‘Captain COBOL’ Tom Ross on the Evolution of COBOL on Z
September 3, 2019
Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Tom Ross whose nickname is Captain COBOL and he has been working at IBM on COBOL since the early 1980s. Well Tom before I describe you to the world, why don’t you tell us, how did you end up working at IBM on […]
ArticlesIBM Redbooks: A Look at the Website’s 3 Tabs
August 12, 2019
Joseph Gulla explains the different tabs on the IBM Redbooks website.
ArticlesIBM Redbooks Are More Than Books
August 5, 2019
Joseph Gulla explores materials on the IBM Redbooks site.
ArticlesValuable Sessions Continue on Day 2 of the 2019 ECC Conference
July 19, 2019
Joseph Gulla highlights sessions from the 2019 ECC conference.
ArticlesA Look at the IBM Global Solutions Directory
July 1, 2019
This post is the last in a series on ISVs, service providers, the Dallas ISV Center offerings, PartnerWorld and the IBM Global Solutions Directory (GSD).
DevOps Drives Innovation and Modernization on IBM Z
May 1, 2019
IBM is paving the way for clients to drive innovation and modernization through DevOps tools, processes, and promoting new ways of thinking. A number of questions face us on this path: How can legacy applications running on the IBM Z platform fit into the DevOps way of thinking Are the tools and processes to create […]
ArticlesIBM Z’s Role in the ‘Multi’ World
May 1, 2019
Today’s IT environment is energized by choice, collaboration, compute and cloud. IT is now all about multiples—multiplatform, multicloud and multivendor. Open source has broadened the number of contributors to source code and applications. Organizations are making strategic decisions about IT that involve the day-to-day handling of transactions as well as capitalizing on the environment of […]
ArticlesZowe Launches IBM Z Toward Modern Computing
May 1, 2019
As data growth continues on an exponential curve, our ability to process it efficiently takes on outsized importance. Mainframes—the true workhorses of the computing world—can be worth their weight in gold to companies and engineers pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning or doing heavy data analysis. Most Fortune 500 companies use […]
ArticlesStaying Current Is Crucial for IBM Z
May 1, 2019
To craft effective marketing campaigns requires an understanding of the technology. Taking the time to really dive in and gain an understanding is one piece of advice Priya Doty, vice president, Product Marketing, IBM Z* and LinuxONE*, offers young people interested in pursuing careers on the platform. It’s advice she also gained from working with […]
ArticlesIBM CA/DR Solutions on Z Combat System Availability Threats
May 1, 2019
For a growing number of businesses, five nines is not enough availability. Operational and regulatory requirements are forcing a shift from high availability (HA) to continuous availability (CA). Cyberthreats add to the pressures to protect and quickly restore critical data. In order to maintain operations in the face of multiple challenges, it’s imperative that we […]