
New Broadcom and Carahsoft Agreement With DISA Delivers Uniform Pricing and Cost Transparency for DoW Agencies
New Deal Consolidates Existing Broadcom Software Contracts to Deliver Best Value, Enhanced Security and a Private Cloud Platform to the Department of War and Military Services PALO ALTO, Calif., and RESTON, Va. – March 24, 2026 – Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, […]

Choosing the Right Platform for Modernization
The computing landscape has broadened significantly in recent years, with many more types and styles of computers powering new business processes, resulting in the need for organizations to redesign and modernize their existing systems.

Why Python on the Mainframe? A Platform Engineer’s Perspective
If you’ve been around the z/OS operating system long enough, you’ve probably asked: Why bother with Python?

Zero Trust Deep Dive, Part 3: How Exactly Do You Implement Zero Trust on the Mainframe?
In Part 3, we’re going to outline the three primary components of a mainframe Zero Trust strategy.

Why the 2026 Hardware Crisis Will Accelerate Adoption of the Modern Private Cloud
As we move through 2026, I am hearing a consistent theme from CIOs and IT leaders across the globe: severe “sticker shock” and a supply crisis. We are currently navigating a “hardware super-cycle”—a structural shift where the insatiable demand for AI infrastructure is cornering the global supply of standard enterprise technology components. With the massive […]

Modernize Security with ACF2 and Top Secret Version 17.0
In the world of security, many things have changed since the last release of ACF2 and Top Secret.

Mainframe: A Career Grounded in Real-World Impact
Looking back, the impact of the Vitality program is clear. Broadcom delivered the technical foundation needed to succeed, the management team made the transition possible, and the Datacom community continues to support the growth of new talent.

Zero Trust Deep Dive, Part 2: So, You’re Ready for Zero Trust — But Is Your Mainframe?
Today’s threat landscape leaves little room for assumptions. Attackers are faster, regulations are stricter, and IT environments are more complex than ever.

2026 Private Cloud Predictions: Cost, Sovereignty, and the New Application Stack
CIOs and CISOs enter 2026 under familiar pressure: reduce costs, optimize headcount, justify every IT investment. Cloud spend faces heightened scrutiny, AI initiatives must demonstrate clear ROI, and boards expect streamlined operations with fewer resources and vendors. Against this backdrop, private cloud emerges not as futuristic tech, but as a practical mechanism to achieve these […]

The Value of Mainframe Data for AI Projects
Mainframes run many significant commercial applications and are a key part of strategic investments for digital transformation, hybrid cloud computing, APIs, and, more recently, a rapidly growing number of generative AI and agentic AI projects.

Who Really Controls Your Data? The Test of Sovereign Cloud
Sovereign cloud has become one of the most heavily used terms in enterprise technology. Almost every major provider has gone to great lengths to market their version of it, promising that data is ‘residing locally’ or ‘ringfenced in Europe’, but the key question remains: what does true cloud sovereignty actually mean? For governments, regulators and […]

Zero Trust Deep Dive, Part 1: Does the Mainframe Really Need Zero Trust?
The mainframe, like any other platform, is only as secure as people and processes make it. We should assume that a breach will happen; it’s not a matter of if, but when. Everything should be verified and validated at every stage. Never trust, always verify.



