IBM has worked hard in recent years to keep its mainframe franchise attractive to IT managers. The company has made the high-end machines Linux and Java friendly and it has developed ...

The Linux Foundation's Open Mainframe Project is targeting the development of mainframe applications and skill sets, and now has its own Big Iron to work with. Open-source software development will be ...

Enterprises are taking the lead on mainframe training. Optum Technology and others are engaged in a movement to disseminate not only legacy knowledge to the next generation of mainframers, but to ...

IBM Synthetic Data Sets are designed to help with training or fine-tuning AI models quickly on IBM Z and LinuxONE mainframes. IBM is rolling out a portfolio of enterprise data sets aimed at ...

When caring for mainframes, state and local agencies should identify their specific talent gaps and tailor services to fill them. In a survey of 38 state IT directors conducted by the National ...

Successful organizations and companies have well-trained workers at their foundation. Training is not only essential for new workers, but also for existing employees to refresh their knowledge, ...

Las Vegas—A mainframe skills shortage is emerging as subtly as gray hair. It’s bumping up training costs and raising concerns among data center managers who wonder how they will replace retiring green ...

Not so fast. Mainframes have more staying power than most understand. Let’s look at the realities of mainframe technology and the people who operate it. One of the things that has often driven me nuts ...

The digital-first imperative, combined with cost and skills factors, have many businesses re-evaluating their commitment to the mainframe, say T S Lakshmi Narasimhan and Pavankumar Murali, Cognizant ...