A mobile banking app begins timing out. The cloud operations team sees API failures. The IBM Z team sees Db2 lock contention. Both teams launch separate investigations, even though they are troubleshooting the same outage. When a customer transaction spans distributed...
Mainframe organizations are investing in modernization, but new tools and processes only go so far if people do not have a place to learn and practice. That was the focus of the second session in the Pop-Up Mainframe Persona Webinar Series, hosted by Planet Mainframe...
In the world of security, many things have changed since the last release of ACF2 and Top Secret. Credential-based attacks are up - compromised credential-based attacks cost organizations $4.67m annually, while being the initial attack vector 10% of the time¹....
AI for the Mainframe: Turning System Data Into Answers For the past year, nearly every conversation about artificial intelligence and the mainframe has centered on one question: What will AI do to COBOL? Will it modernize legacy applications? Generate new programs?...
In an era defined by AI hype and cloud-first declarations, the mainframe environment, in contrast, appears quiet and refined. Organizations running IBM Z continue to anchor revenue, enforce governance, and modernize on their own timetable. Nothing is happening...
It is exciting to be part of the world of computer performance at the dawn of AI. Many companies are heavily investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with only a few crude implementations having materialized thus far. As a performance guy, I can say it is important...
For decades, TN3270 terminal emulators have been a staple for accessing mission-critical mainframe applications. However, as cyber threats evolve and legacy systems strain under new compliance demands, it is becoming increasingly clear that traditional...
Grace Hopper is often touted as the inventor of COBOL, and for good reason. In 1955, she created the definition of a data-processing compiler and many of the rules that still govern COBOL today. She also created the first working data-processing compiler, FLOW-MATIC....
Across the country, organizations are feeling the squeeze of a shrinking mainframe skills pipeline. Last year, I shared how Illinois universities were stepping up to teach mainframe skills and how employers could tap into that pipeline. The story continues, starting...
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...
