I wish the mainframe would hurry up and die! So we can get on with using System z.25th November 2013David Norfolk The modern System z is so much more than the mainframe as envisaged by people who've never used System z.
The evolution of testing, from a Bloor POV - Testing is an aspect of good governance and should be done early.30th October 2013David Norfolk An overview of the Bloor viewpoint on testing and test automation.
Mainframe: Alive and Well!17th September 2013David Norfolk A BMC survey that should be read by everyone, not just mainframe specialists
Enterprise server 3.0 – zEnterprise BC122nd August 2013David Norfolk A new z mainframe arrives - and I wonder why it still seems to be a specialist choice for many companies
Building by simulating31st July 2013David Norfolk Can you build business systems by copying the model-based simulation approaches used for building embedded automotive systems?
Calling a spade a spade17th June 2013Philip Howard Preventative maintenance and asset optimisation are not the same thing
IBM JSON9th May 2013Philip Howard There's been some confusion about how exactly DB2 is supporting JSON: here's the lowdown