user group offers education on AI, quantum and other adjacent technologies