The mainframe computer has been around for more than a half-century now, and in defiance of the expectations of many tech pundits, it continues to play an indispensable role in today’s IT...

Blockchain is one of the hottest tech buzzwords. Mainframes, although still very much alive and well, ceased to be a hot topic decades ago. You might not think, then, that blockchain and mainframes...

Big data is all around you – including places where you may not think to look. Is your organization missing out on hidden datasets that can drive analytics and insight? Read on to review four big...

Let’s face the facts: you have a limited budget for your big data management needs. Yet, there are so many solutions out there, and so much information that you need to manage. How can you maximize...

This article on future proofing your data was originally published in Enterprise Tech Journal. Part one of this two part post focused on data application and system lock-in as well as the importance...

What do you think when you hear the word mainframe? If you imagine gigantic, outdated machines, then it’s time to educate yourself about what today’s mainframes are like and what they...

When you’re choosing how you prepare your data before moving it into another repository, you want to make the right data management decisions. You have options available, two of which are ETL and...

It’s no longer enough for your data to be big. Today, data needs to be deep, too. Here’s why deep data is so essential for enterprise data analytics, and tips for making your data deep....

This article on managing elevated IBM i authorities was originally published in Enterprise Executive. Part one of this two part post focused on how elevated authorities can create the risk for a data...