Mainframe Cost Reduction Tips to Maximize Your Data Infrastructure ROI

Getting the most from your mainframe requires not just taking advantage of technologies like containers or integrating your mainframe into DevOps workflows. You also want to optimize around mainframe cost reduction. Keep reading for five tips for lowering your mainframe costs. If you know anything about mainframes, you know they are a big investment. Prices […]

Building a Mainframe Disaster Recovery Strategy

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 for maintaining business continuity following a disaster. When it comes to disaster recovery preparation, mainframes present some unique challenges. For one, it’s not […]

The Why and How of DataOps, A New Approach to Data Management

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 can revolutionize your approach to Big Data. DevOps is an approach to software production that emphasizes constant collaboration between developers, IT Ops […]

Making Mainframes DevOps-Friendly

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 two may appear to make little sense. In fact, however, there are plenty of reasons to integrate mainframes into DevOps workflows. And thanks to […]

IT Network Security: Mainframe Security Best Practices for Meeting Compliance Regulations and Minimizing Data Vulnerabilities

Considering that mainframes handle 68 percent of the world’s production IT workloads, mainframe security is a huge component of your overall IT network security. Mainframers recognize the importance of keeping the mainframe secure. Of the mainframe professionals surveyed in our 2018 mainframe survey, 63 percent said that meeting security and compliance requirements is a top […]