Empower your developers to use their preferred open source languages. We offer many open source languages and tools—including Git, R and Python—that allow any developer to harness the power of the mainframe without spending months learning new skills. Git Git is a version control system (VCS) for tracking changes in computer files and coordinating work […]
Taking the Fear Out of Legacy Modernization
Once a cutting edge and golden standard of technology, legacy-based monolithic applications have become a big burden for many organizations. While pivotal in supporting business functions, they have and will continue to lose the flexibility and overall usability required to be successful in today’s competitive digital and agile business landscape. But for most businesses, and […]
Is COBOL Here to Stay? Five Signs IT is Ready to Modernize
With increased demands and challenges around compliance and regulations, plus growing expectations for IT to provide more value-added services, companies are looking for more flexible and collaborative options. Interestingly though, while some IT departments have updated legacy systems, COBOL code has continued to be a mainstay. In fact, COBOL just turned 60 and many are […]
Legacy Systems Prove to be Digital Transformation Headwind
In a survey of 450 digital transformation leaders, a sizable 73% of respondents said that, through digital innovation, they have made significant or better improvements to the end-user experience. Twenty-two percent report much more significant results than that, they self-reported as having transformed or completely revolutionized end-user experience. That’s considerably higher than the 15% in […]
NGINX Unveils Hybrid Application Delivery Controller Platform
NGINX this week announced it has developed a common framework for managing application delivery that can be applied across both monolithic and microservices-based applications. Announced at the NGINX Conf 2018 conference, the NGINX Application Platform has been rearchitected to provide traditional load balancing capabilities and a web application firewall (WAF), as well as a built-in […]
The Move to Platform: Unleashing a Wealth of Opportunities in Fintech
Closed, legacy systems and requirements around availability and security remain major obstacles to innovation in the financial services industry. But there’s now an appetite for change and a growing recognition of the benefits to be gained from a platform-based approach. This article explores the legacy challenges that still plague financial services, examines the case for […]