Mainframe and Agile Development: A whole new ball game
As a pan-Atlantic organization, my colleagues and I share many interests. But cricket isn’t one of them. While baseball... View Article
Articles written by Eddie Houghton
Celebrating a decade of Micro Focus PL/I innovation
Oh what a difference a decade makes It was 10 years ago that Micro Focus announced its acquisition of... View Article
Change Management and DevOps: Better together
Many commentators are recognizing the link between digital transformation and the adoption of DevOps practices to deliver solutions faster... View Article
Beyond the handbook: why training beats explaining
The benefits of staff training as a general principle are well-established, and numerous. Many of them apply to subject-specific... View Article
zEnterprise series part 4 of 5: Make a Smart Move
As IT organizations seek to tackle the backlog of existing “lights-on” work and the drive towards innovation, the modernization... View Article
zEnterprise series part 2 of 5: Achieving Top Marks in Development Efficiency
Application development plays a complex, vital role in mainframe IT organizations and an efficient development process is key in delivering improvements to the business. This blog - the second of five - examines the issues organizations face and how a contemporary approach can improve efficiency and productivity, unite development teams and put YOU in control.
zEnterprise series part 1 of 5: Modern Mainframe Development – the Smart Way
How can your organization find the resources or capacity, let alone the budget, to innovate as well as keep the lights well and truly switched on? Even with recent investments in zEnterprise and Eclipse, are you getting enough done? The first in a series of five, this blog explores the ways of tackling the mainframe modernization challenges to lead your organization in the smartest direction towards development efficiency and innovation.