Amanda Hendley

Amanda Hendley is the Managing Editor of Planet Mainframe and host of the Virtual Mainframe User Groups. With a career rooted in the technology community, she has held leadership roles at the Technology Association of Georgia, Computer Measurement Group (CMG), and Planet Mainframe. A proud Georgia Tech graduate, Amanda spends her free time renovating homes and volunteering with SEGSPrescue.org in Atlanta, Georgia.

CICS and AI in Practice What Is Shipping and What Matters Now

Feb 5, 2026 | CICS, Video

Artificial intelligence (AI)is no longer something CICS teams discuss in the abstract. In a recent Planet Mainframe CICS Virtual User Group, the AI conversation focused on three points: What is already available? What is already running in production? How is AI being...

Mainframe Workforce Signals Are Shifting in 2026, Says Early Arcati Workforce Survey Data

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...

IMS Managed ACBs After Six Months: Adapting to the New Normal

Dec 23, 2025 | IMS, User Group

When IBM made IMS Managed ACBs mandatory with the release of IMS 15.6 in June 2025, it marked the end of a long transition period and the beginning of a new operational reality for IMS customers. At a recent Planet Mainframe Virtual IMS User Group, Anshul Agrawal,...

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