Joseph Gulla
Contributor
Joseph Gulla got his start in IT as a COBOL programmer in the late 1970s. He has worked with IBM products as a developer, system operator and instructor. Gulla has a Ph.D. in CIS from Nova Southeastern University and an MBA in MIS from La Salle University. Since 2000, Joe has helped StreamFoundry, an IBM Business Partner, with competitive software migrations and has continued his long association with Alazar Press as its general manager.
z/OS and Friends: What Is the JES Programming Dimension and Why Is It Important?
March 24, 2025
In the latest from "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla looks at the programming side of JES2, including the phases of job processing and how Job Control Lanuage (JCL) was created to "feed the beast"
Articlesz/OS and Friends: JES—One of the Most Important Base Elements of z/OS
March 10, 2025
Joe Gulla explains how the Job Entry Subsystem (JES) contributes to the overall functionality of z/OS, outlining the five main characteristics of JES2
Articlesz/OS and Friends: Optional Features Complete a Compelling and Function-Rich Legacy OS
February 24, 2025
Following up on his exposition of the 50-plus base elements of z/OS, Joe Gulla dives into the optional features, from the language support like the HLASM Toolkit to data management tools like DFSORT
Articlesz/OS and Friends: A Rich Heritage of Built-in Functions, From Nucleus to Networking
February 4, 2025
Veteran mainframer Joe Gulla catalogs the base elements of z/OS, starting with the essential services of the Base Control Program
ArticlesHow IBM z/Architecture Has Evolved to Address Client Needs: Pausing to Appreciate
January 17, 2025
From System/360 to z16, longtime mainframer Joe Gulla examines how the technology behind his chosen platform has changed through the years
ArticlesHow Mainframe Architecture Makes All the Difference: Then and Now
January 3, 2025
Former IBM Systems magazine contributor Joseph Gulla returns as a TechChannel contributor to explain the nuances of mainframe architecture
ArticlesContinuous Change in Systems, Networks and Applications
December 8, 2020
Joseph Gulla looks back back on some of the main ideas explored in IT Trendz in 2020.
ArticlesDefining and Managing Hybrid IT
December 1, 2020
Hybrid IT is a blend of cloud-based and on-premises IT services. In his latest blog, Joseph Gulla explains how to manage it.
ArticlesOperationalizing AI Throughout an Organization
November 16, 2020
Last week, Joseph Gulla discussed eight products used to operationalize AI throughout the organization. This week, he examines eight others.
ArticlesIT Management Is Mature Yet Still Reinventing Itself
November 9, 2020
There are 16 IBM products that can help organizations infuse data through the use of AI. This week, Joseph Gulla explores eight of them.