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May 7, 2013 @ 9:28 am

Hi everyone. A few years back, everyone though the mainframe was going the way of the dinosaur. Times have proven that it’s not the mainframe that’s becoming old-fashioned…but the way we’re managing events that take place on the mainframe are.… Continue Reading →

April 8, 2013 @ 10:25 am

Hi everyone, Remember when driving in an unfamiliar city used to be a pain. But now we have GPS. Remember when communicating with a company office in another country used to be a pain. But now we have email and… Continue Reading →

March 14, 2013 @ 1:36 pm

Hi Everyone, Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put a rotary telephone in front of a young person today? What if you gave them a roll of 35mm film and a camera from 1980? Asked them to… Continue Reading →

February 20, 2013 @ 11:21 am

Hi everybody, It’s interesting to me to see all of this great technology being developed to address event management and data loss prevention (DLP) for the open systems and see that those vendors have completely ignored the mainframe platform –… Continue Reading →

January 17, 2013 @ 11:05 am

Hi everyone and happy new year!! We all know that a SIEM strategy is an effective solution to guard your distributed network from unnecessary risks. The hard truth is that, unless you incorporate your mainframe into that SIEM strategy, you’re… Continue Reading →

December 12, 2012 @ 10:13 am

Hi everyone, Well, 2012 is coming to a close and I wanted to take a minute to talk about your top IT priorities for 2013. This year we saw smarter and more dangerous spyware, malware and ingenious hackers attack important… Continue Reading →

November 6, 2012 @ 7:01 am

Hi Everyone, It is no secret that a company’s executive’s (or anybody else’s for that matter) job does not stop at the office door… they take their worries and stress home with them tossing and turning all night long.  Their… Continue Reading →

October 16, 2012 @ 1:08 pm

Hi Everyone, Has your company been through a merger or has acquired new organizations? Have you thought about the post-merger costs (i.e., time, resources and dollars) associated with trying to maintain and manage multiple mainframe security products? Consolidation is key… Continue Reading →

September 18, 2012 @ 3:13 pm

Hi everybody, I wanted to share some thoughts about what I call the “next generation of mainframe professional”.  Any of us that deal with mainframe support every day know that the footprint of the mainframe is getting bigger, not smaller, but the personnel… Continue Reading →

August 23, 2012 @ 11:05 am

I have to say that the greatest satisfaction I get being in the mainframe services and technology business is when we help a customer resolve an important issue.  I have a couple of quick stories I want to pass along… Continue Reading →