IBM Z Mainframe

rvs-Systems Launches Version 1.3.1 of zKafka Connector (RzK)

Version 1.3.1 introduces key features that enhance quality (transaction processing and idempotent producer support), performance/speed (message batching) and support for Kafka v4.0

Mainframe Skills 2030: Who Will Run Your IBM Z?

Craig Mullins contemplates the mainframe's looming skills gap, highlights efforts to build a robust talent pipeline and describes the top five mainframe skills for IT professionals to learn

Mainframe Master Innovations: Securing the Future on the Solid Foundation of IBM Z

IBM Z security experts explore how and why security has always underpinned the mainframe platform

IBM’s z17 Embraces the Quantum Countdown With Safety in Mind

IBM cryptography expert Anne Dames outlines the new mainframe’s quantum-safe capabilities

The Team Effort That Led to the z17

The IBM z17’s 43 billion transistors, 24 million miles of wire and 18 layers of metal form a system capable of 35 billion transactions a day. It’s safe to say it took a team effort to build it. In fact, the process of creating IBM’s new mainframe, hitting general availability June 18, was so extensive […]

z17 Tries to Top the GOAT

IBM looks to keep the momentum going with its new mainframe and a focus on future use cases

The Declaration of Mainframe: A United Community Celebrates a Revolutionary Platform

The Declaration of Mainframe serves as a tribute to the powerful platform and amazing community that, together, deliver unmatched value

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The Unique Benefits of z/OS-Native Database Systems

This is the first of two “z/OS and Friends” articles on database management systems. I am focused on z/OS because there are families of products, like the Db2 family, that run on different platforms, and because of platform differences, the products consume CPU cycles and utilize memory and storage in different ways. There are many […]

Emerging Security Threats Need Tomorrow’s Solutions

Puneet Kohli, president of the application modernization business unit at Rocket Software, explains how companies can protect themselves today

My Hands-on Experience With IBM Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on z/OS

Afroz Alam, senior product developer at BMC Software, outlines three authentication methods he tested