Posted by Mike on Friday, November 19, 2010 - 353 views
Information technology is undergoing a seismic shift towards the cloud, a disruption we believe is as game-changing as the transition from mainframes to client/server.
Many people talk about the cloud as a return to the mainframe model, since the basic idea behind cloud computing is to centralize resources for economies of scale. Yet the authors go out of their way to dismiss the mainframe comparison, noting that the economies of scale for the cloud are greater than that for mainframes — and that the cloud has more “modularity and agility” than client/server.
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Posted by Mike on Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 254 views
IBM® COBOL provides a complete offering of compatible, cross-platform, cross-product compilers that support z/OS®, OS/390®, VSE/ESA, z/VM®, AIX® and Microsoft® Windows®. IBM gives you the tools you need to amplify your program development and take advantage of your existing applications, enabling you to strategically position your application development efforts for today’s rapidly changing marketplace.
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Posted by Mike on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 241 views
New Micro Focus tools for moving mainframe data to Microsoft SQL Server and migrating PL/I applications
Staunchly holding onto its position in the enterprise application modernization market, Micro Focus has launched what it describes as a two new “next generation” mainframe migration tools. The company says that Micro Focus Studio Enterprise Edition (Studio EE) and Server Enterprise Edition (Server EE) v6.0 SP1 will deliver enhanced mainframe migration capabilities to companies looking to simplify their IT infrastructures.
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Posted by Mike on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 274 views
New Micro Focus Studio Enterprise Edition and Server Enterprise Edition releases enable users to move data to Microsoft SQL Server, migrate PL/I applications
ROCKVILLE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Micro Focus® (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, today announced the release of the newest versions of two mainframe migration tools. Micro Focus Studio Enterprise Edition (Studio EE) and Server Enterprise Edition (Server EE) v6.0 SP1 deliver enhanced mainframe migration capabilities to companies looking to simplify their IT infrastructures, reduce risk, lower IT costs and deliver more innovative products and services.
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Posted by Mike on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 302 views
Micro Focus, the provider of enterprise application modernization, testing and management solutions, has released a new ‘managed code’ version of the company’s mainframe migration and application modernization solution for the Microsoft Application Platform including Azure. This new release is aimed at helping large organizations mitigate risk and dramatically reduce costs by migrating their Cobol, CICS (Customer Information and Control System) and DB2 applications to the Microsoft Application Platform.
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Posted by Mike on Friday, March 26, 2010 - 209 views
The company that got its start by taking business from the mainframe market and making terminals that could do more than attach to a central network are … READ MORE
Posted by Mike on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 651 views
Considering these challenges, one is not surprised whenever a cobol programmer decides to stick with legacy programming skills.
That is why I am dedicating this post to helping cobol mainframe programmers transition their skills or careers. READ MORE
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Posted by Mike on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 312 views
Microsoft MultiPoint Server 2010 has managed to turn a PC into a mainframe. In fact it is much more like a mainframe than ever before. MultiPoint provides the ability to allow multiple people to use a single computer simultaneously. Using their own monitors, keyboard, and mouse, they have access to the Windows machine in much the same way that terminals could access a mainframe in the 80s.
It seems that the more things change, the more they return to the same! READ MORE
