Is the mainframe still central to business operations — and has that changed? The 2026 survey confirms that the mainframe remains central to enterprise operations. As in 2025, a majority of respondents report that more than half of their organization’s revenue or...
The 2026 Arcati Mainframe User Survey, conducted in late 2025 and early 2026, reflects responses from validated participants and includes a comparable number of retained responses to the 2025 and 2024 surveys, providing a stable foundation for year-over-year...
As mainframe environments become more integrated, organizations are not actively expanding headcount. Instead, they are investing in tooling, automation, and process refinement to sustain reliability while accommodating change. Rather than signaling a wholesale shift...
IBM Announces New Platform for Financial Institutions and Regulated Enterprises Entering the Digital Asset Economy Precisely Announces 2025 Data Integrity Award Winners Driving AI Innovation, Business Impact, and Societal Good BMC Selected as Overall Leader for...
The mainframe industry has been analyzed and debated for decades as users, analysts, and vendors try to decode its evolving market dynamics. Now into its seventh decade, the platform has seen shifting needs, expectations, and innovation cycles. Keeping Tabs As a...
At SHARE Washington, D.C., I sat down with Joe Doria, Broadcom's Chief Marketing Officer, and George DeCandio, Distinguished Engineer and CTO of Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division. We discussed some key findings from the 2025 Arcati Mainframe User Survey that...
My father passed away recently, and I found myself thinking about him. He had many hobbies, but only one that caught my attention: building small-scale models. He had a steam train from when he was a boy, and at times, he would work on a small model railroad. Of...
When it comes to business, getting your tech stack right is a big deal. The ideal mix of cloud, mainframe, and distributed servers can strategically slash IT costs and even outperform rival organizations. With IT now consuming over 34% of total operating costs, how...
Introduction As we moved into 2025, two trends were front of mind for many of our clients: their continued efforts to achieve a Zero Trust security stance in the face of an evolving threat landscape, and the unstoppable rise of artificial intelligence – countering the...
The 2025 Arcati Mainframe Survey reveals shifts in hybrid IT, outsourcing, AI adoption, and more from 165+ organizations reshaping enterprise mainframes.
