Even companies that have embraced next-generation mainframe workloads often give short shrift to the question of training. What gives?
A great way to understand the power and benefits of grids is to look at the philosophy and two key properties they share with large transportation systems.
Adding an imaging solution to your data-protection strategy can protect you from any type of data or server calamity.
What do the PlayStation 3 and IBM’s next-generation blade system have in common? A single Cell, you might say.
Some mainframe pros say that next-generation workloads (such as zLinux and J2EE) point the way to false destinies
Organizations may see service-enablement, and the next generation of SLAs, as a chance to improve the responsiveness and dynamism of their IT departments.
In spite of their differences, mainframers seem to agree on a few important points, although even these may surprise you.
What can we expect from IBM’s zSeries team in 2006? If history is any indication, it could be an eventful year.
With so many major events last year in the mainframe arena, why are so many Big Iron pros still pessimistic about the future?
From acquisitions to outsourcing, it was a very busy year
UltraSPARC T1 is a marvelous achievement, to be sure—but will its cutting edginess translate into market success?
Does IBM’s new master data management pitch take SAP, Oracle, and other enterprise applications vendors out of the loop?
For perhaps the first time ever, SQL Server boosters are talking about taking on the other guys’ databases—and winning
A new study makes a strong case for placing executives with IT experience at senior levels: a solid increase in a firm's economic performance.
IBM’s new virtual desktop solution emphasizes a centralized, host-based infrastructure and a lightweight, terminal-esque desktop—and virtualization, too
If the mainframe is to remain a viable platform for the next forty years, IBM Corp. may need to do more to address some of its most glaring pain points
Mainframe professionals need not despair: disaster recovery, system auditing, and enterprise application integration skills or experience are eagerly sought
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.