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Meet Drew: Gen Z Meets IBM Z

tslHasRoot — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:33:26 +0000

IBM has been working to bridge the mainframe skills gap by creating and running the IBM Z Global Skills Accelerator Program to help companies across the world build a sustainable mainframe workforce. At PSR, our new employee Drew Grone is a Global Skills Accelerator success story. Drew loves to share his experiences at PSR and…

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How to Take Your Mainframe into the AI Era

tslHasRoot — Thu, 22 May 2025 16:04:39 +0000

Why You Need to Modernize Your IT Infrastructure for AI Adoption AI adoption is on the rise. Companies undertake AI initiatives to gain an edge over competitors. According to Gartner, companies will increase their investment in AI to 35% of their IT budget by 2027. Adopting AI requires that organizations modernize their IT infrastructure to…

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How to Choose the Right Option for Locating Your Mainframe Workloads

tslHasRoot — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:11:41 +0000

Mainframe users have more options than ever when deciding whether to utilize a traditional on-premises mainframe data center or an off-site alternative to run their mainframe workloads. When choosing how to house and manage their mainframe, companies need to take into consideration multiple factors, such as the current age and viability of an existing physical…

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Latest Systems for Supporting Mainframes

tslHasRoot — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:28:40 +0000

What Are the Latest Systems for Supporting Mainframes? IBM continues to demonstrate its commitment to the mainframe by releasing new IBM Z systems and other solutions that support the mainframe. IBM understands that the mainframe continues to undergo evolutionary improvements and still provides one of the best ways to meet the data processing demands of…

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5 Options for Mainframe Disaster Recovery

tslHasRoot — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:45:08 +0000

In the past, almost all mainframe customers brought physical tapes from off-site storage to a third-party hot site to restore their environments after a disaster. Only the largest customers invested in their own disaster recovery equipment. This distinction may not make as much sense today. Now, regardless of your company’s size, you can decide when…

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3 Ways to Modernize the Mainframe

Jenni Schreiber — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:07:04 +0000

Mainframes are often thought of as legacy technology, conjuring up images of greenscreens filled with code. However, many of today’s enterprises, including financial institutions, rely on mainframes because of their power, reliability, and security. According to IBM, mainframes process almost 70% of production workloads across the world. This includes workloads from: 45 of the top…

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What Red Hat OpenShift Brings to the Mainframe

Jenni Schreiber — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:05:49 +0000

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…

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Why Remote Systems Programming Makes Sense for Mainframe Users

Jenni Schreiber — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:30:28 +0000

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…

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What Mainframe Users Need to Know About Ransomware

Jenni Schreiber — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 19:03:32 +0000

Ransomware is malicious software that prevents access to computer files, systems, or networks, requiring the payment of a ransom to restore access. Ransomware attacks can be costly because the loss of critical information or data disrupts a company’s operations. Ransomware can be deployed when an employee unknowingly clicks on an email attachment, ad, or website embedded with malware that has been installed by privileged users without their knowledge or by an unauthorized user through a hack. Usually, the malware code will lock access…

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3 Ways Red Hat Boosts the Bottom Line for Mainframe Users

Jenni Schreiber — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:35:26 +0000

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…

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