Can the best get any better?

Can the best get any better?

The z16 mainframe was hailed as the very best, and customers agreed. As we look ahead to its successor, it’s time to ask whether it can get even better and, if so, what it needs to achieve.  Heavenly 17  Not so very long ago, the IBM model z16 was released to...
Virtually Trained and Ready 

Virtually Trained and Ready 

 The mainframe industry must constantly train and educate new professionals. To make this possible, trainers, mentors, team leaders, and department managers need access to mainframe resources. But when mainframe access is in short supply, what can you do?   More,...
Show and Tell – CEO Insights from PopUp Mainframe

Show and Tell – CEO Insights from PopUp Mainframe

At the GSE UK Conference, Gary Thornhill, founder and CEO of PopUp Mainframe, shared the journey behind his company and how it emerged as a response to the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this interview, he discusses how PopUp Mainframe is...
Getting to Git

Getting to Git

Mainframe DevOps tooling offers a new era of productivity – with Git leading the charge. But source code migrations are far from straightforward. Fortunately, help is at hand, as expert Stuart Ashby explains. Introduction The mainframe development community has...
Accelerating Mainframe DevOps… At last 

Accelerating Mainframe DevOps… At last 

While nearly two-thirds of mainframe shops use DevOps, ‘bottlenecks’ in the delivery pipeline persist. If only there were a way to unblock it…   The problem with building complicated software  Interestingly, a Software Testing Benchmark Report revealed that 38% of...