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
AON takes Cisco further afield from its roots—and deeper into an EAI segment dominated by IBM, SAP, and TIBCO
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
CA last week announced a sub-capacity pricing initiative for VSE that helps bring that platform up to speed with its flashier sibling z/OS
With canned ETL already on tap from Microsoft and Oracle, what—if anything—does IBM have planned for DB2?
Up to now, service enablement has largely been the baby of C-level executives and line-of-business managers. Many IT professionals see the promise of the technology, but warn that the reality is several years away.