Mainframe Support

What Red Hat OpenShift Brings to the Mainframe

In 2021, IBM announced the release of Red Hat OpenShift 4.7. This release was exciting news for mainframe users because it made Red Hat OpenShift’s container orchestration and management capabilities available for mainframes. This development reflects IBM’s ongoing commitment to the mainframe. Companies that rely on mainframes are always looking for ways to make the…

Why Remote Systems Programming Makes Sense for Mainframe Users

Despite the pressures of digital transformation, companies that use mainframes are sticking with them. Mainframes offer many advantages over other types of technology, including cost efficiency, reliability, and security. However, systems programming for mainframes has become a challenge. Many mainframe experts are reaching retirement age, and not many new systems programmers are entering the job…

3 Ways Red Hat Boosts the Bottom Line for Mainframe Users

Linux has been running on IBM Z servers for decades. Since acquiring Red Hat, IBM has been working to make parts of the Red Hat portfolio, including Ansible and OpenShift, a family of containerization software products supported by Red Hat, available to mainframe users. The OpenShift Container Platform is an on-premises platform built around containers, which are managed by Kubernetes using RHEL. Red…

Why Mainframe Hosting Is a Help, Not a Threat

Often, companies perceive hosted mainframe as a threat. These companies are under the misconception that mainframe hosting works similarly to traditional mainframe managed services in which another company provides the personnel to run mainframe operations, including those for software and applications. In this scenario, the end user owns the equipment but brings in people to manage it. However, mainframe hosting does…

5 Things to Look for in Mainframe IaaS

Some companies perceive the mainframe as a legacy solution that has seen better days and have put off maintaining the currenty of applications Others may be experiencing a mainframe skill gap due to retiring personnel. For the majority of existing users, the mainframe is still relevant and needs to be supported. According to MarketWatch, the…