Published October 2, 2024
Mainframes. Just the word alone can conjure up images of massive, humming machines sitting in a data center, quietly running the backbone of your business. These systems have been around for decades, rock-solid and dependable, but let’s be honest—they’re not exactly built for the speed and flexibility of today’s tech world.
Published September 12, 2024
Mainframe MQ systems are like the unsung heroes of enterprise tech. They quietly keep critical business functions running smoothly, but they don’t always get the attention they deserve—until something slows down or, worse, grinds to a halt.
Published September 5, 2024
When it comes to mainframe performance, MQ tuning is often one of the most underrated aspects. We’ve seen firsthand how it can make a significant difference in system performance. In one of our projects, a mainframe environment was struggling to keep up with the load.
Published September 4, 2024
Integrating MQ monitoring into a newly modernized mainframe environment isn’t something you can just wing. We’ve worked on projects where it seemed straightforward at first—just plug in some monitoring tools and you’re good to go, right? Not quite.
Published May 27, 2020
It is amazing how MQ has managed to stay relevant over all of these years. Looking back to when it first came out in the 1990's, we were dealing with 2400 baud modems connected to remote locations running a number of different technologies, over spotty telephone lines using token ring protocols.
