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IBM’s zIIP for Mainframe Explained
As a follow-up to Phil Grainger’s post about zIIP offload, I thought it was worth spending a...
When Is zIIP Offload Not What It Seems?
Minimizing the operating expense of your mainframe has never had a higher profile, nor been more...
What You Need to Know About COBOL V6 Continuous Delivery
COBOL V6.1 Continuous Delivery will instill more business value to the z Systems platform for those...
No Mock Objects for Your Mainframe? Create COBOL Program Stubs
Topaz for Total Test automatically creates and executes COBOL program stubs, allowing you to...
How to Identify and Use New COBOL Optimization Features
Here is an overview of the types of performance optimization available in COBOL Versions 5 and 6...
How to Properly Test and Debug COBOL Programs You’re Migrating
A large percentage of COBOL migration problems are data related, so thorough testing is crucial to...
Choosing Your COBOL Migration Path: Leading with Version 5.2 or...
Deciding which COBOL release you want to migrate to first and then following through with a stable...