z/OS

Mainframe Specialists TES Enterprise Solutions and PopUp Mainframe Announce Strategic Partnership

The new working partnership aims to empower and redefine mainframe innovation in the UK.

Attracting the Brightest and the Best: Vertali’s 2025 ‘New To Z’ Intake

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

Up to Code: A Modern Mainframe for Modern Developers

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

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

Are You Following the ‘Big 3’ Basics of Cybersecurity?

Security consultant Niall Ashley explains the importance of role-based access control, zero trust and least privilege

Networking on z/OS: Something for Every Enterprise

In this edition of "z/OS and Friends," Joe Gulla traces the evolution of networking on z/OS and explores the associated architecture, protocols and products