For many, the mainframe is the face of the technology industry. Yet, it is the sexier cousins, such as cloud computing, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and mobile gaming apps that bathe in the media ...

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LAS VEGAS, Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM TechXchange — The Open Mainframe Project, an open source initiative that enables collaboration across the mainframe community to develop shared tool sets ...

There’s a problem in IT. All the older guys (sadly, not enough of them were women) who knew how to get their hands dirty inside the mainframe systems of the past are either no longer with us or are ...

As students study other technologies, vendors try to develop new talent and offer tools to fill the gap for these critical systems Before tablets, smartphones, and PCs became prominent, “big iron” ...

The work is fulfilling, the tools are state-of-the-art, and demand for mainframe-literate developers has never been greater If you’re an ambitious developer, you probably tend to follow industry buzz ...

Many years ago, mainframes ruled the world. The only computer that was available to large companies AND was capable of processing large numbers of transactions was a mainframe. Huge computers and ...

A person responsible for the design and programming of a mainframe application. Programming languages typically include COBOL, CICS and 4GLs. See programmer analyst. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL ...

CA Technologies announced the first five recipients of scholarships to its Mainframe Academy. The recipients include an IBM intern based in the U.S., a systems analyst for BRQ IT in Brazil, a ...

A person who writes mainframe applications in programming languages such as COBOL, CICS and various 4GLs. See programmer. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...