Mainframe applications have traditionally enjoyed a consistent, well-defined software management process, where update/install cycles typically take 1-2 months from QA into production. Unfortunately, that long development process does not work well anymore. Particularly when attempting to keep mainframe applications synchronized […]

There are five current market trends driving new IBM Z modernization initiatives in batch quality, testing, and DevOps. Batch systems such as Z/OS are mission critical business assets—Batch systems still manage 80% of enterprise business data. It’s estimated that 70% […]

Your JCL will change over its life cycle. The dynamic of the modern enterprise require new functionality and adaptability in order to effectively support the batch environment. Adding a new job, changing existing PROCs, renaming or resizing datasets and adding […]

The concept of best practices in JCL management can be defined as generally accepted processes and procedures that, when applied to a business function, serve to improve the effectiveness of that function. In the context of IT operations, Best Practices […]

Rightsizing Your Report Distribution Solution – WHERE to Begin In a previous article, we discussed WHEN to begin the process of right-sizing your z/OS-based online report management solution, focusing on the factors needed for a successful conversion: The ability to […]

Rightsizing Your Mainframe Report Viewing & Archiving Solution: When to Begin? As the online report management market space evolved along the continuum from Specialty Product towards Commodity Product, the relative costs have adjusted downward accordingly.  The result is many enterprise […]

The value of JCL standards is well known to those who of us who help companies and data centers operate more efficiently and cost-effectively. The issue that many companies face is that over the years, they have been involved in […]

Webster defines a commodity as “a mass-produced unspecialized product“.  Based on that definition, enterprise software packages (centrally deployed applications that address the needs of multiple groups or functions within an organization) cannot be classified as commodities.  Enterprise software segments have […]