World-class companies tend to pay almost one-third more for IT talent, but their turnover rates are also significantly higher.
Legacy design approaches complicate things for would-be service-enablers and raise questions about the viability of some mainframe applications
Are mainframe pros the victims of their platform’s strongest selling points?
MIPS-wise, the new z9 is among the most flexible mainframe systems IBM has ever developed.
Are the ESB visions touted by IBM, BEA, and others a new spin on an old idea: vendor lock-in?
Big Blue’s Rational Performance Tester for z/OS isn’t a technology in search of a market—it’s a reflection of market demand, IBM officials say
Support for z/OS is still gestating, however, and extending TotalStorage Productivity Center to OS/400 will be difficult, too.
There are seven ground rules for aligning business strategy with IT. Flub any one of them and you can kiss your alignment aspirations goodbye.
IBM’s decision to eighty-six its DB2 OLAP Server has ramifications for mainframe and iSeries shops
Instead of making big-bang investments, customers can reap the benefits of utility computing in more affordable ways.
Companies that consolidate their ERP stacks and implement consistent data definitions can reduce operating costs by nearly 25 percent
Companies that reduce the complexity of their IT systems can generate significant savings
Mainframe brain drain doesn't worry many old mainframe hands, who don’t see themselves going anywhere anytime soon
Last week, CA joined BMC and even IBM itself in announcing cuts to its mainframe workforce
With its new generation of zSeries systems, IBM is shifting its focus beyond best-in-class performance and scalability
In spite of IBM’s best efforts, a lot of customers continue to run mission-critical applications on older MVS mainframes
Two years on, Microsoft’s flagship offering still can’t hold a candle to VMWare. The question is when, if ever, will the software giant close the gap?
Some enthusiasts tout Eclipse as an Rx for programming anarchy
Mainframe emulation systems are often used in production settings, too—depending on the needs of customers
Many IT pros remain skeptical about service-enablement, but—as a growing number are finding out—they don’t have a choice in the matter