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James Gill

Head of Modernisation Services

Favourite topics – Data Sharing, Db2 pureScale, Sailing.

James Gill is a multi-talented database and operating systems consultant. He works with both Db2 for z/OS and Db2 for Midrange systems and has been at Triton for over 21 years.

During this time his roles have varied from technical architecture, systems delivery, tools, software and platform migration through to performance management and mainframe DevOps delivery.

When he’s not sailing on the Norfolk Broads James can be found working on Triton’s zPDT carrying out various R&D projects.

Recent Posts by James Gill

Nov

2023 Posted by James Gill

SQLite on z/OS

Introduction SQLite is an application embeddable SQL database. It is not intended as a networked highly scalable enterprise solution like Db2 for z/OS, but rather as an application local data store. Note that Python – including Open Enterprise SDK Python

Nov

2023 Posted by James Gill

zPDT Running on WSL2

A few years ago there was a concerted attempt to get zPDT running under Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux V2 (run Linux inside Windows), but it ultimately ended in stalemate because we couldn't get the license key manager working. Having

Nov

2023 Posted by James Gill

Ansible, ZOA Utilities and ZIIPy Python

Introduction A little while back, we started working with Python, the Z Open Automation (ZOA) Utilities and Ansible to get some neat automation examples running on z/OS. There are lots of things that we like about Ansible – its fact

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