Explore hot topics in enterprise IT from IBM Systems Magazine editors. Check out hand-picked articles on such topics as DevOps, the mainframe and more.
Automated Testing in the DevOps Cycle Improves Quality and Reduces Risk
A DevOps approach typically involves automation, a key way to verify software quality throughout the operation.
http://ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/trends/Modernization/DevOps-automated-testing/
A Deeper Dive
2016 Master the Mainframe winners use the contest to jump-start their careers.
http://www.destinationz.org/Academia/Articles/A-Deeper-Dive
John Eells on his Journey to the Mainframe
Reg Harbeck talks with John Eells, a longtime IBMer, about his life before the mainframe, his journey with IBM and how he ended up at SHARE.
http://ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/trends/zTalk/John-Eells/
TS7700 Continuously Evolves to Meet Clients’ Demands
IBM TS7700 V4.1 virtual tape solution improves on the TS7700’s tradition of enterprise features, quality, performance and business continuance by supporting eight-way Grid configurations.
http://ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/storage/tape/TS7700-evolves/
Write Your Own Checks With z/OS Health Checker
IBM provides a set of check routines for IBM Health Checker for z/OS that examine specific settings or values for potential problems and here are the general steps of planning and developing your own health check.
http://ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/administrator/systemsmanagement/write-health-checks/
Using Microservices on z Systems with CICS Improves Flexibility and Reliability
One of the goals of a microservices architecture is to help with DevOps.
http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/administrator/cics/microservices-DevOps/