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 ...

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While the use of cloud-based systems for business enterprises continues to increase, not all IT infrastructure and systems can be based in the cloud. Mainframe systems programmers are still needed to ...

This skills issue is just the latest idea peddled by those who claim that the mainframe is a shrinking dinosaur. As people in the industry know, however, mainframe use is continuing to grow in a ...

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 ...

There is an undeniable role for the mainframe computer in tomorrow’s large enterprise. Some businesses will opt to exit the platform, but those that retain it in a digital-first world must address ...

John Markoff Steve Lohr of the New York Times has a good piece on an interesting product that you and I won’t be buying: IBM’s new mainframe computer, which Big Blue announced today. The story ...

Hire the right mainframe systems programmer to maintain critical IT infrastructure. Ensure System Reliability – Mainframe systems programmers keep legacy on-premises servers running smoothly where ...