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2023
CIO role: 6 ways to do more with less
2/7/2023 :: The Enterprisers Project
BT’s CDIO continues to tackle technical debt with mainframe migration plan
2/1/2023 :: The Stack
Embracing the Challenge: Women and the IBM zSystems Platform
1/25/2023 :: Planet Mainframe
2023 IBM i predictions, part 2
1/23/2023 :: IT Jungle
Why merchants must prioritise next-generation eInvoicing in their digital transformation strategies
1/3/2023 :: Builders Merchant News
2022
To maximise potential, mainframers must reach out and engage
12/14/2022 :: Computer Weekly
My IBM Z Xplore experience as a complete mainframe beginner
12/7/2022 :: Planet Mainframe
Moving mainframe apps to the cloud: should you stay or should you go?
11/29/2022 :: TechChannel
Nurturing new mainframe talent: five key lessons
9/8/2022 :: Planet Mainframe
Five things utility customers care about apart from price
6/27/2022 :: CSM Magazine
Six ways to get the most out of the customer self-service habit
6/8/2022 :: CustomerThink
2021
Leveraging IBM Z for Digital Transformation
12/6/2021 :: Tech Channel
Tackling legacy applications on mainframes
11/5/2021 :: The Stack
Tackling the ‘technical debt’ hangover
9/15/2021 :: Mortgage Finance Gazette
7 Ways your IT chief wants your company to improve its customer communications
7/27/2021 :: Customer Think
GDPR still a channel pitch three years on
5/25/2021 :: Computer Weekly
Why IT should integrate information security with digital initiatives
5/12/2021 :: Information Age
Modernizing Mainframe Access for the "New Normal"
4/29/2021 :: Planet Mainframe
Don’t let legacy application challenges hold back your digital transformation
3/11/2021 :: Finextra
Q&A: Is the pandemic finally going to make the paperless office a reality?
2/17/2021 :: ITProPortal
2020
GDPR and CCPA compliance: 10 ways information management can help
12/15/2020 :: ITProPortal
Four digital transformation priorities for the Covid-19 era
10/16/2020 :: ITProPortal
The Age of the Paperless Office
10/9/2020 :: Silicon Tech News
Mainframe Security: Why authentication is the elephant in the room
8/7/2020 :: Digitalisation World
Mainframe modernization remains a top priority
7/9/2020 :: Planet Mainframe
Pandemic lockdowns have exposed the mainframe’s remote access problems
6/22/2020 :: DCD (Data Center Dynamics)
Why Covid-19 has reminded us that the world needs more mainframe programmers
6/2/2020 :: ITProPortal
Blockchain to become ubiquitous?
2/1/2020 :: Digitalisation World
2019
Research reveals six common CX failures when handling GDPR information requests
9/10/2019 :: Customer Think
It’s always good to chat, especially with your mainframe
8/8/2019 :: Planet Mainframe
#GDPRfail: how major brands are still getting it wrong
8/2/2019 :: ITProPortal
The Closing Bulletin
7/1/2019 :: Digital Bulletin
How to handle irrational customers, plus three other tips for improving CX
4/10/2019 :: Customer Think
Four personalization techniques to help consumers feel less overwhelmed
3/6/2019 :: Customer Think
Why hackers love mainframe passwords – and what to do about it
2/20/2019 :: ITProPortal
2018
Why mainframe shops are procrastinating over multi-factor authentication
12/5/2018 :: Planet Mainframe
Getting to grips with the legacy application challenge
9/11/2018 :: ITProPortal
People Said I Was Crazy to Choose a Mainframe Career
4/24/2018 :: IBM Destination z - Community
Mainframers are starting to ask questions about security – and that’s a good thing
3/1/2018 :: Planet Mainframe
Three rules for a frictionless customer experience
2/27/2018 :: MYcustomer community blog
Oiling the Wheels: Devising a Friction-Free CX Strategy
1/25/2018 :: Customer Experience Magazine
2017
GDPR: What to do when customers demand access to personal data
12/5/2017 :: ITProPortal
Do mainframers have a false sense of security?
6/6/2017 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Should you call time on your existing mainframe development environment?
6/1/2017 :: Planet Mainframe
Mobile messaging apps: an opportunity and a threat
4/10/2017 :: MYcustomer
Five ‘old school’ CX ideas that should be consigned to history
3/9/2017 :: Fourth Source
Is user experience one of the mainframe’s biggest challenges?
3/1/2017 :: Planet Mainframe
Session management: The sleeping giant of mainframe modernization
1/10/2017 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
2016
CEOs are worrying about customer communications
11/24/2016 :: MYcustomer community blog
7 customer experience approaches that are dying out fast
10/20/2016 :: Customer Experience Magazine
Debunking myths about careers in big iron
10/4/2016 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Five personalisation techniques that promise to deliver great results
8/11/2016 :: Fourth Source
Move over personalisation – now it’s time for individualisation
7/25/2016 :: MYcustomer community blog
Six signs you're working for a high performance marketing organisation
5/25/2016 :: MYcustomer community blog
Use transpromo to go beyond the hard sell
4/27/2016 :: MYcustomer community blog
How the right tools can help exploit the mainframe
4/26/2016 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Survey highlights what keeps mainframe IT managers awake at night
3/14/2016 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Five problems to overcome when testing IT applications
1/26/2016 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
2015
Five important mainframe modernization considerations
8/10/2015 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Shortcuts for wider mainframe application access
7/28/2015 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Ease outsourcing tensions with transparency
4/23/2015 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Performance tuning can enhance mobile and the mainframe
2/17/2015 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
2014
When to sunset your green screen mainframe development environment
12/9/2014 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Mainframes: An easy scapegoat for IT failures
5/20/2014 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
DevOps: A rude awakening in the world of mainframe computing?
4/24/2014 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
The five headaches of manual cash allocation
3/27/2014 :: AccountingWeb blog
Is it time to say goodbye to the invoice?
2/26/2014 :: AccountingWeb blog
Could it be time to ditch the mainframe?
1/28/2014 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Do grumbles in your finance department betray too much reliance on paper? Part 2.
1/9/2014 :: SAP Community Network blog
2013
Do grumbles in your finance department reveal too much reliance on paper? Part 1.
11/11/2013 :: SAP Community Network blog
5 reasons to get excited about the mainframe platform
11/6/2013 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
The mainframe: Let’s drop the ‘legacy’ label and look to the future
8/16/2013 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Application testing: The data challenge
5/21/2013 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Operations must overcome the irrational 'fear' of applications
2/5/2013 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Is paper always 'evil'?
1/30/2016 :: Business Computing World
2012
Do your printers leak confidential info?
12/27/2012 :: Business Computing World
If an outsourcer fails, the buck still stops with the CIO
12/14/2012 :: Destination Z evangelizing mainframe blog
Is it wrong to rely on mainframe systems?
10/26/2012 :: Destination Z evangelizing mainframe blog
The mainframe skills gap: Reasons to be positive
9/13/2012 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Web and mobile technologies put pressure on mainframe efficiency
7/27/2012 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe
Who’s looking after application efficiency at mainframe sites?
6/12/2012 :: Destination z evangelizing mainframe blog
Don’t keep IT applications past their 'sell-by' date
4/12/2012 :: Business Computing World
Ten top tips for a successful archiving project
2/10/2012 :: SAP Community Network blog
2011
Users of SAP applications reveal six top drivers for data management decisions in a poll
12/21/2011 :: SAP Community Network blog
Archiving: It’s so hot, watch you don’t burn yourself. Part 2.
11/21/2011 :: SAP Community Network blog
Archiving: It's so hot, watch you don't burn yourself. Part 1.
8/28/2011 :: SAP Community Network blog
Four reasons why you should use a content server for archiving
5/12/2011 :: SAP Community Network blog
SAP users’ attitudes to ILM
3/11/2011 :: SAP Community Network blog
2010
Three important archiving questions answered
12/14/2010 :: SAP Community Network blog
Why bother to archive SAP data? Part 2.
10/4/2010 :: SAP Community Network blog
Why bother to archive SAP data? Part 1.
8/18/2010 :: SAP Community Network blog
How archiving can free you from legacy application headaches
7/21/2010 :: Enterprise Systems Journal
Getting started with SAP data archiving: Podcast with SAP archiving expert Nick Parkin
4/16/2010 :: SearchSAP.com
Teaching old dogs new tricks
12/1/2009 :: The Chartered Institute for IT