After reading my article Making Mainframes More Efficient, Heirloom Computing CEO Gary Cook invited me to learn more about his company and what it does for enterprises wishing to migrate some of their ...

A plug-in for BMC Control-M batch schedulers cuts the time needed to validate changes to complex mainframe systems by up to 80 percent Mainframe operators using BMC software may now be able to enjoy ...

Claims that the mainframe is a near-death technology in the mission-critical world of today's robust business intelligence (BI) applications are exaggerated. Conventional wisdom says the mainframe–the ...

BMC Software last week introduced a software suite the company says will kill two management birds with one stone: The company’s new Java-based System Advisor portfolio will help customers that are ...

In the recent past, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with representatives of Cobol-IT, Compuware, Heirloom Computing, TmaxSoft and a few others who have targeted enterprises still using mainframes. A ...

Conniving naysayers have propagated the myth of the mainframe’s demise for decades, but a swift and momentous evolution of mainframe innovation and usage in recent years has debunked this propaganda ...

As virtualization makes its way deeper and deeper into the data center, organizations are starting to leverage virtualization not only for the flexibility, efficiency, and reduced cost of ownership it ...

DETROIT (CBS Detroit) - Compuware Corporation announced Tuesday that it was releasing new mainframe software and along with with establishing a partnership with Houston-based BMC Software, Inc.

IBM updated its z/OS operating system, adding AI optimization and quantum-focused features to its z17 mainframe. Update z/OS 3.2 brings features originally previewed by IBM in April, including ...

Commentary--The flexibility, efficiency, and reduced cost of ownership virtualization provides makes it extremely compelling to large and small organizations alike. Increasingly IT organizations are ...

Mainframe operators using BMC software may now be able to enjoy the speedy, devops-style development pace that is quickly becoming the norm for customer-facing mobile applications and Internet ...

In a bid to help mainframe-dependent companies protect their investments, BMC Software Inc. is rolling out software designed to simplify and automate big-iron systems management processes for a wider ...