by Allan Zander | Jul 15, 2026 | Cost Optimization, Enterprise IT, Technical debt
Why Finance and Mainframe Teams Need to Stop Talking About Cost Savings and Start Talking About Business Value There is an old accounting joke: An accountant is someone who solves a problem you didn’t know you had in a way you don’t understand. For...
by Planet Mainframe | Jul 9, 2026 | Quantum Computing, SHARE Conference, Technology
Written by: Tom Cosenza Mainframe is on the precipice of a new age, with quantum computing advancements being a key driver of innovation. While quantum computing offers groundbreaking potential, mainframe security risks are a growing concern. To lower risk across...
by Amanda Hendley | Jul 7, 2026 | Database Administration, Dev Ops, Modernization, Programming, Webinar, z/OS Tuning
Mainframe modernization is often discussed in broad strategic terms, but for the teams responsible for keeping core systems running, the challenge is much more practical: How do you make change faster, safer, and more repeatable without disrupting critical...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jul 6, 2026 | News
Gartner Warns Against Overestimating AI in Mainframe Migrations IBM, Red Hat, and Deloitte Announce Lightwell Collaboration to Help Strengthen Open Source Software Supply Chain Trust BMC to Separate Helix AI ServiceOps Business Kyndryl and AWS sign expanded strategic...
by Admin | Jul 6, 2026
CICS User Group | June 2026 Unlocking Mainframe Knowledge: Using AI to Support CICS Professionals Many organizations rely on large CICS applications where critical knowledge is buried in legacy code and documentation. This session explores how AI can help CICS...
by Donald Zeunert | Jul 2, 2026 | Performance, z/OS Tuning
Modernization can deliver tremendous business value. But cost savings only materialize when organizations understand how mainframe economics really work. Organizations often launch mainframe modernization initiatives with a clear objective: reduce costs by moving...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jun 29, 2026 | History, Trivia
This week at Planet Mainframe Trivia we’re dipping back into the deep history of computing with a quiz on the work of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert—two of the most influential pioneers in the history of computing. Their work helped move electronic computers from...
by Amanda Hendley | Jun 26, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, CICS, User Group
This month, the Planet Mainframe Virtual Mainframe User Group welcomed Claire Connor, Principal Pre-Sales Consultant at Geniez AI, for a practical look at how generative AI can support CICS professionals. The conversation focused on a familiar operational challenge:...
by Derek Britton | Jun 24, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, CICS, Mainframe Skills, Modernization
GSE Nordic Conference 2026, Helsinki Energy, insight, innovation After the success of the 2025 event in Gothenburg, the 2026 GSE Nordic conference continued a similar vein and delivered a packed and varied programme – spanning modern mainframe technology, AI...
by Jennifer Nelson | Jun 23, 2026 | Mainframe Skills, Workforce Training
By: Jennifer Nelson, CEO, Izzi Software & Chris Craddock, Chief Architect, Izzi Software The Challenge The financial services industry, long a cornerstone of the global economy, is facing a challenge: the accelerating loss of critical operational skills...
by Penney Berryman | Jun 10, 2026 | Events, IBM Z, Leadership, Sponsored, Workforce Development
In a new three-part webinar series, PopUp Mainframe explores how SysProgs, training leaders, developers, and QA professionals tackle the challenges of modern z/OS environments. Mainframe teams rarely experience the platform in the same way. A systems programmer...
by Uwe Graf | Jun 9, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, CICS, Enterprise IT, Modernization
If you want to use AI with VSEn, you do not have to replace your OLTP/CICS applications first. You have to make it accessible. That is exactly where VSEn Connectors become strategic: they connect proven host transactions with REST, SOAP, MQ, Java, database access, and...
by Jeevabharathy Murugesan | Jun 3, 2026 | Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, CICS, IBM Z
Organizations increasingly want faster, more intelligent business decisions. For enterprises running critical workloads on CICS, artificial intelligence (AI) offers a practical way to improve transaction processing, automate decisions, and uncover patterns hidden...
by Planet Mainframe | Jun 2, 2026 | Cheryl Watson's Tuning Letter, Featured, Performance, z/OS
What happens when an IMS logger fills up in production? How do you prepare for z/OS 3.2? Is Coupling Facility encryption worth the effort? And what does AI really mean for the future of the mainframe workforce? The latest issue of Cheryl Watson’s Tuning Letter tackles...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jun 1, 2026 | Trivia
When Microsoft Windows emerged in the 1980s, it represented a very different vision of computing from the centralized, highly structured world of the mainframe. Windows powered the rise of personal computers and client-server systems, while mainframes continued...
