Mainframers are aware that the Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) editor, introduced in the 1970s, is easy to learn and helps with basic editing. The editor also has many powerful functions that enable users to manipulate source code and edit and analyze data, noted Dan Dirkse...
Now here’s some data to inspect using IEHIBALL: as a new generation of mainframers arrives around the world, there are many subtle aspects of our culture that they are unlikely to be directly educated and mentored in...
Mainframe customers take security seriously. Chris Meyer, senior technical staff member at IBM, spoke about pervasive encryption and upgrading to TLS 1.2 and preparing for TLS 1.3 in his SHARE Fort Worth Best Strategic Partner session...
It’s hard to believe that it has been over a year since I first introduced myself with a “Message From SHARE” to the SHARE community, and even harder to believe how much the world has changed since then. In January, we kicked off 2020 celebrating a major, 65-year milestone for the organization.
Five decades of service with one organization is a milestone. Looking back over my 50 years as a SHARE volunteer, I hope that my history provides other members with a snapshot of where the organization has been and where it is going — a first-hand look at history.