Andrew Hicks Celebrates Interest in the Mainframe and Building 3-D Printers
January 1, 2018
Reg Harbeck: Hi. I’m Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with Andrew Hicks who is a new IBMer who is involved with the mainframe and a vast number of other really interesting things. I met him at SHARE and every conversation we’ve had has been so interesting that we absolutely had to do a zTalk […]
PodcastsConnor Krukosky Talks About His Unconventional Path into Mainframes and IBM
December 11, 2017
Reg Harbeck talks with Connor Krukosky, young mainframe enthusiast, about how he got into mainframes and what he loves about the IBM Z platform. Listen to the interview via the orange play button or read the transcript below. Reg Harbeck: Hi. This is Reg Harbeck and today I have the honor and pleasure of being […]
PodcastsDenise Kalm on Coaching and Consulting Mainframers
November 13, 2017
Reg Harbeck talks with Denise Kalm, coach and consultant, about how younger mainframers can make an impact on the platform and logical next steps for experienced mainframers. Listen to the interview via the orange play button or read the transcript below. Reg Harbeck: Hi, this is Reg Harbeck and today I'm talking with Denise Kalm. […]
ArticlesNew IBM z14 Capabilities Make it Easy to Get Started in the Cloud
November 1, 2017
July’s IBM z14* announcement features technology to make cloud computing easier for IBM Z* organizations. With a strong focus on pervasive encryption—where organizations can encrypt data associated with an entire application, cloud service or database in flight or at rest (ibm.co/2fzkphp)—encrypted APIs, a new pricing model, blockchain services and more, clients can feel safer about […]
ArticlesIBM Z Offerings Help Clients Take Advantage of the Cloud
November 1, 2017
The cloud was once considered simply part of the computing stack—an extension of the data center that hosted non-critical applications and data sets seemingly in the air. Now for many organizations, however, it’s become an essential part of operations, allowing them to more quickly deploy new technologies and nimbly respond to changing market forces. As […]
Use z/OS Resources and Tools for Data Protection
October 2, 2017
The IBM z/OS* platform, with its unmatched reliability, availability and serviceability, outstanding I/O bandwidth and secure environment, provides an excellent platform for data protection. This is especially true if that client data already is on the mainframe, as the features of this hardware and software platform promote reliable and scalable data protection. If your organization […]
ArticlesFuture of Testing
September 25, 2017
This is the last post in this series on enterprise testing. The focus has been on both system and application programmers in an enterprise systems setting. The first post described enterprise testing and explained the many challenges that programmers experienced 40 years ago in deploying defect free software. The next two posts discussed system programmers […]
ArticlesFocus on Application Testing
September 18, 2017
This is the third post in this series on system and application testing on enterprise systems. In this post, I discuss the daunting job of being a mainframe application programmer and how he or she goes about testing. The testing scope can cover everything from deployment of a new release of ISV software to a […]
ArticlesWill You Be The Next Victim Of Ransomware?
September 11, 2017
Ransomware is malicious software that has been covertly installed on a device, such as your laptop or phone, which encrypts your private data and demands a monetary ransom for restoring the data to its original format. If the data is highly sensitive, the ransom may be the threat of public disclosure of the private data. […]
ArticlesJava on z Systems Delivers Portability, Security and Other Benefits
July 24, 2017
As people expect quick, secure transactions available any time, anywhere, modernization and innovation on the mainframe are necessary to meet these needs. Java* is at the heart of such transformation. An IDC study, “The Business Value of the Connected Mainframe for Digital Transformation” (ibm.co/2pf8asQ), places Java at the center of both modernization and innovation on […]