Category: Mainframes

Test Your Mainframe Knowledge

Published on March 24, 2023

via Planet Mainframe The rise of cloud computing in recent decades has probably led some to believe that on-premise mainframe computing has become obsolete. Not so! In fact, argues Tamal Das, in a recent article outlining the similarities and differences (♧ HINT) between the two technologies, mainframe…

Published on March 13, 2023

via Planet Mainframe In a recent YouTube post, Connor Pekovic a mainframe programmer at a large insurance company, addressed the question of whether pursuing a career in mainframe is a good idea in 2023. His answer is a fairly unequivocal “yes,” with multiple items on…

Published on June 27, 2022

Via CIO When people hear the term mainframe they typically think of a tall, black computer in a storage closet or some 2000’s pop culture reference (e.g., The Matrix). In reality, people are engaging with technology that relies on the mainframe every day, like when…

Published on June 7, 2022

via Dancing Dinosaur To respond to the ongoing pressures of the global pandemic and more, IBM observed that businesses around the world have turbo-charged their digital transformations.   At least some of these priorities are companies looking to take advantage of cloud computing.   Strategically, they…

Published on February 4, 2015

Large companies have not weaned themselves off their legacy mainframe systems because it is too difficult or expensive but because there are no superior alternatives. The computing power of the mainframe has let companies expand their operations to a global scale. For many organizations, the…

Published on September 30, 2014

Mainframes are able to work with and process data using many different operating systems, applications, and protocols. They are also able to save that data onto many different kinds of storage media. What follows is a brief overview of some of the most common types…

Published on May 20, 2014

Enterprise systems can include mainframes and many other interconnected systems such as peripheral hardware, hundreds or thousands of virtual machines, native applications, Help Desks, BYOD users, and Cloud servers and storage. Here are some things to watch for while designing or reviewing your security system…

Published on March 20, 2014

Distributed computing came with the promise of many opportunities for cost savings. Companies expected to save money when they move their applications from a centralized mainframe to a distributed environment or cloud solution. However, it's not all sunshine and roses. Many hidden costs inflate the…

Published on March 3, 2014

No one knows how the power of the mainframe will be used in the future. But with 90% of Fortune 500 companies still using it to power their mission critical operations, and it being responsible for nearly all credit card transactions, one thing is for…

Published on February 12, 2014

2014 is a big year for tech anniversaries. There was a big celebration for the 30th anniversary of the Mac, which changed personal computing forever and the way people felt about their computers. There was also the 10th anniversary of Facebook, which changed the way…