IDG Contributor Network: When mobile and mainframes mix, the results are...
Few devices bring to mind something quite as immobile as a classic mainframe. Moving one is nobody's idea of fun. But join mainframe technology with the needs of mobile, and suddenly we have something...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Mainframes, the military, and me
It starts with Basic Training – boot camp – where raw recruits are rousted from their beds early in the morning to begin a daily regimen designed to instill discipline and order. From how to make...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: The future of virtualization: Don’t forget the...
This is an exciting moment for data virtualization. The options available for virtualization are expanding, and are providing advances in processing speed around big data and data integration. This is...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: The cloud’s silver lining: the mainframe
In case you hadn’t noticed, 2016 has started with big momentum for mainframes – including IBM introducing the new z13s. It is always gratifying when something you believe in, against herd mentality,...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Mainframes: A technological best bet
I’ve seen a number of great technologies come and go. Some are fun for a while, as they are the first to market, such as game systems, entertainment devices and lifestyle products. But without staying...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: The platform wars are over
We’ve all heard the expression, “Everyone else was playing checkers, but that guy was playing chess.” And “that guy” is usually the person who came out ahead because he (or she) was able to see past...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: 3 reasons to be a 20-something mainframer
We all know the stereotype of a mainframe programmer or admin: gray hair, graduated from college in 1965, drives a Chrysler—and is about to retire, leaving a massive hole that his employer will find...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: 4 things you can do on a mainframe—without knowing...
Remember when you got your driver’s license? That was a pretty big day. Now imagine that as the person at the DMV handed you your card, he or she also slipped you permits to operate a boat, drive a...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Mainframes and the API economy
A few weeks ago I found myself in a meeting with the technical team at a major investment company that uses mainframes to support the massive amounts of data they work with every day. I spend just...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Mainframes 2026: What the future holds for big iron
For more than 50 years mainframes have powered thousands of organizations around the world, from banks to militaries to government agencies. Looking looking back at all that history makes me think...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Why banks love mainframes
If you’ve been following this blog, you may have seen me mention mainframes are popular with banks and financial institutions. In reading that again and again, you may have thought to yourself, “So...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: How mainframes prevent data breaches
2016 was a strange year marked by everything from election surprises to a seemingly endless spate of celebrity deaths. But when historians look back at this mirum anno—weird year—it may end up being...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Blockchain is the perfect data protection tool for...
Technophobic thrillers in popular media are always trying to convince us hackers are just a few malicious keystrokes away from crashing the world economy. And while doing such a thing is more...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Data virtualization: Like rocket fuel for your...
It goes without saying that mainframes are powerful. These computers can perform more operations per second than any other commercial system, which is why most banks (not to mention many government...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: How mainframes change our lives
When people think about uses for mainframes, they often think of the financial and public sectors. And while it’s true that many banks and government agencies would have a hard time getting through...
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