Tag: mainframe

Published on May 1, 2025

via Amanda Hendley and Planet Mainframe In an era where environmental consciousness is not just a corporate social responsibility but a business imperative, sustainable IT is in the solar-powered spotlight. As companies seek to reduce their carbon footprints, the efficiency and longevity of IT infrastructure play…

Published on April 1, 2025

via Planet Mainframe (by Derek Britton) IBM Mainframe continues to defy naysayers by attracting new workload and offering peerless reliability. This year sees its latest incarnation unveiled. What sort of market does it face? Since Fujitsu announced its exit, the last remaining mainframe computer on…

Published on January 29, 2025

via Mark Wilson and Planet Mainframe Putting the AI into mAInframe security Artificial intelligence can be as much a help as a threat: a powerful tool in the hands of either the good, the bad or the ugly. Today’s threat landscape and cybersecurity requirements are…

Published on March 13, 2024

via Planet Mainframe The first mainframe computer was invented almost one hundred years ago, in the late 1930s, when a Harvard University researcher needed help solving a series of equations. Since then, mainframes have consistently been an undeniable resource to organizations and enterprises across the…

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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 June 3, 2021

Via Precisely How important are mainframes today? One way of answering that question is to take a look at some statistics relating to how mainframes are currently used. Keep reading for mainframe statistics that you may find surprising. 1. Mainframes are used by 71 percent…

Published on October 30, 2020

NAPLES, FL - Advanced Software Products Group (ASPG, Inc.) has released v5.2 of ReACT, the password reset and synchronization tool designed to work for the full enterprise. As with previous releases, ReACT is designed to increase corporate security controls, reduce password-related calls coming into an…