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Despite Negative, Attention-Grabbing Headlines, COBOL Is Here to Stay—But Who’s Keeping It Going?
As inquiries brought on by COVID-19 strained state unemployment systems past their breaking points, the Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL) they were built with got an unfair share of the blame. It’s true that COBOL is legacy—its origins date back to a 1950s...
Enabling Exit Routines – Without the Obligatory Assembler Resource
Organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, healthcare providers, and governments all have vastly different needs, but they often rely on the same operating system for their highly secure, mega-powered processing needs—IBM® z/OS®. Despite its age, z/OS remains...
Alexa, how can you improve my workflow efficiency with z/OS?
Smart speakers like Alexa (70% market share) are nosing their way into a myriad of workspaces, raising a lot of curious eyebrows and generating a lot of excitement about the possibilities for increases in team productivity and cost-savings. Marketplace Feedback from...
Alexa and IBM z/OS, discovering ways to make interacting with mainframes more productive
In 2020, it’s estimated that more than a third of all Americans now own a smart speaker in their home, with Alexa keeping the lead with around 70% market share. Consumers report that what is driving this trend is both convenience as well as ease-of-use when...
Forget Assembler – Exit Routines Made Easy
The death of the mainframe has been greatly exaggerated for years in the wake of cloud computing. But in truth, the mainframe continues to stand the test of time, processing roughly 30 billion transactions per day by 70% of the Fortune 500. Although the roles of...