Rui Miguel Feio

RACF Application Identity Mapping (AIM)

4th November 2016 Rui Miguel Feio

The Application Identity Mapping (AIM) is a RACF feature that provides translation between the RACF userid and the names that other software calls users (e.g. in z/OS Unix System Services the users are called UIDs). AIM has 4 stages: Stage 0 = Pre-conversion database Stage 1 = Builds and maintains, […]

Business Accelerator Event in Bristol, UK (03 November)

2nd November 2016 Rui Miguel Feio

Another day, another… presentation. 🙂 This time I’ll be presenting at the “Business Accelerator Event” in Bristol, UK. This event will occur this Thursday, 3rd of November and it’s the first of a series of events, to try to raise awareness on small and medium size businesses on 3 main […]

GSE UK Conference 2016 in Whitlebury, UK (01 – 02 Nov)

26th October 2016 Rui Miguel Feio

And the GSE UK Conference of 2016 is around the corner; it’s next week on the 1st and 2nd of November and as in past years, the even will occur in Whitlebury, UK. In this year’s conference, I will be presenting the following topic: How to Improve RACF Performance When […]

IBM z13 Mainframe – A $1 Billion Investment

23rd October 2016 Rui Miguel Feio

Contrary to popular belief, the mainframe is not an old and obsolete technology. Big companies and government agencies keep using the mainframe because it’s a reliable and powerful platform that has been following the technological evolution. As the video below demonstrates, IBM keeps investing heavily on the development of new […]

The Mainframe Story

13th October 2016 Rui Miguel Feio

What is a mainframe? Who uses the mainframe? These are some of the most common questions I get on a weekly basis not only through this website, but also at my job. I came across this YouTube video that I think it’s well worth watching by those who are curious […]