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The Heat is on. What 2025 Cyber Attacks in the UK Teach Us About Mainframe Security

The Heat is on. What 2025 Cyber Attacks in the UK Teach Us About Mainframe Security

by Leanne Wilson | Oct 21, 2025

Vertali’s Leanne Wilson reflects on a year of cyber attacks and what needs to happen now. 2025 was quite a year for cyber attacks. The UK in particular experienced a significant surge, with 43% of businesses reporting at least one incident and an astounding 91% of...

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Observability in Action: Deep Dive into OMEGAMON AI for CICS

Observability in Action: Deep Dive into OMEGAMON AI for CICS

by Ezriel Gross | Sep 18, 2025

Observability Significance “Observability depends on stitching together the story of a transaction as it moves across subsystems.” IBM OMEGAMON suite and software have been a staple of Z monitoring for decades, reducing outages by empowering operations teams and...

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July 2025 CICS Highlights: AI, APIs, and the Rise of Modern Mainframe

July 2025 CICS Highlights: AI, APIs, and the Rise of Modern Mainframe

by Penney Berryman | Aug 1, 2025

Planet Mainframe brought together thought leaders and experts to celebrate CICS's 55th birthday. From AI-infused monitoring to API turbocharging, CICS proudly proved it was anything but obsolete. Here’s what stood out and why CICS users should be excited about what’s...

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How Izzi Software is Flipping Technology Takeovers

How Izzi Software is Flipping Technology Takeovers

by Jennifer Nelson | Jul 24, 2025

In the world of enterprise software, acquisitions often follow a familiar pattern: buy, cut, flip. It’s a process driven by short-term gains that often loses the heart of a company – its people, culture, and long-term value. Izzi Software is flipping the script and...

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How AI and Mainframes Work Together: Breaking the Legacy Myth

How AI and Mainframes Work Together: Breaking the Legacy Myth

by Uwe Graf | Jul 16, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Day on July 16 invites a fresh look at an evolving reality: AI and mainframes are no longer at odds. Instead, they’re allies in modern enterprise innovation. AI and Mainframes: Misconception or Modern Reality? Artificial Intelligence (AI) and...

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IBM Launches Power11: AI-Ready Enterprise Server with Zero Downtime and Hybrid Cloud Flexibility

IBM Launches Power11: AI-Ready Enterprise Server with Zero Downtime and Hybrid Cloud Flexibility

by Penney Berryman | Jul 9, 2025

Autonomous, AI-Ready Server Offers Zero Planned Downtime  IBM officially launched Power11, its next-generation AI-ready enterprise server platform designed to deliver zero planned downtime, on-chip AI acceleration, and seamless hybrid cloud deployment. Announced...

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Follow the leaders: 5 things we learned from the latest tech stack trends

Follow the leaders: 5 things we learned from the latest tech stack trends

by Mike Dickson | Feb 21, 2025

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...

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