Is the Mainframe Still Viable?
The question “What would make the z/OS mainframe a viable choice today?” was posted in the LinkedIn group “IBM Mainframe – Unofficial” (here) towards the end of 2011. Raising concerns over cost,...
View ArticleModernization Part 3 – Making modernization a reality
With cost and quality pressures as high as ever, reusing trusted technology is a smart move for many IT leaders. In this blog post we discuss the enabling technology available to help modernize your...
View ArticleHow to avoid getting caught out by mobile
Mobile is one of the revolutionary forces changing how IT is requested and delivered in today’s commercial world. The advent of the savvy end-user and the trend towards BYOD has changed immeasurably...
View ArticlePart 1: Innovation Blog Series – Can IT Face the Future Living with the Past?
‘Disruptive technologies’ and ‘disruptive innovation’ are becoming important labels in today’s IT and commercial world. Gartner lists a top 10 of the innovations most likely to change the face of...
View ArticleFinancial Regulations – Surviving the Technical Nightmare
Recent high-profile compliance failures in the financial industry are leading to stricter regulations with more rigid authorizations. Only recently, the Financial Services Authority demanded details of...
View ArticleMainframes in the Era of Mobility
The recent explosion of mobile applications has dramatically altered the consumer landscape, making it the norm for users and customers alike to expect access and support anytime, anywhere. With Cisco...
View ArticleTrip Report: On the road at Gartner ITXpo
There are many IT trade shows in the global event calendar, but there is no mistaking the brand leader. Gartner hosts over 60 events annually, with over 40,000 delegates and 1,100 vendors attending a...
View ArticleThe Legacy Myth: Legendary IT
Legendary IT So far in this blog series, we have introduced the question about “legacy” as a term in IT. We’ve spoken about the fallacy that legacy IT is bad. We’ve suggested that legacy should be...
View ArticleUK Trip Report: Modernization – How the Industry Must Innovate
Micro Focus had the opportunity to attend two fascinating industry events in the UK in late February 2013. The first was the meeting of the Northern Ireland SOCITM public sector IT forum, the second...
View ArticlezEnterprise series part 5 of 5: zEnterprise: Making Your Applications Fit for...
Fit for Purpose IT modernization In an increasingly complex IT world, one size rarely fits all so a single supplier, technology or platform may not deliver all the capabilities and services an...
View ArticleA Living Legacy: RBS, A Year Later
The RBS system failure affected over 16M customers for over 3 days, during which time they could not access their funds. Derek Britton rakes over the coals and gives his perspective a year on..........
View ArticleThe lights are on, but no-one’s home……..
As up-to-date as IT systems may be, they must evolve constantly to remain current and support the evolution of the business. Routine maintenance, either in terms of bug fixing and updates for ‘home...
View ArticleThe shock of the new – Addressing the unexpected impacts of modernization
Nothing moves on faster than technology. We can probably all agree that the pressure to modernize in the world of IT is both inescapable and ongoing. The difference lies in how we address the issue –...
View ArticleDealing with IT Debt – The Lights are on (Part 2)
Introduction My recent blog discussed the topic of “keeping the lights on”[1] in IT terms. Important day-to-day activities including routine maintenance, system enhancements and important compliance...
View ArticleEasing the zEnterprise modernization journey
Ground-breaking performance and unrivalled flexibility are just two benefits of the new IBM zEnterprise mainframe range. How does Micro Focus add value to this new setup and help organizations get even...
View ArticleYou have 20 seconds to comply…
I think you’d better do what he says, Mr. Kinney In the 1987 film Robocop, the enthusiastic compliance of Mr Kinney is ignored by the malfunctioning law-enforcement robot, ED-209, with fatal...
View ArticleOur Amazing Grace
When a bright, 30-something persuaded the authorities to waive the restrictions on age and weight, and joined the US Navy in 1944, no-one could have foreseen the profound benevolent impact Grace Hopper...
View ArticleTransforming the Enterprise, One User at a Time
With so many new trends emerging in the mainframe world, is the end user being forgotten? The mainframe world. The opportunities are endless, the possibilities limitless. Correspondingly, expectations...
View ArticleThe IBM mainframe 50th anniversary: Golden oldie or modern marvel?
We continue our reflections on the 50th anniversary of IBM’s first mainframe with a look at how this business mainstay has evolved and developed, despite predictions to the contrary
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