Mike is extremely proficient and has the unique ability to solve complex technical problems with practical robust solutions. Mikeâs very professional and personable and is highly recommended.
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Gerard Nicol CEO at GazillaByte Pty Ltd
Mike is one of the few people you come across that is willing to bring his full personality into his work.
He always listens to your concerns and his advice is always implicitly valued.
Jamie Pease, CISA, CISM, CISSP, MBCS CITP IT Specialist, System z Security
Mike is one of the best security specialists I have worked with. He is extremely hard working, passionate about security and has a methodical approach to his work.
Evelyn Hoover Executive Editor, MSP TechMedia
Mike is one of those writers who definitely knows his subject matter and feels passionate about communicating that knowledge to others. He was a great asset to the magazine.
Primod Govender: Curam Software
I cannot visit the part of Defence that run their mainframe without people telling me how delighted they are with the work Mike has done for them. Mike can delight customers in a way no one else can. And when Mike is around, his eclectic interests add a spark to everything he does.
Awesome Products
We are the licensed distributors in the Asia Pacific region for a number of leading IT Security, Audit and Systems Management related software tools. We would be delighted to arrange for you to try out any of our supported products at your convenience, either on our systems as a demonstration or installed on your own as a Proof of Concept. Feel free to contact us at any time to discuss your IT Security, Audit and Systems Management needs here.
Authorised distributor for NewEra Software in ANZ – www.NewEra.com
We supply, support and recommend the following NewEra software utilities and tools to help safeguard your z/OS systems:
Stand Alone Environment (SAE)
Image FOCUS (ICE Core)
The Control Editor (TCE)
Authorised distributor for TapeTrack in ANZ – www.TapeTrack.com
The best by far enterprise tape management solution in existence:
The 5 Pillars of Tape Management
Authorised distributor for Key Resources, Inc in ANZ – www.KR-Inc.com
For when you really do need a secure z/OS system, and the ability to prove it, no ifs no buts…:
z/Assure Vulnerability Analysis
Sales and support of Corporate Directory, if your organization uses Microsoft Active Directory you must have Corporate Directory as one of your Active Directory Tools. It is phone directory software that automatically reads contact information from Active Directory. Using its ultra-fast simple search capability you will be able to find contact details of anyone in your organization instantaneously. A simple, fast and light-weight desktop application requiring zero infrastructure, virus scanned and certified, download a 60 day trial today:
60 day trial copy
Buy it now – Volume discounts available
Contact us here for more detail on discount pricing, customisation options and capability details.
Never Late
Over 50% of IT projects routinely fail, at the very least going over budget by significant proportions, and most fail to meet expectations.
This is where determining and managing expectations becomes important. If you don’t know what to expect from a project, how can you possibly quantify the cost benefit analysis and hence justify it to management for ongoing funding. Secondly, what project metrics are you going to use in order to ensure the project is actually on track and avoid those nasty final quarter surprises?
Our experience in large scale, multi-platform complex and lengthy projects helps you to ensure you have not bitten off more than can be chewed.
24/7 Assistance
Backed by a team of international partners and associates we really are able to offer a round the clock service to your site.
Professional Services
The very idea of quoting for services send shivers up the spine of most generic IT Services firms, no matter how large. The problem being that they stand to benefit from the inevitable issues of scope-creep, and ‘unforeseen contingencies’, that end up adding to your project budgets.
At LongDivision Pty Ltd, we have sufficient product specialist experience, plus project management acumen, to ensure that we cater for these possibilities in our fixed price engagements, together with the skills and experience to ensure that issues such as these do not impinge on your projects success. We have never failed to delver on time and on budget, and we guarantee that we will wear any costs associated with our failure to meet your deadlines.
We will provide up-front fixed price quotes for defined units of work described as completion of a task to your satisfaction, for example:
- Software product installation
- Operating System upgrade (per lpar)
- Version to version rollout (cross lpar)
- etc
Try us, and find out what truly cost effective project management in IBM mainframe systems is about.