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Preparing for Your Power11 Migration

IBM Champion Jaqui Lynch reviews the housekeeping that must be done before you migrate your systems to POWER11

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

2025 TechChannel Rising Stars Nominations Now Open

The program, created to recognize-up-and coming talent on IBM Z and Power platforms, is entering its fifth year

Mainframe Modernization Strategies Shift Amid AI Optimism, According to New Kyndryl Report

Hassan Zamat, global practice leader for Core Enterprise and zCloud at Kyndryl, explains the findings of the new “2025 State of Mainframe Modernization Survey Report"

The Unexpected Growth Story Behind IBM Power 

Richard Milone, co-founder and managing director of CNX Valence LLC, explains how the platform has defied predictions of its decline

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