Work With Active Prestart Jobs
September 5, 2018
This blog will review features of Work with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) that make finding prestart jobs easier
ArticlesWhy IT Projects Fail
September 3, 2018
Before exploring trends in IT project management, Joseph Gulla examines some basic research that can establish a solid baseline for a review of trends to follow.
ArticlesScott Forstie on Database Enhancements
September 1, 2018
Paul Tuohy: Hi everybody and welcome to another iTalk with Tuohy. Delighted to be joined today―sorry, to be rejoined today―by my good friend Scott Forstie. Hi ya, Scott. Scott Forstie: Hi Paul, I’m doing great. Paul: Good. So Scott of course, chief architect for Db2 on i working at IBM out of Rochester and so […]
ArticlesGary Mikos, Senior Programmer/Analyst, Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp.
September 1, 2018
Name: Gary Mikos Title: Senior programmer/analyst Company Name: Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation Company’s Function: Cabinet manufacturer HQ: East Earl, Pennsylvania Years in IT: 34 What’s the biggest challenge facing your company today? Staying on top of new technologies and determining which could be utilized to achieve company goals or drive innovation. What do you […]
ArticlesOf Dials and Switches: Turning Dials, Flipping Switches
September 1, 2018
It's time to put what you've learned about tunables into practice.
First Option Improves Hosting Services With Collaboration
September 1, 2018
UP CLOSE Customer: First Option Headquarters: Cave Creek, Arizona Business: IT hosting services Challenge: Growing its hosting business while still focusing on other aspects of the business Solution: Partnering with mindSHIFT, another IT hosting service provider, to develop a lower-cost, more easily managed and geographically dispersed hosting environment Hardware: Several IBM Power Systems servers The […]
ArticlesCreating a Self-Managing Mainframe
September 1, 2018
Hybrid IT environments, along with IT leaders and their teams, are facing more challenges than ever because of digital transformation efforts to add new or improved services for customers. The challenges are coming from all sides, and IT teams are often backed into a corner, left to respond reactively to dynamic changes, customer situations, threats […]
ArticlesThe Benefits of Analytics and Machine Learning on IBM Z
September 1, 2018
Enterprises have vast amounts of high-value, sensitive data on IBM Z*. With recent advances in machine learning technology, it’s the right time to extract key insights from this data and monetize it. Given its sensitive nature, it only makes sense to leverage that data in place. Enterprises can also minimize costly data movement and maintain […]
ArticlesConverting Data Into Insight With IBM Z
September 1, 2018
From banking to retail, financial services to healthcare, the world economy runs on the mainframe. Billions of transactions per second are processed around the globe, generating a treasure trove of unique, proprietary data about customers and the businesses that serve them. The essential insight mined from this data using analytics and machine learning can help […]
ArticlesAnna McKee Makes History as the First Female Master the Mainframe Winner
September 1, 2018
University of North Texas student Anna McKee grew up in a household fluent in technology. Despite the fact that both of her parents work with mainframes, McKee didn’t consider a career in technology until her second year of junior college. She was struggling to pick a focus of study, considering professions ranging from music to […]