DEI Panel Connects Mainframe’s Working Generations With One Another
January 26, 2024
There are currently five different generations making up today’s workforce, and each of them brings unique backgrounds and perspectives. Though beneficial in a vacuum, generational differences can divide us in both the workplace and beyond. At the SHARE New Orleans conference in August 2023, Broadcom and the Making Our Strong Community Stronger initiative (MSCS) held […]
ArticlesIBM’s watsonx Day 2 Focuses on AI Governance
January 26, 2024
Speakers at the virtual event emphasized the need to use AI responsibly and explained how AI can derive additional value from data
E-BooksThe Mainframe in the Age of AI
January 16, 2024
AI is revolutionizing the mainframe. In this e-book, the University of St. Thomas' Dr. Manjeet Rege and IBM's Rich Larin highlight how AI is pushing the mainframe forward—and how to ethically use AI
PodcastsGlenn Hanna on Linux Workloads on the Mainframe
January 12, 2024
This transcript is edited for clarity. Reg Harbeck: Hi, I’m Reg Harbeck and today I’m here with my friend and colleague Glenn Hanna, who is the director of software engineering at PKWARE and happens to also own his own Rhode Island-based navy. I’m sure that will come up in our conversation. Welcome, Glenn. Glenn Hanna: […]
ArticlesEssential Factors for ERP Success in 2024
January 10, 2024
If you desire to enhance your business processes and performance, diminish your IT expenses and labor costs, and furnish real-time data and reporting capabilities, you should contemplate implementing an ERP system. These are some of the top reasons enterprises pursue ERP systems, which gather various functions and departments, such as finance, operations, and human resources, […]
Vertali zTrust: Detect Network Activity and Control Traffic to Enhance Cybersecurity and Compliance
December 10, 2023
zTrust reveals network activity to and from your mainframe, confirming that your network access controls are correct—and ensures access for authorized users only while denying everyone else. While mainframe sites can have a reasonable view of who is using applications at the userid level, most don’t have an accurate, up-to-date picture of actual network activity. […]
ArticlesMore on Mainframes and Open-Source Tools
November 29, 2023
Following on from my article looking at the value of open-source software on the mainframe, I thought it would be interesting to see what else was available for mainframers to use. Open Tools Community Let’s start with the z/OS Open Tools Community on GitHub. According to their website, z/OS Open Tools provides a package manager […]
ArticlesThe Evolution of Mainframe Education: A Follow-Up
November 29, 2023
Kyndryl works hard to provide opportunities for young people in the field of mainframe technology. Although many mainframers are approaching retirement, Kyndryl is smashing that paradigm. Last year, I wrote an article on the first Kyndryl Internship. I thought it was very important to pen a follow-up to that article, as this topic could not […]
ArticlesHybrid Cloud Is the Future of the Mainframe
November 29, 2023
In 1897, the New York Journal published a rumor that Mark Twain was dead. Hearing the news, Mark Twain is said to have replied, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” I have had the occasion to use it many times when discussing mainframe over the past 30 years. My first encounter with mainframe […]
E-Books2023 TechChannel Rising Stars
November 21, 2023
Meet the 2023 class of TechChannel Rising Stars, who have worked on IBM Z or Power Systems for five years or less but are already making a big impact on the mainframe and IBM i ecosystems