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IBM Z How We All Depend On It
IBM Z - How We All Depend on it What do buying your groceries, insuring a car, booking a flight and making a payment have in common? We do these...
IBM Z: Beyond the Technology
IBM Z: Beyond the Technology I began my career focused primarily on technology from writing code, understanding systems and solving technical...
Think you know IBM Z – Take another look
Think You Know IBM Z? Take Another Look. After more than 30 years around IBM Z, I still find there are things about the platform that surprise...
What Makes a Great IBM Z Professional Today
What Makes a Great IBM Z Professional Today What will make the next generation of IBM Z and LinuxONE professionals successful? 🔹 More technical...
From COBOL to Leadership
From COBOL to Leadership I started my career as a software developer writing COBOL, Assembler and Fortran programs on IBM mainframes. More than...
The future may belong to the Hybrid Professional
The future may belong to the Hybrid Professional. Over my 30+ years working in the IBM Z ecosystem, I’ve seen many predictions about one generation...
Think you know IBM Z – Take another look
Think You Know IBM Z? Take Another Look. After more than 30 years around IBM Z, I still find there are things about the platform that surprise...
The future may belong to the Hybrid Professional
The future may belong to the Hybrid Professional. Over my 30+ years working in the IBM Z ecosystem, I’ve seen many predictions about one generation...
IBM Z and LinuxONE – A Personal Reflection
IBM Z and LinuxONE - A Personal Reflection After 30+ years in the IBM Z community, one question has been on my mind recently: Are we doing enough to...
The future of IBM Z isn’t just about technology. It’s about talent.
The future of IBM Z isn't just about technology. It's about talent. After more than 30 years working in the IBM Z ecosystem, I've watched several...
Innovation without compromise
Innovation Without Compromise What excites me most about the latest IBM Z and LinuxONE announcements isn't the technology itself. It's what the...
Rethinking Modernization on IBM Z for the AI Era
Rethinking Modernisation on IBM Z for the AI Era After 30+ years working with mainframe environments, one thing is clear: Modernisation isn’t about...
AI isn’t about job cuts anymore – it’s about creating opportunity
AI isn’t about job cuts anymore – it’s about creating opportunity A new survey reported today by ITPro shows that 78% of UK directors say AI won’t...
Authenticity in an AI World: Can You Tell The Difference?
Authenticity in an AI World: Can You Tell The Difference? The world we live in has changed. Technology continues to impact our lives, mostly for the...
IBM Z How We All Depend On It
IBM Z - How We All Depend on it What do buying your groceries, insuring a car, booking a flight and making a payment have in common? We do these...
Sustainability Starts with Reliability
Sustainability Starts with Reliability Most sustainability conversations in enterprise IT focus on transformation.In my experience, they should...
Most organisations assume high availability is something you design once and rely on.
Most organisations assume high availability is something you design once and rely on. With the pace of digital transformation and AI, organisations...
One Update, Global Impact: What the 2024 Outage Really Teaches Us About Resilience
One Update, Global Impact: What the 2024 Outage Really Teaches Us About Resilience By Jim Allum, AllumTek Business Advisors Ltd When a routine...
2026: Planning for Success (and the Unexpected)
2026: Planning for Success (and the Unexpected) As we step into 2026, every leader is focused on growth. We are all setting ambitious goals: revenue...
The Hidden Risk That Could Cost Your Business Millions
The Hidden Risk That Could Cost Your Business Millions Why Succession Planning Is a Business Continuity Imperative IntroductionDuring my corporate...
Indecision Is the Silent Killer of Culture
Indecision Is the Silent Killer of Culture Culture isn’t defined by what’s written in a handbook, it’s defined by 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞....
Locked In With A Supplier Without Any Recourse
Locked In With A Supplier Without Any Recourse If your service provider broke every promise and refused to engage - would you tolerate it? As a...
IBM Z: Beyond the Technology
IBM Z: Beyond the Technology I began my career focused primarily on technology from writing code, understanding systems and solving technical...
What Makes a Great IBM Z Professional Today
What Makes a Great IBM Z Professional Today What will make the next generation of IBM Z and LinuxONE professionals successful? 🔹 More technical...
From COBOL to Leadership
From COBOL to Leadership I started my career as a software developer writing COBOL, Assembler and Fortran programs on IBM mainframes. More than...
Appointment: Helping a Partner Embedded Business Strengthen Its Voice in the IBM Z Ecosystem
Appointment: Helping a Partner‑Embedded Business Strengthen Its Voice in the IBM Z Ecosystem I’m pleased to share that I’ve been invited to join...
When Experience Speaks Louder Than Outreach
When Experience Speaks Louder Than Outreach Every day, like many of you, I receive a stream of LinkedIn messages and emails, all offering to fix my...
When Business Gets Foggy, Turn on the Lights
When Business Gets Foggy, Turn on the Lights When you’re deeply involved in your business, things can get foggy. Not because you don’t know what...
Is Familiarity Holding Back Your Business?
Is Familiarity Holding Back Your Business? As we start 2026, have you considered that familiarity could be your biggest business risk? We all suffer...
The Power of an External Perspective
The Power of an External Perspective My Sunday started with an early walk, courtesy of Reggie, my fox red Labrador. He has one thing on his...
Appointment: Helping a Partner Embedded Business Strengthen Its Voice in the IBM Z Ecosystem
Appointment: Helping a Partner‑Embedded Business Strengthen Its Voice in the IBM Z Ecosystem I’m pleased to share that I’ve been invited to join...
AllumTek appears in Your Business Magazine – April Edition
AllumTek appears in Your Business Magazine – April Edition I was pleased to be invited to feature in a double page article in James Caan CBE’s Your...
Is LinkedIn Becoming an Empty Stage?
Is LinkedIn Becoming an Empty Stage? Is it just me, or has the return on effort here fallen massively? It feels like no matter how thoughtful,...
AllumTek Featured in the Gatwick Diamond Magazine
AllumTek Featured in the Gatwick Diamond Magazine I am proud to share that AllumTek Business Advisors Ltd has been featured in the January...
Why the Best Ideas Aren’t Always Scheduled
Why the Best Ideas Aren’t Always Scheduled Now that 2026 is here, it feels like the right time to reflect on what remote working really gives us,...
Strategic Outreach and the Value of Keeping Doors Open
Strategic Outreach and the Value of Keeping Doors Open From time to time, a business advisor will reach out to leaders whose companies show...
Social – Who Are We Really Speaking To?
Social - Who Are We Really Speaking To? This week, I’ve taken a quiet step back from social media - not out of disinterest, but to reflect on...
Rest: The Secret Ingredient to Success
Rest: The Secret Ingredient to Success Do you often get swept up in the grind - chasing deadlines, jumping from one meeting to the next,...
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IBM Z How We All Depend On It
IBM Z - How We All Depend on it What do buying your groceries, insuring a car, booking a flight...
IBM Z: Beyond the Technology
IBM Z: Beyond the Technology I began my career focused primarily on technology from writing code,...
Think you know IBM Z – Take another look
Think You Know IBM Z? Take Another Look. After more than 30 years around IBM Z, I still find there...
What Makes a Great IBM Z Professional Today
What Makes a Great IBM Z Professional Today What will make the next generation of IBM Z and...
From COBOL to Leadership
From COBOL to Leadership I started my career as a software developer writing COBOL, Assembler and...
The future may belong to the Hybrid Professional
The future may belong to the Hybrid Professional. Over my 30+ years working in the IBM Z...
IBM Z and LinuxONE – A Personal Reflection
IBM Z and LinuxONE - A Personal Reflection After 30+ years in the IBM Z community, one question...
The future of IBM Z isn’t just about technology. It’s about talent.
The future of IBM Z isn't just about technology. It's about talent. After more than 30 years...