As enterprise computing needs continue to grow and capacity fails to keep pace the way it has in years past, organizations are faced with a watershed decision. To meet current and future needs, they can either modernize existing mainframe infrastructures that have...
Cloud Compiling’s methodology for moving workloads for COBOL compiling to the cloud might seem new but the company and the method have been around for almost 20 years now. In spite of its relative lack of notoriety, the solution has been installed at some of America’s...
If your organization relies on the mainframe, you’re no doubt aware of IBM’s impending end of support (EOS) dates. On February 5th, 2019, Big Blue announced that Enterprise COBOL 4.2, Enterprise COBOL 5.1, and Enterprise COBOL 5.2 would be pulled from the company’s...
COBOL doesn’t usually make headlines, but it was put in the hotseat when coronavirus created skyrocketing unemployment claims in states including Connecticut, Kansas, and New Jersey. While politicians and pundits were quick to blame the “outdated” programming...
As 70% of Fortune 500 companies continue to rely on the mainframe, it’s clear the world’s most reliable computing platform isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Still, for the mainframe to continue to remain the most cost-effective source of computing power at enterprise...
Mainframes have stood the test of time thanks to their processing power and reliability, and they continue to be the platform of choice to run mission-critical applications for some 70% of the Global 500. They’re also incredibly cost-effective, running 68% of...
