The SHARE Press Room acts as a central resource for all SHARE-related press coverage and industry news. Peruse the variety of articles compiled on this page to get the latest updates on SHARE and the enterprise technology community.
Media Coverage
SHARE 2010 Boston
August 30 - The primary reason that I attended this particular SHARE (the third that I have attended) was to seek feedback on IBM's new System z announcement (the new zEnterprise and the new hybrid z/blade environment). [Read more]
When Gen Y Runs the Show
August 30 - Kristine Harper thinks she and her millennial colleagues will run things better when they're in charge. "Our generation will be a little bit more fun, encouraging, flexible, positive. There'll be fewer meetings, more networking and more teams,: she says. [Read more]
Rooted in the Past, Looking To The Future
August 10 - I spoke today at SHARE’s biannual conference, giving a talk on emerging data center architectures, x86 servers, and internal clouds. SHARE is an organization which describes itself as “representing over 2,000 of IBM's top enterprise computing customers.” [Read more]
The Lions of IT, the Mainframe Pros, Learn New Post Recession Approaches
August 4 - Gray-haired systems administrators dominate the hallways and meeting rooms at the IBM SHARE conference, and not always by choice. Businesses haven't been hiring a lot of new IT workers, and in some cases employees have put off retirement as a result of the downturn. [Read more]
IT Generation Gap: Get Bent on Mentoring
August 3 - Five years ago, Kristine Harper was a 22-year-old software developer fresh out of college who realized there were gaps in her mainframe knowledge. So she helped launch zNextGen [20], a group within the SHARE organization where young enterprise techs could call on more experienced geeks for guidance. Now the group boasts more than 700 members in 24 countries, with about 70 percent of them relative newcomers. [Read more]
SHARE’s zNextGen celebrates 5th Anniversary
August 2 - zNextGen, a group whose objective is to recruit and retain young professionals for careers in enterprise IT, announced today a significant mark in its growing membership as it reaches more than 700 people. [Read more]
Cost management, virtualization identified as top issues for enterprise IT in SHARE survey
July 23 - Cost management and virtualization top the list of enterprise IT concerns, according to the SHARE survey that will be released at SHARE’s bi-annual conference, SHARE in Boston, August 1-5. [Read more]
SHARE Boston Conference to showcase new IBM zEnterprise System
July 22 - SHARE announced today that Karl Freund, IBM’s Vice President of System z Marketing and Strategy, will address IBM’s new zEnterprise System in his System z keynote presentation at SHARE in Boston. The conference will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston August 1-5. Freund’s keynote address will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, August 2nd. [Read more]
Big Iron: The Mainframe Story
June 11 - "CA Mainframe Chorus and IBM Systems Magazine co-present the documentary film that chronicles the mainframe's origins and storied history and glimpses its bright future. Each chronological segment features events, photos, video, and factoids from Stonehenge and Alan Turing to System/360 and virtualization to z10 and beyond, including conversations and reflections from experts, historians and the people who made (and make), the innovation happen." [Read more]
Career Watch: Taking Aim At Young Mainframers - Network World
February 22 - "I find that many of us new mainframers have this inner drive and desire to learn something new every day, to figure things out." [Read more]
Career Watch: Taking Aim At Young Mainframers - The Industry Standard
February 22 - "When a new enterprise computing professional enters this workforce, it is encouraging to have this support group to share their own experiences with, and to learn from others' experiences as well." [Read more]
Career Watch: Taking Aim At Young Mainframers - IT World
February 22 - "Can a group like zNextGen really help attract the younger generation to IT?" [Read more]
Career Watch: Taking Aim At Young Mainframers - CIO
February 22 - "Why do young people currently entering the enterprise workforce need a user group of their own?" [Read more]
Career Watch: Taking Aim at Young Mainframers - Computer World
February 22 - "As a young female working on the mainframe, I have found that there are very few opportunities to network and socialize with peers in the business because of the age difference. I think the chance to network, communicate and socialize for educational and professional reasons is very appealing for the zNextGen mainframers out there." [Read more]
WorkWise: Teaming - What Some Younger Workers Want
February 8 - "Opportunities for new and exciting projects are percolating up from younger workers to their more senior counterparts. People on the receiving end of the invitations recognize that they have something younger workers want." [Read more]
How to Re-Energize Your Weary Workforce
November 17 - In his many years in IT, Robert Rosen has had to lay off employees, implement hiring and pay freezes and oversee other budget-cutting measures that impact staff. [Read more]
SHARE President Pam Taylor: New Technology, Economics Drive Enterprise Data Center Resurgence
August 5 - With the SHARE event in Denver coming up this month, Datatabase Trends & Applications 5 Minute Briefing caught up with Pam Taylor to talk about what attendees can expect in terms of hot topics and programs. As important as the online community is, Taylor observes that the in-person event provides unique opportunities for education and networking. [Read more]
100% Online Enterprise Systems and Data Center Education Programs
July 7 - Marist College and the Institute for Data Center Professionals (IDCP) are pleased to announce the availability of 100% online enterprise systems and data center education programs including the three-tiered certificate program helping participants increase their knowledge of the System z™ platform. [Read more]
Young “Geeks”: What's the Appeal?
April 8 - Elizabeth Bell isn’t the only young person who is pursuing a career in mainframes (see "The Magic of Mainframes"). In fact, about 450 individuals...[Read more]
Is Security a Myth?
March 31 - Are we losing the battle to keep our information safe? It certainly seems that way. Recent surveys and reports...[Read more]
SHARE and SHARE I Like
March 9 - Wow what a great and intense week that was at SHARE in Austin! Too much to put in a single blog, so I'll save something for upcoming blogs...[Read more]
Mainframe Users Share z/OS 1.10 Stories
March 5 - Migrations to z/OS 1.10 go more smoothly than with previous versions, but they certainly aren't free of problems, said users at SHARE in Austin. [Read more]
Mainframe Staffing: Truths & Consequences
March 5 - The Mainframe Executive takes a hard look at the education and training of enterprise technology professionals and the future career opportunities in the industry for young job seekers. [Read more]
Austin High School Students Bowled Over by Mainframe's Scale
March 5 - Attendees at SHARE in Austin discuss early experiences with z/OS 1.10, which was released six months ago. [Download Video or view it below]