As mainframe investment increases and the IT talent pool shrinks, it’s clear that businesses will become more reliant on partners that deliver solutions that automate data center modernization. Credit: PeopleImages IBM mainframe technology is a data center lynchpin for many organizations. Introduced 35 years ago as OS/400, a survey of IBM i users by Forta found that seven out of 10 use IBM i, an operating system developed by IBM for IBM Power Systems, to run more than half of their applications. While adoption of newer versions of IBM i – such as IBM i 7.4 and IBM i 7.5, released in 2019 and 2022, respectively – has increased, customers are unlikely reaping the benefits of the operating system. For IBM i users to succeed in this ever-shifting world, they need the availability of a modern and robust infrastructure that drives new services that empower remote workforces and accelerate innovation without incurring additional costs. Success hinges on three factors: people, planning, and process. Finding the right people in a shrinking talent market Mainframes are here to stay, but the talent needed to work on them is shrinking. Even as companies adopt and plan for hybrid computing, mainframe adoption is […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
