Category: Mainframes

Published on October 7, 2013

Technology executives run the risk of believing that no news is good news Since IT and mainframe managers are so used to SMS and email alerts warning them of system malfunctions, it becomes harder to seek out and solve the problems that are not glaringly…

Published on September 25, 2013

Big Data can be a high-stakes game. Here's how to minimize your chances of losing. The revelations of the reach of the NSA's PRISM program revealed to the world just how critical privacy, security, and encryption are. Many users discovered that data and communication which…

Published on September 17, 2013

Our last post looked at finding the next generation of mainframe talent for your organization. Here's what to ask before you hire them. Recruiting talented individuals to work on mainframes is an ongoing challenge for many organizations. With an aging workforce, few educational programs training…

Published on September 4, 2013

Mainframes aren't going away. Here are some thoughts on how to find and help the next generation of mainframe talent in your company. Mainframes aren't going anywhere. They will continue to serve as the technological backbone of large organizations for years to come. However, there…

Published on August 23, 2013

Big Data requires an even bigger understanding of how your mainframe is performing. Here's how to pull back the curtain. Managing the large amounts of data produced each business day is a difficult challenge. However, with the rate of data generated growing at a rapid…

Published on August 8, 2013

Modern mainframes have less in common with their legacy ancestors than iPhones have with the rotary phones that preceded them. So why does the perception still exist that mainframes are outdated? There are several generational differences between modern mainframes and the mainframes introduced in the…

Published on July 22, 2013

Why not testing for date and time issues could cost you a bundle. You don't have a crystal ball. Seeing the future is impossible, yet your job requires you to plan for the future and to know how things will pan out today, tomorrow, and…

Published on July 15, 2013

The short answer? Maybe. Here's some things you shouldn't sneeze at when pondering mainframes and viruses. Despite the mainframe's reputation for security and its seemingly impenetrable nature, companies should not naively pass on protecting their systems from viruses. There have been no high-profile reports of…

Published on July 8, 2013

Mainframes are big complex systems. Housing and managing the data stored and processed on these systems involves many access points and lots of risks. Because of these numerous risks, it is important to periodically assess the security measures your company has in place to make…

Published on July 1, 2013

Secure passwords are a great first step to protecting the data on your mainframe, but you must ask yourself: who has access to them? Even the most creative passwords and secure authentication methods are useless if the wrong people are granted access or have profiles…