Sep 24

Rod Stewart and IBM System z; together next week!!!

By Willie Business Analytics, Data Warehousing, DB2 for z/OS (General), IBM Sponsered Event, Mainframe, System z, zEnterprise Comments Off

I don’t think there will ever be another opportunity to use those two phrases in the same title again.   However, this time, they go together perfectly.

Next week is the 2012 IBM System z Technical University at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.   The conference runs from October 1 – 5, 2012 so you don’t have all that much time left to make your arrangements.

With recent announcement of the zEC12 and the addition of a Data Management track, this proves to be an extremely cool conference… and we haven’t even started talking about the entertainment yet……  Continue reading »

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Feb 11

The question: Is the Mainframe still the “right answer” for your business?

By Willie Mainframe, System z, zEnterprise Comments Off

The short answer is  A B S O L U T E L Y  . . .

In fact, why would risk your corporate future on anything else!!!!

When the question “Why is System z essential to your business?” is presented, Terrie Jacopi, Program Director, DB2 for z/OS, and Ann Kilty Hernandez, DB2 for z/OS Information Architect and Technical Editor, both out of IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab, came up with a nice concise answer that sums it up perfectly, an answer well worth repeating.  The next time you need a response to an attack on the mainframe (System z), keep Terrie and Ann’s words in mind…… Continue reading »

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