Dava Stewart
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Dava Stewart is a writer interested in the intersection of healthcare and technology based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
IBM Expands the Power10 Portfolio
July 12, 2022
Today, IBM announced that it has expanded its Power10 portfolio. First introduced in September 2021, Power10 was designed to meet the needs of enterprise-level organizations. The newly announced portfolio additions bring the same advantages to mid-sized and small organizations with mid-range and scale-out systems. These products are designed to help smaller and mid-sized organizations improve […]
ArticlesThe New IBM ESS 3500 Unlocks the Power of Data
June 3, 2022
Companies today know that operational insights are inherent in their data. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have the power to unlock that value, but data complexity and silos make accessing, analyzing, and acting on stored data difficult. The recently announced IBM ESS 3500 global data platform addresses these challenges, making data delivery for […]
ArticlesIBM i Gets a Refresh, Increasing Automation and Storage Options
April 20, 2021
The latest round of IBM i technology refreshes (TRs) provides enhancements to offerings, services and hardware. On Tuesday, April 13, IBM announced the latest round of OS TRs—IBM i 7.4 TR4 and 7.3 TR10. These TRs demonstrate a commitment to IBM i services, showcase a continuing push toward automation and represent a heavy investment in […]
ArticlesIs Your Mainframe an Unguarded Fortress?
April 12, 2021
Why too many organizations fail to implement adequate security measures on their mainframe operations and how to effectively guard your IBM Z
ArticlesExploiting IBM i in a Hybrid Cloud Enterprise Architecture
March 26, 2021
Dominick Pagnotta’s career has come full circle. He began working in IT “well before Windows and Linux,” he says, and first developed applications on AS/400, or even its predecessors. He watched as technology evolved, but now, as CIO of Rochester Drug Cooperative, he oversees new employees developing applications using modern languages on IBM i. Learn how […]
ArticlesTeaching Enterprise Technology Skills With a Bootcamp Model
March 23, 2021
John Thompson, CEO, Mobile Collaborative Education Consulting (MCEC), and Cameron Seay, Ph.D. adjunct instructor at East Carolina University, appear to have very different careers at first glance. Thompson is a retired IBM senior manager and Tennessee State University (TSU) brought his company on board to leverage his expertise in the technology sector and the continually […]
ArticlesThe History and Evolution of the VM Workshop
February 11, 2021
The VM Workshop, begun in 1977, was a popular conference largely because the VM community was vibrant and the platform was widely used. “We had tens of thousands of users around the world,” says Len Diegel, president of the workshop and member of the board of directors. Diegel was also a manager on a VM […]
ArticlesWomen in IT Value Community and Mentorship
December 19, 2019
As anyone associated with the industry can tell you, far more men than women have followed career paths in IT—but that trend has been shifting. To amplify the voices of women who are making their own path in IT and innovating on the IBM Z platform, IBM Systems magazine interviewed a group of IT professionals […]