At a time when cloud computing and commodity x86 servers seem to be generating all the excitement in the IT world, the venerable mainframe refuses to be left behind. We see mainframe use cases today...

The data in your Microsoft Dynamics system is the lifeblood of your sales cycle. When the data is complete and accurate, it’s an invaluable resource for engaging potential customers and guiding...

Your mainframe may not be at the forefront of your mind when you’re  planning for disaster recovery. But it should be because getting your mainframe back up and running quickly is essential...

To many people, seeing the two words “Mainframe” and “modern” in the same sentence would be a total surprise. Surely mainframes were modern back in 1950’s or 1960’s when IBM...

In the early days of the AS/400 and iSeries, the job of protecting the system was often as simple as managing user authorities and securing user access through menus. This is certainly no longer the...

How do you enforce data quality best practices? A good place to start is your data governance strategy and policy, which should be designed with data quality goals front-and-center. To understand how...

You’ve probably heard of DevOps, but you may not be familiar with DataOps, a related concept that has received much less attention so far. Here’s a primer on what DataOps means and how it...

What is big data, really? Despite what the term implies, the definition is not actually about the size of your data. It’s how you use the data.  What is the big data definition? When it comes to...

Can you do DevOps on your mainframe? That might seem like a silly question. DevOps is among the newest trends in IT, and mainframes are an established, “legacy” technology. Pairing the...