by Srushti Vachhrajani | Mar 4, 2026 | Cloud, Enterprise IT, Workforce & Training
Training Downtime Is Costly. Cloud Monitoring Prevents It. Workforce training remains a significant topic in the mainframe ecosystem. The trend has shifted from workforce training as a nice-to-have support function to a necessity for operational infrastructure....
by Planet Mainframe | Feb 19, 2026 | Arcati Navigator
Mainframe modernization, upgrade cadence, and tooling decisions are shaped as much by workforce structure as by technology. The 2026 survey reflects a notable shift in respondent mix while reinforcing continuity in operating models. Importantly, the 2026 workforce...
by Amanda Hendley | Jan 29, 2026 | Industry Research, Mainframe Skills, Workforce Development
Why the workforce conversation needs updating Workforce conversations in the mainframe community often default to a familiar concern: who will be left to run these systems in the future? While that question still surfaces, early signals from our 2026 Mainframe User...
by Sonja Soderlund | Jan 13, 2026 | Trivia, Workforce Training
Happy 2026—and welcome to a whole new year of Planet Mainframe Trivia! As our January theme focuses on Workforce and Training, this quiz looks at mainframe pioneers and the early decisions that shaped how mainframe skills are learned and passed on. Mainframe expertise...
by Penney Berryman | Apr 11, 2025 | COBOL, influential-mainframers, Mainframe
Magie Hall, Ph.D., is an associate professor of information systems and quantitative analysis at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She’s also one of the very few tenured professors doing scholarly work in mainframe education. She didn’t plan to build a workforce...
by Penney Berryman | Mar 17, 2025 | careers, Training, Uncategorized, Workforce Development
After perusing blogs, surveys, and insights – and attending SHARE- DC, it’s clear that several big trends are emerging about what’s shaping mainframe careers and training. Here’s what’s standing out—and why it matters right now. 1. Hands-On Learning Is the...
by Darren Surch | Jul 12, 2022 | Management
IBM Z mainframes are the core computing platforms of 92 of the world’s top 100 banks, 10 of the top 10 insurers, 18 of the top 25 retailers, 70% of the Fortune 500 and much of the world’s healthcare, finance, utilities, and governments. These ultimate data servers...
by Craig Mullins | Apr 28, 2016 | Mainframe
A continuing, lingering perception that the mainframe is dead continues on in some parts of the IT industry. It seems that we constantly hear about IT shops that are planning to get rid of their mainframes. But rarely do we ever hear about it after the fact. No, it is...
by Sonja Soderlund | Apr 27, 2026 | Modernization, News
U.S. Public Sector Applies AI to Mainframe Modernization IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm to Shape the Future of Enterprise Computing 21CS Establishes Strategic Partnership with Interskill Learning IBM Expands FedRAMP Portfolio with Authorization of 11...
by Influential Mainframer | Apr 20, 2026 | Influential Mainframers 2026, Modernization, Professional Development, Top Influential Mainframer
Shelly J. Meierarend, PMP IBM Z and LinuxONE Client and Academic Global Skills LeaderIBM Z Ecosystem – InfrastructureIBM Buford, Georgia, United States This article features Shelly J. Meierarend, one of the top four 2026 Influential Mainframers. Editor’s Note: We...
by Influential Mainframer | Apr 19, 2026 | Influential Mainframers 2026, Innovation, Leadership
Paolo Enrique Garcia Ramos Mainframe Chief, Interbank Lima, Peru This piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series. For Paolo Enrique Garcia Ramos, the future of the mainframe depends on who gets access to it. With 18 years of experience...
by Penney Berryman | Apr 17, 2026 | Influential Mainframers 2026, Innovation, Leadership
The mainframe is often referred to as the “backbone of the global economy”. Although that’s true, the mainframe is more than a tired phrase. Its true strength lies in the diverse, global community of experts who push the platform forward. This year, the...
by Influential Mainframer | Apr 17, 2026 | Influential Mainframers 2026, Innovation, Leadership, Modernization
Scott Brod Product ManagerBroadcom Port Monmouth, NJ, USA This piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series. In the world of enterprise computing, “legacy” is often used as a polite synonym for “outdated.” But for...
by Amanda Hendley | Apr 16, 2026
GSE UK Virtual Conference 2026Do More at the Core. Built to Learn, Engineered to Lead. Join the global mainframe community for the GSE UK Virtual Conference 2026, taking place April 21–23, 2026. This multi-day virtual event brings together industry experts,...
by Influential Mainframer | Apr 11, 2026 | Influential Mainframers 2026, Innovation, Leadership
Richelle Anne Craw Software EngineerBeta Systems Software Linz, Austria This piece is part of the 2026 Planet Mainframe Influential Mainframers series. Richelle Anne Craw is the ultimate “multi-hyphenate” influencer: speaker, instructor, mentor,...
