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 […]

Batch processing has been around since the rise of business computing, and it is still used in almost every organization to process end of day jobs such as: populating data warehouse systems, interest calculations, electronic transfer posting, archiving historical data […]

What’s the Real Value of JCL Reformatting Capabilities? When analyzing JCL management solutions, most organizations focus primarily on the value of eliminating the possibility of JCL-related production batch application failures. The other major feature is the JCL Standards Enforcement, again […]

Integrating New Mainframe Developers without Impacting Quality & Productivity Whether via growth, insourcing, outsourcing, retirement, or normal attrition, we regularly need to integrate new developers and other technology workers into our unique mainframe environments containing complex, internally-designed applications. The learning […]

JCL Defects/Usage Metrics for Mainframe DevOps Today’s business climate demands that the mainframe IT environments accelerate batch component turnaround times to comply with lean and agile principles that enable organizations to more quickly seize market opportunities. To accomplish this, the […]