IMS: There’s Still Life in the Old Dog!
IMS marked its 44th birthday on Aug. 14, which might make you think it’s out-of-date and of no interest to current mainframers, however, you couldn’t be more wrong.
Posted: 9/18/2012 12:16:53 AM by
Trevor Eddolls
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The Mainframe Skills Gap: Reasons to Be Positive
Mainframe shops are very aware of the skills gap and the difficulties of attracting new talent to the mainframe because of misguided notions that it’s an outdated system. While the issue is far from resolved, the industry is moving in the right direction in many ways.
Posted: 9/11/2012 4:05:47 AM by
Philip Mann
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IBM Master the Mainframe 2012: Students Strike Back
For the latest news and announcements on the contest, visit the Master the Mainframe
Facebook page . Students can register on the contest
homepage . The contest runs from Oct. 1 through Dec. 28.
Posted: 9/4/2012 4:06:45 AM by
Mike Todd
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BYOD and Network Security
As more and more individuals connect to enterprise computing infrastructures with their personal mobile devices, ensuring security becomes a growing concern. IBM is seeking to mitigate the risk of BYOD with new solutions.
Posted: 8/14/2012 4:03:57 AM by
Trevor Eddolls
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Lotko Clarifies Roles of zEnterprise and PureSystems in Hybrid Computing
Greg Lotko, vice president and business line executive for IBM System z, sought to bring greater clarity to IBM’s vision of hybrid computing for a smarter planet Tuesday during his session, “zEnterprise Update and Positioning with PureSystems,” at the
SHARE User Group Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
Posted: 8/7/2012 4:34:46 PM by
Mike Westholder
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The Destination z Scholarship Returns for 2012
The 2012 IBM Destination z Scholarship Enterprise Computing Scholarship Fund, which enables students to pursue their educational and career goals, seeks donations from the greater mainframe community.
Posted: 7/31/2012 4:07:28 AM by
Mike Westholder
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Web and Mobile Technologies Put Pressure on Mainframe Efficiency
The huge explosion in customer-facing Web and mobile applications is putting the spotlight on mainframe performance. However, effective application tuning can prevent performance problems, reduce response times and result in savings.
Posted: 7/24/2012 4:09:50 AM by
Philip Mann
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IBM and Augmented Reality
IBM’s research lab in Haifa, Israel, has announced a shopping AR app that enables people to use their smartphone cameras to identify products that meet specific criteria they may have specified—for example, dietary requirements, as well as budget items, items on sale, and in-store promotions, etc.
Posted: 7/17/2012 4:07:30 AM by
Trevor Eddolls
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Picturing the New Face of Mainframe
Working with the mainframe? Upload your picture for the new “Proud to Be
Posted: 7/6/2012 10:25:57 AM by
Herwig Diessner
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Virtualization in the Time of Myth
The OS/360 operating system supported two forms of data-access virtualization from its very beginning in 1964. I refer to this as the Time of Myth because even I, whose personal experience of computing goes back to 1969, did not personally witness the introduction of these concepts and had to learn of them from the elders.
Posted: 6/26/2012 4:03:05 AM by
Bob Rogers
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