Are mainframes the same thing as supercomputers? Not at all. Ask a person on the street to explain the difference between mainframes and supercomputers, however, and you might hear the two terms...
What comes to mind when you hear the word mainframe? If it’s a computer from the 1950s, you probably don’t know as much about mainframes as you could. Keep reading for five little-known...
If you run an IBM mainframe today, you have to choose between two great operating systems options to power it: Linux vs. z/OS. How do you decide? Here’s a guide to choosing the right...
Understanding the importance of data availability is easy enough. Actually achieving high data availability, however, is harder. If you’re wondering how you can improve data availability, keep...
You hear all the time about how important it is to encrypt data. But what does encryption actually mean? Which best practices should you follow when encrypting your data? Which tools are available...
Mainframes originated in the 1950’s – longer ago than many people reading this. If mainframes are so old, why do they remain an important IT resource across so many industries? Why do we...
What stands in the way of high availability and your data? Keep reading for a list of common reasons why data may become unavailable. Highly available data means data that is accessible virtually...
How will the mainframe industry change over the next decade? Will mainframes even still be around? The short answers to those questions are “a lot” and “almost certainly.”...
You know quality data is important for business. But do you know just how important – in terms of cold, hard cash – it is, or how to maximize data’s value? If not, this post is for you. It’s...
