CA Accelerating Its Push Into The Cloud

Posted by Mike on Sunday, March 7, 2010 - 360 Views

CA (CA), formerly known as Computer Associates, is making aggressive moves to join the growing trend of cloud computing, one that is fast transforming data centers.

Cloud computing marks a major shift for information technology managers. Users don’t load software onto their computers but instead access programs via the Web. It’s a way to cut the cost of managing on-site computer resources. READ MORE

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Dr. Codd Was Right: We Don’t Need no Stinkin’ Innovation

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 1 Views

The web, so far, is semantically implemented exactly the same way as COBOL/3270 code, circa 1970. You have a dumb datastore, managed by bespoke code, talking to a semi-smart block mode terminal. The only difference is some syntax (COBOL … MORE

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The Art of Application Renewal

Posted by Mike on Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 165 Views

For many IT organizations, the concept of an application is limited to adding a front-end Web browser to a morass of COBOL code. MORE

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