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IBM Introduces Single Frame and Rack Mount IBM z16 and IBM LinuxONE 4

Latest servers expand IBM Z offerings to small and medium businesses

The Power of Containers on the Mainframe

Acronyms drive me crazy—and having worked more than 30 years for a company that made its living on acronyms…you can understand why. Enter: zCX, or IBM z/OS Container Extensions. It was released for z/OS 2.4 and provides Docker Swarm as support for Docker containers and cluster management. zCX is the vehicle that allows your IBM […]

Eddy Ciliendo on Object Storage and the Mainframe

Reg Harbeck: Hi, I’m Reg Harbeck and today I am here with Eddy Ciliendo, who is the chief strategy officer at Model9. Welcome, Eddy. Eddy Ciliendo: Hey Reg, glad to be here.   Reg: So I’d like to start by just kind of getting a sense—you’ve got a really interesting background that involves a lot […]

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How to Build a Successful Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Rocket Software's Phil Buckellew on 3 factors to consider when building a hybrid cloud strategy, and UNICOM Global's Neil Evans on why hybrid cloud is the de facto post-pandemic model

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Building Computing Skills Through the IBM zStudent Contest

Last year, more than 25,000 contestants participated in the 2022 IBM zStudent Contest, designed to teach participants computing skills and help them gain an edge in the enterprise computing industry. This year’s contest centered on sustainable energy, guiding participants through challenges to collect battery parts for an electric vehicle. Students learn and use JCL, z/OS, […]

Women of COBOL Celebrates International Women’s Day

Since 2021, the Women of COBOL video series has been uncovering and overcoming unconscious biases about COBOL and women in technology. What inspired the series? Moderator Misty Decker, director of worldwide AMC product marketing at OpenText (formerly Micro Focus), says, “I have been in the mainframe ecosystem for 30 years now. Over the years, I’ve […]

IBM and Cohesity Collaborate to Offer New Security Solution

On March 2, IBM announced that it is partnering with Cohesity to offer a new Storage Defender solution that includes IBM Storage Protect, IBM Storage FlashSystems, IBM Storage Fusion, and Cohesity DataProtect. IBM Storage Defender uses AI and event monitoring to combat the impacts of breaches and cyberattacks as security risks rise in today’s data-driven […]

Feet of Iron, Heads of Clay: The Counterintuitive Persistence of Legacy Technology

COBOL and the IBM mainframe are nerds. I’ll explain shortly, but first… The term “feet of clay” has become a common part of our language, referring to leaders, organizations and initiatives that have unreliable foundational traits despite the best and most visionary of intentions. Of course, the subtle implications often include that those very attractive […]

Closing the Mainframe Information Gap Through Education

If you’re reading this, you likely don’t need to be told that a mainframe career is very rewarding. The pay is excellent, the opportunity to work with world-class technology is exciting and the profession is filled with supportive people who are passionate about the platform. Dr. Cameron Seay, an adjunct professor at East Carolina University […]