by Amanda Hendley | Dec 4, 2025 | Application Development, database, DB2, Modernization, Performance, SQL
In this session of the Mainframe Virtual User Groups, Broadcom Distinguished Engineer Chris Crone provided a practical walkthrough of SQL and SQL PL enhancements across Db2 12 and Db2 13. Drawing on 35 years of experience working in Db2 internals, including SQL...
by Amit Sharma | Dec 3, 2025 | Education, Interview, podcast, Thought Leadership, Training
Amit Sharma, Content Creator at Tech Sharmit and Host of The Tech Sharmit Podcast, interviewed Uday Prasad, co–founder of ZedInfo Tech, about Prasad’s pivot from mariner to mainframer. Catch the full podcast on YouTube. Q: You have been in this industry for 30+ years....
by Penney Berryman | Nov 25, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Mainframe Operations, Modernization, Thought Leadership
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...
by Penney Berryman | Nov 21, 2025 | AI & Automation, DB2, IMS, Modernization, Sponsored, Video Interview, VSAM
How Geniez Is Turning Real-Time Mainframe Data Into Fuel for Modern LLMs Amanda Hendley, Managing Editor of Planet Mainframe, met with Gil Peleg, CEO of Geniez, for a conversation about artificial intelligence (AI)—specifically, the future of AI on the mainframe. Read...
by Penney Berryman | Nov 19, 2025 | AI & Automation, cyber security, Mainframe Operations, Mainframe Skills, Workforce Development
A conversation with BMC Anthony Doroand Leah Sokalov. A Knowledge Problem That Can’t Wait Amanda Hendly, Managing Editor of Planet Mainframe, met with Distinguished Engineer Anthony Doro and Senior Product Manager Leah Sokalov, both from BMC. The conversation focused...
by Alex Burak | Nov 18, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Enterprise IT, Software Development, Technology
Legacy mainframes remain one of the most underestimated parts of enterprise architecture in large-scale organizations. Every second, they process thousands of transactions, store data, and handle operations. There are still many businesses, including data-critical...
by Wolfram Greis | Nov 14, 2025 | AIOps, Artificial Intelligence, IBM Z
Mainframes Bring AI to the Data When the general public hears“mainframe,” they may picture a massive machine from the early days of computing, a relic of a bygone era. However, we know that perception is flawed. The mainframe isn’t a museum piece; it’s the...
by Amanda Hendley | Nov 13, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise IT, Modernization, podcast
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...
by Anshu Saini | Nov 12, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Mainframe Strategy, Modernization, Tools & Frameworks
A 5-Minute Quiz to Cut Through the Hype Mainframes remain pillars of the global digital economy, clearing transactions, securing data, and keeping industries like banking, insurance, and healthcare running 24/7. While the hardware stays rock-solid, the legacy...
by Eric Odell | Nov 10, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Modernization, Skill Building, Workforce Development
A few years ago, the idea of letting artificial intelligence (AI) tweak a production mainframe system on its own would’ve made even the most daring system programmer break out in a cold sweat. We would have heard, “Let the machine make the change? Not on my watch.” ...
by Sonja Soderlund | Nov 10, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Trivia
At Planet Mainframe, we’re spending the month of November focusing on AI and the mainframe. Once viewed as separate worlds, AI and IBM Z now work hand in hand to deliver real-time insights, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation across enterprise-scale...
by Trevor Eddolls | Nov 4, 2025 | AI Hardware, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, IT Leadership, Mainframe, Technology Governance
When Beliefs Shape Machines Imagine two people talking in a bar—one believes in God, and the other doesn’t. One swears by Apple, the other by Android. One supports Trump, the other can’t stand him. It doesn’t matter which side you’re on; the point is that people...
by James Loftus | Oct 30, 2025 | Automation, Healthcare Technology, Security
Mainframes have always had a bit of a superhero reputation: rock-solid, ultra-secure, and always up. They’ve powered banks, airlines, and governments for decades without so much as blinking. But I want to share an uncomfortable truth: even the most secure systems in...
by Paul Knight | Oct 28, 2025 | Data Privacy & Protection, Hybrid Cloud, Regulatory Compliance, Security
Collaborating for Modernizing Mainframe Data Protection As enterprises accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, mainframe environments face unprecedented challenges in balancing mainframe data protection with modernisation. Traditional approaches to...
by Julie Bergh | Oct 28, 2025 | cyber security, IBM z Systems, Modernization, Security
Passwords Aren’t Enough to Modernize Mainframe Security Security is the backbone of any organization’s control environment. In today’s hyper-connected economy, protecting against IT threats is not just a technical requirement—it’s a business imperative. A single...
