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Mainframe innovation to streamline processes is a journey of continuous improvement. In the first of our series on the topic, learn how PopUp Mainframe team is harnessing RedHat Ansible to further automate mainframe delivery activities.

We received some kind comments recently - so here's a handy summary of the latest expert opinion about PopUp Mainframe.

We have just sent out our latest newsletter to hundreds of subscribers. In case you missed it, we’ve

The mainframe is the must-have enterprise environment but—for some development teams—ready access to the environment is hard to come by. Until now, that is. PopUp Mainframe’s revolutionary approach is, we think, worth celebrating.

PopUp Mainframe Further Revolutionizes Mainframe Delivery Instantly Available Mainframe Environments under Linux on Z or the Cloud Dramatically

Hot off the press! Read the PopUp Mainframe press release regarding our new mainframe market survey. New Mainframe

The popularity of the Linux platform continues to rise—but does that apply equally to mainframe users? This blog

Validating new releases in the mainframe SDLC isn’t just a technical step—it’s a critical risk management process. But without the right data, testing can become a major bottleneck. From regulatory requirements like ISO 27701 to the real-world challenges of building secure, production-like test data, our latest blog explores why effective test data management is essential—and how automation and data masking can modernize and accelerate the process.

Few people doubt the cost-effectiveness of a mainframe production system. But what about the cost of change? In our latest blog, we break down the costs.

If the label Big Iron fairly reflects the mainframe’s resilience and strength as a production engine, it also implies an unbending, inflexible environment. Is that fair? And if so, how can we flex the iron?

The IBM Mainframe’s famed high availability is a huge selling point – but shouldn’t it also be flexing its sustainability muscles? Stuart Ashby examines.

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. 

 The mainframe industry must constantly train and educate new professionals. To make this possible, trainers, mentors, team leaders,

At the GSE UK Conference, Gary Thornhill, founder and CEO of PopUp Mainframe, shared the journey behind his

Mainframe DevOps tooling offers a new era of productivity – with Git leading the charge. But source code

While nearly two-thirds of mainframe shops use DevOps, ‘bottlenecks’ in the delivery pipeline persist. If only there were a way to unblock it.

Integrating the ESG Imperative  According to the Global Sustainability Barometer survey – commissioned by Microsoft, conducted by Ecosystem, and released by Kyndryl,

The PopUp Mainframe team was delighted to attend, present, and exhibit at the GSE UK Conference 2024 recently

Gary Thornhill, PopUp founder and CEO, had the privilege of presenting a fully featured PopUp demo to a

“Platform engineering emerged in response to the increasing complexity of modern software architectures. Today, non-expert end users are

We are thrilled to announce that PopUp Mainframe are partnering with MooodyCow. MooodyCow are a leading mainframe services

We are very proud to announce that PopUp Mainframe has been awarded Highly Commended in the category ‘DevOps

  Breaking news: PopUp Mainframe, the virtual, on-demand mainframe, today announced the general availability of their latest release:

  At PopUp, we believe mainframe can and should be for everyone. Let’s start this post with a

  Data protection and compliance is such an important topic, and there’s no exception on mainframe. But it

DevOps on the mainframe is particularly hard   In IT, mainframe is often the last piece to achieve

Are you wondering how to expose your z/OS applications and data to the cloud, mobile, or the web?

  We are very proud to announce that PopUp Mainframe has been listed as a finalist in 2

The UK PopUp team (or “PopStars” as we call ourselves) attended the GSE conference at Whittlebury Park from

  We are thrilled to announce that in addition to our longstanding presence on the Azure Marketplace, PopUp

Git is everywhere in the world of distributed applications, but not yet for mainframe.   Should you consider

  We are excited to be attending the GSE UK Conference 2023 from 30th Oct – 2nd Nov

Some people say that to modernise your mainframe you need to migrate onto a different platform. We don’t

Upgrading software applications in the mainframe world can be an onerous and stressful task. It’s perhaps tempting to

PopUp Mainframe today announced general availability of PopUp Mainframe 2.0, providing virtual environments running ZD&T 14.0.0 and IBM’s

We are looking forward to presenting a session at the upcoming GSE UK Virtual conference 2023. The PopUp

We are proud to announce that PopUp Mainframe has been voted Technology Innovator of the Year 2022 by

  Watch this webinar with PopUp’s Gary Thornhill and Muthiah Maruthappan. The Billing System transformation programme at National

  We are proud to be listed as finalists in the Technology Product Awards 2022 in the category:

  PopUp Mainframe’s Gary Thornhill joins the Microsoft Cloud team to discuss how to get more from an

  PopUp Mainframe, the mainframe-on-demand solution, today announced that PopUp Mainframe is available as a fully packaged cloud

  The evolution of mainframe modernisation is rapidly accelerating In my opinion, the biggest challenge to mainframe modernisation

21st March 2022 The DevOps, Integration and digital transformation specialist, Sandhata Technologies, has launched its new product company,

  PopUp Mainframe & Delphix – A powerful combination Provision secure mainframe environments on demand on premise and

  For distributed applications, it is now routine and often expected that a dedicated environment can be spun

The challenge of testing in the mainframe world Modern development teams require agile, flexible environments to be able

We are very excited to introduce PopUp Mainframe – a brand new offering which finally removes the bottleneck