Kev Milne Instructor - CTI ManagerNeuro Training Ltd Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.The mainframe still powers a vast portion of the world’s critical infrastructure—financial systems,...
Richelle Anne Craw Software EngineerBeta Systems Software Linz, AustriaThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.Richelle Anne Craw is the ultimate "multi-hyphenate" influencer: speaker, instructor, mentor, podcaster, and coder....
Saurabh Banerjee Senior Manager, Mainframe Innovation and EngineeringEnsono Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaThis piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series.Engineering a Human-Centric Mainframe Modernization In today’s parlance,...
Bridging JCL and APIs in Mainframe Modernization Mainframe development sits between two realities. On one side, there is the traditional world of JCL, structured batch processes, and deterministic workflows. On the other, we see the rise of API-driven automation,...
Purpose beats panic. Don’t let FOMO define your AI roadmap. Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversations are happening throughout the industry right now. With that momentum comes something less helpful: the fear of missing out, or FOMO. You may hear it in side...
In a Planet Mainframe podcast, Amanda Hendley, Managing Editor at Planet Mainframe, sat down with Venkat Balabhadrapatruni, a solution architect at Broadcom Software and 2025 IBM Champion. They discussed the company’s strategy for bringing modern AI capabilities to...
For decades, the mainframe has been viewed as one of the most secure computing platforms on Earth. With tightly controlled access, centralized data management, and unmatched reliability, it earned its reputation as the “fortress” of enterprise IT. But, as evidenced in...
At SHARE Cleveland 2025, BMC’s Jeremy Hamilton sat down with Planet Mainframe to discuss the biggest shifts in mainframe operations. From observability and SRE to the practical use of generative AI, Hamilton shared why the platform is evolving faster than ever, and...
The mainframe industry is no stranger to market surveys, and a variety of organizations aim to determine trends and attitudes using regular market inquiries. A brand-new market survey, instigated by mainframe software specialists PopUp Mainframe, recently set about...
In 2024, the mainframe world saw remarkable developments in market growth, workforce trends, modernization efforts, and security considerations—and you were an integral part of it. Catch up on the big ideas and highlights you shared on Planet Mainframe in 2024. ...
