by Uwe Graf | Jan 23, 2026 | Mainframe Skills, Thought Leadership, Workforce Training
AI-driven development tools have arrived on the mainframe. They analyze existing code, support refactoring efforts, structure decades-old applications, and promise productivity gains that many organizations urgently need. For CIOs, the key question is no longer...
by Hunter Johnson | Sep 25, 2025 | careers, Industry Insights, Mainframe Skills, Sponsored, Video, Workforce Development
Mainframe talent is in demand. Broadcom reports that 91% of organizations plan to hire mainframe system administrators or application developers within two years. For IT leaders, the need for skills development, mentorship, and knowledge transfer is urgent. In this...
by Donna Amaral | Sep 16, 2025 | continuity planning, future-ready, Sponsored, Workforce Development
What if your biggest business continuity risk isn’t tied to technology at all, but to talent? That’s the premise behind the Mainframe Talent Succession Playbook, a research-backed guide from CCS Insight. Based on direct interviews with Broadcom customers and education...
by Sonja Soderlund | Aug 25, 2025 | News
IBM and Arivonix Announce Deep watsonx.ai Integration at SHARE Cleveland YUPRO Placement and Franklin Skills Launch SKILLSFIT™ to Deliver Job-Ready IT Talent, Filling Urgent Gaps Hitachi Vantara Recognized by GigaOm for Innovation in Object Storage Royal Cyber Unveils...
by Adrianne Gorbachik and Franklin Skills | Jan 20, 2025 | Featured, Mainframe, Talent
Mainframes power the heart of global commerce, driving critical operations for 90% of the world’s leading banks, retailers, healthcare, airlines, Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. These organizations continually improve their systems to manage...
by Penney Berryman | Jan 17, 2025 | careers, Workforce Development
It may come as a surprise that the narrative of a vast mainframe skills gap is…false. More precisely, it’s outdated.The Futurum Group says that sourcing mainframe skills “is no harder than finding cybersecurity or AI talent.” So, how difficult is it to hire...
by Amanda Hendley | Feb 22, 2024 | Media, podcast
In this podcast episode, Darren Surch, the CEO of Interskill Learning and a Lifetime IBM Champion, discusses the concept and implementation of internal mainframe talent pools in the IT industry. Darren recently published an article on the subject and its potential to...
by Amanda Hendley | Feb 2, 2024 | Media, podcast
Just a week ago, I had the chance to record two podcasts all about the work being done by universities and industy to tackle the talent shortage in our field. In this podcast, we chat about higher education’s involvement in overcoming the talent shortage and the great...
by Darren Surch | Jan 16, 2024 | Mainframe, Talent
Modern mainframe organizations recognize the persistent shortage of external, mainframe-skilled personnel and ensure long-term mainframe workforce vitality and efficacy by building internal mainframe talent pools. The synergy of workforce succession planning,...
by Amanda Hendley | Jan 2, 2024 | Mainframe
As we turn the calendar to a new page, Planet Mainframe is thrilled to announce the commencement of Talent and Training Month—a special period dedicated to celebrating and exploring the individuals, programs, and opportunities within the world of mainframe computing. ...
by Henri Kuiper | Nov 9, 2023 | Conference
Wow, what an experience! I recently had the opportunity to attend the GSE UK conference, which is a part of Guide Share Europe and represents the UK Region. It was titled “Where Technology and Talent Meet Tomorrow.” The event was a four-day extravaganza,...
by Amanda Hendley | Nov 8, 2023 | jobs, Mainframe, Uncategorized
Exciting news for the mainframe community! Today marks the official launch of the Planet Mainframe Job Board, an online portal dedicated exclusively to employers and professionals in the mainframe industry. It’s live now at Jobs.PlanetMainframe.com, and...
by Broadcom Mainframe Software | Aug 17, 2023 | Management
At the core of technology, it’s all about people! From developing hardware to crafting software and applications, it’s the human ingenuity that fuels innovation. So, investing heavily in your workforce is not just an option, but an essential step towards...
by Sonja Soderlund | Aug 11, 2023 | News
IBM Awarded $1B IRS Contract for Modernization of Aging IT Systems IBM announced this week that it is one of four organizations chosen to support the Internal Revenue Service’s massive, seven-year, technology modernization program. The IRS’ aging and...
by David Herlich | Feb 7, 2023 | Management
The Mainframe is, was, and will continue to be the most vital, most important, most consequential computing platform on the planet. Those who understand this also know that there is a talent shortage in this space. Some may refer to it as a looming problem, but...
