Blockchain And The IBM zMainframe: A Match Made In Heaven

It’s probably 9 out of 10 times that things like BITCOIN and such other cryptocurrencies come to people’s mind when they hear the term “BLOCKCHAIN“. And, why not? BITCOIN was what resulted in the Blockchain technology hogging the limelight in the modern digital...

A Quick Look Back – The (NOT) Demise of the IBM Mainframe

Just a few months ago, we passed a mainframe anniversary, of sorts. Sometime in March 1996, the IBM mainframe was supposed to be finished in the world of computing. Its end was pronounced– or rather predicted – and a precise date was given. Stewart Alsop, a head...

Modernizing Mainframe Access for the “New Normal”

Many enterprises that rely on IBM mainframes were caught out when the pandemic hit as they were not set up to enable large numbers of staff to access applications remotely. However, the enforced switch to home working has provided the much-needed impetus to evaluate...