Here’s a practical, field-tested 10-point Db2 database health check you can use to quickly assess the state of your environment and identify risk areas.…
ContinueThere’s a shift happening in Db2 for z/OS environments that isn’t getting nearly enough attention. It’s not a new feature. It’s not a new release. It’s not even about modernization.…
ContinueIf you’ve been working with Db2 for z/OS long enough, you’ve likely experienced this scenario.
Everything looks fine. CPU is within expected ranges. Buffer pools aren’t thrashing. Locking isn’t out of control. The dashboards are green.…
ContinueAfter decades of working with IBM Db2 for z/OS, I’m continually surprised that some performance myths simply refuse to go away. Despite new releases, new features, and new hardware generations, the same half-truths and…
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IMS continues to serve as the backbone for high-volume, transaction-driven applications across industries such as banking, insurance, retail, and healthcare. These environments are trusted due to their reliability and performance, yet they are also evolving. Today’s IMS systems support a wider mix of users, integrations, and business-critical activity than ever before. As a result, complexity…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and so are organizations’ approach to its use. In April 2026, BMC released a statement of direction on the integration of AI into the BMC AMI suite of mainframe solutions. In The Next Evolution in Enterprise AI is Purpose Built, BMC mainframe Senior Vice President and General Manager John…
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Mainframe organizations continue to run some of the most critical systems in the global economy while managing increasing complexity and rising expectations for innovation. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a practical way to scale expertise, reduce operational friction, and help teams move work forward with greater confidence. BMC believes organizations will increasingly leverage AI to broaden…
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Most organizations don’t start by thinking about service orchestration. They start with symptoms: a morning dashboard showing incomplete data, an SLA missed because an upstream process ran late, or a cross-team Slack thread at 7 AM trying to figure out what broke and why. By the time the word “orchestration” enters the conversation, the workarounds…
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