A global survey of 1,000 executives and IT professionals that rely on mainframes found 70% are now employing DevOps processes to build and deploy applications on the venerable platform, with 60% of those respondents now deploying applications faster. A full 80% of respondents also wanted to deploy mainframe applications faster, according to the survey. The […]
Git for Mainframe: Back to the Future
Software delivery modernization should be done with care, especially with mission-critical mainframe apps. But for some, modernization will feel like a trip back to the future. Mainframe applications are typically systems of record with high-value transactions, significant compliance risk and an essential need for stability and security. They’ve been running reliably, often for decades, with […]
IBM z16 Delivers AI and Quantum-Safe Levels of Security
Business transformation and disruption is all about data. But it’s not just about collecting huge amounts of data, it’s what you do with that data and how it can enable you to create powerful insights. While many people focus on the cloud unicorns, the reality is that industry incumbents have a huge advantage. These businesses […]
Survey Finds Widespread Adoption of DevOps in Mainframe Sites
A survey of IT leaders by the market research firm Global Surveyz found a full 100% of respondents are modernizing their mainframe applications, but the reasons behind and approaches to achieving that goal vary widely. The research was conducted on behalf of Model9, a provider of tools for migrating mainframe data, and polled 100 companies […]
BMC Extends DevOps Reach from the Mainframe
BMC today announced it has extended its DevOps platform for mainframe environments to provide integrations with GitHub Actions, a framework for managing workflows, and HCL Launch, a continuous delivery platform from HCL Software. BMC gained the DevOps platform with the acquisition of Compuware in June 2020. John McKenny, senior vice president and general manager for […]
Leveraging the Cloud for Mainframe Access
Now more than ever, organizations around the world are looking to extend their existing mainframe investments as part of larger digital transformation initiatives. As core systems of record and reliability, mainframes continue to run many organizations’ most important applications and the idea of replacing these systems comes with greater risk than reward. While organizations are […]
DevOps Chat: Mainframe DevOps Update With Compuware’s Chris O’Malley
Christopher O’Malley is one of the leading voices in the DevOps for mainframe community. He is relentless in advocating how the mainframe platform can not only exist but also thrive in today’s Agile/DevOps environments. His evangelism keeps his company, Compuware, front and center in the mainframe DevOps discussion and it really lifts the entire market. […]