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Advanced Analytics

Advanced Analytics

IBM Z offers options to analyze data at a deeper and quicker level.

March 21, 2018 | By Steven Astorino
Data-Driven Decision-Making

Data-Driven Decision-Making

IBM Z can help move analytics to the source of data to find deeper, faster wisdom.

February 07, 2018 | By Steven Astorino
Competitive Costs

Competitive Costs

IBM offers new container pricing models for IBM Z.

December 13, 2017 | By Alan Radding
Business Plan

Business Plan

Mainframe organizations are responding to new technology and opportunity with innovation.

September 20, 2017 | By Joseph Gulla
Noah’s Architecture

Noah’s Architecture

IBM Z is designed to survive and thrive with its stability, continuity and security.

August 02, 2017 | By Reg Harbeck
IBM Machine Learning for z/OS Is Here

IBM Machine Learning for z/OS Is Here

IBM Machine Learning for z/OS continually provides businesses with new ways to learn.

May 10, 2017 | By Dinesh Nirmal
Bridging the Distance

Bridging the Distance

Whether in an office or working from home, z Systems programmers/administrators can now work from the next office, building, city, time zone or continent.

March 01, 2017 | By Gabe Goldberg
Learning Opportunity

Learning Opportunity

Ongoing education a key factor to career success.

February 08, 2017 | By Joseph Gulla
Enterprising Skills

Enterprising Skills

Get, maintain and grow opportunities in IT enterprise computing.

January 25, 2017 | By Joseph Gulla
Effective Examples

Effective Examples

Simplify monitoring console for optimal performance.

January 04, 2017 | By Ernie Gilman
The Golden Triangle

The Golden Triangle

An architect has a huge impact on how fast, good and cheap a project is.

December 21, 2016 | By Donald Gerace
Successful Skills

Successful Skills

Global Training Providers expand training offerings and reach with new programs.

November 16, 2016 | By Alexander Ziegler
Open Source Programs Spark Innovation in z Systems Analytics

Open Source Programs Spark Innovation in z Systems Analytics

Integrating Spark, DB2 and BigInsights allows users to leverage them effectively.

September 21, 2016 | By Eberhard Hechler
IBM DB2: Taking the Best Data Server on a Transformational Journey

IBM DB2: Taking the Best Data Server on a Transformational Journey

The IBM database product focuses on continuous delivery to give clients updates quicker.

August 17, 2016 | By Jeff Josten
Mighty Mainframe OS

Mighty Mainframe OS

Let's not forget the mainframe system software sibling: IBM z/Transaction Processing Facility (TPF).

April 27, 2016 | By Gabe Goldberg
What’s the Heat About Spark?

What’s the Heat About Spark?

Spark, the open source cluster-based framework, keeps analytics and data on z Systems and Linux.

March 09, 2016 | By Patrick Stanard
Architecting Your Career

Architecting Your Career

Soft skills are necessary for success on the mainframe.

February 10, 2016 | By Frank De Gilio
Architects and Methodologies

Architects and Methodologies

Architects must think in a top-down manner and tackle problems starting with what the “as-is” environment looks like, normally driven by the use of an architectural methodology.

November 11, 2015 | By Bill Seubert
Project Success

Project Success

Project management skills and tools help achieve desired outcome.

September 23, 2015 | By Patrick Stanard
Faster Business Insights

Faster Business Insights

IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator on the IBM z13 is built for speed.

August 31, 2015 | By Patrick Stanard
The Value of Linux

The Value of Linux

Many options for Linux add up to value and customization.

July 22, 2015 | By Joseph Gulla
The DevOps Transformation

The DevOps Transformation

DevOps offers continuous software delivery and new tools for the mainframe.

July 08, 2015 | By Alan Radding
Digital Business Solutions and Tools

Digital Business Solutions and Tools

DevOps and Bluemix are among the offerings for IBM digital business solutions and tools.

June 17, 2015 | By Marcos Sylos
Thinking and Acting Like an Architect

Thinking and Acting Like an Architect

The IT architect uses “top down thinking” to help with projects.

June 03, 2015 | By Bill Seubert
z Systems for Analytics Data—You Move, You Lose

z Systems for Analytics Data—You Move, You Lose

Solutions are available to help save MIPS and money.

May 20, 2015 | By Avijit Chatterjee
Successful BYOD Experience

Successful BYOD Experience

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) option is a growing desire of employees and an initiative of importance for many employers.

March 18, 2015 | By Joseph Gulla
Use Career Resources to Grow

Use Career Resources to Grow

There are many different places to better yourself and find like-minded individuals.

February 25, 2015 | By Gabe Goldberg
Hadoop’s Presence on the Mainframe

Hadoop’s Presence on the Mainframe

Hadoop on System z is best considered for non-traditional exploration of data that largely originates on the System z platform.

January 07, 2015 | By Alan Radding
Through the Mobile Lens: Cloud and Analytics on System z

Through the Mobile Lens: Cloud and Analytics on System z

Bringing everything together on System z gives organizations and users the best mobile experience.

December 17, 2014 | By Richard Gamblin
A Dynamic Force

A Dynamic Force

The System z platform is the ‘ultimate virtualized system’ to leverage popular technologies.

December 03, 2014 | By Lauren Williamson
The Right Tools

The Right Tools

Be more effective in end-to-end monitoring and management with the best products for the job.

November 07, 2014 | By Joseph Gulla
A Successful Project

A Successful Project

End-to-End Monitoring and Management is Worth the Effort

October 08, 2014 | By Joseph Gulla
Save Money With Mobile

Save Money With Mobile

At some point, the volume of mobile transactions is sure to impact your peak workload pricing.

September 17, 2014 | By Alan Radding
Matching Mobile With the Mainframe

Matching Mobile With the Mainframe

How customers now go about their daily lives fuels the rise in the demand for transaction processing at high volume and continuous availability. It would be too simple to say that the System z platform is the best fit for this growth.

June 18, 2014 | By Peter Siddell
Service on System z

Service on System z

Software as a Service provides companies with the authorization to use software or services for a period of time like a rental instead of the traditional model in which companies must buy the software, build the server, install the operating system, install the software and customize it to meet the company business and needs.

May 07, 2014 | By Marcos Sylos
Turn Challenges Into Opportunities

Turn Challenges Into Opportunities

Mainframes—and Mainframers—Can Learn From the Past and One Another

April 23, 2014 | By Gabe Goldberg
Solutions Move Forward with System z

Solutions Move Forward with System z

IBM System z Solution Editions were introduced to demonstrate that running new workloads on System z is both technically viable and cost-effective. These bundles provide competitive bottom-line pricing satisfying diverse requirements.

March 19, 2014 | By Gabe Goldberg
The New Mainframe Normal

The New Mainframe Normal

Welcome to the new mainframe normal. It assumes a new style of computing that encompasses mainframe and distributed systems and mobile and social workloads running alongside traditional mainframe workloads.

March 05, 2014 | By Alan Radding
Bringing New Workloads to System z

Bringing New Workloads to System z

This article is part one of a two-part series on IBM solution editions for System z.

January 06, 2014 | By Gabe Goldberg
The Mainframe Magna Carta

The Mainframe Magna Carta

While the Mainframe Charter promises ongoing system innovation, value and community, Statements of Integrity provide real-world assurance that critical z/OS and z/VM exposures are promptly remedied.

November 20, 2013 | By Gabe Goldberg
Cloud Covered With System z

Cloud Covered With System z

For IBM customers who want to learn how to address these challenges and gain a better understanding of cloud computing and the capabilities that System z, zEnterprise and the IBM Software brands offer them, an updated free online course is available for download at The Value of Cloud Computing on System z.

November 06, 2013 | By Scott Harris
Migration Misconceptions

Migration Misconceptions

Moving off the mainframe is not an easy task and shouldn’t be taken lightly. It’s frequently a multi-year, multi-million-dollar effort fraught with risk.

September 11, 2013 | By Janet L. Sun
The Much-Maligned Mainframe

The Much-Maligned Mainframe

In moving away from the mainframe, many companies create a monster: a tangled mess of technologies and best-of-breed packages that don’t work together and threaten to overwhelm the organization with its cost and complexity.

August 21, 2013 | By Mark Neft
Don’t Believe the Myths

Don’t Believe the Myths

Misconceptions and myths persist—like the idea that few mainframes remain in use today. The reality is SHARE represents more than 20,000 individuals from nearly 2,000 companies.

July 17, 2013 | By Janet L. Sun
Social Business on System z

Social Business on System z

For most mainframe data center managers, social business is barely on the radar screen. Yet, it offers a rich collaboration and social environment—combined with security and the other strengths of System z.

July 10, 2013 | By Alan Radding
Class Act

Class Act

To help customers understand how the mainframe is an ideal platform for business analytics, IBM offers a free online course, “The Value of Business Analytics on System z.”

March 06, 2013 | By Scott Harris
Career Advice

Career Advice

No matter where you are in your mainframe career—new arrival or seasoned veteran—here are career-preservation tips for 2013 and beyond.

December 18, 2012 | By Gabe Goldberg
No Free Lunch

No Free Lunch

Chargeback can impose discipline on resource consumption, influence user behavior in desired directions, provide ROI data on initiatives and justify allocating costs to paying customers. And accumulating cost/billing figures aids user budgeting, which allows better data center workload and configuration planning.

November 07, 2012 | By Gabe Goldberg
Big Opportunities in Big Data

Big Opportunities in Big Data

Big data was a big focus at the recent SHARE conference in Anaheim, Calif. Event organizers devoted two days of conference content to a Big Data Spotlight with a concentration of sessions designed to address the “most pressing big data questions and concerns” of its community.

September 12, 2012 | By Bob Dirkes
The Truth Will Set You Free

The Truth Will Set You Free

Anyone who's worked with mainframes has heard cringe-worthy comments about them: misconceptions, misinformation, misunderstandings, etc. While it's tempting to ignore such nonsense, doing so doesn't serve your career, employer or the mainframe community.

June 11, 2012 | By Gabe Goldberg
3V: Velocity, Variety and Volume

3V: Velocity, Variety and Volume

To put big data into perspective, organizations look to analytics tools to address three factors: velocity, variety and volume.

April 16, 2012 | By Renee Boucher Ferguson
IBM Doubles Down on Big Data Analytics

IBM Doubles Down on Big Data Analytics

IBM has invested heavily in big data analytics, spending more than $14 billion on more than two-dozen analytics-related acquisitions over the past five years. It expects to generate $16 billion in revenue by 2015, according to published reports.

March 21, 2012 | By Renee Boucher Ferguson
Mobility’s Impact on the Mainframe

Mobility’s Impact on the Mainframe

Mention the word “mainframe,” and you’re apt to conjure up images of monolithic systems humming along reliably and dependably in the background of modern data centers.

February 03, 2012 | By Dennis O’Flynn
The Big Deal About Big Data

The Big Deal About Big Data

Realizing big data’s vast potential requires organizations to understand the value of the large volumes of data they generate and process, and act upon it.

December 12, 2011 | By Pedro Pereira
Addressing the IT Skills Shortage

Addressing the IT Skills Shortage

Despite predictions of doom and gloom, collaborative efforts among businesses, universities, vendors and independent industry organizations will forestall any IT skills shortfall.

November 01, 2011 | By Joe Clabby
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